On This Day

Friday, August 12, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 61 43 .587 --
Orioles 64 46 .582 0.0
White Sox 62 47 .569 1.5
Indians 52 52 .500 9.0
Senators 53 55 .491 10.0
Tigers 47 58 .448 14.5
Red Sox 46 60 .434 16.0
Athletics 41 65 .387 21.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 65 42 .607 --
Cardinals 63 46 .578 3.0
Braves 58 47 .552 6.0
Dodgers 58 47 .552 6.0
Giants 52 53 .495 12.0
Reds 48 60 .444 17.5
Phillies 43 65 .398 22.5
Cubs 39 66 .371 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ernie Banks 3
1 Yogi Berra 3
1 Smoky Burgess 3
1 Curt Flood 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Maxwell 2
2 Bob Allison 1
2 Felipe Alou 1
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 4
1 Charlie Maxwell 4
3 Ken Boyer 3
3 Tony Curry 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Kaline 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Richie Ashburn 1
2 Lenny Green 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Billy Muffett 1.00
2 Warren Spahn 0.88
3 Bob Gibson 0.58
4 Bud Daley 0.45
5 Pedro Ramos 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Estrada 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Jay Hook 1
1 Pedro Ramos 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Gibbon 7
1 Bob Gibson 7
1 Billy Muffett 7
1 Warren Spahn 7
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Turk Farrell 1
1 Gerry Staley 1
1 Hal Woodeshick 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .335
2 Bill Skowron .320
3 Al Smith .319
4 Minnie Minoso .316
5 Richie Ashburn .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 35
2 Ernie Banks 31
3 Hank Aaron 30
4 Jim Lemon 27
4 Mickey Mantle 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roger Maris 94
2 Ernie Banks 90
3 Hank Aaron 83
4 Bill Skowron 80
5 2 tied 77

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 2.70
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 4 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 178
2 Jim Bunning 158
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 10
5 2 tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Boyer .443
2 Frank Malzone .424
3 Orlando Cepeda .390
4 Earl Battey .387
5 Smoky Burgess .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 8
2 Ken Boyer 5
2 Norm Cash 5
2 Jim Gentile 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 20
2 Harmon Killebrew 19
2 Vic Wertz 19
4 Bill White 16
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 0.33
2 Art Ditmar 0.44
3 Earl Wilson 0.50
4 Curt Simmons 0.69
5 Lindy McDaniel 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 4
2 Art Ditmar 3
2 Chuck Estrada 3
2 Vern Law 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ernie Broglio 33
1 Jim Bunning 33
3 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
4 Johnny Antonelli 2
4 8 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Boyer .384
2 Frank Malzone .374
3 Harmon Killebrew .369
4 Roy Sievers .355
5 Norm Larker .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 12
2 Roy Sievers 10
3 Eddie Mathews 9
3 Bill Skowron 9
5 Roger Maris 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 28
1 Roy Sievers 28
3 Harmon Killebrew 27
4 Ken Boyer 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 12
2 Luis Aparicio 10
2 Julian Javier 10
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 1.40
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
1 Warren Spahn 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ernie Broglio 54
2 Jim Bunning 52
3 Stan Williams 49
4 Sam Jones 44
5 Don Drysdale 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Moore 6
2 Mike Fornieles 5
3 Jim Brosnan 4
3 Turk Farrell 4
3 3 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .338
2 Norm Larker .328
3 Harvey Kuenn .321
4 Brooks Robinson .320
5 Dick Groat .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 42
2 Hank Aaron 39
3 Eddie Mathews 38
4 Roger Maris 37
4 Willie Mays 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 125
2 Hank Aaron 114
3 Eddie Mathews 108
4 Willie Mays 107
5 Roger Maris 106

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
2 Warren Spahn 19
4 Larry Jackson 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 238
2 Jim Bunning 227
3 Sandy Koufax 200
4 Bob Friend 185
5 Sam Jones 180

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 22
2 Bill Henry 19
3 Roy Face 17
4 Gerry Staley 14
5 2 tied 13