On This Day

Thursday, June 25, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	36	29	.554	--
White Sox	36	31	.537	1.0
Orioles	36	32	.529	1.5
Yankees	35	32	.522	2.0
Tigers	35	33	.515	2.5
Red Sox	30	36	.455	6.5
Athletics	29	36	.446	7.0
Senators	30	38	.441	7.5

Games

White Sox 4, Senators 1

Indians 3, Orioles 2

Tigers 10, Red Sox 5

Yankees 5, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	40	29	.580	--
Giants	39	32	.549	2.0
Dodgers	40	33	.548	2.0
Pirates	39	34	.534	3.0
Cubs	35	34	.507	5.0
Cardinals	31	37	.456	8.5
Redlegs	31	38	.449	9.0
Phillies	25	43	.368	14.5

Games

Cubs 6, Redlegs 2

Dodgers 5, Phillies 2

Cardinals 3, Braves 2

Pirates 3, Giants 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tito Francona	4
2	Lou Berberet	2
2	Don Blasingame	2
2	Bob Boyd	2
2	23 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tito Francona	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	Eddie Bressoud	1
2	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Bridges	4
2	Al Kaline	3
3	Hank Aaron	2
3	Gus Bell	2
3	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moon	1
1	Jim Rivera	1
1	Norm Siebern	1
1	Bill Virdon	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harvey Haddix	1.60
2	Bob Purkey	1.00
3	Barry Latman	0.62
4	Don Drysdale	0.57
5	Robin Roberts	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Anderson	1
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	8
2	Bob Purkey	6
3	Bob Anderson	5
3	Jim Bunning	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	1
1	Bill Henry	1
1	Tom Morgan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.389
2	Harvey Kuenn	.360
3	Bill White	.350
4	Al Kaline	.348
5	Pete Runnels	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	24
2	Rocky Colavito	22
2	Eddie Mathews	22
4	Hank Aaron	21
5	Ernie Banks	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	68
1	Ernie Banks	68
3	Frank Robinson	61
4	Orlando Cepeda	57
5	2 tied	53

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	21
2	Mickey Mantle	14
3	Charlie Neal	13
4	Don Blasingame	11
5	Willie Mays	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.62
2	Hal Brown	2.44
3	Stu Miller	2.59
4	Bob Buhl	2.60
5	Bud Daley	2.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Roy Face	12
2	Lew Burdette	11
3	Johnny Antonelli	10
3	Early Wynn	10
5	3 tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	114
2	Sam Jones	96
3	Early Wynn	92
4	Herb Score	89
5	Jim Bunning	86

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	10
2	Billy Loes	9
3	Don McMahon	8
4	Roy Face	7
4	Clem Labine	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Stuart	.500
2	Ken Boyer	.444
3	Jim Gilliam	.419
4	Wally Moon	.417
5	Bill Skowron	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	7
2	Bill Skowron	6
2	Dick Stuart	6
4	Hank Aaron	5
4	6 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	17
1	Gil Hodges	17
1	Mickey Mantle	17
4	Rocky Colavito	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Allison	3
1	Luis Aparicio	3
1	Jim Gilliam	3
1	Jim Rivera	3
5	7 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lindy McDaniel	0.00
2	Barry Latman	0.46
3	Jerry Casale	0.50
4	Roy Face	0.56
5	Glen Hobbie	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Roy Face	4
2	Don Drysdale	3
2	Vern Law	3
2	Lindy McDaniel	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	29
2	Don Drysdale	26
3	Sam Jones	24
4	Camilo Pascual	22
4	Robin Roberts	22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Stuart	.405
2	Bill White	.388
3	Don Hoak	.387
4	Wally Moon	.384
5	Al Kaline	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	10
1	Ernie Banks	10
1	Rocky Colavito	10
1	Mickey Mantle	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Skowron	29
2	Orlando Cepeda	28
3	Ernie Banks	27
4	Gil Hodges	26
4	Mickey Mantle	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	9
1	Mickey Mantle	9
3	Bill White	7
4	Don Blasingame	6
4	Jackie Jensen	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Face	0.33
2	Jerry Casale	1.14
3	Lindy McDaniel	1.38
4	Barry Latman	1.41
5	Milt Pappas	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Roy Face	6
2	Johnny Antonelli	5
2	Jerry Casale	5
2	Bud Daley	5
2	Don Newcombe	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	53
2	Don Drysdale	45
2	Sam Jones	45
4	Johnny Antonelli	44
5	Harvey Haddix	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don McMahon	6
2	Lindy McDaniel	5
2	Dave Sisler	5
4	Ryne Duren	4
4	3 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.381
2	Pete Runnels	.338
3	Harvey Kuenn	.334
4	Al Kaline	.332
5	Joe Cunningham	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	52
2	Ernie Banks	49
3	Mickey Mantle	47
4	Hank Aaron	40
5	Frank Robinson	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	143
2	Hank Aaron	132
3	Rocky Colavito	127
4	Frank Robinson	122
5	Jackie Jensen	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	35
2	Mickey Mantle	27
2	Willie Mays	27
4	Richie Ashburn	24
5	Don Blasingame	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.92
2	Whitey Ford	2.61
3	Stu Miller	2.62
4	Hal Brown	2.76
5	Cal McLish	2.86

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	235
2	Don Drysdale	205
3	Jim Bunning	202
4	Early Wynn	196
5	Camilo Pascual	162

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	21
2	Don Elston	18
3	Clem Labine	17
4	Billy Loes	15
5	4 tied	13