On This Day

Sunday, June 7, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	29	23	.558	--
Orioles	28	24	.538	1.0
Indians	26	23	.531	1.5
Athletics	24	24	.500	3.0
Tigers	25	25	.500	3.0
Yankees	24	25	.490	3.5
Senators	23	29	.442	6.0
Red Sox	22	28	.440	6.0

Games

White Sox 9, Red Sox 4

Red Sox 4, White Sox 2

Indians 7, Yankees 5

Tigers 6, Senators 4

Orioles 3, Athletics 0

Yankees 4, Indians 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	31	20	.608	--
Giants	30	23	.566	2.0
Cubs	28	25	.528	4.0
Pirates	28	26	.519	4.5
Dodgers	28	26	.519	4.5
Redlegs	25	28	.472	7.0
Cardinals	20	31	.392	11.0
Phillies	20	31	.392	11.0

Games

Giants 5, Redlegs 3

Redlegs 7, Giants 1

Braves 8, Dodgers 2

Phillies 11, Cardinals 9

Cardinals 2, Phillies 0

Cubs 4, Pirates 2

Cubs 1, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tito Francona	5
2	Harry Anderson	4
2	Luis Aparicio	4
2	Bill Bruton	4
2	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Yost	2
2	Harry Anderson	1
2	Yogi Berra	1
2	Ken Boyer	1
2	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tito Francona	4
2	Harry Anderson	3
2	Luis Aparicio	3
2	Ray Jablonski	3
2	8 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	2
1	Al Pilarcik	2
3	Richie Ashburn	1
3	Don Blasingame	1
3	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Orlando Pena	1.75
2	Bob Friend	1.67
3	Bob Buhl	1.20
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1.14
5	Don Cardwell	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	John Buzhardt	1
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	Duke Maas	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Friend	10
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	8
3	Harvey Haddix	7
3	Brooks Lawrence	7
3	2 others tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gene Conley	1
1	Ryne Duren	1
1	Don Elston	1
1	Mike Fornieles	1
1	3 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.418
2	Smoky Burgess	.348
3	Harvey Kuenn	.347
4	Orlando Cepeda	.333
5	Joe Cunningham	.328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	51
1	Frank Robinson	51
3	Hank Aaron	48
4	Orlando Cepeda	45
5	3 tied	43

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	16
2	Mickey Mantle	11
3	Charlie Neal	10
4	Don Blasingame	9
4	Willie Mays	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.00
2	Bud Daley	1.41
3	Harvey Haddix	2.04
4	Jerry Walker	2.14
5	Stu Miller	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	9
2	Lew Burdette	8
3	Johnny Antonelli	7
3	Roy Face	7
3	4 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	88
2	Herb Score	77
3	Early Wynn	70
4	Sam Jones	67
5	Warren Spahn	62

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	10
2	Clem Labine	6
2	Billy Loes	6
4	Roy Face	5
5	5 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Smith	.438
2	Daryl Spencer	.429
3	Dick Williams	.400
4	Orlando Cepeda	.397
5	Tony Taylor	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Orlando Cepeda	6
2	Gil Hodges	5
2	Elston Howard	5
2	Eddie Mathews	5
2	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	18
2	Hector Lopez	17
3	Bill Skowron	16
4	Frank Robinson	15
4	Bob Skinner	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mickey Mantle	6
2	Don Blasingame	5
2	Bill White	5
4	Luis Aparicio	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Henry	0.00
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.33
3	Don Larsen	0.63
4	Harvey Haddix	0.91
5	Bud Daley	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	3
1	Bud Daley	3
1	Whitey Ford	3
1	Paul Foytack	3
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	28
2	Herb Score	25
3	Sandy Koufax	24
4	Bob Friend	22
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	3
1	Bill Henry	3
3	Tom Acker	2
3	Ryne Duren	2
3	7 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Cunningham	.375
1	Bob Skinner	.375
3	Dick Williams	.372
4	Hank Aaron	.368
5	Orlando Cepeda	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	11
2	Eddie Mathews	10
2	Bob Skinner	10
4	Ken Boyer	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	28
2	Orlando Cepeda	27
3	Hank Aaron	26
3	Bob Skinner	26
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	12
2	Don Blasingame	7
2	Mickey Mantle	7
2	Willie Mays	7
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.68
2	Bud Daley	1.24
3	Don Larsen	1.83
4	Harvey Haddix	1.84
5	Bob Rush	2.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
2	Bob Buhl	5
2	Bud Daley	5
4	Johnny Antonelli	4
4	11 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	42
1	Herb Score	42
3	Don Drysdale	41
4	Harvey Haddix	40
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	4
1	Roy Face	4
1	Bill Henry	4
1	Billy Loes	4
1	Jim Perry	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.376
2	Pete Runnels	.329
3	Al Kaline	.328
4	Richie Ashburn	.323
5	Harvey Kuenn	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	50
2	Ernie Banks	44
3	Mickey Mantle	42
3	Frank Robinson	42
5	Eddie Mathews	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	132
2	Jackie Jensen	122
3	Hank Aaron	121
3	Rocky Colavito	121
5	Frank Robinson	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	32
2	Willie Mays	30
3	Richie Ashburn	27
4	Mickey Mantle	25
5	Don Blasingame	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.56
2	Whitey Ford	2.31
3	Stu Miller	2.42
4	Carl Willey	2.80
5	Sam Jones	2.81

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	226
2	Jim Bunning	211
3	Early Wynn	197
4	Don Drysdale	195
5	Warren Spahn	165

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	21
2	Don Elston	19
3	Dick Hyde	16
3	Clem Labine	16
5	Ryne Duren	14