BREAKING NEWS
 

 
  Monday 4/15/1960
  Chicago (A)'s Freese wins Player of the Week award
  The AL's best player of the week was Chicago (A)'s 
  Gene Freese, who wins the award for the 1st time in 
  his career. Gene was on fire, hitting .455 with 3 HR 
  and 8 RBI. Pittsburgh's pitcher Tom Cheney had some 
  reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him 
  the NL Player of the Week. He was in a zone all week, 
  compiling an ERA of 1.06 while going 2-0. He hurled 
  a shutout as well. 
 

 
  Wednesday 4/10/1960
  Frank Lary dominates Kansas City, gives up just one hit
   
  DETROIT - Good things can happen when you throw strikes. 
  And Frank Lary did so today, in a 1-hit shutout against 
  Kansas City. Andy Carey spoiled the bid for a no-hitter 
  when he singled with one out in the 9th inning. Lary 
  (2-0) struck out 8 and walked none, throwing 64 of 
  93 pitches for strikes. 'I had a good grip on the ball 
  today and I was able to put it where I wanted. That 
  kept them out of balance.' Rocky Colavito provided 
  Detroit with the offense Lary needed as he finished 
  with 1 hit in 3 AB, hitting a homerun. Detroit scored 
  1 run on 4 hits. 
 

 
  Monday 4/8/1960
  Nixon and Boyer win Player of the Week award
  The AL's best player of the week was Boston's Russ 
  Nixon, who wins the award for the 1st time in his career. 
  Nixon helped his team with an average of .500 and 7 
  RBI in 32 at bats. While compiling an on base percentage 
  of .500, Russ hit .500 and slugged .750. He has collected 
  7 runs batted in this year. He's 1st in the AL in batting 
  and 4th in RBI! The NL's best player of the week was 
  St. Louis' Ken Boyer, who wins the award for the 1st 
  time in his career. He had an on base percentage of 
  .452 and hit .393, while driving in 12 runs. 
 

 
  Tuesday 4/2/1960
  Bob Skinner hits for the cycle against Philadelphia
  PHILADELPHIA - Pittsburgh's rightfielder Bob Skinner 
  once again displayed his tremendous ability to make 
  contact with that little white ball. He tore up Philadelphia's 
  pitching staff with a 5 hit performance on Tuesday. 
  A single in the 2nd off John Buzhardt accounted for 
  his 1st hit. His 2nd hit was a double off John Buzhardt 
  in the 5th inning. A single in the 7th off John Buzhardt 
  accounted for his 3rd hit. In the 9th inning he unloaded 
  a triple off Turk Farrell. A 448 feet drive to center 
  field marked his 5th hit, a solo homerun off Jim Owens 
  in the 12th inning. That drive completed the cycle, 
  causing a smile on his face! Bob did drive in one while 
  scoring 4 runs on his own. This season has been a good 
  one for him so far, as he has 7 hits in 10 at bats, 
  resulting in a .700 batting average. He's now the 1st 
  player in league history to hit for the cycle! 
 

 
  Tuesday 4/2/1960
  Alvin Dark has 2000th career hits
  PHILADELPHIA - Alvin Dark got a standing ovation from 
  35984 fans in Philadelphia, who witnessed his 2000th 
  career hit. Along with his 2000 hits, Alvin collected 
  123 homeruns and 728 RBI in 13 seasons. 'I'm out of 
  words. I'll probably realize it tomorrow, but for now 
  I'm done.' His hit in the 2nd inning was a grand slam 
  off Vern Law.