On This Day

Saturday, September 10, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 80 55 .593 --
Orioles 81 57 .587 0.5
White Sox 78 59 .569 3.0
Senators 70 67 .511 11.0
Indians 68 68 .500 12.5
Tigers 61 76 .445 20.0
Red Sox 61 76 .445 20.0
Athletics 48 89 .350 33.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 84 52 .618 --
Cardinals 76 58 .567 7.0
Braves 77 59 .566 7.0
Dodgers 72 63 .533 11.5
Giants 67 68 .496 16.5
Reds 62 76 .449 23.0
Cubs 53 81 .396 30.0
Phillies 51 85 .375 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Del Crandall 3
1 Curt Flood 3
1 Carroll Hardy 3
1 Pancho Herrera 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil McDougald 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Bobby Del Greco 1
2 Sammy Esposito 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ruben Amaro 4
2 Hank Aaron 3
2 Mickey Mantle 3
2 Eddie Mathews 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lenny Green 2
2 Del Crandall 1
2 Carroll Hardy 1
2 Harmon Killebrew 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Friend 0.60
1 Jim Owens 0.60
3 Bob Anderson 0.40
4 Herb Score 0.38
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Baumann 1
1 Ike Delock 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 Frank Funk 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Friend 6
1 Jim Owens 6
3 Russ Kemmerer 4
4 Hank Aguirre 3
4 5 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Fornieles 1
1 Ron Piche 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Larker .333
2 Dick Groat .325
3 Pete Runnels .322
4 Roberto Clemente .320
5 Willie Mays .317

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 109
2 Hank Aaron 108
3 Eddie Mathews 106
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 2.65
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 Bob Friend 168
4 Sandy Koufax 168

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Green .514
2 Pete Runnels .448
3 Al Kaline .438
4 Al Heist .412
4 John Romano .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Lemon 7
2 Woodie Held 6
2 Eddie Mathews 6
4 Vada Pinson 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Lemon 21
2 Eddie Mathews 19
3 Hank Aaron 15
3 Joe Adcock 15
3 Woodie Held 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 9
2 Luis Aparicio 6
2 Lenny Green 6
4 Hank Aaron 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Fisher 0.00
2 Don Drysdale 0.45
3 Don Lee 0.89
4 Hal Brown 1.07
5 Ned Garver 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Purkey 4
2 Tom Brewer 3
2 Jack Fisher 3
2 Frank Funk 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Ramos 28
2 Sam Jones 23
3 Don Drysdale 21
4 Bob Bruce 20
4 Roy Face 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 5
2 Mike Fornieles 3
2 Johnny Klippstein 3
2 Lindy McDaniel 3
5 4 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .388
2 Al Kaline .386
3 John Romano .384
4 Pete Runnels .379
5 Dick Groat .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 11
1 Jim Lemon 11
1 Eddie Mathews 11
4 Ernie Banks 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 34
2 Harmon Killebrew 32
3 Jim Lemon 31
4 Charlie Maxwell 28
5 Roberto Clemente 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 15
2 Luis Aparicio 13
2 Lenny Green 13
4 Al Kaline 8
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lew Burdette 1.33
2 Hal Brown 1.52
3 Roy Face 1.53
4 Mike Fornieles 1.63
5 Ernie Broglio 1.66

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 Ernie Broglio 41
3 Sam Jones 41
5 Don Drysdale 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 7
2 Hank Aguirre 5
2 Johnny Antonelli 5
2 Mike Fornieles 5
2 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Larker .343
2 Willie Mays .329
3 Dick Groat .328
4 Roberto Clemente .322
5 Pete Runnels .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 46
2 Ernie Banks 44
3 Jim Lemon 41
4 Hank Aaron 38
4 Roger Maris 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 127
2 Ernie Banks 123
3 Hank Aaron 118
4 Roger Maris 108
5 Jim Lemon 107

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Baumann 2.65
2 Vern Law 2.66
3 Camilo Pascual 2.78
4 Ernie Broglio 2.80
5 Jim Bunning 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Law 21
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 Ernie Broglio 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 26
2 Roy Face 24
3 Bill Henry 17
4 Mike Fornieles 14
4 Don McMahon 14