On This Day

Monday, June 8, 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
Tigers 26 25 .510 2.5
Athletics 24 24 .500 3.0
Yankees 24 25 .490 3.5
Senators 23 29 .442 6.0
Red Sox 22 29 .431 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 32 20 .615 --
Giants 30 24 .556 3.0
Pirates 29 26 .527 4.5
Cubs 28 26 .519 5.0
Dodgers 28 26 .519 5.0
Redlegs 25 28 .472 7.5
Cardinals 20 31 .392 11.5
Phillies 20 31 .392 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lew Burdette 4
2 Rocky Bridges 3
2 Del Crandall 3
2 Don Hoak 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Felipe Alou 1
1 Harry Bright 1
1 Al Kaline 1
1 Willie Kirkland 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lew Burdette 4
2 Harry Bright 3
2 Jim Davenport 3
2 Al Kaline 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Felipe Alou 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 Willie Mays 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Bunning 1.00
2 Ron Kline 0.86
3 Tom Brewer 0.50
4 Lew Burdette 0.43
5 Stu Miller 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Roy Face 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 7
2 Ron Kline 6
3 Tom Brewer 5
4 Lew Burdette 3
4 Leo Kiely 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don McMahon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .418
2 Harvey Kuenn .353
3 Smoky Burgess .346
4 Orlando Cepeda .333
5 Al Kaline .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 20
2 Harmon Killebrew 19
3 Hank Aaron 15
4 Rocky Colavito 14
4 Frank Robinson 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 53
2 Frank Robinson 51
3 Hank Aaron 49
4 Orlando Cepeda 46
5 Eddie Mathews 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 16
2 Mickey Mantle 11
3 Willie Mays 10
3 Charlie Neal 10
5 Don Blasingame 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 Gene Conley 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 9
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 9
3 Roy Face 8
4 Johnny Antonelli 7
4 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 Jim Bunning 65

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Daryl Spencer .439
2 Hal Smith .409
3 Don Hoak .393
4 Dick Williams .392
5 Ed Bouchee .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 6
2 Orlando Cepeda 5
2 Gil Hodges 5
2 Frank Robinson 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 17
2 Bob Skinner 16
2 Bill Skowron 16
4 Frank Robinson 14
5 5 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Mantle 6
2 Willie Mays 5
2 Bill White 5
4 Luis Aparicio 4
4 Don Blasingame 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 Paul Foytack 3
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
5 26 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 24
2 Mike McCormick 23
3 Harvey Haddix 21
4 Juan Pizarro 20
5 Don Drysdale 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 3
1 Bill Henry 3
1 Don McMahon 3
4 Tom Acker 2
4 6 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Williams .392
2 Hank Aaron .373
3 Bob Skinner .372
4 Joe Cunningham .369
5 Orlando Cepeda .368

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 27
1 Ernie Banks 27
1 Orlando Cepeda 27
1 Willie Mays 27
1 Bob Skinner 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 12
2 Willie Mays 8
3 Don Blasingame 7
3 Mickey Mantle 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 Don Mossi 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 6
2 Bob Buhl 5
2 Jim Bunning 5
2 Bud Daley 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 42
1 Herb Score 42
3 Don Drysdale 41
4 Jim Bunning 40
4 Harvey Haddix 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 4
1 Roy Face 4
1 Bill Henry 4
1 Billy Loes 4
1 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .378
2 Al Kaline .330
3 Pete Runnels .329
4 Richie Ashburn .323
5 Harvey Kuenn .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 50
2 Ernie Banks 44
3 Mickey Mantle 42
3 Frank Robinson 42
5 Eddie Mathews 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 134
2 Hank Aaron 122
2 Jackie Jensen 122
4 Rocky Colavito 121
5 Frank Robinson 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 32
2 Willie Mays 31
3 Richie Ashburn 27
4 Mickey Mantle 25
5 Don Blasingame 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.57
2 Whitey Ford 2.28
3 Stu Miller 2.50
4 Sam Jones 2.81
5 Billy Pierce 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 25
2 Warren Spahn 21
3 Cal McLish 19
3 Billy Pierce 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 226
2 Jim Bunning 215
3 Don Drysdale 195
3 Early Wynn 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