On This Day

Friday, June 12, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 31 24 .564 --
Indians 28 24 .538 1.5
Tigers 29 26 .527 2.0
Orioles 29 26 .527 2.0
Athletics 26 26 .500 3.5
Yankees 26 27 .491 4.0
Senators 24 31 .436 7.0
Red Sox 23 32 .418 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 33 23 .589 --
Giants 33 25 .569 1.0
Dodgers 31 27 .534 3.0
Cubs 30 28 .517 4.0
Pirates 30 29 .508 4.5
Redlegs 27 30 .474 6.5
Cardinals 23 32 .418 9.5
Phillies 21 34 .382 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Gilliam 4
2 Ernie Banks 3
2 Del Crandall 3
2 Eddie Mathews 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 2
2 Ed Bailey 1
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Harry Chiti 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 3
1 Harry Chiti 3
1 Johnny Logan 3
1 Lee Walls 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Blasingame 1
1 Gino Cimoli 1
1 Jim Gilliam 1
1 Jackie Jensen 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike McCormick 2.00
2 Rip Coleman 0.64
3 Don Mossi 0.62
4 Ernie Broglio 0.60
5 Jack Meyer 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Buzhardt 1
1 Rip Coleman 1
1 Mike McCormick 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rip Coleman 7
2 Ernie Broglio 6
3 Don Mossi 5
4 Frank Sullivan 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Erskine 1
1 Bill Henry 1
1 Tom Sturdivant 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .411
2 Harvey Kuenn .348
3 Smoky Burgess .345
4 Al Kaline .341
5 Orlando Cepeda .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 22
2 Harmon Killebrew 19
3 Rocky Colavito 18
4 Hank Aaron 16
4 Ernie Banks 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 61
2 Frank Robinson 55
3 Hank Aaron 53
4 Orlando Cepeda 50
5 2 tied 46

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 18
2 Mickey Mantle 13
3 Charlie Neal 12
4 Don Blasingame 11
5 Willie Mays 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.00
2 Bud Daley 1.93
3 Gene Conley 2.03
4 Don Larsen 2.35
5 Don Mossi 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 9
1 Roy Face 9
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 9
4 Johnny Antonelli 8
4 Early Wynn 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 90
2 Herb Score 77
2 Early Wynn 77
4 Sam Jones 72
5 2 tied 65

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 10
2 Billy Loes 7
3 Clem Labine 6
4 Roy Face 5
4 2 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Skinner .407
2 Al Pilarcik .406
3 Daryl Spencer .403
4 Pete Runnels .393
5 Wally Moon .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 7
2 Willie Kirkland 6
3 Bob Allison 5
3 Orlando Cepeda 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 19
2 Bob Skinner 17
3 Ernie Banks 16
3 Bill Skowron 16
5 Al Kaline 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 5
1 Don Blasingame 5
1 Jackie Jensen 5
1 Mickey Mantle 5
5 Willie Mays 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.50
2 Don Larsen 0.63
3 Roy Face 0.66
4 Stan Williams 0.98
5 Bob Rush 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 4
2 Jerry Casale 3
2 Art Ditmar 3
2 Roy Face 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike McCormick 23
2 Bob Buhl 22
3 Johnny Antonelli 21
4 Juan Pizarro 20
5 Danny McDevitt 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Henry 3
1 Stu Miller 3
3 Tom Acker 2
3 Don Elston 2
3 5 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill White .407
2 Orlando Cepeda .407
3 Joe Cunningham .372
4 Don Hoak .362
5 Dick Williams .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 10
2 Ernie Banks 9
2 Eddie Mathews 9
4 Hank Aaron 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 33
2 Orlando Cepeda 30
3 Hank Aaron 28
4 Hector Lopez 27
5 Willie Mays 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 11
2 Mickey Mantle 9
3 Don Blasingame 8
4 Willie Mays 7
5 Jackie Jensen 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.40
2 Bob Rush 1.24
3 Don Larsen 1.78
4 Bud Daley 1.79
5 Don Mossi 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 5
1 Bud Daley 5
1 Roy Face 5
1 Sam Jones 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 46
2 Herb Score 41
3 Don Drysdale 39
3 Harvey Haddix 39
5 Mike McCormick 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Henry 5
2 Don Elston 4
3 Roy Face 3
3 Billy Loes 3
3 5 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .375
2 Pete Runnels .338
3 Al Kaline .334
4 Harvey Kuenn .322
5 Richie Ashburn .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 52
2 Ernie Banks 45
3 Mickey Mantle 43
4 Frank Robinson 42
5 Eddie Mathews 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 138
2 Hank Aaron 122
2 Rocky Colavito 122
2 Frank Robinson 122
5 Jackie Jensen 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 34
2 Willie Mays 31
3 Mickey Mantle 27
4 Richie Ashburn 26
5 Don Blasingame 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.62
2 Whitey Ford 2.45
3 Billy Pierce 2.67
4 Stu Miller 2.68
5 Carl Willey 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 25
2 Warren Spahn 21
3 Billy Pierce 20
4 Johnny Antonelli 19
4 Cal McLish 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 225
2 Jim Bunning 203
3 Early Wynn 202
4 Don Drysdale 191
5 Warren Spahn 167

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 20
2 Don Elston 19
3 Clem Labine 16
4 Dick Hyde 14
5 2 tied 13