On This Day

Tuesday, June 2, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 25 19 .568 --
Orioles 26 21 .553 0.5
White Sox 25 21 .543 1.0
Athletics 22 21 .512 2.5
Tigers 22 23 .489 3.5
Senators 22 26 .458 5.0
Yankees 19 24 .442 5.5
Red Sox 19 25 .432 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 29 17 .630 --
Giants 27 20 .574 2.5
Pirates 26 22 .542 4.0
Dodgers 25 24 .510 5.5
Cubs 23 24 .489 6.5
Redlegs 22 25 .468 7.5
Cardinals 19 27 .413 10.0
Phillies 17 29 .370 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Aaron 3
1 Al Pilarcik 3
1 Dick Williams 3
4 Bob Allison 2
4 22 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Allison 1
1 Billy Klaus 1
1 Eddie Mathews 1
1 Vada Pinson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Klaus 2
1 Vada Pinson 2
1 Vic Power 2
1 John Roseboro 2
1 Hal Smith 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Allison 1
1 Larry Doby 1
1 Frank Malzone 1
1 Dick Williams 1
1 Eddie Yost 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Rush 1.60
2 Don Mossi 1.25
3 Duke Maas 1.00
3 Pedro Ramos 1.00
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harvey Haddix 1
1 Bob Mabe 1
1 Don Mossi 1
1 Pedro Ramos 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Ramos 8
1 Bob Rush 8
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 8
4 Harvey Haddix 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Acker 1
1 Rip Coleman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .424
2 Smoky Burgess .362
3 Harvey Kuenn .344
4 Nellie Fox .337
5 Vada Pinson .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 18
2 Eddie Mathews 17
3 Hank Aaron 14
3 Frank Robinson 14
5 Rocky Colavito 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 48
2 Hank Aaron 46
3 Ernie Banks 45
4 Harmon Killebrew 39
4 Vada Pinson 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 14
2 Charlie Neal 10
3 Mickey Mantle 9
4 Willie Mays 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.11
2 Bud Daley 1.48
3 Harvey Haddix 1.90
4 Gene Conley 2.13
5 Jerry Walker 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 8
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 8
3 Johnny Antonelli 7
3 Roy Face 7
3 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 85
2 Early Wynn 65
3 Herb Score 64
4 Sam Jones 60
5 Warren Spahn 58

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 8
2 Billy Loes 6
3 Clem Labine 5
4 Tex Clevenger 4
4 3 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Williams .462
2 Mickey Mantle .420
3 Bill White .412
4 Ed Bailey .405
5 Don Hoak .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 6
1 Bob Skinner 6
3 Gil Hodges 4
3 Harmon Killebrew 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Skowron 17
2 Frank Robinson 15
3 Wally Post 14
4 Hector Lopez 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Mantle 5
2 Ken Boyer 4
2 Willie Mays 4
4 Luis Aparicio 3
4 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ruben Gomez 0.00
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.33
3 Harvey Haddix 0.59
3 Bob Rush 0.59
5 Tom Sturdivant 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bud Daley 3
1 Frank Lary 3
1 Don Mossi 3
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
5 24 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 27
2 Danny McDevitt 23
2 Juan Pizarro 23
4 Johnny Antonelli 22
4 Sandy Koufax 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Acker 2
1 Don Elston 2
1 Bill Henry 2
1 Leo Kiely 2
1 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill White .410
2 Johnny Logan .394
3 Hank Aaron .390
4 Joe Cunningham .370
4 Dick Williams .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 11
2 Bob Skinner 10
3 Eddie Mathews 9
3 Frank Robinson 9
5 6 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 29
2 Willie Mays 26
2 Frank Robinson 26
4 Ken Boyer 24
5 5 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 10
2 Willie Mays 8
3 Charlie Neal 6
4 Don Blasingame 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.82
2 Bud Daley 1.10
3 Bob Rush 1.32
4 Don Larsen 1.83
5 Don Mossi 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 5
1 Roy Face 5
1 Frank Lary 5
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 5
5 8 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 48
2 Sam Jones 39
3 Harvey Haddix 38
3 Danny McDevitt 38
5 Jim Bunning 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Loes 5
2 Roy Face 4
2 Jim Perry 4
4 Tex Clevenger 3
4 3 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .378
2 Pete Runnels .331
3 Al Kaline .328
4 Willie Mays .325
5 Harvey Kuenn .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 49
2 Mickey Mantle 47
3 Ernie Banks 46
4 Frank Robinson 42
5 Hank Aaron 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 134
2 Jackie Jensen 124
3 Hank Aaron 122
4 Rocky Colavito 121
5 Frank Robinson 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 32
1 Willie Mays 32
3 Richie Ashburn 26
4 Mickey Mantle 23
5 3 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.75
2 Whitey Ford 2.19
3 Stu Miller 2.49
4 Billy Pierce 2.77
5 Carl Willey 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 24
2 Warren Spahn 21
3 Cal McLish 19
3 Billy Pierce 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 231
2 Jim Bunning 214
3 Don Drysdale 197
4 Early Wynn 193
5 Warren Spahn 164

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 20
2 Dick Hyde 18
3 Don Elston 17
4 Clem Labine 15
5 Ryne Duren 14