On This Day

Tuesday, July 14, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	47	35	.573	--
White Sox	48	36	.571	0.0
Orioles	45	41	.523	4.0
Yankees	42	43	.494	6.5
Tigers	42	45	.483	7.5
Senators	40	44	.476	8.0
Red Sox	38	46	.452	10.0
Athletics	36	48	.429	12.0

Games

Athletics 1, Orioles 0

White Sox 7, Red Sox 3

Senators 4, Tigers 2

Yankees 1, Indians 0

Orioles 3, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	49	37	.570	--
Braves	46	36	.561	1.0
Dodgers	49	40	.551	1.5
Pirates	48	41	.539	2.5
Cardinals	42	44	.488	7.0
Cubs	42	44	.488	7.0
Redlegs	37	49	.430	12.0
Phillies	31	53	.369	17.0

Games

Cubs 10, Braves 5

Pirates 9, Dodgers 1

Cardinals 6, Redlegs 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Cunningham	4
2	Gus Bell	3
2	Bob Boyd	3
2	Ken Boyer	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Bob Allison	1
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Don Buddin	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Danny Kravitz	3
1	Frank Robinson	3
3	Gino Cimoli	2
3	Joe Cunningham	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Nellie Fox	1
1	Wally Moon	1
1	Red Wilson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Frank Lary	1.00
2	Pedro Ramos	0.50
3	Whitey Ford	0.44
3	Billy O'Dell	0.44
5	Milt Pappas	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Bill Henry	1
1	Ray Herbert	1
1	Vern Law	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Marshall Bridges	7
1	Frank Lary	7
3	Pedro Ramos	5
4	Whitey Ford	4
4	5 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	1
1	Turk Lown	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.365
2	Harvey Kuenn	.352
3	Bill White	.344
4	Jim Gilliam	.338
5	Pete Runnels	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	30
2	Rocky Colavito	28
3	Eddie Mathews	27
4	Hank Aaron	24
4	Ernie Banks	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	83
2	Frank Robinson	82
3	Hank Aaron	75
3	Harmon Killebrew	75
5	Jackie Jensen	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	27
2	Willie Mays	16
3	Mickey Mantle	15
4	Charlie Neal	14
5	Don Blasingame	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.89
2	Bob Buhl	2.60
3	Jerry Walker	2.61
4	Johnny Antonelli	2.63
5	Gene Conley	2.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Roy Face	14
2	Johnny Antonelli	13
3	Lew Burdette	12
3	Sam Jones	12
5	3 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	140
2	Sam Jones	122
3	Herb Score	117
4	Early Wynn	105
5	Camilo Pascual	101

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	11
2	Billy Loes	10
2	Lindy McDaniel	10
4	Roy Face	9
5	3 tied	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tito Francona	.479
2	Jackie Jensen	.444
3	Frank Robinson	.434
4	Tony Kubek	.429
5	Jim McAnany	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	6
1	Frank Robinson	6
3	Jackie Jensen	5
4	Ed Bailey	4
4	9 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	19
2	Gus Bell	18
2	Frank Robinson	18
4	Rocky Colavito	16
4	Harmon Killebrew	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	6
1	Willie Mays	6
3	Orlando Cepeda	4
3	Jim Landis	4
5	3 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jerry Walker	0.50
2	Billy O'Dell	0.55
3	Warren Spahn	0.83
4	Johnny Antonelli	0.96
5	Sam Jones	0.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sam Jones	4
2	Ray Herbert	3
2	Cal McLish	3
2	Milt Pappas	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Sullivan	27
2	Don Drysdale	26
3	Sam Jones	25
4	Marshall Bridges	24
5	2 tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gary Bell	2
1	Ryne Duren	2
1	Roy Face	2
1	Turk Lown	2
1	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.429
2	Tito Francona	.417
3	Jim Gilliam	.385
4	Jackie Jensen	.385
5	Tony Kubek	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	10
2	Rocky Colavito	9
2	Woodie Held	9
2	Jackie Jensen	9
5	7 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	32
2	Harmon Killebrew	30
3	Rocky Colavito	28
4	Gus Bell	27
4	2 others tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	9
2	Willie Mays	6
3	Tony Taylor	5
3	Bill White	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lindy McDaniel	1.42
2	Sandy Koufax	1.58
3	Bobby Shantz	1.75
4	Don Drysdale	1.79
5	Vern Law	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cal McLish	6
2	Don Drysdale	5
2	Roy Face	5
2	Sam Jones	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	55
2	Don Drysdale	50
2	Sam Jones	50
4	Camilo Pascual	48
5	Herb Score	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	7
2	Ryne Duren	5
3	Roy Face	4
3	Turk Lown	4
3	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.367
2	Harvey Kuenn	.335
3	Joe Cunningham	.332
4	Pete Runnels	.330
5	Al Kaline	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	55
2	Ernie Banks	48
3	Frank Robinson	44
4	Eddie Mathews	41
5	Hank Aaron	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	147
2	Frank Robinson	136
3	Rocky Colavito	135
4	Hank Aaron	127
5	Jackie Jensen	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	39
2	Willie Mays	32
3	Mickey Mantle	27
4	Tony Taylor	23
5	3 tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.09
2	Whitey Ford	2.68
3	Dick Donovan	2.82
4	Johnny Antonelli	2.87
5	Stu Miller	2.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	25
2	Warren Spahn	23
3	Johnny Antonelli	20
3	Sam Jones	20
3	Cal McLish	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	239
2	Don Drysdale	215
3	Early Wynn	200
4	Jim Bunning	190
5	Camilo Pascual	180

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	21
2	Don Elston	17
3	Billy Loes	16
4	Clem Labine	14
4	Turk Lown	14