On This Day

Sunday, August 28, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	73	49	.598	--
Orioles	73	53	.579	2.0
White Sox	71	53	.573	3.0
Senators	63	61	.508	11.0
Indians	59	63	.484	14.0
Tigers	58	65	.472	15.5
Red Sox	52	70	.426	21.0
Athletics	44	79	.358	29.5

Games

Red Sox 2, Athletics 1

Red Sox 5, Athletics 4

Indians 9, Senators 1

Orioles 3, White Sox 1

Tigers 6, Yankees 2

Yankees 8, Tigers 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	75	49	.605	--
Braves	68	53	.562	5.5
Cardinals	69	54	.561	5.5
Dodgers	66	55	.545	7.5
Giants	61	60	.504	12.5
Reds	56	70	.444	20.0
Cubs	49	73	.402	25.0
Phillies	47	77	.379	28.0

Games

Cubs 8, Phillies 6

Reds 9, Dodgers 3

Giants 15, Braves 2

Cardinals 5, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Kaline	6
2	Tony Kubek	5
3	Alex Grammas	4
3	Jerry Lumpe	4
3	Russ Nixon	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Bailey	1
1	Lou Berberet	1
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Steve Bilko	1
1	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	5
2	Frank Bolling	4
2	Vic Power	4
4	Ernie Banks	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Allison	1
1	Earl Battey	1
1	Norm Cash	1
1	Tito Francona	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Frank Sullivan	1.00
2	Johnny Kucks	0.71
3	Don Cardwell	0.55
4	Bob Purkey	0.50
5	2 tied	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Cardwell	1
1	Art Ditmar	1
1	Mike Fornieles	1
1	Barry Latman	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Cardwell	6
1	Frank Sullivan	6
3	Hank Aguirre	5
3	Johnny Kucks	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Aguirre	1
1	Johnny Klippstein	1
1	Lindy McDaniel	1
1	Joe Schaffernoth	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Larker	.343
2	Willie Mays	.327
3	Al Smith	.325
4	Roy Sievers	.323
5	Dick Groat	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	36
2	Roger Maris	35
3	Hank Aaron	33
4	Mickey Mantle	31
5	2 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	103
2	Roger Maris	96
3	Hank Aaron	93
4	Vic Wertz	89
5	Willie Mays	88

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	Frank Baumann	2.54
2	Mike McCormick	2.68
3	Stan Williams	2.72
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	21
2	Roy Face	18
3	Bill Henry	16
4	Ray Moore	12
5	2 tied	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Walt Moryn	.500
2	Al Kaline	.429
3	Frank Robinson	.418
4	Roy Sievers	.392
5	Gene Woodling	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tito Francona	6
1	Willie Mays	6
1	Frank Robinson	6
4	Ron Hansen	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	17
1	Charlie Maxwell	17
3	Tito Francona	15
3	Frank Robinson	15
5	5 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lenny Green	6
2	Luis Aparicio	5
2	Al Kaline	5
2	Maury Wills	5
2	Don Zimmer	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Fornieles	0.00
1	Joey Jay	0.00
3	Lew Burdette	0.81
4	Roger Craig	0.93
4	Larry Sherry	0.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Sherry	4
2	Lew Burdette	3
2	Art Ditmar	3
2	Roy Face	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	22
2	Don Cardwell	21
3	Sandy Koufax	20
3	Warren Spahn	20
5	4 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Aguirre	4
1	Ray Moore	4
3	Johnny Antonelli	3
3	Jim Brosnan	3
3	Lindy McDaniel	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Walt Moryn	.391
2	Frank Robinson	.381
3	Orlando Cepeda	.374
4	Norm Larker	.352
5	Ken Boyer	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	13
2	Eddie Mathews	9
2	Roy Sievers	9
4	Ernie Banks	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	36
2	Vic Wertz	34
3	Roy Sievers	28
4	Eddie Mathews	26
5	Ken Boyer	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	15
2	Luis Aparicio	12
3	Lenny Green	9
4	Al Kaline	7
4	Tony Taylor	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Fornieles	0.36
2	Larry Sherry	1.05
3	Lew Burdette	1.16
4	Curt Simmons	1.29
5	Bill Fischer	1.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie Broglio	6
1	Art Ditmar	6
3	Lew Burdette	5
3	Vern Law	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	2 tied	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Moore	7
2	Lindy McDaniel	6
3	Johnny Antonelli	5
3	Jim Brosnan	5
3	Mike Fornieles	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.332
2	Roy Sievers	.326
3	Dick Groat	.317
4	Harvey Kuenn	.316
5	Al Smith	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	44
2	Eddie Mathews	42
3	Willie Mays	39
4	Hank Aaron	38
5	3 tied	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	128
2	Hank Aaron	117
3	Eddie Mathews	114
4	Willie Mays	110
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	Billy O'Dell	2.57
2	Stan Williams	2.70
3	Jim Bunning	2.70
4	Frank Baumann	2.72
5	Mike McCormick	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	21
1	Warren Spahn	21
3	Lew Burdette	18
3	Sam Jones	18
5	7 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	234
2	Jim Bunning	218
3	Sandy Koufax	192
4	Camilo Pascual	185
5	Sam Jones	178

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	24
2	Roy Face	19
3	Bill Henry	17
4	Don McMahon	14
4	Gerry Staley	14