On This Day

Wednesday, June 3, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	25	20	.556	--
White Sox	26	21	.553	0.0
Orioles	26	22	.542	0.5
Athletics	23	21	.523	1.5
Tigers	22	24	.478	3.5
Senators	23	26	.469	4.0
Yankees	20	24	.455	4.5
Red Sox	19	26	.422	6.0

Games

White Sox 6, Orioles 1

Senators 4, Indians 0

Yankees 6, Tigers 5

Athletics 5, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	30	17	.638	--
Giants	27	21	.563	3.5
Pirates	27	22	.551	4.0
Dodgers	26	24	.520	5.5
Cubs	23	25	.479	7.5
Redlegs	22	26	.458	8.5
Cardinals	19	28	.404	11.0
Phillies	18	29	.383	12.0

Games

Dodgers 5, Redlegs 1

Braves 7, Giants 4

Phillies 4, Cubs 3

Pirates 5, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Richie Ashburn	3
1	Al Dark	3
1	Al Kaline	3
1	Stan Williams	3
5	27 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	2
1	John Roseboro	2
3	Hank Aaron	1
3	Yogi Berra	1
3	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	4
1	John Roseboro	4
3	Yogi Berra	3
4	Ed Bouchee	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Del Crandall	1
1	Minnie Minoso	1
1	Willie Tasby	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Fischer	1.33
2	Herb Score	0.75
3	Stan Williams	0.56
4	Dave Hillman	0.50
4	3 others tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Ryne Duren	1
1	Bill Fischer	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Owens	6
1	Herb Score	6
3	Dave Hillman	5
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	5
3	Stan Williams	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	1
1	Ray Herbert	1
1	Don McMahon	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.426
2	Smoky Burgess	.362
3	Harvey Kuenn	.340
4	Willie Mays	.339
5	2 tied	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	19
1	Eddie Mathews	19
3	Hank Aaron	15
4	Frank Robinson	14
5	Rocky Colavito	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	48
2	Hank Aaron	47
3	Ernie Banks	45
4	Eddie Mathews	41
5	Harmon Killebrew	40

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	14
2	Charlie Neal	10
3	Mickey Mantle	9
4	Willie Mays	8
5	4 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	Herb Score	70
3	Early Wynn	65
4	Sam Jones	60
5	Warren Spahn	58

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	8
2	Billy Loes	6
3	Roy Face	5
3	Clem Labine	5
5	4 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Williams	.464
2	Mickey Mantle	.438
3	Don Blasingame	.404
4	Ed Bouchee	.389
5	Ed Bailey	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	6
1	Bob Skinner	6
3	Harmon Killebrew	5
3	Mickey Mantle	5
3	Eddie Mathews	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Skowron	17
2	Frank Robinson	15
3	Hector Lopez	14
3	Bob Skinner	14
3	Dick Williams	14

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	Bud Daley	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bud Daley	3
1	Frank Lary	3
1	Jim Owens	3
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	3
5	26 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	27
2	Herb Score	25
3	Danny McDevitt	23
3	Juan Pizarro	23
5	2 tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Acker	2
1	Don Elston	2
1	Roy Face	2
1	Bill Henry	2
1	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.410
2	Joe Cunningham	.397
3	Johnny Logan	.393
4	Hank Aaron	.382
5	Bubba Phillips	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	12
2	Eddie Mathews	11
3	Bob Skinner	10
4	Frank Robinson	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	27
2	Ken Boyer	26
3	Willie Mays	25
3	Frank Robinson	25
5	Bob Skinner	24

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 Mossi	1.80
5	Don Larsen	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	5
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
3	Johnny Antonelli	4
3	Bob Buhl	4
3	7 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	47
2	Sam Jones	39
3	Harvey Haddix	38
4	Jim Bunning	37
5	2 tied	35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.379
2	Al Kaline	.332
3	Pete Runnels	.331
4	Willie Mays	.326
5	Richie Ashburn	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	49
2	Mickey Mantle	47
3	Ernie Banks	46
4	Frank Robinson	42
5	Hank Aaron	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	134
2	Jackie Jensen	125
3	Hank Aaron	123
4	Rocky Colavito	121
5	Frank Robinson	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	32
1	Willie Mays	32
3	Richie Ashburn	27
4	Mickey Mantle	23
5	3 tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.75
2	Whitey Ford	2.28
3	Stu Miller	2.49
4	Billy Pierce	2.71
5	Carl Willey	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	24
2	Warren Spahn	21
3	Billy Pierce	20
4	Cal McLish	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	21
2	Dick Hyde	18
3	Don Elston	17
4	Clem Labine	15
5	Ryne Duren	14