On This Day

Tuesday, September 27, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 93 57 .620 --
Orioles 87 64 .576 6.5
White Sox 86 65 .570 7.5
Indians 74 76 .493 19.0
Senators 73 78 .483 20.5
Tigers 69 82 .457 24.5
Red Sox 64 86 .427 29.0
Athletics 56 94 .373 37.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 93 58 .616 --
Braves 86 64 .573 6.5
Cardinals 85 64 .570 7.0
Dodgers 79 70 .530 13.0
Giants 76 74 .507 16.5
Reds 67 84 .444 26.0
Cubs 58 92 .387 34.5
Phillies 56 94 .373 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Christopher 5
2 Willie Davis 4
2 Jerry Lumpe 4
4 Ernie Banks 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jerry Adair 1
1 Jackie Brandt 1
1 Del Crandall 1
1 Tommy Davis 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Gentile 5
2 Tommy Davis 4
3 Jackie Brandt 3
3 Ron Hansen 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 1
1 Rocky Colavito 1
1 Pumpsie Green 1
1 Al Heist 1
1 Vada Pinson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ryne Duren 1.75
2 Don Lee 1.50
3 Tom Cheney 0.82
4 Roger Craig 0.75
5 Bob Purkey 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Brown 1
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Don Cardwell 1
1 Roger Craig 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Cheney 9
2 Ryne Duren 7
3 Roger Craig 6
3 Joey Jay 6
3 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Turk Farrell 1
1 Gordon Jones 1
1 Bob Turley 1
1 Dave Wickersham 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Groat .325
2 Norm Larker .325
3 Willie Mays .322
4 Pete Runnels .317
5 Roberto Clemente .315

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 118
2 Eddie Mathews 116
3 Ernie Banks 114
4 Roger Maris 108
5 Minnie Minoso 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 48
2 Luis Aparicio 47
3 Vada Pinson 32
4 Tony Taylor 25
5 Willie Mays 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ernie Broglio 2.65
2 Frank Baumann 2.67
3 Jim Bunning 2.79
4 Mike McCormick 2.80
5 Vern Law 2.84

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 201
3 Sandy Koufax 188
4 Ernie Broglio 187
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 Willie Mays .400
3 Pete Daley .390
4 Bill Skowron .375
5 Jim Gentile .371

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 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Stobbs 0.00
2 Ralph Terry 0.51
3 Dallas Green 0.73
4 Warren Spahn 1.04
5 Bobby Locke 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Baumann 3
1 Ernie Broglio 3
1 Ray Herbert 3
4 Jim Bunning 2
4 17 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Jackson 22
1 Barry Latman 22
1 Mike McCormick 22
4 Ernie Broglio 21
4 Warren Spahn 21

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 .382
2 Al Kaline .380
3 Nellie Fox .371
4 Ken Boyer .368
5 Pete Runnels .366

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 29
2 Hank Aaron 25
3 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 Bill Bruton 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Stobbs 0.91
2 Ralph Terry 1.08
3 Don Drysdale 1.45
4 Hal Brown 1.55
5 Bob Turley 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 5
1 Barry Latman 5
1 Warren Spahn 5
4 Frank Baumann 4
4 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 47
1 Pedro Ramos 47
3 Larry Jackson 38
3 Mike McCormick 38
5 2 tied 37

Saves

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