On This Day

Monday, September 5, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	80	54	.597	--
Yankees	77	53	.592	1.0
White Sox	75	57	.568	4.0
Senators	67	66	.504	12.5
Indians	65	66	.496	13.5
Tigers	61	71	.462	18.0
Red Sox	57	75	.432	22.0
Athletics	46	86	.348	33.0

Games

Tigers 4, Indians 3

Indians 4, Tigers 2

Athletics 8, White Sox 7

Senators 4, Orioles 0

Orioles 3, Senators 1

Yankees 3, Red Sox 2

Yankees 3, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	81	51	.614	--
Cardinals	74	57	.565	6.5
Braves	74	57	.565	6.5
Dodgers	69	61	.531	11.0
Giants	66	64	.508	14.0
Reds	59	74	.444	22.5
Cubs	52	78	.400	28.0
Phillies	49	82	.374	31.5

Games

Giants 12, Dodgers 8

Dodgers 4, Giants 3

Pirates 9, Braves 7

Braves 7, Pirates 1

Cardinals 2, Cubs 1

Cardinals 4, Cubs 4

Reds 9, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Orlando Cepeda	5
1	Tony Kubek	5
3	Reno Bertoia	4
3	Ken Boyer	4
3	Del Crandall	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Reno Bertoia	1
1	Johnny Blanchard	1
1	Ken Boyer	1
1	Norm Cash	1
1	22 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	5
2	Del Crandall	4
2	Jim Marshall	4
4	Chuck Cottier	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Julian Javier	2
1	Maury Wills	2
3	Hank Aaron	1
3	Luis Aparicio	1
3	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Brown	2.75
2	Barry Latman	1.29
3	Mudcat Grant	1.11
4	Bob Anderson	1.00
4	Larry Jackson	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Brown	1
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Jim Coates	1
1	Roger Craig	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Brown	11
2	Mudcat Grant	10
3	Barry Latman	9
3	Pedro Ramos	9
5	3 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Davis	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Frank Lary	1
1	Hal Woodeshick	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Larker	.331
2	Dick Groat	.325
3	Pete Runnels	.323
4	Willie Mays	.322
5	Roberto Clemente	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	38
2	Roger Maris	35
3	Hank Aaron	34
3	Jim Lemon	34
5	Eddie Mathews	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	108
2	Hank Aaron	99
3	Roger Maris	97
4	Eddie Mathews	96
5	Vic Wertz	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	40
1	Maury Wills	40
3	Vada Pinson	27
4	Tony Taylor	24
5	Jim Landis	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike McCormick	2.54
2	Ernie Broglio	2.64
3	Jim Bunning	2.69
4	Frank Baumann	2.69
5	Vern Law	2.81

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	207
2	Jim Bunning	184
3	Sam Jones	166
4	Ernie Broglio	162
4	Bob Friend	162

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	22
2	Roy Face	21
3	Bill Henry	17
4	Johnny Klippstein	13
5	Ray Moore	12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.441
2	Walt Moryn	.429
2	John Romano	.429
4	Al Kaline	.417
5	Gene Woodling	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roberto Clemente	5
1	Jim Lemon	5
1	Vada Pinson	5
4	Ken Boyer	4
4	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Lemon	14
1	Eddie Mathews	14
3	Joe Adcock	13
3	Felipe Alou	13
3	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	10
2	Luis Aparicio	4
3	Tito Francona	3
3	Jim Landis	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chuck Stobbs	0.00
2	Ned Garver	0.52
3	Jack Fisher	0.67
4	Jim Coates	0.71
5	Art Mahaffey	1.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Barry Latman	4
2	Roger Craig	3
2	Chuck Estrada	3
2	Jack Fisher	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	30
2	Mike McCormick	24
3	Glen Hobbie	23
3	Pedro Ramos	23
5	Chuck Estrada	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	4
1	Johnny Klippstein	4
3	Lindy McDaniel	3
4	Hank Aguirre	2
4	6 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Orlando Cepeda	.400
2	Frank Robinson	.398
3	Walt Moryn	.384
4	Dick Groat	.377
5	Al Kaline	.367

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	36
2	Eddie Mathews	29
3	Roberto Clemente	26
3	Charlie Maxwell	26
3	Roy Sievers	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	21
2	Luis Aparicio	11
3	Al Kaline	8
4	Lenny Green	7
4	Jim Landis	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Brown	1.27
2	Lew Burdette	1.29
3	Lindy McDaniel	1.38
4	Curt Simmons	1.40
5	Roy Face	1.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	6
2	Ernie Broglio	5
2	Chuck Estrada	5
2	Jack Fisher	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	51
2	Ernie Broglio	43
2	Sam Jones	43
4	Jim Bunning	41
5	Pedro Ramos	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Moore	6
2	Hank Aguirre	5
2	Johnny Antonelli	5
2	Roy Face	5
5	3 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Larker	.337
2	Willie Mays	.331
3	Dick Groat	.322
4	Pete Runnels	.318
5	Harvey Kuenn	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	45
2	Eddie Mathews	42
3	Jim Lemon	39
4	Hank Aaron	36
4	3 others tied	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	127
2	Eddie Mathews	118
3	Hank Aaron	114
4	Roger Maris	107
4	Willie Mays	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	48
2	Maury Wills	44
3	Vada Pinson	29
4	Tony Taylor	26
5	Jim Landis	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike McCormick	2.60
2	Vern Law	2.68
3	Frank Baumann	2.69
4	Jim Bunning	2.69
5	Camilo Pascual	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	22
2	Warren Spahn	20
3	Lew Burdette	19
3	Sam Jones	19
3	Bob Purkey	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	242
2	Jim Bunning	215
3	Sam Jones	192
4	Ernie Broglio	184
5	Sandy Koufax	181

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	25
2	Roy Face	22
3	Bill Henry	17
4	Don McMahon	14
5	2 tied	13