Baseball44 On This Day: Thursday, July 2, 1959

On This Day

Thursday, July 2, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	40	32	.556	--
White Sox	40	34	.541	1.0
Tigers	40	36	.526	2.0
Orioles	39	36	.520	2.5
Yankees	38	36	.514	3.0
Senators	35	39	.473	6.0
Athletics	32	40	.444	8.0
Red Sox	31	42	.425	9.5

Games

Orioles 3, Yankees 1

Tigers 9, White Sox 7

Athletics 6, Indians 4

Senators 6, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	42	32	.568	--
Giants	43	34	.558	0.5
Dodgers	44	35	.557	0.5
Pirates	41	38	.519	3.5
Cubs	38	37	.507	4.5
Cardinals	35	40	.467	7.5
Redlegs	34	42	.447	9.0
Phillies	28	47	.373	14.5

Games

Cubs 10, Giants 4

Phillies 7, Redlegs 6

Redlegs 8, Phillies 4

Pirates 4, Braves 3

Dodgers 4, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Robinson	5
2	Nellie Fox	4
2	Joe Koppe	4
4	Richie Ashburn	3
4	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	1
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Gus Bell	1
1	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	6
2	Al Smith	5
3	Gene Freese	4
3	Jim Lemon	4
3	Charlie Maxwell	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Anderson	1
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Gus Bell	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jerry Walker	1.43
2	Don Cardwell	1.33
3	Frank Sullivan	0.91
4	Don Larsen	0.78
5	Don Newcombe	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Cardwell	1
1	Ray Herbert	1
1	Glen Hobbie	1
1	Dick Hyde	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Cardwell	12
2	Frank Sullivan	10
2	Jerry Walker	10
4	Don Larsen	7
5	Don Elston	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	1
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Johnny Kucks	1
1	Dave Sisler	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.377
2	Bill White	.357
3	Harvey Kuenn	.353
4	Jim Gilliam	.349
5	Pete Runnels	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	26
2	Eddie Mathews	24
3	Rocky Colavito	23
4	Ernie Banks	22
5	2 tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	75
2	Hank Aaron	70
3	Frank Robinson	68
4	Harmon Killebrew	64
5	Orlando Cepeda	62

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	23
2	Mickey Mantle	14
3	Charlie Neal	13
4	Don Blasingame	11
5	5 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	Bud Daley	2.64

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	11
2	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	.524
2	Jim Gilliam	.467
3	Johnny Logan	.457
4	Charlie Neal	.400
5	Hal Smith	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Woodie Held	7
2	Gil Hodges	6
3	Hank Aaron	5
3	Tito Francona	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	17
2	Harmon Killebrew	16
3	Hank Aaron	15
4	Jim Lemon	14
4	Duke Snider	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	5
2	Dick Gray	3
2	Bill White	3
4	Ken Boyer	2
4	11 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Face	0.00
1	Don Elston	0.00
3	Sandy Koufax	0.43
4	Bobby Shantz	0.66
5	Bill Henry	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Conley	3
1	Bud Daley	3
1	Glen Hobbie	3
1	Vern Law	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	29
2	Sam Jones	27
3	Gene Conley	24
4	Camilo Pascual	23
5	3 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	4
2	Billy Loes	3
3	Ryne Duren	2
3	Roy Face	2
3	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Gilliam	.434
2	Dick Stuart	.396
3	Bill White	.387
4	Pete Runnels	.386
5	Tito Francona	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	12
2	Ernie Banks	10
2	Rocky Colavito	10
2	Dick Stuart	10
5	4 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	30
2	Orlando Cepeda	28
3	Rocky Colavito	25
3	Al Kaline	25
3	3 others tied	25

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	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Art Ditmar	5
1	Roy Face	5
1	Danny McDevitt	5
1	Don Newcombe	5
5	14 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	47
2	Sandy Koufax	46
3	Camilo Pascual	45
4	Don Drysdale	42
5	2 tied	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	6
1	Dave Sisler	6
3	Don McMahon	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	.342
3	Harvey Kuenn	.337
4	Al Kaline	.335
5	Joe Cunningham	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	52
2	Ernie Banks	49
3	Mickey Mantle	44
4	Frank Robinson	40
5	Eddie Mathews	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	148
2	Frank Robinson	129
3	Hank Aaron	125
3	Rocky Colavito	125
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	2.10
2	Hal Brown	2.61
3	Stu Miller	2.66
4	Dick Donovan	2.67
5	Cal McLish	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	25
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
4	Early Wynn	197
5	Camilo Pascual	177

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	22
2	Don Elston	19
3	Clem Labine	17
4	Billy Loes	16
5	Turk Lown	15