On This Day

Tuesday, September 6, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 80 54 .597 --
Yankees 77 54 .588 1.5
White Sox 75 58 .564 4.5
Senators 67 66 .504 12.5
Indians 66 66 .500 13.0
Tigers 61 72 .459 18.5
Red Sox 58 75 .436 21.5
Athletics 47 86 .353 32.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 82 51 .617 --
Cardinals 74 57 .565 7.0
Braves 74 58 .561 7.5
Dodgers 70 61 .534 11.0
Giants 66 65 .504 15.0
Reds 60 74 .448 22.5
Cubs 52 78 .400 28.5
Phillies 49 83 .371 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Aspromonte 3
1 Roberto Clemente 3
1 Tito Francona 3
1 Dick Schofield 3
1 Tony Taylor 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Aspromonte 1
1 Pumpsie Green 1
1 Woodie Held 1
1 Norm Larker 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tito Francona 4
2 Norm Cash 3
2 Gil Hodges 3
4 Ken Aspromonte 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 2
1 Vada Pinson 2
3 Ed Bailey 1
3 Bill Bruton 1
3 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Drysdale 1.33
2 Ned Garver 1.00
3 Jim O'Toole 0.78
4 Billy Muffett 0.75
5 Herb Score 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Brosnan 1
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 Frank Funk 1
1 Ken Johnson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 8
2 Jim O'Toole 7
3 Herb Score 6
4 Ned Garver 5
4 Joe Gibbon 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Larker .331
2 Dick Groat .325
3 Pete Runnels .324
4 Willie Mays .323
5 Roberto Clemente .323

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 108
2 Hank Aaron 100
3 Roger Maris 97
3 Eddie Mathews 97
5 Vic Wertz 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 42
2 Maury Wills 41
3 Vada Pinson 29
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 215
2 Jim Bunning 184
3 Sam Jones 166
4 Ernie Broglio 162
4 Bob Friend 162

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Runnels .435
2 Walt Moryn .429
3 John Romano .426
4 Al Kaline .415
5 Gene Woodling .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roberto Clemente 5
1 Woodie Held 5
1 Jim Lemon 5
1 Vada Pinson 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 15
2 Roberto Clemente 14
2 Jim Lemon 14
2 Charlie Maxwell 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 10
2 Luis Aparicio 6
3 Tito Francona 3
3 Jim Landis 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Stobbs 0.00
2 Don Drysdale 0.31
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 Don Drysdale 3
2 Chuck Estrada 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 30
2 Don Drysdale 28
3 Mike McCormick 24
4 Glen Hobbie 23
4 Pedro Ramos 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .410
2 Orlando Cepeda .398
3 Dick Groat .386
4 Pete Runnels .366
5 Walt Moryn .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 12
2 Eddie Mathews 10
3 Ernie Banks 8
3 Tito Francona 8
3 5 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 35
2 Eddie Mathews 30
3 Roberto Clemente 27
4 Charlie Maxwell 26
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 22
2 Luis Aparicio 13
3 Al Kaline 8
4 Lenny Green 7
4 Jim Landis 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Brown 1.35
2 Curt Simmons 1.40
3 Roy Face 1.41
4 Lew Burdette 1.43
5 Bill Fischer 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 6
2 Ernie Broglio 5
2 Chuck Estrada 5
2 Jack Fisher 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 51
2 Don Drysdale 45
3 Sam Jones 43
4 Jim Bunning 41
5 Pedro Ramos 40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Larker .336
2 Willie Mays .335
3 Dick Groat .324
4 Roberto Clemente .322
5 Pete Runnels .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 43
2 Eddie Mathews 42
3 Jim Lemon 39
4 Mickey Mantle 37
5 3 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 123
2 Eddie Mathews 118
3 Hank Aaron 115
4 Roger Maris 107
4 Willie Mays 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 49
2 Maury Wills 45
3 Vada Pinson 31
4 Tony Taylor 26
5 Jim Landis 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike McCormick 2.68
2 Frank Baumann 2.69
3 Jim Bunning 2.69
4 Vern Law 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 246
2 Jim Bunning 215
3 Sam Jones 192
4 Ernie Broglio 184
5 Camilo Pascual 180

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 25
2 Roy Face 23
3 Bill Henry 17
4 Don McMahon 14
5 2 tied 13