On This Day

Thursday, September 15, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 82 57 .590 --
Orioles 83 58 .589 --
White Sox 81 60 .574 2.0
Senators 71 70 .504 12.0
Indians 70 70 .500 12.5
Tigers 64 77 .454 19.0
Red Sox 61 80 .433 22.0
Athletics 50 90 .357 32.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 86 54 .614 --
Cardinals 79 59 .572 6.0
Braves 80 61 .567 6.5
Dodgers 76 64 .543 10.0
Giants 70 71 .496 16.5
Reds 64 78 .451 23.0
Cubs 53 84 .387 31.5
Phillies 52 89 .369 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Mays 5
2 Al Dark 3
2 Hobie Landrith 3
2 Bobby Malkmus 3
5 8 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 Bobby Malkmus 1
1 Bob Skinner 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Malkmus 4
2 Willie McCovey 3
3 Eddie Bressoud 2
3 Eddie Mathews 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Felipe Alou 1
1 Bill Bruton 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lew Burdette 2.00
2 Bob Friend 0.71
3 Roger Craig 0.62
4 Sam Jones 0.46
5 Glen Hobbie 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 1
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Bob Friend 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Antonelli 6
1 Sam Jones 6
3 Roger Craig 5
3 Bob Friend 5
3 Glen Hobbie 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Loes 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Larker .328
2 Dick Groat .325
3 Willie Mays .325
4 Pete Runnels .323
5 Roberto Clemente .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 40
2 Roger Maris 38
3 Hank Aaron 37
3 Jim Lemon 37
3 Eddie Mathews 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 113
2 Ernie Banks 110
2 Eddie Mathews 110
4 Roger Maris 102
5 Vic Wertz 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 45
2 Luis Aparicio 44
3 Vada Pinson 30
4 Tony Taylor 24
5 Willie Mays 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Baumann 2.55
2 Ernie Broglio 2.57
3 Jim Bunning 2.74
4 Mike McCormick 2.78
5 Stan Williams 2.86

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 222
2 Jim Bunning 194
3 Sandy Koufax 179
4 Sam Jones 176
5 Bob Friend 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 25
2 Roy Face 23
3 Bill Henry 17
4 Johnny Klippstein 13
5 2 tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Green .484
2 Frank Robinson .405
3 Julian Javier .380
4 Maury Wills .366
5 2 tied .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 7
2 Woodie Held 6
2 Jim Lemon 6
2 Eddie Mathews 6
5 Vada Pinson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 21
2 Jim Lemon 18
3 Hank Aaron 16
4 Woodie Held 15
5 Harmon Killebrew 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 9
2 Luis Aparicio 7
3 Lenny Green 6
4 Hank Aaron 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Drysdale 0.31
2 Don Lee 0.47
3 Frank Funk 0.64
4 Jim Coates 0.69
5 Ernie Broglio 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Marshall Bridges 3
1 Ernie Broglio 3
1 Don Drysdale 3
1 Frank Funk 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 28
2 Sandy Koufax 27
3 Pedro Ramos 26
4 Mike McCormick 21
4 Johnny Podres 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 4
2 Roy Face 3
2 Mike Fornieles 3
4 Frank Baumann 2
4 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Green .422
2 Al Kaline .413
3 Pete Runnels .394
4 Frank Robinson .386
5 Roberto Clemente .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 12
2 Eddie Mathews 11
3 Jim Lemon 10
4 Vada Pinson 9
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 33
2 Harmon Killebrew 30
3 Hank Aaron 29
4 Jim Lemon 28
5 Roberto Clemente 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 17
2 Lenny Green 11
3 Luis Aparicio 10
4 Don Zimmer 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ralph Terry 0.97
2 Don Drysdale 1.13
3 Hal Brown 1.19
4 Ernie Broglio 1.24
5 Mike Fornieles 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 6
2 Ernie Broglio 5
2 Joey Jay 5
2 Barry Latman 5
2 Bob Purkey 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Ramos 49
2 Sandy Koufax 48
3 Don Drysdale 44
3 Mike McCormick 44
5 Sam Jones 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 7
1 Lindy McDaniel 7
3 Hank Aguirre 5
4 Mike Fornieles 4
4 Johnny Klippstein 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Larker .340
2 Willie Mays .334
3 Roberto Clemente .327
4 Dick Groat .326
5 Pete Runnels .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 45
2 Ernie Banks 44
3 Roger Maris 39
4 Hank Aaron 38
4 Jim Lemon 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 128
2 Ernie Banks 119
3 Hank Aaron 118
4 Roger Maris 108
5 2 tied 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 48
2 Maury Wills 47
3 Vada Pinson 32
4 Tony Taylor 24
5 Willie Mays 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Baumann 2.56
2 Jim Bunning 2.70
3 Vern Law 2.74
4 Ernie Broglio 2.78
5 Mike McCormick 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Law 21
1 Warren Spahn 21
3 Ernie Broglio 19
4 Lew Burdette 18
4 Bob Purkey 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 236
2 Jim Bunning 208
3 Sam Jones 187
4 Sandy Koufax 186
5 Bob Friend 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 28
2 Roy Face 24
3 Bill Henry 17
4 Mike Fornieles 14
5 2 tied 13