On This Day

Thursday, August 18, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	66	45	.595	--
White Sox	66	50	.569	2.5
Orioles	66	50	.569	2.5
Indians	56	54	.509	9.5
Senators	57	58	.496	11.0
Tigers	52	60	.464	14.5
Red Sox	48	64	.429	18.5
Athletics	41	71	.366	25.5

Games

Yankees 11, Red Sox 7

Indians 8, White Sox 6

Tigers 11, Athletics 6

Orioles 10, Senators 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	72	43	.626	--
Braves	63	49	.563	7.5
Dodgers	61	50	.550	9.0
Cardinals	63	52	.548	9.0
Giants	55	55	.500	14.5
Reds	52	64	.448	20.5
Cubs	43	68	.387	27.0
Phillies	44	72	.379	28.5

Games

Dodgers 4, Cubs 3

Pirates 3, Reds 2

Braves 1, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Kaline	4
1	Harvey Kuenn	4
3	Andy Carey	3
3	Chico Fernandez	3
3	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ron Santo	2
2	Ken Aspromonte	1
2	Clete Boyer	1
2	Norm Cash	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	3
1	Jackie Brandt	3
1	Rocky Colavito	3
1	Harmon Killebrew	3
1	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Tommy Davis	1
1	Lenny Green	1
1	Al Kaline	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lew Burdette	999.00
2	Gene Conley	0.60
3	Billy Pierce	0.57
4	Bob Anderson	0.50
5	Roger Craig	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Pete Burnside	1
1	Sandy Koufax	1
1	Vern Law	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Gene Conley	6
1	Milt Pappas	6
3	Bob Anderson	5
3	Frank Sullivan	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	1
1	Dave Sisler	1
1	Jerry Walker	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.332
2	Dick Groat	.327
3	Al Smith	.321
4	Roy Sievers	.316
5	Bill Skowron	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	35
2	Ernie Banks	34
3	Hank Aaron	32
4	Mickey Mantle	29
5	Jim Lemon	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	95
2	Ernie Banks	94
3	Hank Aaron	89
4	Bill Skowron	82
4	Vic Wertz	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	36
2	Maury Wills	29
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	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	18
2	Jim Perry	15
3	Ernie Broglio	14
3	Lew Burdette	14
3	Warren Spahn	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	186
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	17
3	Bill Henry	16
4	Turk Farrell	10
4	Ray Moore	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.515
2	Eddie Kasko	.447
3	Dick Groat	.441
4	Orlando Cepeda	.424
5	Dick Williams	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	7
2	Jim Gentile	6
2	Ron Hansen	6
4	Ernie Banks	5
4	Jackie Brandt	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	21
2	Vic Wertz	18
3	Eddie Mathews	14
3	Roy Sievers	14
5	Dick Williams	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	11
2	Luis Aparicio	7
3	Lenny Green	6
4	Al Kaline	5
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Fornieles	0.64
2	Curt Simmons	0.72
3	Bill Fischer	0.73
4	Bob Purkey	0.75
5	Larry Sherry	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	4
2	Lew Burdette	3
2	Art Ditmar	3
2	Sandy Koufax	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	32
2	Jim Bunning	22
2	Herb Score	22
4	Ernie Broglio	21
5	Bob Friend	20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ken Boyer	.396
2	Dick Williams	.365
3	Tommy Davis	.365
4	Frank Robinson	.361
5	Harvey Kuenn	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	13
2	Frank Robinson	11
3	Roy Sievers	9
4	Hank Aaron	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	33
1	Vic Wertz	33
3	Roy Sievers	26
4	Gene Freese	25
4	2 others tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	14
2	Maury Wills	13
3	Felipe Alou	7
3	Julian Javier	7
3	Vada Pinson	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1.05
2	Larry Sherry	1.25
3	Curt Simmons	1.65
4	Whitey Ford	1.66
5	Lindy McDaniel	1.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	7
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	Don Drysdale	45
5	Stan Williams	42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.332
2	Dick Groat	.326
3	Harvey Kuenn	.320
4	Roy Sievers	.316
5	Brooks Robinson	.315

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	122
2	Hank Aaron	115
3	Eddie Mathews	113
4	Roger Maris	107
5	Willie Mays	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	54
2	Maury Wills	34
3	Vada Pinson	31
4	Willie Mays	25
5	Tony Taylor	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Williams	2.46
2	Billy O'Dell	2.51
3	Jim Bunning	2.54
4	Frank Baumann	2.61
5	Jim Perry	2.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	23
2	Lew Burdette	19
2	Sam Jones	19
2	Jim Perry	19
2	Warren Spahn	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	235
2	Jim Bunning	230
3	Sandy Koufax	200
4	Bob Friend	186
5	2 tied	183

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	21
2	Roy Face	18
2	Bill Henry	18
4	Gerry Staley	14
5	Don McMahon	13