On This Day

Friday, July 3, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	41	32	.562	--
White Sox	41	34	.547	1.0
Orioles	40	36	.526	2.5
Yankees	39	36	.520	3.0
Tigers	40	37	.519	3.0
Senators	35	40	.467	7.0
Athletics	32	41	.438	9.0
Red Sox	31	43	.419	10.5

Games

Orioles 6, Red Sox 1

White Sox 6, Tigers 5

Indians 8, Athletics 4

Yankees 4, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	43	32	.573	--
Giants	44	34	.564	0.5
Dodgers	44	36	.550	1.5
Pirates	41	39	.513	4.5
Cubs	38	38	.500	5.5
Cardinals	36	40	.474	7.5
Redlegs	35	42	.455	9.0
Phillies	28	48	.368	15.5

Games

Giants 4, Cubs 0

Redlegs 6, Phillies 1

Braves 6, Pirates 0

Cardinals 3, Dodgers 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Vic Power	4
2	Tony Kubek	3
2	Eddie Mathews	3
2	Willie Tasby	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Joe Adcock	1
1	Ed Bailey	1
1	Jim Baxes	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Cerv	4
2	Walt Dropo	3
2	Gus Zernial	3
4	Hank Aaron	2
4	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Landis	2
2	Bill Bruton	1
2	Orlando Cepeda	1
2	Tito Francona	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Juan Pizarro	2.75
2	Sandy Koufax	1.75
3	Herb Score	1.40
4	Marshall Bridges	1.12
5	Jim Owens	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Marshall Bridges	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Turk Lown	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	14
2	Juan Pizarro	11
3	Marshall Bridges	9
4	Jim Owens	8
5	Sandy Koufax	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	1
1	Brooks Lawrence	1
1	Lindy McDaniel	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.375
2	Bill White	.355
3	Harvey Kuenn	.353
4	Jim Gilliam	.348
5	Pete Runnels	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	26
2	Eddie Mathews	25
3	Rocky Colavito	23
4	Hank Aaron	22
4	Ernie Banks	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	75
2	Hank Aaron	72
3	Frank Robinson	68
4	Harmon Killebrew	64
5	Orlando Cepeda	63

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	23
2	Mickey Mantle	14
3	Charlie Neal	13
4	Don Blasingame	11
4	2 others tied	11

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	Johnny Antonelli	12
1	Roy Face	12
3	Lew Burdette	11
3	Early Wynn	11
5	Warren Spahn	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	122
2	Herb Score	110
3	Sam Jones	107
4	Early Wynn	101
5	Johnny Antonelli	92

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	11
2	Billy Loes	10
3	Lindy McDaniel	9
4	Roy Face	8
4	Don McMahon	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.488
2	Jim Gilliam	.477
3	Charlie Neal	.400
3	Bill Skowron	.400
3	Red Wilson	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	6
1	Woodie Held	6
1	Gil Hodges	6
4	Tito Francona	5
4	Bill Skowron	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	17
1	Gus Bell	17
3	Jim Lemon	15
4	Gil Hodges	14
4	Harmon Killebrew	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	4
2	Orlando Cepeda	3
2	Dick Gray	3
2	Bob Skinner	3
2	Bill White	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Pizarro	0.50
2	Ralph Terry	0.61
3	Sandy Koufax	0.64
4	Mike McCormick	0.83
5	Jerry Walker	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Conley	3
1	Bud Daley	3
1	Glen Hobbie	3
1	Vern Law	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	36
2	Sam Jones	27
3	Herb Score	26
4	Gene Conley	24
5	2 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	5
2	Ryne Duren	3
2	Billy Loes	3
4	Roy Face	2
4	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Gilliam	.439
2	Al Kaline	.390
3	Bill White	.387
4	Dick Stuart	.384
5	Orlando Cepeda	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	11
2	Ernie Banks	10
2	Rocky Colavito	10
2	Willie Kirkland	10
2	Dick Stuart	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	30
2	Orlando Cepeda	29
3	Hank Aaron	26
3	Rocky Colavito	26
3	Jim Lemon	26

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	1.22
3	Tom Morgan	1.59
4	Lindy McDaniel	1.65
5	Larry Jackson	1.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	5
1	Art Ditmar	5
1	Roy Face	5
1	Danny McDevitt	5
1	Don Newcombe	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	53
2	Sam Jones	47
3	Herb Score	46
4	Camilo Pascual	45
5	Johnny Antonelli	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	7
2	Dave Sisler	6
3	Ryne Duren	5
3	Don McMahon	5
5	2 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.369
2	Pete Runnels	.339
3	Harvey Kuenn	.337
4	Al Kaline	.333
5	Orlando Cepeda	.328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	148
2	Frank Robinson	129
3	Hank Aaron	127
4	Rocky Colavito	126
5	Jackie Jensen	114

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	2.10
2	Hal Brown	2.61
3	Dick Donovan	2.67
4	Stu Miller	2.68
5	Cal McLish	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	25
2	Warren Spahn	22
3	Cal McLish	21
4	Johnny Antonelli	20
5	Sam Jones	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	240
2	Don Drysdale	210
3	Early Wynn	201
4	Jim Bunning	196
5	Camilo Pascual	173

Saves

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