On This Day

Thursday, October 13, 1960

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1960 World Series

Pittsburgh wins series 4 - 3

New York Yankees 9
Pittsburgh Pirates 10
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Mantle 3
2 Smoky Burgess 2
2 Bill Mazeroski 2
2 Bobby Richardson 2
2 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Bill Mazeroski 1
1 Rocky Nelson 1
1 Bill Skowron 1
1 Hal Smith 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 4
2 Hal Smith 3
3 Mickey Mantle 2
3 Rocky Nelson 2
3 Bill Virdon 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
None

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harvey Haddix 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
None

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .400
2 Bill Skowron .375
3 Bobby Richardson .367
4 Tony Kubek .333
5 Bill Mazeroski .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 3
2 Roger Maris 2
2 Bill Mazeroski 2
2 Bill Skowron 2
5 5 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Richardson 12
2 Mickey Mantle 11
3 Yogi Berra 8
4 Bill Skowron 6
5 2 tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Skinner 1
1 Bill Virdon 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 0.00
2 Harvey Haddix 2.45
3 Vern Law 3.44
4 Bob Turley 4.82
5 Roy Face 5.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 2
1 Harvey Haddix 2
1 Vern Law 2
4 Bob Turley 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whitey Ford 8
1 Vern Law 8
3 Bob Friend 7
4 Tom Cheney 6
4 Harvey Haddix 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 3
2 Bobby Shantz 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Skowron .389
2 Mickey Mantle .379
3 Bobby Richardson .367
4 Tony Kubek .333
5 Bill Mazeroski .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 3
2 Roger Maris 2
2 Bill Mazeroski 2
2 Bill Skowron 2
5 12 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Richardson 12
2 Mickey Mantle 11
3 Yogi Berra 8
4 Bill Mazeroski 6
4 Bill Skowron 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Skinner 2
2 Willie Mays 1
2 Bill Virdon 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 1.29
2 Harvey Haddix 2.45
3 Vern Law 3.00
4 Jim Coates 4.32
5 Roy Face 4.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Law 3
2 Whitey Ford 2
2 Harvey Haddix 2
4 Bob Friend 1
4 Bob Turley 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whitey Ford 9
1 Bob Friend 9
1 Vern Law 9
4 Tom Cheney 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 3
2 Vern Law 1
2 Lindy McDaniel 1
2 Bobby Shantz 1

Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 97 57 .630 --
Orioles 89 65 .578 8.0
White Sox 87 67 .565 10.0
Indians 76 78 .494 21.0
Senators 73 81 .474 24.0
Tigers 71 83 .461 26.0
Red Sox 65 89 .422 32.0
Athletics 58 96 .377 39.0

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 95 59 .617 --
Braves 88 66 .571 7.0
Cardinals 86 68 .558 9.0
Dodgers 82 72 .532 13.0
Giants 79 75 .513 16.0
Reds 67 87 .435 28.0
Cubs 60 94 .390 35.0
Phillies 59 95 .383 36.0