On This Day

Sunday, June 28, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	39	30	.565	--
White Sox	39	32	.549	1.0
Orioles	38	34	.528	2.5
Tigers	37	35	.514	3.5
Yankees	36	35	.507	4.0
Senators	32	39	.451	8.0
Red Sox	31	39	.443	8.5
Athletics	30	38	.441	8.5

Games

White Sox 9, Yankees 2

White Sox 4, Yankees 2

Indians 5, Red Sox 4

Indians 1, Red Sox 0

Tigers 7, Orioles 2

Senators 7, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	42	30	.583	--
Dodgers	43	33	.566	1.0
Giants	41	33	.554	2.0
Pirates	39	37	.513	5.0
Cubs	36	36	.500	6.0
Cardinals	34	38	.472	8.0
Redlegs	32	41	.438	10.5
Phillies	26	45	.366	15.5

Games

Cardinals 9, Redlegs 7

Cardinals 11, Redlegs 8

Dodgers 9, Pirates 4

Braves 2, Cubs 1

Giants 6, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jerry Lynch	5
1	Frank Robinson	5
3	Don Blasingame	4
3	Joe Cunningham	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sherm Lollar	2
1	Pete Whisenant	2
3	Earl Battey	1
3	Jim Baxes	1
3	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gino Cimoli	5
1	Sherm Lollar	5
3	Harmon Killebrew	3
3	Jim Lemon	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gino Cimoli	1
1	Pete Daley	1
1	Don Demeter	1
1	Curt Flood	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Herb Score	0.78
2	Juan Pizarro	0.58
3	Johnny Antonelli	0.50
4	Marshall Bridges	0.45
4	Early Wynn	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Gary Blaylock	1
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	Russ Kemmerer	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Meyer	8
2	Juan Pizarro	7
2	Herb Score	7
4	Johnny Antonelli	6
4	Danny McDevitt	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	2
2	Don Drysdale	1
2	Turk Lown	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.381
2	Harvey Kuenn	.355
3	Pete Runnels	.352
4	Bill White	.346
5	Al Kaline	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	26
2	Eddie Mathews	23
3	Rocky Colavito	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	64
4	Orlando Cepeda	61
5	Harmon Killebrew	59

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	21
2	Mickey Mantle	14
3	Charlie Neal	13
4	Don Blasingame	11
5	2 tied	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	Don Mossi	2.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Roy Face	12
2	Johnny Antonelli	11
2	Lew Burdette	11
2	Early Wynn	11
5	Warren Spahn	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	114
2	Sam Jones	97
2	Early Wynn	97
4	Herb Score	96
5	Johnny Antonelli	87

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	10
1	Billy Loes	10
3	Lindy McDaniel	8
3	Don McMahon	8
5	2 tied	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Stuart	.525
2	Frank Robinson	.422
3	Jim Gilliam	.414
4	Johnny Logan	.412
5	Ken Boyer	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Woodie Held	7
1	Bill Skowron	7
3	Harmon Killebrew	6
3	Dick Stuart	6
5	8 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	17
1	Minnie Minoso	17
3	Jim Lemon	16
4	Hank Aaron	14
4	3 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Allison	3
1	Luis Aparicio	3
1	Tony Taylor	3
4	Jim Gilliam	2
4	4 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Face	0.00
2	Lindy McDaniel	0.50
3	Barry Latman	0.57
4	Glen Hobbie	0.89
5	Sandy Koufax	0.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	34
2	Camilo Pascual	26
3	Sam Jones	25
4	Don Drysdale	24
5	2 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	5
2	Ryne Duren	3
2	Billy Loes	3
2	Dave Sisler	3
5	4 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Stuart	.438
2	Pete Runnels	.400
3	Jim Gilliam	.388
4	Wally Moon	.371
5	Tito Francona	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	11
2	Harmon Killebrew	10
2	Mickey Mantle	10
2	Dick Stuart	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	30
2	Bill Skowron	29
3	Al Kaline	27
4	Ernie Banks	26
4	Rocky Colavito	26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Face	0.33
2	Lindy McDaniel	1.35
3	Barry Latman	1.41
4	Sandy Koufax	1.70
5	Bob Buhl	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Roy Face	6
2	Johnny Antonelli	5
2	Jerry Casale	5
2	Art Ditmar	5
2	Sandy Koufax	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	50
2	Johnny Antonelli	46
3	Camilo Pascual	44
4	Sam Jones	42
5	Mike McCormick	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	7
2	Don McMahon	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	.375
2	Pete Runnels	.346
3	Harvey Kuenn	.335
4	Al Kaline	.329
5	Joe Cunningham	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	51
2	Ernie Banks	50
3	Mickey Mantle	47
4	Frank Robinson	40
5	2 tied	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	146
2	Hank Aaron	130
3	Rocky Colavito	125
3	Frank Robinson	125
5	Jackie Jensen	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	35
2	Mickey Mantle	27
2	Willie Mays	27
4	Richie Ashburn	24
5	Tony Taylor	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.92
2	Stu Miller	2.68
3	Whitey Ford	2.74
4	Hal Brown	2.76
5	Dick Donovan	2.78

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	236
2	Jim Bunning	202
2	Don Drysdale	202
4	Early Wynn	201
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	2 tied	14