On This Day

Saturday, August 20, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 67 46 .593 --
White Sox 68 50 .576 1.5
Orioles 67 51 .568 2.5
Indians 56 56 .500 10.5
Senators 58 59 .496 11.0
Tigers 54 60 .474 13.5
Red Sox 49 65 .430 18.5
Athletics 41 73 .360 26.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 73 44 .624 --
Braves 64 50 .561 7.5
Dodgers 62 51 .549 9.0
Cardinals 64 53 .547 9.0
Giants 56 56 .500 14.5
Reds 53 65 .449 20.5
Cubs 44 69 .389 27.0
Phillies 45 73 .381 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jackie Brandt 5
1 Ron Hansen 5
1 Russ Nixon 5
4 Willie Tasby 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 2
2 George Altman 1
2 Earl Battey 1
2 Gus Bell 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 6
2 George Altman 5
3 Ron Hansen 4
4 Gordy Coleman 3
4 Jim Gentile 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Freese 2
1 Lenny Green 2
3 Al Kaline 1
3 Eddie Mathews 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Turley 1.57
2 Herb Score 1.50
3 Bill Monbouquette 1.00
4 Bob Buhl 0.75
5 Robin Roberts 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Brown 1
1 Bob Bruce 1
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 Roy Face 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 11
2 Bill Monbouquette 10
3 Herb Score 9
4 Bob Buhl 6
4 Seth Morehead 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Aguirre 1
1 Mike Fornieles 1
1 Duke Maas 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .331
2 Al Smith .326
3 Dick Groat .325
4 Roberto Clemente .315
5 Roy Sievers .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 35
2 Ernie Banks 34
3 Hank Aaron 32
4 Mickey Mantle 29
5 Jim Lemon 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 96
2 Roger Maris 95
3 Hank Aaron 90
4 Bill Skowron 84
5 2 tied 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 36
2 Maury Wills 30
3 Vada Pinson 27
4 Willie Mays 21
4 Tony Taylor 21

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 Mike McCormick 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Law 18
2 Jim Perry 15
3 Ernie Broglio 14
3 Lew Burdette 14
3 2 others tied 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 Jim Brosnan 10
4 2 others tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Kasko .463
2 Wally Post .450
3 Orlando Cepeda .441
4 Frank Robinson .439
5 Dick Groat .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 8
2 Ron Hansen 7
3 Jim Gentile 6
4 Jackie Brandt 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 21
2 Roy Sievers 16
3 Norm Cash 14
3 Ron Hansen 14
3 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lew Burdette 0.67
2 Mike Fornieles 0.75
3 Larry Sherry 0.90
4 Bob Bruce 1.00
5 Curt Simmons 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Law 4
1 Larry Sherry 4
3 Roy Face 3
3 Sandy Koufax 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 32
2 Herb Score 31
3 Jim Bunning 22
4 Ernie Broglio 21
4 Larry Sherry 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Moore 4
2 Hank Aguirre 3
2 Johnny Antonelli 3
2 Jim Brosnan 3
5 4 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Boyer .381
2 Orlando Cepeda .349
3 Tommy Davis .348
4 Luis Aparicio .347
5 Dick Williams .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 13
2 Frank Robinson 9
2 Ted Williams 9
4 Ernie Banks 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 33
1 Vic Wertz 33
3 Minnie Minoso 27
4 Eddie Mathews 25
4 Roy Sievers 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 14
2 Maury Wills 13
3 Lenny Green 8
4 Felipe Alou 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Sherry 1.09
2 Jim Bunning 1.32
3 Art Ditmar 1.44
4 Don Lee 1.59
5 Vinegar Bend Mizell 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Law 7
2 Art Ditmar 5
2 Jim Perry 5
2 Larry Sherry 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 47
2 Don Drysdale 44
2 Herb Score 44
4 Sam Jones 42
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Moore 7
2 Mike Fornieles 6
3 Johnny Antonelli 4
3 Jim Brosnan 4
3 4 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .332
2 Harvey Kuenn .324
3 Dick Groat .320
4 Brooks Robinson .316
5 Roy Sievers .315

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 124
2 Hank Aaron 116
3 Eddie Mathews 112
4 Roger Maris 107
5 Willie Mays 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 54
2 Maury Wills 35
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 2.57
3 Jim Bunning 2.60
4 Frank Baumann 2.61
5 Jim Perry 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Law 22
2 Jim Perry 19
2 Warren Spahn 19
4 Lew Burdette 18
4 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 235
2 Jim Bunning 221
3 Sandy Koufax 193
4 Camilo Pascual 188
5 Sam Jones 180

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 21
2 Roy Face 18
3 Bill Henry 17
4 Gerry Staley 14
5 2 tied 13