On This Day

Monday, July 20, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 50 38 .568 --
White Sox 51 39 .567 0.0
Orioles 48 43 .527 3.5
Yankees 46 45 .505 5.5
Senators 43 47 .478 8.0
Tigers 43 50 .462 9.5
Athletics 40 49 .449 10.5
Red Sox 40 50 .444 11.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 52 40 .565 --
Dodgers 52 43 .547 1.5
Braves 46 41 .529 3.5
Pirates 49 44 .527 3.5
Cardinals 46 46 .500 6.0
Cubs 45 46 .495 6.5
Redlegs 40 50 .444 11.0
Phillies 35 55 .389 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Dark 3
2 Gino Cimoli 2
2 Alex Grammas 2
2 Daryl Spencer 2
5 16 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 1
1 Charlie Neal 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 2
2 Ken Boyer 1
2 Eddie Bressoud 1
2 Gino Cimoli 1
2 Charlie Neal 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gino Cimoli 1
1 Curt Flood 1
1 Bobby Thomson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Antonelli 1.20
2 Don Drysdale 0.70
3 Ernie Broglio 0.64
4 Glen Hobbie 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 1
1 Don Drysdale 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ernie Broglio 7
1 Don Drysdale 7
3 Johnny Antonelli 6
4 Glen Hobbie 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .360
2 Bill White .351
3 Harvey Kuenn .338
4 Joe Cunningham .336
5 Gene Woodling .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 32
2 Rocky Colavito 29
2 Eddie Mathews 29
4 Bob Allison 25
4 Ernie Banks 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 86
2 Ernie Banks 85
3 Harmon Killebrew 80
4 Hank Aaron 77
5 Jackie Jensen 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 28
2 Willie Mays 17
3 Mickey Mantle 16
4 Orlando Cepeda 15
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.91
2 Johnny Antonelli 2.51
3 Camilo Pascual 2.52
4 Gene Conley 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 2 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 154
2 Sam Jones 129
3 Herb Score 122
4 Johnny Antonelli 112
4 Camilo Pascual 112

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 11
1 Billy Loes 11
3 Ryne Duren 10
3 Lindy McDaniel 10
5 Roy Face 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Maris .471
2 Gene Woodling .457
3 Jackie Jensen .432
4 Gene Freese .405
4 2 others tied .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 6
2 Rocky Colavito 5
3 Bob Allison 4
3 Harmon Killebrew 4
3 Eddie Mathews 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gino Cimoli 13
1 Frank Robinson 13
3 Gus Bell 12
3 Rocky Colavito 12
3 Jackie Jensen 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 5
2 Orlando Cepeda 4
2 Tony Taylor 4
4 Luis Aparicio 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gerry Staley 0.00
2 Milt Pappas 0.46
3 Gene Conley 0.50
4 Ray Herbert 1.00
5 Bobby Shantz 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 3
1 Ray Herbert 3
1 Sam Jones 3
1 Lindy McDaniel 3
1 Camilo Pascual 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 21
1 Frank Lary 21
3 Johnny Antonelli 20
4 Ray Herbert 19
5 Camilo Pascual 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gerry Staley 4
2 Gary Bell 3
2 Ryne Duren 3
4 Marshall Bridges 1
4 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .455
2 Tito Francona .427
3 Tony Kubek .390
4 Bill Skowron .366
5 Bill White .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 10
2 Rocky Colavito 9
3 Hank Aaron 8
3 Bob Allison 8
3 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Shantz 0.91
2 Gerry Staley 1.42
3 Lindy McDaniel 1.44
4 Jerry Walker 1.53
5 Sandy Koufax 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 6
1 Camilo Pascual 6
3 Sam Jones 5
3 Cal McLish 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 51
1 Camilo Pascual 51
3 Sandy Koufax 45
4 Sam Jones 40
4 Frank Lary 40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .363
2 Joe Cunningham .333
3 Harvey Kuenn .330
4 Al Kaline .330
5 Willie Mays .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 54
2 Ernie Banks 46
3 Frank Robinson 43
4 Eddie Mathews 41
5 Mickey Mantle 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 141
2 Frank Robinson 136
3 Rocky Colavito 130
4 Hank Aaron 121
5 Jackie Jensen 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 39
2 Willie Mays 31
3 Mickey Mantle 28
4 Tony Taylor 25
5 Jim Landis 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.10
2 Whitey Ford 2.71
3 Don Drysdale 2.80
4 Johnny Antonelli 2.82
5 Warren Spahn 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 23
2 Warren Spahn 22
3 Sam Jones 21
4 Johnny Antonelli 20
4 Don Drysdale 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 242
2 Don Drysdale 222
3 Jim Bunning 188
4 Early Wynn 184
5 Camilo Pascual 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 20
2 Don Elston 17
3 Billy Loes 16
4 Ryne Duren 13
4 Turk Lown 13