On This Day

Monday, September 26, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 92 57 .617 --
White Sox 86 64 .573 6.5
Orioles 86 64 .573 6.5
Indians 74 75 .497 18.0
Senators 73 77 .487 19.5
Tigers 68 82 .453 24.5
Red Sox 64 85 .430 28.0
Athletics 55 94 .369 37.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 92 58 .613 --
Braves 86 63 .577 5.5
Cardinals 85 63 .574 6.0
Dodgers 78 70 .527 13.0
Giants 76 73 .510 15.5
Reds 67 83 .447 25.0
Cubs 57 92 .383 34.5
Phillies 55 94 .369 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jerry Lumpe 3
1 Minnie Minoso 3
3 Luis Aparicio 2
3 Frank Baumann 2
3 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pete Daley 1
1 Frank Howard 1
1 Harmon Killebrew 1
1 Dale Long 1
1 Minnie Minoso 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Blasingame 3
2 Luis Aparicio 2
2 Harmon Killebrew 2
2 Dale Long 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Felipe Alou 1
1 Luis Aparicio 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike McCormick 1.17
2 Don Drysdale 1.00
3 Bill Stafford 0.71
4 Dick Stigman 0.44
5 Pedro Ramos 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Baumann 1
1 Bud Daley 1
1 Duke Maas 1
1 Mike McCormick 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike McCormick 7
2 Don Drysdale 6
3 Pedro Ramos 5
3 Bill Stafford 5
5 Dick Stigman 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Groat .325
2 Norm Larker .324
3 Willie Mays .320
4 Roberto Clemente .318
5 Pete Runnels .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 41
2 Roger Maris 39
3 Hank Aaron 38
3 Jim Lemon 38
3 2 others tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 117
2 Eddie Mathews 116
3 Ernie Banks 114
4 Roger Maris 107
5 Minnie Minoso 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 48
2 Luis Aparicio 47
3 Vada Pinson 31
4 Tony Taylor 25
5 Willie Mays 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ernie Broglio 2.52
2 Frank Baumann 2.67
3 Mike McCormick 2.80
4 Vern Law 2.84
5 Jim Bunning 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 21
1 Warren Spahn 21
3 Vern Law 20
4 Lew Burdette 18
5 6 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 241
2 Jim Bunning 199
3 Sandy Koufax 188
4 Ernie Broglio 183
5 Sam Jones 182

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 Ken Boyer .440
2 Pete Daley .421
3 Eddie Yost .394
4 Nellie Fox .383
5 Rocky Colavito .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 7
2 Willie Kirkland 4
2 Mickey Mantle 4
2 Minnie Minoso 4
2 Dick Williams 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Williams 17
2 Rocky Colavito 13
3 Willie Kirkland 12
3 Ted Kluszewski 12
3 Brooks Robinson 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 6
2 Bob Allison 3
2 Luis Aparicio 3
2 Bill Bruton 3
2 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Stobbs 0.00
2 Ralph Terry 0.51
3 Ike Delock 0.60
4 Dallas Green 0.73
5 Warren Spahn 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Baumann 3
1 Ernie Broglio 3
1 Warren Spahn 3
4 Lew Burdette 2
4 13 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 26
2 Larry Jackson 22
2 Mike McCormick 22
4 Sandy Koufax 20
5 4 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 2
1 Steve Barber 2
1 Lindy McDaniel 2
1 Bobby Shantz 2
1 Mel Wright 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Green .403
2 Al Kaline .398
3 Nellie Fox .391
4 Pete Runnels .372
5 Ken Boyer .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 10
2 Harmon Killebrew 9
3 Jim Lemon 8
3 Mickey Mantle 8
3 Eddie Mathews 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 29
2 Hank Aaron 24
2 Jim Lemon 24
4 Minnie Minoso 23
5 Joe Adcock 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 15
2 Luis Aparicio 10
3 Lenny Green 7
4 Orlando Cepeda 5
4 Al Kaline 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ralph Terry 0.89
2 Chuck Stobbs 0.91
3 Don Drysdale 1.45
4 Hal Brown 1.60
5 Ernie Broglio 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 5
1 Barry Latman 5
1 Warren Spahn 5
4 Frank Baumann 4
4 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 47
1 Pedro Ramos 47
3 Larry Jackson 38
3 Mike McCormick 38
5 Sandy Koufax 37

Saves

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