On This Day

Wednesday, July 15, 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
Senators	41	44	.482	7.5
Tigers	42	46	.477	8.0
Red Sox	38	46	.452	10.0
Athletics	36	48	.429	12.0

Games

Senators 3, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	49	37	.570	--
Dodgers	50	40	.556	1.0
Braves	46	37	.554	1.5
Pirates	48	42	.533	3.0
Cubs	43	44	.494	6.5
Cardinals	42	45	.483	7.5
Redlegs	38	49	.437	11.5
Phillies	31	53	.369	17.0

Games

Cubs 5, Braves 2

Dodgers 3, Pirates 0

Redlegs 11, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gus Bell	5
2	Vada Pinson	3
3	Hank Aaron	2
3	Bob Allison	2
3	6 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	1
1	Frank Robinson	1
1	Sammy Taylor	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Temple	4
2	Frank Robinson	3
3	Bob Allison	2
3	Gus Bell	2
3	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Taylor	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Maury Wills	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Camilo Pascual	4.00
2	Don Drysdale	1.17
3	Jim Bunning	0.62
4	Bob Friend	0.44
5	Jim O'Toole	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Glen Hobbie	1
1	Jim O'Toole	1
1	Camilo Pascual	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	7
2	Jim Bunning	5
3	Bob Friend	4
3	Jim O'Toole	4
3	Camilo Pascual	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Brooks Lawrence	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.367
2	Harvey Kuenn	.350
3	Bill White	.338
4	Jim Gilliam	.336
5	Pete Runnels	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	31
2	Rocky Colavito	28
3	Eddie Mathews	27
4	Hank Aaron	24
4	2 others tied	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	85
2	Ernie Banks	84
3	Hank Aaron	76
3	Harmon Killebrew	76
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
4	Tony Taylor	14

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	Camilo Pascual	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Roy Face	14
2	Johnny Antonelli	13
3	Lew Burdette	12
3	Sam Jones	12
5	4 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	147
2	Sam Jones	122
3	Herb Score	117
4	Camilo Pascual	105
4	Early Wynn	105

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	Jackie Jensen	.480
2	Tito Francona	.479
3	Frank Robinson	.434
4	Tony Kubek	.429
5	Jim McAnany	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	7
2	Rocky Colavito	5
2	Jackie Jensen	5
2	Harmon Killebrew	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	20
2	Jackie Jensen	19
3	Gus Bell	17
4	Gino Cimoli	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	6
1	Willie Mays	6
3	Jim Landis	4
3	Tony Taylor	4
5	2 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	Roger Craig	1.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Camilo Pascual	4
2	Don Drysdale	3
2	Ray Herbert	3
2	Sam Jones	3
2	Milt Pappas	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Sullivan	27
2	Camilo Pascual	26
3	Don Drysdale	25
4	Marshall Bridges	24
5	Herb Score	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gary Bell	2
1	Ryne Duren	2
1	Brooks Lawrence	2
1	Turk Lown	2
1	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.463
2	Tito Francona	.404
3	Tony Kubek	.396
4	Jackie Jensen	.386
5	Jim Gilliam	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	10
2	Jackie Jensen	9
2	Frank Robinson	9
4	Hank Aaron	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	31
2	Harmon Killebrew	30
2	Frank Robinson	30
4	Gus Bell	28
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	9
2	Tony Taylor	7
3	Willie Mays	6
4	Bill White	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Drysdale	1.52
2	Lindy McDaniel	1.55
3	Sandy Koufax	1.65
4	Mike McCormick	1.84
5	Vern Law	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	6
1	Cal McLish	6
1	Camilo Pascual	6
4	Sam Jones	5
4	Milt Pappas	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	57
2	Sandy Koufax	52
2	Camilo Pascual	52
4	Sam Jones	45
5	Marshall Bridges	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	7
2	Ryne Duren	5
3	Roy Face	4
3	Chuck Stobbs	4
5	4 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.371
2	Harvey Kuenn	.334
3	Joe Cunningham	.332
4	Pete Runnels	.330
5	Al Kaline	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	55
2	Ernie Banks	48
3	Frank Robinson	45
4	Eddie Mathews	41
5	Hank Aaron	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	146
2	Frank Robinson	139
3	Rocky Colavito	135
4	Hank Aaron	128
5	Jackie Jensen	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	39
2	Willie Mays	32
3	Mickey Mantle	27
4	Tony Taylor	25
5	3 tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.10
2	Whitey Ford	2.80
3	Dick Donovan	2.82
4	Johnny Antonelli	2.87
5	Stu Miller	2.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	24
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	222
3	Jim Bunning	195
4	Early Wynn	194
5	Camilo Pascual	184

Saves

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