On This Day

Tuesday, June 23, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 35 28 .556 --
White Sox 35 30 .538 1.0
Orioles 35 31 .530 1.5
Yankees 34 31 .523 2.0
Tigers 34 32 .515 2.5
Red Sox 29 35 .453 6.5
Athletics 28 35 .444 7.0
Senators 29 37 .439 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 39 28 .582 --
Giants 38 31 .551 2.0
Pirates 38 33 .535 3.0
Dodgers 38 33 .535 3.0
Cubs 34 33 .507 5.0
Cardinals 30 36 .455 8.5
Redlegs 30 37 .448 9.0
Phillies 25 41 .379 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hector Lopez 4
1 Frank Robinson 4
1 Dick Stuart 4
4 Elston Howard 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Allison 1
1 Hank Bauer 1
1 Ken Boyer 1
1 Wes Covington 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Crandall 4
1 Jackie Jensen 4
3 Hank Bauer 3
3 Frank Malzone 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Allison 1
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Hector Lopez 1
1 Jim Rivera 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gene Conley 1.17
2 Ike Delock 1.00
3 Danny McDevitt 0.75
4 Whitey Ford 0.67
4 Milt Pappas 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ike Delock 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Glen Hobbie 1
1 Vern Law 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ike Delock 8
2 Gene Conley 7
2 Sam Jones 7
2 Early Wynn 7
5 Danny McDevitt 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .390
2 Harvey Kuenn .362
3 Bill White .357
4 Al Kaline .351
5 Joe Cunningham .341

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 67
2 Hank Aaron 63
3 Frank Robinson 60
4 Orlando Cepeda 57
5 Harmon Killebrew 53

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 20
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 Bud Daley 2.57
3 Bob Buhl 2.60
4 Don Larsen 2.65
5 Don Mossi 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 11
1 Roy Face 11
3 Johnny Antonelli 10
3 Early Wynn 10
5 3 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 110
2 Sam Jones 96
3 Early Wynn 92
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 Dick Stuart .489
2 Ken Boyer .459
2 Al Kaline .459
4 Bill White .456
5 Wally Moon .450

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 8
1 Mickey Mantle 8
3 Bob Allison 7
4 Ernie Banks 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 19
2 Mickey Mantle 18
3 Minnie Minoso 16
4 Bob Allison 15
4 Don Hoak 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 4
2 Bob Allison 3
2 Jim Gilliam 3
2 Jackie Jensen 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lindy McDaniel 0.00
2 Hal Brown 0.57
3 Roy Face 0.75
4 Jerry Casale 1.00
4 Milt Pappas 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 3
1 Jerry Casale 3
1 Roy Face 3
1 Larry Jackson 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 29
1 Sandy Koufax 29
3 Johnny Antonelli 22
3 Don Drysdale 22
3 2 others tied 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill White .398
2 Dick Stuart .388
3 Al Kaline .385
3 Wally Moon .385
5 Don Hoak .376

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 30
2 Mickey Mantle 29
2 Bill Skowron 29
4 Ernie Banks 27
4 Gil Hodges 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Mantle 9
2 Luis Aparicio 8
3 Don Blasingame 7
3 Jackie Jensen 7
3 Bill White 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Henry 1.04
2 Lindy McDaniel 1.35
3 Barry Latman 1.42
4 Milt Pappas 1.71
5 Don Ferrarese 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 5
1 Jerry Casale 5
1 Roy Face 5
1 Don Newcombe 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 53
2 Sam Jones 45
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 .378
2 Pete Runnels .334
3 Harvey Kuenn .334
4 Al Kaline .333
5 Richie Ashburn .325

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 142
2 Hank Aaron 127
3 Rocky Colavito 125
4 Frank Robinson 121
5 Jackie Jensen 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 34
2 Mickey Mantle 27
2 Willie Mays 27
4 Richie Ashburn 25
5 Don Blasingame 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.95
2 Whitey Ford 2.60
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 Cal McLish 20
4 Johnny Antonelli 19
4 Billy Pierce 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 240
2 Don Drysdale 202
3 Early Wynn 199
4 Jim Bunning 197
5 Warren Spahn 167

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 21
2 Don Elston 18
3 Clem Labine 16
4 Billy Loes 14
5 4 tied 13