On This Day

Friday, September 2, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	75	51	.595	--
Orioles	77	53	.592	--
White Sox	73	55	.570	3.0
Senators	66	63	.512	10.5
Indians	62	65	.488	13.5
Tigers	59	68	.465	16.5
Red Sox	55	73	.430	21.0
Athletics	45	84	.349	31.5

Games

Senators 5, Red Sox 1

Senators 3, Red Sox 2

White Sox 7, Tigers 5

Indians 6, Athletics 2

Orioles 5, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	79	49	.617	--
Braves	72	55	.567	6.5
Cardinals	71	57	.555	8.0
Dodgers	68	58	.540	10.0
Giants	63	63	.500	15.0
Reds	57	73	.438	23.0
Cubs	52	75	.409	26.5
Phillies	48	80	.375	31.0

Games

Braves 9, Reds 6

Giants 4, Dodgers 3

Cubs 10, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gus Bell	4
1	Dan Dobbek	4
3	Don Cardwell	3
3	Al Dark	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Don Cardwell	2
1	Jim Lemon	2
3	Joe Adcock	1
3	Ernie Banks	1
3	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Cardwell	3
1	Jim Lemon	3
3	Felipe Alou	2
3	Luis Aparicio	2
3	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joey Amalfitano	1
1	Gus Bell	1
1	Reno Bertoia	1
1	Ron Hansen	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Milt Pappas	3.00
2	Don Cardwell	0.90
3	Joey Jay	0.62
4	Frank Sullivan	0.57
5	3 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Cardwell	1
1	Joey Jay	1
1	Don Lee	1
1	Bobby Locke	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Cardwell	9
1	Milt Pappas	9
3	Joey Jay	8
4	Ryne Duren	5
4	Don Lee	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Klippstein	1
1	Billy O'Dell	1
1	Ron Piche	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Larker	.336
2	Willie Mays	.324
3	Al Smith	.324
4	Dick Groat	.323
5	2 tied	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	38
2	Roger Maris	35
3	Hank Aaron	34
4	Jim Lemon	33
5	2 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	107
2	Hank Aaron	97
3	Roger Maris	96
4	Eddie Mathews	91
5	Vic Wertz	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	37
1	Maury Wills	37
3	Vada Pinson	27
4	Tony Taylor	24
5	2 tied	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	13
5	Ray Moore	12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.431
2	Pete Runnels	.429
3	Gene Woodling	.423
4	Roberto Clemente	.415
5	Lenny Green	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Lemon	6
2	Roberto Clemente	5
2	Eddie Mathews	5
2	Vada Pinson	5
5	6 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roberto Clemente	16
1	Charlie Maxwell	16
3	Ernie Banks	13
3	Harmon Killebrew	13
3	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	8
2	Tony Taylor	5
2	Don Zimmer	5
4	Tito Francona	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ned Garver	0.52
2	Roy Face	0.63
3	Hal Brown	0.89
4	Warren Spahn	1.00
4	2 others tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Barry Latman	3
1	Art Mahaffey	3
1	Bob Purkey	3
1	Jack Sanford	3
1	Warren Spahn	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	27
2	Don Cardwell	24
3	Mike McCormick	23
4	Don Drysdale	21
5	Joey Jay	20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Walt Moryn	.419
2	Orlando Cepeda	.393
3	Frank Robinson	.386
4	Dick Groat	.370
5	Roberto Clemente	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	11
2	Ernie Banks	10
2	Eddie Mathews	10
4	Jim Gentile	8
4	Ron Hansen	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	34
2	Eddie Mathews	29
3	Vic Wertz	26
4	Ernie Banks	25
4	Roberto Clemente	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	19
2	Luis Aparicio	9
2	Lenny Green	9
4	Al Kaline	8
4	Tony Taylor	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Face	0.95
2	Mike Fornieles	0.99
3	Bill Fischer	1.01
4	Curt Simmons	1.36
5	Hal Brown	1.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	6
2	Art Ditmar	5
2	Vern Law	5
2	Bob Purkey	5
2	Larry Sherry	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	46
2	Sandy Koufax	45
3	Jim Bunning	40
4	Don Drysdale	39
5	Milt Pappas	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Moore	6
2	Hank Aguirre	5
2	Jim Brosnan	5
2	Roy Face	5
2	Johnny Klippstein	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Larker	.342
2	Willie Mays	.332
3	Roy Sievers	.324
4	Dick Groat	.319
5	Harvey Kuenn	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	45
2	Eddie Mathews	41
3	Jim Lemon	40
4	Willie Mays	38
5	Roger Maris	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	127
2	Hank Aaron	115
2	Eddie Mathews	115
4	Willie Mays	109
5	Roger Maris	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	47
2	Maury Wills	41
3	Vada Pinson	30
4	Tony Taylor	26
5	2 tied	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Baumann	2.66
2	Camilo Pascual	2.66
3	Mike McCormick	2.69
4	Vern Law	2.71
5	Stan Williams	2.74

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	246
2	Jim Bunning	220
3	Sam Jones	190
4	Camilo Pascual	183
5	Ernie Broglio	177

Saves

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