On This Day

Saturday, September 17, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 84 57 .596 --
Orioles 83 60 .580 2.0
White Sox 82 61 .573 3.0
Senators 72 71 .503 13.0
Indians 71 71 .500 13.5
Tigers 65 78 .455 20.0
Red Sox 62 81 .434 23.0
Athletics 51 91 .359 33.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 86 55 .610 --
Cardinals 80 60 .571 5.5
Braves 81 62 .566 6.0
Dodgers 77 65 .542 9.5
Giants 71 72 .497 16.0
Reds 65 78 .455 22.0
Cubs 54 85 .388 31.0
Phillies 53 90 .371 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Boyer 3
1 Andy Carey 3
1 Gene Freese 3
1 Eddie Yost 3
5 20 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Walt Bond 1
1 Ken Boyer 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Ashburn 3
1 Tony Curry 3
1 Gene Freese 3
4 Ernie Banks 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Willie Davis 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Cardwell 1.12
2 Sandy Koufax 1.00
3 Larry Jackson 0.86
4 Jack Sanford 0.75
5 Jack Harshman 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Cardwell 1
1 Jim Coates 1
1 Turk Farrell 1
1 Larry Jackson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Cardwell 9
2 Sandy Koufax 8
3 Larry Jackson 6
3 Jack Sanford 6
5 Billy Pierce 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 1
1 Mike Garcia 1
1 Chris Short 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Larker .327
2 Dick Groat .325
3 Willie Mays .321
4 Pete Runnels .320
5 Roberto Clemente .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 41
2 Roger Maris 39
3 Jim Lemon 38
4 Hank Aaron 37
4 Eddie Mathews 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 113
2 Ernie Banks 112
2 Eddie Mathews 112
4 Roger Maris 104
5 Vic Wertz 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 47
2 Luis Aparicio 45
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 Warren Spahn 20
2 Ernie Broglio 19
2 Vern Law 19
4 Lew Burdette 17
4 4 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 228
2 Jim Bunning 194
3 Sandy Koufax 187
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 14
5 Ray Moore 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nellie Fox .500
2 Lenny Green .421
3 Frank Robinson .406
4 Don Hoak .405
5 Julian Javier .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 7
2 Woodie Held 6
2 Eddie Mathews 6
4 Jim Lemon 5
4 Hector Lopez 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 21
2 Hank Aaron 16
2 Woodie Held 16
2 Jim Lemon 16
5 Harmon Killebrew 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 10
2 Luis Aparicio 8
3 Lenny Green 7
4 Hank Aaron 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Coates 0.64
2 Don Drysdale 0.74
3 Ernie Broglio 0.83
4 Gene Conley 1.04
5 Ralph Terry 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Marshall Bridges 3
1 Ernie Broglio 3
1 Frank Funk 3
1 Stu Miller 3
1 Warren Spahn 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 35
2 Warren Spahn 27
3 Pedro Ramos 25
4 Early Wynn 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Green .419
2 Al Kaline .405
3 Nellie Fox .369
4 Pete Runnels .368
5 Frank Robinson .368

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 33
2 Harmon Killebrew 29
3 Jim Lemon 28
4 Charlie Maxwell 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 19
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 Hal Brown 1.16
3 Ernie Broglio 1.24
4 Don Drysdale 1.37
5 Don Lee 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 6
2 Ernie Broglio 5
2 Barry Latman 5
2 Bob Purkey 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 52
2 Mike McCormick 44
2 Pedro Ramos 44
2 Warren Spahn 44
5 2 tied 42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Larker .337
2 Willie Mays .328
3 Dick Groat .326
4 Pete Runnels .323
5 Roberto Clemente .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 44
2 Eddie Mathews 43
3 Roger Maris 40
4 Jim Lemon 39
5 Hank Aaron 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 124
2 Hank Aaron 118
2 Ernie Banks 118
4 Roger Maris 110
5 Minnie Minoso 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 49
2 Maury Wills 48
3 Vada Pinson 32
4 Tony Taylor 24
5 2 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Baumann 2.56
2 Jim Bunning 2.70
3 Ernie Broglio 2.78
4 Vern Law 2.80
5 Stan Williams 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 22
2 Vern Law 20
3 Ernie Broglio 19
4 Larry Jackson 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 242
2 Jim Bunning 208
3 Sandy Koufax 188
4 Sam Jones 183
5 Ernie Broglio 176

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 28
2 Roy Face 24
3 Bill Henry 17
4 Mike Fornieles 14
4 Johnny Klippstein 14