On This Day

Tuesday, June 30, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	40	30	.571	--
White Sox	39	33	.542	2.0
Orioles	38	35	.521	3.5
Yankees	37	35	.514	4.0
Tigers	38	36	.514	4.0
Senators	33	39	.458	8.0
Athletics	31	39	.443	9.0
Red Sox	31	40	.437	9.5

Games

Yankees 4, Orioles 1

Indians 3, White Sox 1

Tigers 4, Athletics 0

Senators 6, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	42	31	.575	--
Giants	43	33	.566	0.5
Dodgers	43	35	.551	1.5
Pirates	40	37	.519	4.0
Cubs	36	37	.493	6.0
Cardinals	35	38	.479	7.0
Redlegs	33	41	.446	9.5
Phillies	26	46	.361	15.5

Games

Cardinals 4, Cubs 1

Redlegs 8, Braves 5

Giants 2, Dodgers 0

Pirates 4, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Temple	4
2	Harmon Killebrew	3
2	Willie Mays	3
2	Bill White	3
5	24 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	1
1	Gus Bell	1
1	Rocky Colavito	1
1	Gene Freese	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	3
1	Eddie Mathews	3
3	Joe Adcock	2
3	Yogi Berra	2
3	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	2
1	Dick Gray	2
1	Bill White	2
4	Orlando Cepeda	1
4	Bob Skinner	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sam Jones	3.33
2	Frank Lary	1.40
3	Larry Jackson	1.00
4	Harvey Haddix	0.83
5	2 tied	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Art Ditmar	1
1	Harvey Haddix	1
1	Larry Jackson	1
1	Sam Jones	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	10
2	Robin Roberts	9
3	Don Drysdale	8
4	Frank Lary	7
5	3 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	1
1	Orlando Pena	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.379
2	Harvey Kuenn	.356
3	Pete Runnels	.354
4	Bill White	.353
5	Jim Gilliam	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	26
2	Eddie Mathews	24
3	Rocky Colavito	23
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	65
4	Orlando Cepeda	61
4	Harmon Killebrew	61

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	1.83
2	Hal Brown	2.44
3	Stu Miller	2.56
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	122
2	Sam Jones	107
3	Early Wynn	97
4	Herb Score	96
5	Jim Bunning	88

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	10
1	Billy Loes	10
3	Roy Face	8
3	Lindy McDaniel	8
3	Don McMahon	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.500
2	Dick Stuart	.474
3	Jim Gilliam	.463
4	Johnny Logan	.444
5	Faye Throneberry	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	6
2	Hank Aaron	5
2	Woodie Held	5
2	Mickey Mantle	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	17
2	Hank Aaron	14
2	Mickey Mantle	14
2	Duke Snider	14
5	Harmon Killebrew	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill White	4
2	Luis Aparicio	3
2	Dick Gray	3
2	Tony Taylor	3
5	9 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Face	0.00
2	Barry Latman	0.57
3	Lindy McDaniel	0.59
4	Bobby Shantz	0.66
5	Glen Hobbie	0.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cal McLish	4
2	Bud Daley	3
2	Art Ditmar	3
2	Sandy Koufax	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	36
2	Sam Jones	30
3	Camilo Pascual	26
4	Harvey Haddix	22
5	Jim Bunning	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	5
2	Ryne Duren	3
2	Roy Face	3
2	Billy Loes	3
5	Don McMahon	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Stuart	.422
2	Jim Gilliam	.416
3	Pete Runnels	.391
4	Bill White	.382
5	Ken Boyer	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	11
2	Rocky Colavito	10
2	Dick Stuart	10
4	Ernie Banks	9
4	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	28
2	Rocky Colavito	27
3	Ernie Banks	26
4	Don Hoak	25
4	Al Kaline	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	7
2	Jackie Jensen	6
2	Bill White	6
4	Don Blasingame	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Face	0.34
2	Lindy McDaniel	1.07
3	Tom Morgan	1.42
4	Barry Latman	1.45
5	Sandy Koufax	1.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Roy Face	6
2	Johnny Antonelli	5
2	Bud Daley	5
2	Art Ditmar	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	55
2	Sam Jones	52
3	Johnny Antonelli	46
4	Camilo Pascual	44
5	Don Drysdale	42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.369
2	Pete Runnels	.345
3	Harvey Kuenn	.334
4	Ken Boyer	.332
5	Al Kaline	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	52
2	Ernie Banks	50
3	Mickey Mantle	46
4	Eddie Mathews	40
4	Frank Robinson	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	146
2	Rocky Colavito	126
2	Frank Robinson	126
4	Hank Aaron	123
5	Jackie Jensen	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	33
2	Mickey Mantle	27
3	Willie Mays	26
4	Richie Ashburn	24
5	Tony Taylor	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.06
2	Stu Miller	2.66
3	Hal Brown	2.76
4	Dick Donovan	2.78
5	Whitey Ford	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	26
2	Warren Spahn	23
3	Cal McLish	22
4	Johnny Antonelli	19
4	Sam Jones	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	240
2	Don Drysdale	210
3	Jim Bunning	198
3	Early Wynn	198
5	Camilo Pascual	172

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	22
2	Don Elston	18
3	Clem Labine	17
4	Billy Loes	16
5	2 tied	14