On This Day

Saturday, June 27, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	37	30	.552	--
White Sox	37	32	.536	1.0
Orioles	38	33	.535	1.0
Yankees	36	33	.522	2.0
Tigers	36	35	.507	3.0
Red Sox	31	37	.456	6.5
Athletics	30	37	.448	7.0
Senators	31	39	.443	7.5

Games

White Sox 5, Yankees 4

Red Sox 6, Indians 4

Tigers 12, Orioles 2

Athletics 5, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	41	30	.577	--
Dodgers	42	33	.560	1.0
Giants	40	33	.548	2.0
Pirates	39	36	.520	4.0
Cubs	36	35	.507	5.0
Cardinals	32	38	.457	8.5
Redlegs	32	39	.451	9.0
Phillies	26	44	.371	14.5

Games

Cardinals 5, Redlegs 0

Dodgers 3, Pirates 0

Cubs 7, Braves 1

Phillies 7, Giants 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Don Blasingame	3
1	Billy Klaus	3
1	Johnny Logan	3
1	Hector Lopez	3
1	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hector Lopez	2
1	Gus Zernial	2
3	Harry Anderson	1
3	Ernie Banks	1
3	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Zernial	5
2	Harry Simpson	4
3	Joe DeMaestri	3
3	Wally Post	3
3	Red Wilson	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jerry Lumpe	1
1	Vada Pinson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ernie Broglio	3.00
2	Sandy Koufax	1.00
3	Vern Law	0.88
4	Gene Conley	0.75
5	Ray Herbert	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie Broglio	1
1	Gene Conley	1
1	Paul Foytack	1
1	Bob Grim	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	8
2	Vern Law	7
3	Ernie Broglio	6
3	Gene Conley	6
3	Ray Herbert	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Brewer	1
1	Gerry Staley	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.386
2	Pete Runnels	.356
3	Harvey Kuenn	.355
4	Bill White	.354
5	Al Kaline	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	26
2	Rocky Colavito	22
2	Eddie Mathews	22
4	Hank Aaron	21
4	Ernie Banks	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	71
2	Hank Aaron	68
3	Frank Robinson	61
4	Orlando Cepeda	59
5	Harmon Killebrew	56

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	Warren Spahn	10
3	Early Wynn	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	114
2	Sam Jones	97
3	Early Wynn	92
4	Herb Score	89
5	Jim Bunning	86

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Stuart	.512
2	Ken Boyer	.444
3	Pete Runnels	.434
4	Bill White	.411
5	Gil McDougald	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Woodie Held	7
1	Harmon Killebrew	7
1	Bill Skowron	7
4	Bob Allison	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	16
1	Gil Hodges	16
1	Mickey Mantle	16
4	Hank Aaron	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Allison	3
1	Luis Aparicio	3
3	Jim Gilliam	2
3	Wally Moon	2
3	4 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Face	0.00
2	Barry Latman	0.46
3	Milt Pappas	0.50
4	Lindy McDaniel	0.63
5	Glen Hobbie	0.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	3
1	Roy Face	3
1	Sandy Koufax	3
1	Vern Law	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	37
2	Camilo Pascual	26
3	Sam Jones	25
4	Don Drysdale	24
5	Jim Bunning	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	3
1	Billy Loes	3
1	Lindy McDaniel	3
1	Don McMahon	3
1	Dave Sisler	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Stuart	.430
2	Pete Runnels	.398
3	Bill White	.396
4	Jim Gilliam	.376
5	Wally Moon	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	11
2	Ernie Banks	10
2	Rocky Colavito	10
2	Harmon Killebrew	10
2	2 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	29
1	Orlando Cepeda	29
1	Bill Skowron	29
4	Rocky Colavito	27
4	Al Kaline	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	8
1	Mickey Mantle	8
3	Bill White	7
4	Don Blasingame	6
4	Jackie Jensen	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Face	0.33
2	Barry Latman	1.41
3	Lindy McDaniel	1.69
4	Sandy Koufax	1.70
5	Milt Pappas	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Roy Face	6
2	Jerry Casale	5
2	Bud Daley	5
2	Art Ditmar	5
2	Sandy Koufax	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	50
2	Sam Jones	46
3	Camilo Pascual	44
4	Johnny Antonelli	40
5	Mike McCormick	38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.379
2	Pete Runnels	.347
3	Harvey Kuenn	.336
4	Al Kaline	.332
5	Joe Cunningham	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	52
2	Ernie Banks	50
3	Mickey Mantle	47
4	Hank Aaron	40
5	Frank Robinson	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	146
2	Hank Aaron	131
3	Rocky Colavito	128
4	Jackie Jensen	123
5	Frank Robinson	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	35
2	Mickey Mantle	27
2	Willie Mays	27
4	Richie Ashburn	24
5	5 tied	20

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	Dick Donovan	2.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	26
2	Warren Spahn	23
3	Cal McLish	21
4	Billy Pierce	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	236
2	Jim Bunning	202
2	Don Drysdale	202
4	Early Wynn	196
5	Camilo Pascual	172

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	21
2	Don Elston	18
3	Clem Labine	17
4	Billy Loes	16
5	Ryne Duren	14