On This Day

Thursday, September 29, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 94 57 .623 --
Orioles 87 65 .572 7.5
White Sox 86 65 .570 8.0
Indians 74 77 .490 20.0
Senators 73 79 .480 21.5
Tigers 69 82 .457 25.0
Red Sox 65 86 .430 29.0
Athletics 57 94 .377 37.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 93 58 .616 --
Braves 87 64 .576 6.0
Cardinals 86 65 .570 7.0
Dodgers 80 71 .530 13.0
Giants 76 75 .503 17.0
Reds 67 84 .444 26.0
Cubs 59 92 .391 34.0
Phillies 56 95 .371 37.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Boyer 2
1 Hal Smith 2
3 Doug Camilli 1
3 Joe Cunningham 1
3 10 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Davis 1
1 Alex Grammas 1
1 Don Landrum 1
1 Charlie Neal 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 2
2 Tommy Davis 1
2 Willie Davis 1
2 Alex Grammas 1
2 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sandy Koufax 0.78
2 Larry Jackson 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jackson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 7
2 Larry Jackson 5
3 Larry Sherry 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Groat .325
2 Norm Larker .324
3 Willie Mays .320
4 Pete Runnels .317
5 Roberto Clemente .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 41
2 Mickey Mantle 40
3 Roger Maris 39
3 Eddie Mathews 39
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 120
2 Eddie Mathews 118
3 Ernie Banks 116
4 Roger Maris 108
5 Minnie Minoso 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 49
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 19
5 Larry Jackson 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 241
2 Jim Bunning 201
3 Sandy Koufax 195
4 Ernie Broglio 187
5 Sam Jones 182

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 27
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 Eddie Yost .414
3 Bill Bruton .395
4 Minnie Minoso .385
5 Dick Schofield .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 6
1 Mickey Mantle 6
3 Willie Kirkland 4
3 Minnie Minoso 4
3 Gus Triandos 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 11
1 Willie Kirkland 11
1 Dick Williams 11
4 Ken Boyer 10
4 4 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 4
2 Luis Aparicio 3
2 Bill Bruton 3
2 Al Kaline 3
2 Jim Rivera 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 0.50
2 Ralph Terry 0.51
3 Dallas Green 0.56
4 Warren Spahn 1.04
5 Bobby Locke 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 3
1 Whitey Ford 3
3 Bob Anderson 2
3 Frank Baumann 2
3 13 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Jackson 22
2 Warren Spahn 21
3 Don Drysdale 19
4 Ernie Broglio 18
4 Chuck Stobbs 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 3
2 Lindy McDaniel 2
2 Bobby Shantz 2
2 Mel Wright 2
5 21 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Boyer .398
2 Lenny Green .391
3 Nellie Fox .373
4 Frank Robinson .351
5 Pete Runnels .349

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 31
2 Hank Aaron 27
3 Jim Lemon 24
4 Joe Adcock 23
4 Minnie Minoso 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 15
2 Luis Aparicio 10
3 Lenny Green 7
4 Bill Bruton 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ralph Terry 1.08
2 Don Drysdale 1.43
3 Hal Brown 1.55
4 Chuck Stobbs 1.56
5 Ned Garver 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 5
1 Warren Spahn 5
3 Frank Baumann 4
3 Lew Burdette 4
3 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 47
1 Pedro Ramos 47
3 Sandy Koufax 44
4 Larry Jackson 38
5 Ernie Broglio 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 6
2 Roy Face 5
3 Mike Fornieles 4
4 Luis Arroyo 3
5 13 tied 2