On This Day

Saturday, August 1, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	60	40	.600	--
Indians	59	43	.578	2.0
Athletics	51	50	.505	9.5
Orioles	52	52	.500	10.0
Tigers	51	54	.486	11.5
Yankees	49	52	.485	11.5
Red Sox	44	58	.431	17.0
Senators	43	60	.417	18.5

Games

White Sox 2, Senators 1

Orioles 5, Indians 2

Tigers 6, Red Sox 2

Athletics 2, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	58	45	.563	--
Braves	56	44	.560	0.5
Dodgers	59	47	.557	0.5
Cubs	50	52	.490	7.5
Pirates	50	55	.476	9.0
Cardinals	49	55	.471	9.5
Redlegs	48	55	.466	10.0
Phillies	42	59	.416	15.0

Games

Redlegs 12, Cubs 3

Dodgers 5, Phillies 3

Braves 8, Cardinals 1

Giants 9, Pirates 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Orlando Cepeda	3
1	Willie McCovey	3
1	Roy McMillan	3
1	Walt Moryn	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Neil Chrisley	1
1	Joe Koppe	1
1	Danny Kravitz	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Purkey	4
2	Eddie Mathews	3
2	Dusty Rhodes	3
2	Gus Triandos	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Orlando Cepeda	3
2	Jim Landis	1
2	Eddie Mathews	1
2	Bill Tuttle	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Camilo Pascual	2.00
2	Sandy Koufax	1.40
3	Ernie Broglio	1.00
4	Ray Moore	0.88
4	Don Mossi	0.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Brown	1
1	Bud Byerly	1
1	Johnny Kucks	1
1	Clem Labine	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	7
1	Ray Moore	7
1	Don Mossi	7
4	Camilo Pascual	6
4	Bob Purkey	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	1
1	Jerry Walker	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.364
2	Harvey Kuenn	.343
3	Bill White	.337
4	Gene Woodling	.337
5	Joe Cunningham	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	33
2	Rocky Colavito	30
2	Eddie Mathews	30
4	Hank Aaron	29
4	Ernie Banks	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	99
2	Frank Robinson	89
3	Hank Aaron	86
4	Harmon Killebrew	81
5	Rocky Colavito	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	32
2	Willie Mays	20
3	Orlando Cepeda	19
4	Mickey Mantle	17
5	Tony Taylor	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.25
2	Bob Buhl	2.32
3	Jerry Walker	2.62
4	Johnny Antonelli	2.63
5	Gene Conley	2.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	14
1	Lew Burdette	14
1	Don Drysdale	14
1	Roy Face	14
1	3 others tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	173
2	Sam Jones	146
3	Herb Score	133
4	Camilo Pascual	129
4	Early Wynn	129

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy Loes	12
2	Ryne Duren	11
2	Don Elston	11
2	Lindy McDaniel	11
5	Don McMahon	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tito Francona	.420
2	Johnny Temple	.415
3	Gene Woodling	.408
4	Duke Snider	.396
5	Joe Cunningham	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	5
1	Joe Adcock	5
1	Dick Williams	5
4	Bob Allison	4
4	6 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Adcock	17
1	Frank Malzone	17
3	Roger Maris	16
3	Gene Woodling	16
5	Ernie Banks	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Ditmar	0.00
2	Roger Craig	0.33
3	Stan Williams	0.47
4	Bud Daley	0.74
5	Bob Buhl	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Lary	4
2	Don Cardwell	3
2	Bud Daley	3
2	Don Drysdale	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	26
2	Juan Pizarro	25
3	Camilo Pascual	24
4	Harvey Haddix	23
4	Early Wynn	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	3
2	Bob Grim	2
2	Billy Loes	2
2	Don McMahon	2
2	Jerry Walker	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tito Francona	.441
2	Gene Woodling	.391
3	Roger Maris	.383
4	Yogi Berra	.368
5	Nellie Fox	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Sievers	9
2	Hank Aaron	8
2	Ernie Banks	8
2	Jim Baxes	8
5	6 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	29
2	Ernie Banks	27
2	Roger Maris	27
4	Rocky Colavito	25
5	Frank Robinson	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Orlando Cepeda	10
1	Willie Mays	10
3	Luis Aparicio	9
4	Jim Landis	8
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roger Craig	1.15
2	Bobby Shantz	1.27
3	Johnny Kucks	1.41
4	Don Drysdale	1.71
5	Warren Spahn	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	6
1	Ray Herbert	6
3	Sam Jones	5
3	Johnny Kucks	5
3	Jim Perry	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	51
2	Camilo Pascual	45
3	Juan Pizarro	42
4	Sam Jones	39
5	2 tied	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	5
2	Gerry Staley	4
3	Gary Bell	3
3	Bob Grim	3
3	2 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.360
2	Harvey Kuenn	.333
3	Joe Cunningham	.333
4	Johnny Temple	.331
5	Al Kaline	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	50
2	Ernie Banks	47
3	Eddie Mathews	40
4	Frank Robinson	38
5	Hank Aaron	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	145
2	Frank Robinson	128
3	Rocky Colavito	127
4	Hank Aaron	123
5	2 tied	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	42
2	Willie Mays	31
3	Mickey Mantle	26
3	Tony Taylor	26
5	2 tied	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.39
2	Frank Lary	2.72
3	Bud Daley	2.74
4	Warren Spahn	2.79
5	Cal McLish	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	25
2	Warren Spahn	23
3	Don Drysdale	21
4	Sam Jones	20
4	Cal McLish	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	234
2	Don Drysdale	225
3	Early Wynn	197
4	Camilo Pascual	192
5	Jim Bunning	179

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	17
1	Roy Face	17
1	Billy Loes	17
4	Ryne Duren	14
5	2 tied	12