On August 14, 1960, Hall of Famer Fred Clarke dies at the age of 87. Clarke played 21 years in the major leagues and also managed for 19 seasons. In 1909, he led the Pittsburgh Pirates to a World Championship.
The Yankees lose a doubleheader to Washington and fall to 3rd place in the American League, a half game behind the Orioles and White Sox. P Camilo Pascual’s grand slam is the difference in a 5 – 4 first-game win. In the second game, Mickey Mantle, believing there are two outs, jogs to first base on a grounder to third. The Senators turn a double play, with New York’s Roger Maris suffering bruised ribs trying to break it up at second base. Maris will miss 18 games as a result. Mantle is heavily booed, and manager Casey Stengel replaces him with Bob Cerv. The clubs set a major-league record by using 17 pinch hitters – 9 by the Yankees – in the doubleheader (more than 18 innings), while playing a major-league record 24 errorless innings.
The Pirates sweep a doubleheader from 2nd-place St. Louis to take a six-game lead in the National League pennant race. Don Hoak’s RBI single in the 11th inning gives Pittsburgh a 3 – 2 win in the nightcap, following a 9 – 4 win in the opener. The Cards’ Bill White connects for the cycle in the opener.
1960 – Ted Williams hits a pair of homers and a double to pace the Red Sox to a 6 – 1 win over the Indians. Ted has 21 homers for the season. The first of the two today, #512, moves Ted past Mel Ott into 4th place on the all-time list. After the game, Williams announces that he will retire at the end of the season.
With the fine relief pitching of Lindy McDaniel in the opener and a 5-hitter by Curt Simmons in the nitecap, the Cards sweep the Phils, 5 – 4 and 6 – 0. Phillie Tony Taylor ties a major-league record for 2B by going the entire doubleheader (18 innings) without a putout, the first to achieve the feat since Connie Ryan of the Phillies, June 14, 1953.
Ted Williams blasts his 19th home run and 511th of his career, off Jim Perry, but the Red Sox lose to the Indians, 6 – 3. Ted’s 5th-inning home run ties him with Mel Ott for 3rd on the all-time list.
August 8, 1960 – At county Stadium Trailing the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3 in the eighth inning, with two out and nobody on base, the Braves staged a comeback. Joe Adcock, Red Schoendienst, and Johnny Logan, each with two strikes on him, each singled. Chasing future Hall of famer Don Drysdale. Facing deliver Ed…
1960 – Before a day crowd of 48‚323‚ the largest day crowd ever at Comiskey Park‚ Billy Pierce pitches a four-hit victory over the Yankees‚ 9 – 1. Pierce faces just 31 batters.
The White Sox win a pair from the Senators, with reliever Gerry Staley picking up two victories. Staley will be 13-8, all in relief, with both wins and losses topping American League relievers.
The Tigers and Indians become the first teams to swap skippers. The Tribe’s new manager, Jimmy Dykes, will compile a 103-115 record for Cleveland, while Joe Gordon posts a 26-31 mark in his two-months stay in Detroit.
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