Baseball44 On This Day: Friday, August 26, 1960

On This Day

Friday, August 26, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	70	48	.593	--
Orioles	72	52	.581	1.0
White Sox	70	52	.574	2.0
Senators	62	60	.508	10.0
Indians	58	61	.487	12.5
Tigers	57	63	.475	14.0
Red Sox	50	69	.420	20.5
Athletics	43	77	.358	28.0

Games

White Sox 9, Red Sox 2

Senators 5, Tigers 4

Yankees 7, Indians 5

Orioles 2, Athletics 1

Yankees 7, Indians 6

Orioles 11, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	75	47	.615	--
Braves	68	51	.571	5.5
Cardinals	67	54	.554	7.5
Dodgers	66	54	.550	8.0
Giants	59	60	.496	14.5
Reds	55	70	.440	21.5
Cubs	47	73	.392	27.0
Phillies	47	75	.385	28.0

Games

Phillies 4, Cubs 2

Dodgers 10, Reds 1

Braves 3, Giants 2

Cardinals 3, Pirates 1

Dodgers 2, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wally Moon	5
2	Richie Ashburn	4
2	Jackie Brandt	4
2	Mike de la Hoz	4
2	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	2
1	Bill Skowron	2
3	Ken Aspromonte	1
3	Johnny Callison	1
3	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Norm Larker	5
2	Luis Aparicio	3
2	Ken Aspromonte	3
2	Marv Breeding	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	John Roseboro	2
2	Bob Allison	1
2	Luis Aparicio	1
2	Richie Ashburn	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Drysdale	1.17
2	Warren Spahn	1.10
3	Steve Barber	0.89
4	Ernie Broglio	0.80
5	Roger Craig	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Luis Arroyo	1
1	Steve Barber	1
1	Frank Baumann	1
1	Ernie Broglio	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	11
2	Steve Barber	8
3	Roger Craig	7
3	Don Drysdale	7
5	Jim Bunning	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Duke Maas	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Larker	.346
2	Willie Mays	.325
3	Al Smith	.322
4	Dick Groat	.320
5	Roy Sievers	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	36
2	Roger Maris	35
3	Hank Aaron	33
4	Jim Lemon	30
4	2 others tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	99
2	Roger Maris	96
3	Hank Aaron	93
4	Vic Wertz	88
5	2 tied	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	37
2	Maury Wills	33
3	Vada Pinson	27
4	Tony Taylor	22
5	Willie Mays	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Williams	2.52
2	Frank Baumann	2.54
3	Mike McCormick	2.68
4	Ernie Broglio	2.72
5	Jim Bunning	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	18
2	Ernie Broglio	16
2	Warren Spahn	16
4	Lew Burdette	15
4	Jim Perry	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	194
2	Jim Bunning	173
3	Bob Friend	156
4	Sandy Koufax	151
5	Ernie Broglio	150

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	20
2	Roy Face	18
3	Bill Henry	16
4	Jim Brosnan	11
4	Ray Moore	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.403
2	Dick Groat	.394
3	Roy Sievers	.380
4	Russ Nixon	.378
5	Wally Moon	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	6
1	Ron Hansen	6
1	Charlie Maxwell	6
1	Willie Mays	6
1	Frank Robinson	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	19
2	Charlie Maxwell	18
3	Roberto Clemente	17
4	Frank Robinson	16
4	Gus Triandos	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	7
1	Lenny Green	7
1	Al Kaline	7
4	Maury Wills	5
5	Don Zimmer	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lew Burdette	0.00
1	Joey Jay	0.00
3	Early Wynn	0.33
4	Mike Fornieles	0.64
5	Larry Sherry	0.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Sherry	4
1	Warren Spahn	4
3	Lew Burdette	3
3	Roy Face	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	27
2	Bob Anderson	22
2	Mike McCormick	22
4	Pedro Ramos	21
5	2 tied	20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Post	.366
2	Norm Larker	.362
3	Orlando Cepeda	.361
4	Frank Robinson	.359
5	Ken Boyer	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	13
2	Ron Hansen	9
2	Eddie Mathews	9
4	Ernie Banks	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	35
2	Vic Wertz	33
3	Eddie Mathews	26
3	Roy Sievers	26
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	15
2	Luis Aparicio	13
3	Lenny Green	9
4	Tony Taylor	8
5	Al Kaline	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curt Simmons	1.07
2	Larry Sherry	1.14
3	Bill Fischer	1.19
4	Lew Burdette	1.50
5	Art Ditmar	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie Broglio	6
1	Larry Sherry	6
3	Lew Burdette	5
3	Art Ditmar	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	50
2	Ernie Broglio	49
3	Jim Bunning	48
4	Herb Score	43
5	Sam Jones	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Moore	6
2	Johnny Antonelli	5
2	Jim Brosnan	5
2	Mike Fornieles	5
2	Lindy McDaniel	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.331
2	Roy Sievers	.323
3	Harvey Kuenn	.317
4	Dick Groat	.313
5	Brooks Robinson	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	44
2	Eddie Mathews	42
3	Willie Mays	40
4	Hank Aaron	39
5	2 tied	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	124
2	Hank Aaron	118
3	Eddie Mathews	116
4	Willie Mays	113
5	Roger Maris	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	50
2	Maury Wills	37
3	Vada Pinson	30
4	Tony Taylor	24
5	Willie Mays	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Williams	2.48
2	Billy O'Dell	2.61
3	Jim Bunning	2.70
4	Vern Law	2.73
5	Whitey Ford	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	22
2	Warren Spahn	21
3	Lew Burdette	19
3	Sam Jones	19
5	6 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	237
2	Jim Bunning	218
3	Sandy Koufax	192
4	Sam Jones	189
4	Camilo Pascual	189

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	23
2	Roy Face	19
3	Bill Henry	17
4	Don McMahon	14
4	Gerry Staley	14