On This Day

Thursday, July 16, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	49	37	.570	--
Indians	47	37	.560	1.0
Orioles	45	42	.517	4.5
Yankees	44	43	.506	5.5
Senators	42	44	.488	7.0
Tigers	42	47	.472	8.5
Red Sox	39	47	.453	10.0
Athletics	37	48	.435	11.5

Games

Athletics 4, Orioles 3

White Sox 4, Red Sox 3

Red Sox 5, White Sox 4

Senators 5, Tigers 2

Yankees 7, Indians 5

Yankees 4, Indians 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	50	38	.568	--
Dodgers	50	40	.556	1.0
Braves	46	38	.548	2.0
Pirates	48	42	.533	3.0
Cubs	44	44	.500	6.0
Cardinals	42	46	.477	8.0
Redlegs	39	49	.443	11.0
Phillies	32	54	.372	17.0

Games

Cubs 4, Braves 2

Phillies 6, Giants 4

Giants 1, Phillies 0

Redlegs 7, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Yogi Berra	5
2	Nellie Fox	4
2	Jerry Lynch	4
4	Richie Ashburn	3
4	13 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Hank Bauer	1
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Walt Dropo	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jerry Lynch	4
2	Gino Cimoli	2
2	Walt Dropo	2
2	Mickey Mantle	2
2	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Landis	2
2	Ken Aspromonte	1
2	Orlando Cepeda	1
2	Jackie Jensen	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Antonelli	1.80
2	Bobby Shantz	1.00
3	Bud Daley	0.83
3	Dick Donovan	0.83
5	Jerry Walker	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Bud Daley	1
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	Bill Fischer	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Antonelli	9
2	Robin Roberts	7
2	Bobby Shantz	7
4	Tom Brewer	6
4	Jerry Walker	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Hyde	1
1	Joe Nuxhall	1
1	Gerry Staley	1
1	Tom Sturdivant	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.365
2	Harvey Kuenn	.349
3	Bill White	.339
4	Jim Gilliam	.336
5	Nellie Fox	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	31
2	Rocky Colavito	28
3	Eddie Mathews	27
4	Ernie Banks	25
5	2 tied	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	85
1	Frank Robinson	85
3	Hank Aaron	76
3	Harmon Killebrew	76
5	Jackie Jensen	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	27
2	Willie Mays	17
3	Mickey Mantle	15
4	Charlie Neal	14
4	Tony Taylor	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.89
2	Johnny Antonelli	2.49
3	Gene Conley	2.60
4	Bob Buhl	2.60
5	Camilo Pascual	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	14
1	Roy Face	14
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	Johnny Antonelli	106
5	2 tied	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	.472
2	Tito Francona	.458
3	Sammy White	.438
4	Frank Robinson	.429
5	Tony Kubek	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	7
2	Rocky Colavito	5
2	Jackie Jensen	5
2	Harmon Killebrew	5
5	6 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	20
2	Jackie Jensen	19
3	Gus Bell	18
4	Gino Cimoli	16
4	Rocky Colavito	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	7
2	Jim Landis	6
3	Luis Aparicio	4
3	Orlando Cepeda	4
3	Tony Taylor	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy O'Dell	0.55
2	Gerry Staley	0.59
3	Johnny Antonelli	0.65
4	Warren Spahn	0.83
5	Bobby Shantz	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	3
1	Don Drysdale	3
1	Ray Herbert	3
1	Sam Jones	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Sullivan	27
2	Don Drysdale	25
3	Marshall Bridges	24
4	Camilo Pascual	21
4	2 others tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gerry Staley	3
2	Gary Bell	2
2	Ryne Duren	2
2	Brooks Lawrence	2
2	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.459
2	Tito Francona	.411
3	Tony Kubek	.389
4	Jim Gilliam	.380
5	Jackie Jensen	.362

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	30
1	Frank Robinson	30
3	Gus Bell	29
4	Harmon Killebrew	28
5	Gino Cimoli	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	9
2	Willie Mays	7
2	Tony Taylor	7
4	Jim Landis	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	0.83
2	Lindy McDaniel	1.44
3	Sandy Koufax	1.65
4	Don Drysdale	1.79
5	Vern Law	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cal McLish	6
1	Camilo Pascual	6
3	Johnny Antonelli	5
3	Don Drysdale	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	52
1	Camilo Pascual	52
3	Sam Jones	45
4	Don Drysdale	44
5	Marshall Bridges	38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.369
2	Harvey Kuenn	.334
3	Al Kaline	.328
4	Joe Cunningham	.327
5	Willie Mays	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	55
2	Ernie Banks	49
3	Frank Robinson	45
4	Eddie Mathews	41
5	2 tied	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	147
2	Frank Robinson	139
3	Rocky Colavito	136
4	Hank Aaron	125
5	Jackie Jensen	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	39
2	Willie Mays	33
3	Mickey Mantle	27
4	Tony Taylor	25
5	Jim Landis	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.10
2	Johnny Antonelli	2.78
3	Whitey Ford	2.80
4	Dick Donovan	2.85
5	Stu Miller	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	24
2	Warren Spahn	23
3	Johnny Antonelli	21
4	Sam Jones	20
4	Cal McLish	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	239
2	Don Drysdale	215
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