On This Day

Thursday, September 8, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	81	55	.596	--
Yankees	78	55	.586	1.5
White Sox	76	59	.563	4.5
Senators	69	66	.511	11.5
Indians	67	67	.500	13.0
Tigers	61	74	.452	19.5
Red Sox	60	75	.444	20.5
Athletics	47	88	.348	33.5

Games

White Sox 5, Yankees 4

Orioles 9, Indians 0

Red Sox 6, Tigers 1

Senators 7, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	82	52	.612	--
Cardinals	75	57	.568	6.0
Braves	76	58	.567	6.0
Dodgers	71	62	.534	10.5
Giants	66	67	.496	15.5
Reds	61	75	.449	22.0
Cubs	53	79	.402	28.0
Phillies	50	84	.373	32.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Reds 4

Braves 9, Giants 4

Cubs 2, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jackie Brandt	3
1	Lenny Green	3
1	Ted Kluszewski	3
1	Hector Lopez	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hector Lopez	2
1	Eddie Mathews	2
3	Hank Aaron	1
3	Ernie Banks	1
3	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	5
2	Jim Lemon	4
3	Marv Breeding	3
3	Ted Kluszewski	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lenny Green	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Luis Aparicio	1
2	Al Heist	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sandy Koufax	0.91
2	Art Mahaffey	0.83
3	Dick Stigman	0.56
4	Tom Brewer	0.50
4	Warren Spahn	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	1
1	Jack Fisher	1
1	Glen Hobbie	1
1	Russ Kemmerer	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	10
2	Art Mahaffey	5
2	Warren Spahn	5
2	Dick Stigman	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Garcia	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Larker	.331
2	Dick Groat	.325
3	Pete Runnels	.324
4	Roberto Clemente	.322
5	Willie Mays	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	39
2	Roger Maris	36
3	Hank Aaron	35
3	Jim Lemon	35
3	Eddie Mathews	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	109
2	Eddie Mathews	103
3	Hank Aaron	102
4	Roger Maris	98
5	Vic Wertz	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	43
2	Maury Wills	42
3	Vada Pinson	30
4	Tony Taylor	24
5	Jim Landis	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ernie Broglio	2.57
2	Frank Baumann	2.69
3	Mike McCormick	2.77
4	Vern Law	2.78
5	Jim Bunning	2.81

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	215
2	Jim Bunning	188
3	Sandy Koufax	168
4	Ernie Broglio	166
4	Sam Jones	166

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	Lenny Green	.459
2	Pete Runnels	.450
3	John Romano	.434
4	Al Kaline	.422
5	Orlando Cepeda	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Lemon	6
1	Vada Pinson	6
3	Woodie Held	5
3	Eddie Mathews	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Lemon	19
2	Eddie Mathews	18
3	Gene Woodling	15
4	Joe Adcock	14
4	3 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	10
2	Luis Aparicio	7
3	Hank Aaron	3
3	Lenny Green	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Fisher	0.00
1	Chuck Stobbs	0.00
3	Don Drysdale	0.31
4	Jim Coates	0.71
5	Don Lee	0.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Luis Arroyo	3
1	Tom Brewer	3
1	Ernie Broglio	3
1	Roger Craig	3
1	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	30
2	Don Drysdale	28
3	Glen Hobbie	26
4	Pedro Ramos	23
5	Chuck Estrada	22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.394
2	Al Kaline	.378
3	Pete Runnels	.373
4	Dick Groat	.371
5	Orlando Cepeda	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	12
2	Harmon Killebrew	11
3	Ernie Banks	9
3	Jim Lemon	9
3	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	33
2	Harmon Killebrew	32
3	Roberto Clemente	27
3	Charlie Maxwell	27
5	Jim Lemon	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	17
2	Luis Aparicio	13
3	Lenny Green	10
4	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	Warren Spahn	6
2	Ernie Broglio	5
2	Chuck Estrada	5
2	Jack Fisher	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	50
2	Sam Jones	43
3	Ernie Broglio	41
4	Don Drysdale	40
4	Pedro Ramos	40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Larker	.338
2	Willie Mays	.335
3	Dick Groat	.326
4	Roberto Clemente	.324
5	Pete Runnels	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	45
2	Ernie Banks	44
3	Jim Lemon	40
4	Roger Maris	37
5	3 tied	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	124
1	Eddie Mathews	124
3	Hank Aaron	115
4	Willie Mays	108
5	Roger Maris	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	49
2	Maury Wills	45
3	Vada Pinson	32
4	Tony Taylor	26
5	Jim Landis	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vern Law	2.67
2	Frank Baumann	2.69
3	Camilo Pascual	2.70
4	Jim Bunning	2.76
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	22
2	Warren Spahn	21
3	Ernie Broglio	19
3	Bob Purkey	19
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	246
2	Jim Bunning	219
3	Ernie Broglio	188
4	Sam Jones	183
5	Sandy Koufax	181

Saves

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