On This Day

Friday, July 17, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	50	37	.575	--
Indians	48	37	.565	1.0
Orioles	46	42	.523	4.5
Yankees	44	44	.500	6.5
Senators	42	45	.483	8.0
Tigers	42	48	.467	9.5
Red Sox	39	48	.448	11.0
Athletics	38	48	.442	11.5

Games

Orioles 3, Tigers 2

Indians 8, Red Sox 7

White Sox 2, Yankees 0

Athletics 7, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	51	38	.573	--
Dodgers	50	41	.549	2.0
Braves	46	39	.541	3.0
Pirates	48	43	.527	4.0
Cubs	45	44	.506	6.0
Cardinals	43	46	.483	8.0
Redlegs	39	50	.438	12.0
Phillies	33	54	.379	17.0

Games

Cubs 1, Redlegs 0

Phillies 3, Dodgers 2

Giants 4, Pirates 1

Cardinals 4, Braves 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ken Aspromonte	3
1	Eddie Bressoud	3
1	Norm Larker	3
1	Roger Maris	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Anderson	1
1	Frank Bolling	1
1	Rocky Colavito	1
1	Marty Keough	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Chiti	3
2	Joe Cunningham	2
2	Tito Francona	2
2	Marty Keough	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Orlando Cepeda	2
2	Ray Boone	1
2	Bill Bruton	1
2	Solly Drake	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Roger Craig	1.00
2	Sam Jones	0.88
3	Hal Brown	0.60
4	Larry Jackson	0.45
5	Ron Kline	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Brown	1
1	Art Ceccarelli	1
1	Ned Garver	1
1	Sam Jones	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	7
2	Roger Craig	6
3	Larry Jackson	5
4	Ron Kline	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Bob Grim	1
1	Milt Pappas	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.366
2	Harvey Kuenn	.348
3	Bill White	.341
4	Jim Gilliam	.334
5	Frank Robinson	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	31
2	Rocky Colavito	29
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	77
4	Harmon Killebrew	76
5	Jackie Jensen	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	27
2	Willie Mays	17
3	Orlando Cepeda	15
3	Mickey Mantle	15
5	2 tied	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	Lindy McDaniel	2.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	14
1	Roy Face	14
3	Sam Jones	13
4	Lew Burdette	12
4	Early Wynn	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	147
2	Sam Jones	129
3	Herb Score	117
4	Johnny Antonelli	106
4	Early Wynn	106

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	.481
2	Sammy White	.457
3	Roger Maris	.442
4	Tito Francona	.438
5	Tony Kubek	.431

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	7
2	Rocky Colavito	6
3	Harmon Killebrew	5
3	Roy Sievers	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	18
2	Rocky Colavito	17
2	Frank Robinson	17
4	Gino Cimoli	16
5	Jim McAnany	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	7
2	Jim Landis	6
3	Orlando Cepeda	5
4	Luis Aparicio	4
4	Tony Taylor	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Herbert	0.00
2	Billy O'Dell	0.55
3	Gerry Staley	0.59
4	Johnny Antonelli	0.65
5	Bobby Shantz	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sam Jones	4
2	Johnny Antonelli	3
2	Don Drysdale	3
2	Lindy McDaniel	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	25
2	Marshall Bridges	24
3	Sam Jones	22
4	Camilo Pascual	21
4	Herb Score	21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.442
2	Tito Francona	.414
3	Tony Kubek	.387
4	Jim Gilliam	.374
5	Jackie Jensen	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	9
1	Jackie Jensen	9
1	Harmon Killebrew	9
1	Frank Robinson	9
5	4 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	31
2	Frank Robinson	30
3	Gus Bell	29
4	Harmon Killebrew	28
5	Rocky Colavito	26

Stolen Bases

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

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	Dave Hillman	1.82

Wins

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

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	6
2	Ryne Duren	5
3	Gerry Staley	4
4	Gary Bell	3
4	4 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.369
2	Harvey Kuenn	.334
3	Al Kaline	.330
4	Joe Cunningham	.328
5	Willie Mays	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	56
2	Ernie Banks	48
3	Frank Robinson	45
4	Eddie Mathews	39
5	Mickey Mantle	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	145
2	Frank Robinson	138
3	Rocky Colavito	134
4	Hank Aaron	125
5	Jackie Jensen	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	39
2	Willie Mays	32
3	Mickey Mantle	27
4	Tony Taylor	25
5	Jim Landis	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.10
2	Whitey Ford	2.80
3	Johnny Antonelli	2.80
4	Warren Spahn	2.84
5	Stu Miller	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	24
2	Warren Spahn	22
3	Sam Jones	21
4	Johnny Antonelli	20
4	Cal McLish	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	242
2	Don Drysdale	215
3	Early Wynn	195
4	Jim Bunning	185
5	Camilo Pascual	184

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	20
2	Don Elston	17
3	Billy Loes	16
4	Clem Labine	14
4	Turk Lown	14