On This Day

Thursday, August 11, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	61	42	.592	--
Orioles	63	46	.578	1.0
White Sox	61	47	.565	2.5
Indians	52	51	.505	9.0
Senators	52	55	.486	11.0
Tigers	46	58	.442	15.5
Red Sox	46	59	.438	16.0
Athletics	41	64	.390	21.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Indians 2

Orioles 6, Tigers 1

Senators 5, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	65	41	.613	--
Cardinals	62	46	.574	4.0
Dodgers	58	46	.558	6.0
Braves	57	47	.548	7.0
Giants	52	52	.500	12.0
Reds	47	60	.439	18.5
Phillies	42	65	.393	23.5
Cubs	39	65	.375	25.0

Games

Dodgers 3, Reds 0

Giants 8, Braves 7

Cardinals 3, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ken Aspromonte	3
1	Orlando Cepeda	3
1	Harmon Killebrew	3
1	Frank Malzone	3
1	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	2
2	Smoky Burgess	1
2	Jim Davenport	1
2	Walt Dropo	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	4
2	Del Crandall	3
2	Jim Davenport	3
2	Dave Nicholson	3
5	5 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Buddin	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	Maury Wills	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sandy Koufax	4.33
2	Ernie Broglio	1.12
2	Bob Friend	1.12
4	Jim Maloney	0.62
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie Broglio	1
1	Tex Clevenger	1
1	Ike Delock	1
1	Jack Fisher	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	13
2	Ernie Broglio	9
2	Bob Friend	9
4	Jim Maloney	8
5	Billy O'Dell	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Mike Fornieles	1
1	Ray Moore	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.336
2	Minnie Minoso	.317
3	Al Smith	.317
4	Bill Skowron	.316
5	Richie Ashburn	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	35
2	Hank Aaron	30
2	Ernie Banks	30
4	Mickey Mantle	27
5	Jim Lemon	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	92
2	Ernie Banks	88
3	Hank Aaron	83
4	Bill Skowron	77
5	Minnie Minoso	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	30
2	Maury Wills	28
3	Vada Pinson	26
4	Willie Mays	21
5	Tony Taylor	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Williams	2.32
2	Frank Baumann	2.40
3	Jim Bunning	2.67
4	Mike McCormick	2.73
5	Vern Law	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	16
2	Ernie Broglio	14
2	Jim Perry	14
4	Bud Daley	13
4	2 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	175
2	Jim Bunning	155
3	Bob Friend	147
4	Stan Williams	144
5	Ernie Broglio	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	18
2	Roy Face	16
2	Bill Henry	16
4	Turk Farrell	9
4	2 others tied	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ken Boyer	.456
2	Frank Malzone	.417
3	Earl Battey	.397
4	Marv Throneberry	.389
5	Norm Larker	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	8
2	Norm Cash	5
2	Roy Sievers	5
4	Ken Boyer	4
4	8 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Wertz	19
2	Ken Boyer	17
3	Harmon Killebrew	16
4	Bill White	15
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	10
2	Luis Aparicio	6
3	Felipe Alou	5
4	Julian Javier	4
4	Tony Taylor	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	0.00
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.33
3	Art Ditmar	0.44
4	Earl Wilson	0.50
5	Curt Simmons	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie Broglio	4
2	Art Ditmar	3
2	Vern Law	3
2	Lindy McDaniel	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ernie Broglio	33
2	Jim Bunning	30
2	Sandy Koufax	30
4	Stan Williams	26
5	2 tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Fornieles	4
2	Lindy McDaniel	3
2	Ray Moore	3
2	Bobby Shantz	3
5	5 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ken Boyer	.390
2	Frank Malzone	.381
3	Brooks Robinson	.364
4	Norm Larker	.358
5	Harmon Killebrew	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	11
2	Roy Sievers	10
3	Eddie Mathews	9
4	Roger Maris	8
4	Bill Skowron	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	28
2	Roy Sievers	27
3	Gene Freese	26
3	Vic Wertz	26
5	4 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	12
2	Luis Aparicio	10
3	Julian Javier	9
4	Felipe Alou	7
4	Vada Pinson	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.68
2	Sandy Koufax	1.00
3	Larry Sherry	1.42
4	Don Lee	1.49
5	Curt Simmons	1.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie Broglio	5
1	Vern Law	5
1	Lindy McDaniel	5
1	Jim Perry	5
5	10 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ernie Broglio	54
2	Jim Bunning	49
2	Stan Williams	49
4	Sam Jones	44
5	Don Drysdale	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Moore	6
2	Mike Fornieles	5
3	Jim Brosnan	4
3	Lindy McDaniel	4
3	Ron Piche	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.339
2	Norm Larker	.328
3	Harvey Kuenn	.322
4	Brooks Robinson	.321
5	Minnie Minoso	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	42
2	Hank Aaron	40
2	Eddie Mathews	40
4	Roger Maris	37
4	Willie Mays	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	126
2	Hank Aaron	115
3	Eddie Mathews	112
4	Willie Mays	107
5	Roger Maris	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	50
2	Maury Wills	33
3	Vada Pinson	30
4	Willie Mays	27
5	Tony Taylor	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy O'Dell	2.44
2	Stan Williams	2.51
3	Frank Baumann	2.55
4	Vern Law	2.57
5	Art Ditmar	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	22
2	Sam Jones	19
3	Larry Jackson	18
3	Jim Perry	18
3	Warren Spahn	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	235
2	Jim Bunning	224
3	Sandy Koufax	200
4	Bob Friend	185
5	Sam Jones	180

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	22
2	Bill Henry	20
3	Roy Face	17
4	Mike Fornieles	13
4	2 others tied	13