On This Day

Monday, September 19, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 86 57 .601 --
White Sox 83 62 .572 4.0
Orioles 83 62 .572 4.0
Senators 72 72 .500 14.5
Indians 72 72 .500 14.5
Tigers 66 79 .455 21.0
Red Sox 63 81 .438 23.5
Athletics 52 92 .361 34.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 88 55 .615 --
Cardinals 82 60 .577 5.5
Braves 82 62 .569 6.5
Dodgers 77 67 .535 11.5
Giants 73 73 .500 16.5
Reds 65 80 .448 24.0
Cubs 55 87 .387 32.5
Phillies 53 91 .368 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Davenport 3
1 Eddie Fisher 3
1 Willie Kirkland 3
1 Don Landrum 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Kirkland 2
2 George Altman 1
2 Ed Bouchee 1
2 Joe Cunningham 1
2 Bob Schmidt 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Kirkland 4
1 Bob Schmidt 4
3 Felipe Alou 2
4 George Altman 1
4 8 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Landrum 1
1 Willie Mays 1
1 Jose Pagan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Billy O'Dell 2.33
2 Stan Williams 1.20
3 Bob Miller 1.00
4 Seth Morehead 0.50
5 Eddie Fisher 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Bob Miller 1
1 Billy O'Dell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Miller 7
1 Billy O'Dell 7
3 Stan Williams 6
4 Seth Morehead 5
5 Eddie Fisher 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Larker .325
2 Dick Groat .325
3 Pete Runnels .321
4 Willie Mays .320
5 Roberto Clemente .317

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 114
2 Eddie Mathews 113
3 Ernie Banks 112
4 Roger Maris 104
5 2 tied 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 47
2 Luis Aparicio 45
3 Vada Pinson 30
4 Willie Mays 24
4 Tony Taylor 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Baumann 2.57
2 Ernie Broglio 2.58
3 Stan Williams 2.81
4 Mike McCormick 2.81
5 Vern Law 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 20
1 Vern Law 20
1 Warren Spahn 20
4 Lew Burdette 17
4 4 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 228
2 Jim Bunning 196
3 Sandy Koufax 187
4 Ernie Broglio 177
5 Sam Jones 176

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nellie Fox .512
2 Ken Boyer .440
3 Frank Robinson .433
4 Dick Schofield .429
5 Lenny Green .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 6
1 Eddie Mathews 6
3 Willie Kirkland 5
3 Hector Lopez 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 22
2 Hank Aaron 15
3 Ted Kluszewski 13
3 Dick Williams 13
5 6 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 9
2 Lenny Green 7
3 Luis Aparicio 6
4 Bill Bruton 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Kralick 0.50
2 Jim Coates 0.51
3 Bob Miller 0.53
4 Ralph Terry 0.69
5 Don Drysdale 0.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Baumann 3
1 Ernie Broglio 3
1 Ray Herbert 3
1 Joey Jay 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 29
2 Warren Spahn 27
3 Stan Williams 26
4 Pedro Ramos 25
5 Barry Latman 23

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 .407
2 Nellie Fox .393
3 Pete Runnels .378
4 Al Kaline .377
5 Frank Robinson .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 10
1 Jim Lemon 10
1 Eddie Mathews 10
4 Vada Pinson 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 32
2 Jim Lemon 27
3 Charlie Maxwell 26
4 Hank Aaron 25
4 Harmon Killebrew 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 18
2 Lenny Green 10
3 Luis Aparicio 9
4 Al Kaline 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ralph Terry 0.86
2 Hal Brown 1.16
3 Don Drysdale 1.37
4 Jim Coates 1.42
5 Jack Kralick 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 6
1 Barry Latman 6
1 Warren Spahn 6
4 Ray Herbert 5
4 Joey Jay 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 48
2 Pedro Ramos 44
2 Warren Spahn 44
4 Don Drysdale 42
4 Sam Jones 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 8
2 Roy Face 6
3 Mike Fornieles 5
3 Johnny Klippstein 5
5 Hank Aguirre 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Larker .336
2 Willie Mays .328
3 Dick Groat .327
4 Pete Runnels .326
5 Roberto Clemente .321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 125
2 Hank Aaron 119
3 Ernie Banks 118
4 Roger Maris 110
5 Willie Mays 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 48
1 Maury Wills 48
3 Vada Pinson 31
4 Willie Mays 24
4 Tony Taylor 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Baumann 2.55
2 Stan Williams 2.76
3 Mike McCormick 2.78
4 Ernie Broglio 2.79
5 Vern Law 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 22
2 Vern Law 21
3 Ernie Broglio 20
4 Larry Jackson 18
4 Bob Purkey 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 234
2 Jim Bunning 201
3 Sandy Koufax 188
4 Ernie Broglio 184
5 Sam Jones 183

Saves

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