On This Day

Friday, September 9, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	81	56	.591	--
Yankees	79	55	.590	0.5
White Sox	77	59	.566	3.5
Senators	70	66	.515	10.5
Indians	67	68	.496	13.0
Tigers	61	75	.449	19.5
Red Sox	60	76	.441	20.5
Athletics	48	88	.353	32.5

Games

White Sox 5, Orioles 2

Senators 8, Indians 2

Yankees 4, Tigers 1

Athletics 3, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	83	52	.615	--
Cardinals	76	57	.571	6.0
Braves	76	59	.563	7.0
Dodgers	72	62	.537	10.5
Giants	67	68	.496	16.0
Reds	62	76	.449	22.5
Cubs	53	80	.398	29.0
Phillies	50	85	.370	33.0

Games

Giants 4, Reds 2

Reds 3, Giants 2

Dodgers 5, Braves 3

Pirates 4, Cubs 3

Cardinals 4, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ed Bailey	5
2	Lenny Green	4
3	Luis Aparicio	3
3	Jackie Brandt	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Lemon	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Ed Bailey	1
2	Eddie Bressoud	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Lemon	5
2	Hank Aaron	3
2	Ed Bailey	3
2	Frank Howard	3
2	Walt Moryn	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lenny Green	1
1	Al Heist	1
1	Hobie Landrith	1
1	Gil McDougald	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pedro Ramos	1.12
2	Bud Daley	1.00
3	Larry Jackson	0.75
4	Stan Williams	0.57
5	Bob Bruce	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Bud Daley	1
1	Larry Jackson	1
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pedro Ramos	9
2	Billy O'Dell	8
3	Bud Daley	6
4	Bob Bruce	5
5	5 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Baumann	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Larry Sherry	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Larker	.332
2	Dick Groat	.325
3	Pete Runnels	.324
4	Roberto Clemente	.322
5	Willie Mays	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	39
2	Jim Lemon	37
2	Roger Maris	37
4	Hank Aaron	36
5	Eddie Mathews	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	109
2	Hank Aaron	105
3	Eddie Mathews	103
4	Roger Maris	99
5	Jim Lemon	97

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	2.66
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	Bob Purkey	17
5	5 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	215
2	Jim Bunning	188
3	Sam Jones	170
4	Sandy Koufax	168
5	Ernie Broglio	166

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lenny Green	.528
2	Pete Runnels	.464
3	Al Kaline	.438
4	John Romano	.396
5	Dick Groat	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Lemon	8
2	Woodie Held	5
2	Eddie Mathews	5
2	Vada Pinson	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Lemon	22
2	Eddie Mathews	18
3	Joe Adcock	14
3	Woodie Held	14
3	Norm Larker	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	10
2	Luis Aparicio	7
3	Lenny Green	4
4	Hank Aaron	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Fisher	0.00
2	Don Drysdale	0.31
3	Jim Coates	0.71
4	Don Lee	0.89
5	Ned Garver	1.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Purkey	4
2	Luis Arroyo	3
2	Tom Brewer	3
2	Ernie Broglio	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pedro Ramos	32
2	Don Drysdale	28
3	Sam Jones	23
4	Jim Bunning	21
5	4 tied	20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.394
2	Al Kaline	.394
3	Pete Runnels	.381
4	John Romano	.380
5	Dick Groat	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	11
1	Jim Lemon	11
1	Eddie Mathews	11
4	Ernie Banks	9
4	Vada Pinson	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	32
1	Eddie Mathews	32
3	Jim Lemon	31
4	Roberto Clemente	27
4	Charlie Maxwell	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	15
2	Luis Aparicio	13
3	Lenny Green	11
4	Al Kaline	8
5	Jim Landis	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Brown	1.35
2	Lew Burdette	1.43
3	Roger Craig	1.45
4	Roy Face	1.53
5	2 tied	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Purkey	6
1	Warren Spahn	6
3	Ernie Broglio	5
3	Jack Fisher	5
3	Art Mahaffey	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	50
2	Pedro Ramos	49
3	Sam Jones	47
4	Ernie Broglio	41
5	Don Drysdale	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	7
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	.341
2	Willie Mays	.330
3	Dick Groat	.328
4	Roberto Clemente	.324
5	Pete Runnels	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	45
2	Ernie Banks	44
3	Jim Lemon	42
4	Roger Maris	38
5	Hank Aaron	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	124
2	Ernie Banks	123
3	Hank Aaron	118
4	Jim Lemon	109
5	Roger Maris	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	48
2	Maury Wills	45
3	Vada Pinson	32
4	Tony Taylor	26
5	Jim Landis	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Baumann	2.66
2	Vern Law	2.67
3	Camilo Pascual	2.70
4	Ernie Broglio	2.80
5	Jim Bunning	2.83

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	235
2	Jim Bunning	210
3	Sam Jones	187
4	Sandy Koufax	181
5	Camilo Pascual	180

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	26
2	Roy Face	24
3	Bill Henry	17
4	Don McMahon	14
5	2 tied	13