Baseball44 On This Day: Friday, August 12, 1960

On This Day

Friday, August 12, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	61	43	.587	--
Orioles	64	46	.582	--
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

White Sox 6, Athletics 4

Tigers 6, Indians 4

Orioles 4, Red Sox 3

Senators 12, Yankees 7

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

Reds 3, Dodgers 2

Braves 4, Giants 2

Cardinals 9, Pirates 2

Phillies 10, Cubs 6

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