On This Day

Thursday, September 1, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 75 50 .600 --
Orioles 76 53 .589 1.0
White Sox 72 55 .567 4.0
Senators 64 63 .504 12.0
Indians 61 65 .484 14.5
Tigers 59 67 .468 16.5
Red Sox 55 71 .437 20.5
Athletics 45 83 .352 31.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 79 49 .617 --
Braves 71 55 .563 7.0
Cardinals 71 56 .559 7.5
Dodgers 68 57 .544 9.5
Giants 62 63 .496 15.5
Reds 57 72 .442 22.5
Cubs 51 75 .405 27.0
Phillies 48 80 .375 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Bailey 3
1 Andy Carey 3
1 Orlando Cepeda 3
1 Roberto Clemente 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 2
2 Bill Bruton 1
2 Andy Carey 1
2 Roberto Clemente 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Adcock 4
2 Roberto Clemente 3
2 Vada Pinson 3
4 Al Dark 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Drysdale 1.30
2 Bob Purkey 0.43
3 Georges Maranda 0.42
4 Gene Conley 0.40
5 Harvey Haddix 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 Harvey Haddix 1
1 Barry Latman 1
1 Bob Purkey 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 13
2 Georges Maranda 5
3 Gene Conley 4
3 Harvey Haddix 4
3 Clem Labine 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Larker .340
2 Willie Mays .326
3 Al Smith .324
4 Dick Groat .323
5 Roberto Clemente .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 37
2 Roger Maris 35
3 Hank Aaron 34
4 Jim Lemon 31
4 2 others tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 105
2 Hank Aaron 97
3 Roger Maris 96
4 Eddie Mathews 90
4 Vic Wertz 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 37
2 Maury Wills 36
3 Vada Pinson 27
4 Tony Taylor 24
5 Willie Mays 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Baumann 2.48
2 Mike McCormick 2.65
3 Jim Bunning 2.71
4 Stan Williams 2.72
5 Ernie Broglio 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Law 19
2 Warren Spahn 17
3 Ernie Broglio 16
4 Lew Burdette 15
4 5 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 207
2 Jim Bunning 183
3 Bob Friend 162
4 Sam Jones 161
5 Ernie Broglio 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 21
2 Roy Face 20
3 Bill Henry 16
4 Johnny Klippstein 12
4 Ray Moore 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gene Woodling .469
2 Al Kaline .458
3 Pete Runnels .429
4 Marv Breeding .422
5 John Romano .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roberto Clemente 5
1 Harmon Killebrew 5
1 Eddie Mathews 5
1 Vada Pinson 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Clemente 16
2 Harmon Killebrew 15
2 Charlie Maxwell 15
4 Gene Woodling 14
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 8
2 Tony Taylor 5
2 Don Zimmer 5
4 Lenny Green 4
4 Al Kaline 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joey Jay 0.54
2 Mike Fornieles 0.75
3 Hal Brown 0.89
4 Ralph Terry 0.90
5 Warren Spahn 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Barry Latman 3
1 Art Mahaffey 3
1 Bob Purkey 3
1 Warren Spahn 3
5 32 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 27
2 Mike McCormick 23
3 Don Drysdale 21
4 Chuck Estrada 19
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Aguirre 4
1 Roy Face 4
3 Johnny Klippstein 3
3 Lindy McDaniel 3
5 5 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Walt Moryn .437
2 Frank Robinson .405
3 Bill Mazeroski .372
4 Orlando Cepeda .370
5 Dick Groat .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 13
2 Eddie Mathews 10
3 Ernie Banks 9
4 Jim Gentile 8
4 Ron Hansen 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 37
2 Eddie Mathews 28
2 Vic Wertz 28
4 Roberto Clemente 25
4 Roy Sievers 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 18
2 Luis Aparicio 10
3 Lenny Green 9
3 Tony Taylor 9
5 Al Kaline 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Fornieles 0.71
2 Roy Face 0.95
3 Curt Simmons 1.36
4 Hal Brown 1.37
5 Bill Fischer 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Law 6
1 Warren Spahn 6
3 Ernie Broglio 5
3 Art Ditmar 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 51
2 Sam Jones 46
3 Sandy Koufax 45
4 Ernie Broglio 42
5 Don Drysdale 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Moore 6
2 Hank Aguirre 5
2 Jim Brosnan 5
2 Roy Face 5
2 Lindy McDaniel 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Larker .348
2 Willie Mays .332
3 Roy Sievers .324
4 Dick Groat .318
5 Al Smith .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 44
2 Eddie Mathews 41
3 Jim Lemon 38
3 Willie Mays 38
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 126
2 Hank Aaron 117
3 Eddie Mathews 114
4 Willie Mays 109
5 Roger Maris 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 49
2 Maury Wills 40
3 Vada Pinson 30
4 Tony Taylor 26
5 Willie Mays 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Baumann 2.66
2 Camilo Pascual 2.66
3 Billy O'Dell 2.67
4 Mike McCormick 2.71
5 Stan Williams 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Law 22
2 Warren Spahn 21
3 Sam Jones 19
4 Lew Burdette 18
4 Bob Purkey 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 246
2 Jim Bunning 220
3 Sam Jones 192
4 Camilo Pascual 183
5 Ernie Broglio 181

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 24
2 Roy Face 21
3 Bill Henry 16
4 Don McMahon 14
5 Gerry Staley 13