On This Day

Tuesday, August 16, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	64	45	.587	--
White Sox	66	48	.579	0.5
Orioles	65	49	.570	1.5
Indians	54	54	.500	9.5
Senators	56	57	.496	10.0
Tigers	50	60	.455	14.5
Red Sox	48	62	.436	16.5
Athletics	41	69	.373	23.5

Games

White Sox 3, Tigers 2

Indians 4, Athletics 3

Senators 8, Red Sox 5

Yankees 1, Orioles 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	70	43	.619	--
Braves	61	49	.555	7.5
Cardinals	63	51	.553	7.5
Dodgers	60	49	.550	8.0
Giants	54	55	.495	14.0
Reds	52	62	.456	18.5
Phillies	44	70	.386	26.5
Cubs	42	67	.385	26.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Cubs 5

Braves 2, Reds 1

Pirates 11, Phillies 2

Pirates 4, Phillies 3

Giants 7, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Groat	6
2	Bob Skinner	5
3	Roberto Clemente	4
3	Hobie Landrith	4
3	Wally Moon	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Don Cardwell	1
1	Billy Consolo	1
1	Tito Francona	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roberto Clemente	5
2	Tito Francona	3
2	Hobie Landrith	3
2	Wally Moon	3
2	Bob Skinner	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Don Blasingame	1
1	Nellie Fox	1
1	Jim Landis	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Whitey Ford	1.20
2	Jim Bunning	0.88
3	Bob Friend	0.62
4	Don Cardwell	0.60
5	Pedro Ramos	0.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Baumann	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	7
1	Pedro Ramos	7
3	Don Cardwell	6
3	Whitey Ford	6
3	Bob Gibson	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Moore	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.333
2	Dick Groat	.326
3	Al Smith	.322
4	Bill Skowron	.316
5	Roy Sievers	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	35
2	Ernie Banks	33
3	Hank Aaron	31
4	Mickey Mantle	29
5	Jim Lemon	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	95
2	Ernie Banks	93
3	Hank Aaron	86
4	Bill Skowron	80
5	2 tied	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	35
2	Maury Wills	28
3	Vada Pinson	27
4	Willie Mays	21
5	Tony Taylor	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Williams	2.42
2	Frank Baumann	2.45
3	Whitey Ford	2.61
4	Jim Bunning	2.63
5	Vern Law	2.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	17
2	Jim Perry	15
3	Ernie Broglio	14
3	Warren Spahn	14
5	6 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	178
2	Jim Bunning	165
3	Bob Friend	152
4	Stan Williams	144
5	Ernie Broglio	140

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	18
2	Roy Face	16
2	Bill Henry	16
4	Turk Farrell	10
4	Ray Moore	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.467
2	Eddie Kasko	.447
3	Dick Groat	.433
4	Ken Boyer	.426
5	Dick Williams	.418

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	8
2	Norm Siebern	6
3	Ernie Banks	5
3	Gene Freese	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	22
2	Ken Boyer	16
2	Vic Wertz	16
4	Eddie Mathews	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	10
2	Luis Aparicio	8
3	Felipe Alou	5
4	Lenny Green	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Moore	0.56
2	Curt Simmons	0.72
3	Bob Purkey	0.75
3	Roy Face	0.75
5	Don Lee	0.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	4
2	Bob Anderson	3
2	Ernie Broglio	3
2	Art Ditmar	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	33
2	Sandy Koufax	28
3	Ernie Broglio	27
4	Bob Gibson	22
4	2 others tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Moore	4
2	Jim Brosnan	3
2	Mike Fornieles	3
4	Johnny Antonelli	2
4	8 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ken Boyer	.390
2	Dick Williams	.367
3	Dick Groat	.355
4	Luis Aparicio	.345
5	Al Smith	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	12
2	Frank Robinson	10
2	Roy Sievers	10
4	Bill Skowron	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	31
2	Harmon Killebrew	30
3	Gene Freese	29
3	Vic Wertz	29
5	Ken Boyer	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	14
2	Maury Wills	12
3	Julian Javier	9
4	Felipe Alou	7
4	Vada Pinson	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1.05
2	Larry Sherry	1.24
3	Don Lee	1.56
4	Curt Simmons	1.65
5	Whitey Ford	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	6
2	Art Ditmar	5
2	Jim Perry	5
2	Billy Pierce	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	53
2	Sam Jones	48
3	Ernie Broglio	46
4	Stan Williams	42
5	Early Wynn	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Moore	8
2	Jim Brosnan	5
2	Mike Fornieles	5
4	Johnny Antonelli	4
4	3 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.330
2	Dick Groat	.325
3	Roy Sievers	.317
4	Harvey Kuenn	.314
5	Brooks Robinson	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	42
2	Hank Aaron	40
3	Eddie Mathews	39
4	Roger Maris	37
4	Willie Mays	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	124
2	Hank Aaron	117
3	Eddie Mathews	112
4	Roger Maris	107
5	Willie Mays	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	54
2	Maury Wills	33
3	Vada Pinson	31
4	Willie Mays	25
5	Tony Taylor	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy O'Dell	2.51
2	Jim Bunning	2.54
3	Stan Williams	2.59
4	Frank Baumann	2.62
5	Art Ditmar	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	22
2	Sam Jones	19
2	Jim Perry	19
2	Warren Spahn	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	235
2	Jim Bunning	230
3	Sandy Koufax	198
4	Bob Friend	186
5	Sam Jones	185

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	22
2	Bill Henry	18
3	Roy Face	17
4	Gerry Staley	14
5	Don McMahon	13