On This Day

Wednesday, June 17, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	33	24	.579	--
White Sox	33	27	.550	1.5
Tigers	32	28	.533	2.5
Orioles	31	29	.517	3.5
Yankees	29	29	.500	4.5
Athletics	26	30	.464	6.5
Senators	26	34	.433	8.5
Red Sox	25	34	.424	9.0

Games

Senators 7, Athletics 2

Yankees 7, White Sox 3

Orioles 4, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	35	27	.565	--
Giants	35	28	.556	0.5
Pirates	34	30	.531	2.0
Dodgers	34	31	.523	2.5
Cubs	32	30	.516	3.0
Redlegs	29	33	.468	6.0
Cardinals	28	33	.459	6.5
Phillies	23	38	.377	11.5

Games

Cubs 5, Pirates 2

Dodgers 10, Braves 2

Dodgers 4, Braves 0

Giants 7, Redlegs 5

Cardinals 10, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gil Hodges	5
2	Jim Gilliam	4
2	Johnny Temple	4
4	Hank Aaron	3
4	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	1
1	Reno Bertoia	1
1	Chico Carrasquel	1
1	Jim Davenport	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Reno Bertoia	3
1	Gil Hodges	3
1	Frank Howard	3
1	Ray Jablonski	3
1	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Allison	1
1	Joe Pignatano	1
1	Tony Taylor	1
1	Bill White	1
1	Dick Williams	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Milt Pappas	3.00
2	Jim Bunning	1.40
3	Bob Turley	0.75
4	Camilo Pascual	0.73
5	Harvey Haddix	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Marshall Bridges	1
1	Bill Henry	1
1	Sandy Koufax	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	9
2	Harvey Haddix	8
2	Camilo Pascual	8
4	Johnny Antonelli	7
4	2 others tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	1
1	Sam Jones	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.398
2	Harvey Kuenn	.356
3	Al Kaline	.353
4	Bill White	.347
5	Nellie Fox	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	22
1	Eddie Mathews	22
3	Rocky Colavito	20
4	Ernie Banks	18
5	2 tied	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	64
2	Frank Robinson	57
3	Hank Aaron	55
4	Orlando Cepeda	54
5	3 tied	48

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	18
2	Mickey Mantle	14
3	Charlie Neal	12
4	Don Blasingame	11
5	Willie Mays	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.39
2	Don Mossi	2.36
3	Gene Conley	2.40
4	Bob Buhl	2.44
5	Stu Miller	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	10
1	Lew Burdette	10
1	Roy Face	10
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	9
4	Early Wynn	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	103
2	Herb Score	84
3	Early Wynn	82
4	Sam Jones	80
5	Johnny Antonelli	76

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	10
2	Billy Loes	7
2	Don McMahon	7
4	Roy Face	6
4	Clem Labine	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Moon	.449
2	Al Kaline	.448
3	Jim Gilliam	.424
4	Ken Boyer	.420
5	Dick Stuart	.414

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	7
1	Rocky Colavito	7
1	Willie Kirkland	7
4	Ernie Banks	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	20
2	Ernie Banks	19
3	Al Kaline	17
4	Rocky Colavito	16
4	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Jensen	6
2	Don Blasingame	5
2	Mickey Mantle	5
4	Luis Aparicio	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ryne Duren	0.00
1	Barry Latman	0.00
3	Dick Drott	0.75
4	Don Newcombe	1.00
4	2 others tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	3
1	Bob Buhl	3
1	Jerry Casale	3
1	Art Ditmar	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Antonelli	24
2	Bob Buhl	22
2	Camilo Pascual	22
4	Sam Jones	20
4	3 others tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don McMahon	4
1	Dave Sisler	4
3	Rudy Arias	2
3	Dick Brodowski	2
3	8 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Don Hoak	.402
2	Bill White	.400
3	Orlando Cepeda	.390
4	Wally Moon	.371
5	Al Kaline	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	9
1	Ernie Banks	9
1	Rocky Colavito	9
1	Mickey Mantle	9
5	6 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	29
2	Orlando Cepeda	28
3	Charlie Maxwell	26
4	Al Kaline	25
4	2 others tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mickey Mantle	10
2	Luis Aparicio	8
2	Don Blasingame	8
4	Jackie Jensen	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.27
2	Don Mossi	1.72
3	Bob Rush	1.91
4	Don Ferrarese	2.17
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	5
1	Don Newcombe	5
3	Bob Buhl	4
3	Lew Burdette	4
3	14 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Antonelli	46
2	Don Drysdale	45
3	Sam Jones	42
4	Camilo Pascual	40
5	3 tied	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don McMahon	5
1	Dave Sisler	5
3	Don Elston	4
3	Bill Henry	4
5	6 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.375
2	Pete Runnels	.336
3	Al Kaline	.334
4	Harvey Kuenn	.327
5	Richie Ashburn	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	51
2	Ernie Banks	47
3	Mickey Mantle	44
4	Frank Robinson	42
5	Eddie Mathews	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	141
2	Rocky Colavito	124
3	Hank Aaron	123
4	Frank Robinson	122
5	Jackie Jensen	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	32
2	Willie Mays	31
3	Mickey Mantle	27
4	Richie Ashburn	26
5	Don Blasingame	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.84
2	Whitey Ford	2.50
3	Stu Miller	2.60
4	Billy Pierce	2.70
5	Dick Donovan	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	26
2	Warren Spahn	22
3	Johnny Antonelli	20
3	Billy Pierce	20
5	Cal McLish	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	227
2	Jim Bunning	204
3	Don Drysdale	201
4	Early Wynn	197
5	Warren Spahn	173

Saves

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