On This Day

Friday, September 30, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 95 57 .625 --
White Sox 87 65 .572 8.0
Orioles 87 65 .572 8.0
Indians 74 78 .487 21.0
Senators 73 79 .480 22.0
Tigers 70 82 .461 25.0
Red Sox 65 87 .428 30.0
Athletics 57 95 .375 38.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 93 59 .612 --
Braves 88 64 .579 5.0
Cardinals 86 66 .566 7.0
Dodgers 81 71 .533 12.0
Giants 77 75 .507 16.0
Reds 67 85 .441 26.0
Cubs 59 93 .388 34.0
Phillies 57 95 .375 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Aaron 4
1 Leo Cardenas 4
1 Nellie Fox 4
1 Minnie Minoso 4
5 6 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 2
2 Ken Aspromonte 1
2 Smoky Burgess 1
2 Doug Camilli 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 5
2 Del Crandall 3
2 Norm Larker 3
2 Eddie Yost 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 2
2 Willie Kirkland 1
2 Don Landrum 1
2 Frank Robinson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sam Jones 1.33
2 Bill Monbouquette 0.89
3 Bob Buhl 0.67
4 Jim O'Toole 0.60
5 Glen Hobbie 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 Jim Golden 1
1 Sam Jones 1
1 Frank Lary 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 8
1 Bill Monbouquette 8
3 Bob Buhl 6
3 Frank Lary 6
3 Jim O'Toole 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Aguirre 1
1 Don Drysdale 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Groat .324
2 Norm Larker .323
3 Pete Runnels .319
4 Willie Mays .319
5 Al Smith .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 41
2 Hank Aaron 40
2 Mickey Mantle 40
4 Roger Maris 39
4 Eddie Mathews 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 125
2 Eddie Mathews 120
3 Ernie Banks 117
4 Roger Maris 109
5 Minnie Minoso 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 49
1 Maury Wills 49
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 Don Drysdale 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 21
1 Warren Spahn 21
3 Vern Law 20
4 Lew Burdette 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 244
2 Jim Bunning 201
3 Sandy Koufax 195
4 Sam Jones 190
5 Ernie Broglio 187

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 Minnie Minoso .432
2 Ken Boyer .426
3 Eddie Yost .424
4 Willie Davis .419
5 Jerry Lumpe .400

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 Hank Aaron 12
1 Del Crandall 12
3 Rocky Colavito 11
3 Willie Kirkland 11
3 Dick Williams 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 5
2 Maury Wills 4
3 Al Kaline 3
3 Jim Rivera 3
5 9 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 0.50
2 Ralph Terry 0.51
3 Sam Jones 1.00
4 Warren Spahn 1.04
5 Roger Craig 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 3
1 Frank Lary 3
3 Bob Anderson 2
3 Frank Baumann 2
3 15 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Lary 23
2 Don Drysdale 22
2 Larry Jackson 22
4 Warren Spahn 21
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 3
2 Lindy McDaniel 2
2 Bobby Shantz 2
2 Mel Wright 2
5 22 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Boyer .389
2 Nellie Fox .386
3 Dick Schofield .375
4 Lenny Green .364
5 Del Crandall .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 9
1 Eddie Mathews 9
3 Rocky Colavito 8
3 Harmon Killebrew 8
5 Jim Lemon 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 33
2 Hank Aaron 28
3 Del Crandall 25
4 Norm Larker 22
5 Jim Lemon 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 15
2 Luis Aparicio 12
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 1.38
3 Hal Brown 1.55
4 Chuck Stobbs 1.56
5 Bob Turley 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 5
2 Frank Baumann 4
2 Bob Buhl 4
2 Lew Burdette 4
2 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 50
2 Sandy Koufax 43
3 Pedro Ramos 40
4 Larry Jackson 38
4 Frank Lary 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 6
2 Roy Face 4
2 Mike Fornieles 4
4 Hank Aguirre 3
4 Luis Arroyo 3