On This Day

Wednesday, July 22, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	53	39	.576	--
Indians	51	39	.567	1.0
Orioles	48	45	.516	5.5
Yankees	47	46	.505	6.5
Tigers	45	50	.474	9.5
Senators	43	49	.467	10.0
Athletics	42	49	.462	10.5
Red Sox	40	52	.435	13.0

Games

White Sox 5, Red Sox 4

Yankees 8, Indians 5

Tigers 6, Senators 2

Athletics 6, Orioles 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	53	41	.564	--
Dodgers	53	44	.546	1.5
Braves	47	42	.528	3.5
Pirates	49	46	.516	4.5
Cubs	47	46	.505	5.5
Cardinals	46	48	.489	7.0
Redlegs	41	51	.446	11.0
Phillies	37	55	.402	15.0

Games

Cubs 7, Dodgers 2

Braves 5, Redlegs 4

Phillies 11, Pirates 4

Giants 6, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Richie Ashburn	4
2	Roberto Clemente	3
2	Gene Conley	3
2	Nellie Fox	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Bobby Avila	1
1	Jim Baxes	1
1	Frank Bolling	1
1	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Averill	4
2	Dave Philley	3
2	Gene Woodling	3
4	Harry Anderson	2
4	15 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Brandt	1
1	Pumpsie Green	1
1	Marty Keough	1
1	Joe Koppe	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Anderson	1.50
2	Pedro Ramos	0.86
3	Frank Lary	0.80
4	Early Wynn	0.78
5	Dick Ricketts	0.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Anderson	1
1	Gene Conley	1
1	Ray Herbert	1
1	Frank Lary	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Anderson	9
2	Dick Ricketts	7
2	Early Wynn	7
4	Pedro Ramos	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	1
1	Ray Narleski	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.361
2	Bill White	.346
3	Harvey Kuenn	.339
4	Joe Cunningham	.338
5	Frank Robinson	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	32
2	Rocky Colavito	29
2	Eddie Mathews	29
4	Ernie Banks	26
5	Bob Allison	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	87
1	Frank Robinson	87
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
4	Tony Taylor	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.91
2	Gene Conley	2.50
3	Johnny Antonelli	2.51
4	Camilo Pascual	2.52
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	4 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	154
2	Sam Jones	135
3	Herb Score	128
4	Early Wynn	113
5	2 tied	112

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Maris	.474
2	Gene Woodling	.429
3	Jackie Jensen	.421
4	Gus Bell	.404
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	6
2	Rocky Colavito	5
2	Roy Sievers	5
4	Bob Allison	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	15
2	Frank Robinson	14
3	Ed Bouchee	13
3	Gino Cimoli	13
3	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gerry Staley	0.00
2	Gene Conley	0.67
3	Roger Craig	0.85
4	Glen Hobbie	1.07
5	2 tied	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Herbert	4
2	Art Ceccarelli	3
2	Don Drysdale	3
2	Sam Jones	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Lary	25
2	Don Drysdale	21
2	Sam Jones	21
4	Johnny Antonelli	20
4	Ray Herbert	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	4
1	Gerry Staley	4
3	Gary Bell	3
4	Marshall Bridges	1
4	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.467
2	Tito Francona	.433
3	Tony Kubek	.405
4	Jackie Jensen	.372
5	Dave Philley	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	8
1	Jackie Jensen	8
1	Harmon Killebrew	8
1	Charlie Maxwell	8
1	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	31
2	Jackie Jensen	29
3	Frank Robinson	28
4	Harmon Killebrew	27
5	Tito Francona	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	Johnny Antonelli	1.19
2	Bobby Shantz	1.50
3	Sandy Koufax	1.56
4	Mike McCormick	1.60
5	Don Drysdale	1.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Camilo Pascual	6
2	Don Drysdale	5
2	Ray Herbert	5
2	Sam Jones	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	46
2	Sandy Koufax	45
3	Don Drysdale	44
3	Herb Score	44
5	Camilo Pascual	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	7
2	Gerry Staley	5
3	Lindy McDaniel	4
4	Gary Bell	3
4	3 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.362
2	Joe Cunningham	.336
3	Al Kaline	.335
4	Harvey Kuenn	.331
5	Richie Ashburn	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	54
2	Ernie Banks	47
3	Frank Robinson	43
4	Eddie Mathews	41
5	Mickey Mantle	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	143
2	Frank Robinson	136
3	Rocky Colavito	131
4	Hank Aaron	120
5	Jackie Jensen	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	38
2	Willie Mays	31
3	Mickey Mantle	28
4	Tony Taylor	26
5	Jim Landis	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.15
2	Don Drysdale	2.80
3	Gene Conley	2.81
4	Johnny Antonelli	2.82
5	Whitey Ford	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	23
2	Warren Spahn	22
3	Johnny Antonelli	20
3	Don Drysdale	20
3	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	236
2	Don Drysdale	222
3	Early Wynn	191
4	Camilo Pascual	183
5	Jim Bunning	176

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	20
2	Don Elston	17
3	Billy Loes	16
4	Ryne Duren	14
5	Turk Lown	13