On This Day

Monday, June 22, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 35 27 .565 --
White Sox 34 30 .531 2.0
Tigers 34 31 .523 2.5
Orioles 34 31 .523 2.5
Yankees 33 31 .516 3.0
Athletics 28 34 .452 7.0
Senators 29 36 .446 7.5
Red Sox 28 35 .444 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 38 28 .576 --
Giants 38 30 .559 1.0
Pirates 37 33 .529 3.0
Dodgers 37 33 .529 3.0
Cubs 33 33 .500 5.0
Cardinals 30 35 .462 7.5
Redlegs 30 36 .455 8.0
Phillies 25 40 .385 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Richie Ashburn 3
1 Tony Kubek 3
1 Mickey Mantle 3
4 Orlando Cepeda 2
4 8 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 2
2 Harry Anderson 1
2 Bill Skowron 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 6
2 Bob Cerv 3
2 Gil Hodges 3
4 Don Demeter 2
4 Bill Skowron 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 1
1 Wally Moon 1
1 Andre Rodgers 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sandy Koufax 1.23
2 Eddie Fisher 0.75
3 Ray Herbert 0.50
4 Jim Owens 0.47
5 Ron Kline 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Sandy Koufax 1
1 Bobby Shantz 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 16
2 Jim Owens 7
3 Ray Herbert 4
3 Ron Kline 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Worthington 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .391
2 Bill White .360
3 Harvey Kuenn .359
4 Al Kaline .351
5 Joe Cunningham .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 24
2 Rocky Colavito 22
2 Eddie Mathews 22
4 Hank Aaron 19
4 Ernie Banks 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 67
2 Hank Aaron 61
3 Frank Robinson 59
4 Orlando Cepeda 57
5 Harmon Killebrew 53

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 19
2 Mickey Mantle 14
3 Charlie Neal 13
4 Don Blasingame 11
5 Willie Mays 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.63
2 Hal Brown 2.18
3 Bud Daley 2.57
4 Bob Buhl 2.60
5 Don Larsen 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 11
1 Roy Face 11
3 Johnny Antonelli 10
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 9
4 3 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 110
2 Sam Jones 89
3 Early Wynn 85
4 Herb Score 84
5 Jim Bunning 81

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 10
2 Billy Loes 8
2 Don McMahon 8
4 Roy Face 7
5 3 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .488
2 Dick Stuart .478
3 Bill White .472
4 Wally Moon .456
5 3 tied .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 8
2 Mickey Mantle 7
3 Bob Allison 6
3 Ernie Banks 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 19
2 Ernie Banks 16
2 Mickey Mantle 16
2 Minnie Minoso 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 3
1 Jim Gilliam 3
1 Jackie Jensen 3
1 Mickey Mantle 3
1 Charlie Neal 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lindy McDaniel 0.00
2 Danny McDevitt 0.53
3 Hal Brown 0.57
4 Roy Face 0.60
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Face 4
2 Johnny Antonelli 3
2 Lew Burdette 3
2 Jerry Casale 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 29
2 Jim Bunning 23
3 Johnny Antonelli 22
3 Don Drysdale 22
3 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 4
1 Don McMahon 4
1 Dave Sisler 4
4 Dick Brodowski 2
4 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Moon .402
2 Bill White .396
3 Don Hoak .382
4 Al Kaline .380
5 2 tied .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 11
2 Bob Allison 10
2 Rocky Colavito 10
4 Ernie Banks 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Skowron 32
2 Orlando Cepeda 30
3 Mickey Mantle 29
4 Ernie Banks 28
5 Hector Lopez 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Mantle 10
2 Luis Aparicio 7
2 Don Blasingame 7
2 Jackie Jensen 7
2 Bill White 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Henry 1.04
2 Lindy McDaniel 1.35
3 Don Ferrarese 1.78
4 Jerry Casale 1.83
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 5
1 Jerry Casale 5
1 Bud Daley 5
1 Roy Face 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 53
2 Sam Jones 47
3 Don Drysdale 41
4 Camilo Pascual 40
5 Johnny Antonelli 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don McMahon 6
1 Dave Sisler 6
3 Lindy McDaniel 5
4 Roy Face 4
4 Bill Henry 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .376
2 Pete Runnels .336
3 Harvey Kuenn .331
4 Al Kaline .330
5 Richie Ashburn .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 52
2 Ernie Banks 48
3 Mickey Mantle 47
4 Frank Robinson 40
5 Eddie Mathews 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 143
2 Hank Aaron 125
2 Rocky Colavito 125
4 Frank Robinson 121
5 Jackie Jensen 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 33
2 Willie Mays 31
3 Mickey Mantle 27
4 Richie Ashburn 26
5 Don Blasingame 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.95
2 Whitey Ford 2.63
3 Stu Miller 2.74
4 Cal McLish 2.86
5 Billy Pierce 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 26
2 Warren Spahn 23
3 Johnny Antonelli 20
3 Cal McLish 20
5 Billy Pierce 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 233
2 Don Drysdale 202
3 Jim Bunning 197
4 Early Wynn 192
5 Warren Spahn 167

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 21
2 Don Elston 19
3 Clem Labine 16
4 Billy Loes 14
5 4 tied 13