Baseball44 On This Day: Friday, August 7, 1959

On This Day

Friday, August 7, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	64	42	.604	--
Indians	64	45	.587	1.5
Orioles	55	55	.500	11.0
Yankees	52	54	.491	12.0
Athletics	52	55	.486	12.5
Tigers	53	57	.482	13.0
Red Sox	49	59	.454	16.0
Senators	44	66	.400	22.0

Games

Indians 8, Orioles 5

Red Sox 4, Tigers 3

White Sox 4, Senators 1

Yankees 3, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	62	46	.574	--
Dodgers	61	48	.560	1.5
Braves	58	47	.552	2.5
Cubs	52	55	.486	9.5
Pirates	52	58	.473	11.0
Cardinals	52	58	.473	11.0
Redlegs	50	57	.467	11.5
Phillies	44	62	.415	17.0

Games

Cubs 4, Pirates 0

Giants 3, Redlegs 2

Cardinals 3, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Goodman	3
1	Jim Landis	3
1	Willie Mays	3
4	Yogi Berra	2
4	11 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Hank Bauer	1
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Ken Boyer	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Goodman	3
2	Rocky Colavito	2
2	Walt Dropo	2
2	Gary Geiger	2
2	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	Gary Geiger	1
1	Jim Landis	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Whitey Ford	1.67
2	Don Cardwell	1.14
3	Johnny Antonelli	1.12
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.89
5	Moe Drabowsky	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Al Cicotte	1
1	Moe Drabowsky	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Ford	10
2	Johnny Antonelli	9
3	Don Cardwell	8
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	8
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	1
1	Mudcat Grant	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.366
2	Joe Cunningham	.346
3	Harvey Kuenn	.345
4	Gene Woodling	.331
5	Johnny Temple	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	34
2	Rocky Colavito	32
3	Ernie Banks	31
4	Eddie Mathews	30
5	Hank Aaron	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	101
2	Frank Robinson	90
3	Hank Aaron	88
4	Harmon Killebrew	85
5	Rocky Colavito	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	35
2	Orlando Cepeda	20
2	Willie Mays	20
4	Mickey Mantle	17
4	Tony Taylor	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.21
2	Bob Buhl	2.47
3	Johnny Antonelli	2.57
4	Warren Spahn	2.74
5	Camilo Pascual	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	16
2	Lew Burdette	15
2	Sam Jones	15
2	Warren Spahn	15
5	4 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	173
2	Sam Jones	152
3	Herb Score	137
4	Early Wynn	133
5	Camilo Pascual	129

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.526
2	Tito Francona	.442
3	Hank Aaron	.421
4	Gail Harris	.405
5	Joe Cunningham	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Malzone	7
2	Hank Aaron	5
2	Ernie Banks	5
2	Jim Lemon	5
5	2 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Malzone	22
2	Joe Adcock	16
3	Gene Woodling	14
4	Rocky Colavito	13
4	3 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	7
2	Orlando Cepeda	4
2	Gene Freese	4
4	Bill Bruton	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	0.00
2	Tex Clevenger	0.56
3	Moe Drabowsky	0.69
4	Roger Craig	0.75
4	Art Ditmar	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	4
2	Lew Burdette	3
2	Johnny Kucks	3
2	Frank Lary	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Mossi	26
2	Gary Bell	25
2	Billy Pierce	25
4	Joe Nuxhall	24
5	Jim Owens	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Cicotte	2
1	Mike Fornieles	2
1	Bob Grim	2
1	Leo Kiely	2
1	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tito Francona	.427
2	Duke Snider	.406
3	Joe Cunningham	.381
4	Gene Woodling	.371
5	Yogi Berra	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	8
1	Rocky Colavito	8
3	Hank Aaron	7
3	Yogi Berra	7
3	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Malzone	34
2	Roger Maris	27
3	Rocky Colavito	26
3	Tito Francona	26
5	Ernie Banks	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	10
2	Orlando Cepeda	9
3	Willie Mays	8
4	Tony Taylor	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roger Craig	0.81
2	Bobby Shantz	1.05
3	Brooks Lawrence	1.44
4	Don Drysdale	1.65
5	Milt Pappas	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Perry	6
2	Don Drysdale	5
2	Ray Herbert	5
2	Sam Jones	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Lary	41
2	Don Drysdale	40
3	Sam Jones	38
3	Billy Pierce	38
5	Camilo Pascual	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	5
1	Gerry Staley	5
3	Gary Bell	3
3	Mike Fornieles	3
3	4 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.361
2	Joe Cunningham	.344
3	Harvey Kuenn	.330
4	Johnny Temple	.323
5	Gene Woodling	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	50
2	Ernie Banks	47
3	Eddie Mathews	39
4	Frank Robinson	36
5	3 tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	140
2	Rocky Colavito	128
3	Frank Robinson	125
4	Hank Aaron	118
5	Willie Mays	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	45
2	Willie Mays	30
3	Tony Taylor	26
4	Orlando Cepeda	25
4	Mickey Mantle	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.32
2	Stu Miller	2.61
3	Frank Lary	2.73
4	Don Drysdale	2.81
5	Warren Spahn	2.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	24
2	Warren Spahn	23
3	Johnny Antonelli	21
3	Don Drysdale	21
3	Sam Jones	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	238
2	Don Drysdale	217
3	Early Wynn	192
4	Camilo Pascual	185
5	Jim Bunning	184

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy Loes	17
2	Don Elston	16
2	Roy Face	16
4	Ryne Duren	14
5	Lindy McDaniel	12