On This Day

Wednesday, September 7, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	80	55	.593	--
Yankees	78	54	.591	0.5
White Sox	75	59	.560	4.5
Senators	68	66	.507	11.5
Indians	67	66	.504	12.0
Tigers	61	73	.455	18.5
Red Sox	59	75	.440	20.5
Athletics	47	87	.351	32.5

Games

Yankees 6, White Sox 4

Indians 3, Orioles 2

Red Sox 5, Tigers 4

Senators 5, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	82	52	.612	--
Cardinals	75	57	.568	6.0
Braves	75	58	.564	6.5
Dodgers	70	62	.530	11.0
Giants	66	66	.500	15.0
Reds	61	74	.452	21.5
Cubs	52	79	.397	28.5
Phillies	50	83	.376	31.5

Games

Reds 4, Dodgers 3

Braves 6, Giants 5

Cardinals 2, Pirates 1

Phillies 2, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Reno Bertoia	3
1	Jackie Brandt	3
1	Bill Bruton	3
1	Bill Tuttle	3
1	Bill Virdon	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Bailey	1
1	Earl Battey	1
1	Tommy Davis	1
1	Tony Kubek	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Bailey	2
1	Yogi Berra	2
1	Johnny Blanchard	2
1	Frank Bolling	2
1	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	Rocky Colavito	1
1	Lenny Green	1
1	Mickey Mantle	1
1	Vada Pinson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Gene Conley	1.60
2	Johnny Podres	1.00
3	George Brunet	0.83
4	Frank Lary	0.42
5	2 tied	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Luis Arroyo	1
1	Marshall Bridges	1
1	Ernie Broglio	1
1	Gene Conley	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Gene Conley	8
2	Marshall Bridges	7
2	Johnny Podres	7
4	Danny McDevitt	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Fornieles	1
1	Lindy McDaniel	1
1	Ted Sadowski	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Larker	.330
2	Dick Groat	.325
3	Pete Runnels	.323
4	Roberto Clemente	.322
5	Willie Mays	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	38
2	Roger Maris	35
3	Hank Aaron	34
3	Jim Lemon	34
5	Eddie Mathews	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	108
2	Hank Aaron	101
3	Eddie Mathews	98
4	Roger Maris	97
5	Vic Wertz	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	42
2	Maury Wills	41
3	Vada Pinson	30
4	Tony Taylor	24
5	Jim Landis	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike McCormick	2.54
2	Ernie Broglio	2.57
3	Jim Bunning	2.69
4	Frank Baumann	2.69
5	Vern Law	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	19
2	Ernie Broglio	18
3	Warren Spahn	17
4	Lew Burdette	16
4	4 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	215
2	Jim Bunning	184
3	Ernie Broglio	166
3	Sam Jones	166
5	Bob Friend	162

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	23
2	Roy Face	22
3	Bill Henry	17
4	Johnny Klippstein	13
5	Ray Moore	12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.452
2	John Romano	.434
3	Al Kaline	.429
4	Orlando Cepeda	.407
5	Lenny Green	.405

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Lemon	15
1	Eddie Mathews	15
3	Del Crandall	14
3	Woodie Held	14
5	7 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	10
2	Luis Aparicio	6
3	Jim Landis	3
3	Vada Pinson	3
3	Tony Taylor	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chuck Stobbs	0.00
2	Don Drysdale	0.31
3	Jack Fisher	0.67
4	Don Lee	0.89
5	Art Mahaffey	1.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Barry Latman	4
2	Luis Arroyo	3
2	Ernie Broglio	3
2	Roger Craig	3
2	7 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	4
2	Johnny Klippstein	3
2	Lindy McDaniel	3
4	Hank Aguirre	2
4	6 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.400
2	Orlando Cepeda	.383
3	Al Kaline	.382
4	Dick Groat	.371
5	Pete Runnels	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	12
2	Eddie Mathews	11
3	Ernie Banks	8
3	Tito Francona	8
3	4 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	34
2	Eddie Mathews	30
3	Roberto Clemente	27
4	Charlie Maxwell	26
5	Tito Francona	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	18
2	Luis Aparicio	12
3	Lenny Green	8
3	Al Kaline	8
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Brown	1.35
2	Curt Simmons	1.40
3	Lew Burdette	1.43
4	Roger Craig	1.45
5	Roy Face	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie Broglio	5
1	Chuck Estrada	5
1	Art Mahaffey	5
1	Bob Purkey	5
1	Warren Spahn	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	45
2	Sam Jones	43
3	Ernie Broglio	41
4	Sandy Koufax	40
4	Pedro Ramos	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	6
1	Ray Moore	6
3	Hank Aguirre	5
3	Johnny Antonelli	5
3	Lindy McDaniel	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Larker	.337
2	Willie Mays	.336
3	Dick Groat	.326
4	Roberto Clemente	.324
5	Pete Runnels	.318

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	123
2	Eddie Mathews	119
3	Hank Aaron	114
4	Willie Mays	107
5	Roger Maris	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	48
2	Maury Wills	44
3	Vada Pinson	32
4	Tony Taylor	26
5	Jim Landis	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bunning	2.66
2	Vern Law	2.67
3	Mike McCormick	2.68
4	Frank Baumann	2.69
5	Camilo Pascual	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	22
2	Warren Spahn	20
3	Ernie Broglio	19
3	Bob Purkey	19
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	246
2	Jim Bunning	215
3	Ernie Broglio	188
4	Sam Jones	183
5	Camilo Pascual	180

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	26
2	Roy Face	23
3	Bill Henry	17
4	Don McMahon	14
5	2 tied	13