On This Day

Wednesday, July 1, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	40	31	.563	--
White Sox	40	33	.548	1.0
Yankees	38	35	.521	3.0
Tigers	39	36	.520	3.0
Orioles	38	36	.514	3.5
Senators	34	39	.466	7.0
Athletics	31	40	.437	9.0
Red Sox	31	41	.431	9.5

Games

Yankees 4, Orioles 0

Tigers 5, Athletics 4

Senators 4, Red Sox 1

White Sox 6, Indians 5

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	38	.513	4.5
Cubs	37	37	.500	5.5
Cardinals	35	39	.473	7.5
Redlegs	33	41	.446	9.5
Phillies	27	46	.370	15.0

Games

Cubs 6, Cardinals 5

Phillies 1, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rocky Bridges	3
1	Hal Naragon	3
1	Lee Walls	3
1	Bill White	3
5	16 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Cerv	1
1	Neil Chrisley	1
1	Tito Francona	1
1	Kent Hadley	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Kent Hadley	3
2	Luis Aparicio	2
2	Al Dark	2
2	Woodie Held	2
2	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	2
2	Bob Cerv	1
2	Joe Koppe	1
2	Irv Noren	1
2	Vic Power	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Gene Conley	1.33
2	Ralph Terry	1.20
3	Camilo Pascual	0.71
4	Ernie Broglio	0.54
5	Hal Brown	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Conley	1
1	Don Elston	1
1	Paul Foytack	1
1	Barry Latman	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Gene Conley	8
2	Ernie Broglio	7
3	Ralph Terry	6
4	Camilo Pascual	5
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Turk Lown	1
1	Ray Narleski	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.379
2	Bill White	.358
3	Harvey Kuenn	.354
4	Pete Runnels	.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	72
2	Hank Aaron	68
3	Frank Robinson	65
4	Harmon Killebrew	63
5	Orlando Cepeda	61

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	23
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	2.45
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	.474
2	Jim Gilliam	.469
3	Johnny Logan	.439
4	Pete Runnels	.412
4	Faye Throneberry	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Woodie Held	6
1	Gil Hodges	6
3	Hank Aaron	5
3	Tito Francona	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	16
2	Harmon Killebrew	15
3	Mickey Mantle	14
3	Duke Snider	14
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Face	0.00
2	Bobby Shantz	0.66
3	Bill Henry	0.67
4	Mike McCormick	0.83
5	Glen Hobbie	0.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Conley	3
1	Bud Daley	3
1	Sandy Koufax	3
1	Mike McCormick	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	36
2	Camilo Pascual	31
3	Sam Jones	30
4	Gene Conley	24
5	Harvey Haddix	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	4
2	Ryne Duren	3
2	Billy Loes	3
4	Roy Face	2
4	Turk Lown	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Gilliam	.431
2	Dick Stuart	.409
3	Pete Runnels	.400
4	Bill White	.391
5	Tito Francona	.376

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	28
2	Ernie Banks	27
3	Rocky Colavito	25
3	Al Kaline	25
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	9
2	Jackie Jensen	6
2	Bill White	6
4	Don Blasingame	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Barry Latman	1.13
2	Sandy Koufax	1.21
3	Tom Morgan	1.42
4	Lindy McDaniel	1.69
5	Don Newcombe	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bud Daley	5
1	Art Ditmar	5
1	Roy Face	5
1	Paul Foytack	5
1	Sam Jones	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	52
2	Sandy Koufax	46
3	Camilo Pascual	45
4	Don Drysdale	42
5	2 tied	38

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	.368
2	Pete Runnels	.344
3	Harvey Kuenn	.337
4	Al Kaline	.333
5	Ken Boyer	.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	147
2	Frank Robinson	126
3	Rocky Colavito	125
4	Hank Aaron	123
5	Jackie Jensen	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	35
2	Mickey Mantle	27
3	Willie Mays	26
4	Richie Ashburn	24
5	Tony Taylor	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.08
2	Stu Miller	2.66
3	Dick Donovan	2.67
4	Hal Brown	2.76
5	Cal McLish	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	26
2	Warren Spahn	22
3	Cal McLish	21
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	177

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	22
2	Don Elston	18
3	Clem Labine	17
4	Billy Loes	16
5	Turk Lown	15