On This Day

Friday, August 14, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 69 43 .616 --
Indians 67 48 .583 3.5
Yankees 57 57 .500 13.0
Orioles 56 57 .496 13.5
Tigers 56 60 .483 15.0
Athletics 53 62 .461 17.5
Red Sox 52 62 .456 18.0
Senators 47 68 .409 23.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 65 49 .570 --
Dodgers 63 52 .548 2.5
Braves 61 51 .545 3.0
Cubs 56 57 .496 8.5
Pirates 56 59 .487 9.5
Redlegs 55 60 .478 10.5
Cardinals 55 63 .466 12.0
Phillies 47 67 .412 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vada Pinson 6
1 Frank Robinson 6
3 Gus Bell 5
3 Ed Bouchee 5
3 2 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherm Lollar 2
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Joe Cunningham 1
2 Tito Francona 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Bell 5
2 Willie Jones 4
2 Sherm Lollar 4
2 Frank Robinson 4
2 Vic Wertz 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Boyd 1
1 Jackie Brandt 1
1 Roberto Clemente 1
1 Willie Kirkland 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hal Brown 1.00
2 Jim Owens 0.88
3 Vern Law 0.83
4 Glen Hobbie 0.77
5 Joey Jay 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Baumann 1
1 Glen Hobbie 1
1 Dick Hyde 1
1 Frank Lary 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Glen Hobbie 10
2 Jim Owens 7
3 Vern Law 5
3 Orlando Pena 5
5 Hal Brown 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brosnan 1
1 Mike Fornieles 1
1 Bill Henry 1
1 Don Newcombe 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .367
2 Harvey Kuenn .350
3 Joe Cunningham .340
4 Vada Pinson .329
5 Al Kaline .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 36
2 Ernie Banks 35
3 Rocky Colavito 34
4 Eddie Mathews 33
5 Hank Aaron 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 110
2 Frank Robinson 102
3 Hank Aaron 92
4 Harmon Killebrew 91
5 2 tied 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 36
2 Willie Mays 22
3 Orlando Cepeda 20
4 Jim Gilliam 18
4 3 others tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.24
2 Johnny Antonelli 2.64
3 Camilo Pascual 2.79
4 Warren Spahn 2.83
5 Bob Shaw 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 16
1 Lew Burdette 16
1 Early Wynn 16
4 Don Drysdale 15
4 4 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 185
2 Sam Jones 158
3 Early Wynn 139
4 Herb Score 137
5 Jim Bunning 132

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .545
2 Vada Pinson .450
3 Hank Aaron .411
4 Wayne Terwilliger .407
5 Russ Nixon .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 6
2 Joe Adcock 5
2 Willie McCovey 5
2 Duke Snider 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Bell 17
2 Joe Adcock 14
2 Tito Francona 14
2 Willie Kirkland 14
2 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 6
2 Luis Aparicio 4
2 Orlando Cepeda 4
2 Jim Landis 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Rush 0.64
2 Early Wynn 0.83
3 Moe Drabowsky 1.06
4 Ike Delock 1.08
5 Tex Clevenger 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ike Delock 4
2 Gary Bell 3
2 Lindy McDaniel 3
2 Jack Sanford 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 26
2 Don Mossi 23
3 Ryne Duren 22
4 Gary Bell 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brosnan 2
1 Al Cicotte 2
1 Turk Farrell 2
1 Mike Fornieles 2
1 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .407
2 Vada Pinson .384
3 Joe Cunningham .374
4 Hank Aaron .373
5 Tito Francona .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 11
2 Joe Adcock 9
3 Frank Malzone 7
3 Dick Williams 7
5 8 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Malzone 31
2 Gus Bell 29
3 Joe Adcock 27
3 Ernie Banks 27
5 Tito Francona 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 9
2 Orlando Cepeda 8
3 Jim Gilliam 7
3 Jim Landis 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Early Wynn 1.13
2 Stan Williams 1.24
3 Bobby Shantz 1.31
4 Art Ditmar 1.59
5 Frank Lary 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Lary 6
2 Gary Bell 5
2 Bud Daley 5
2 Don Drysdale 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 45
2 Gary Bell 41
3 Sam Jones 36
3 Don Mossi 36
5 Ryne Duren 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 4
1 Brooks Lawrence 4
3 Mike Fornieles 3
3 Bob Grim 3
3 4 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .357
2 Joe Cunningham .341
3 Harvey Kuenn .339
4 Vada Pinson .334
5 Al Kaline .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 51
2 Ernie Banks 47
3 Eddie Mathews 39
4 Harmon Killebrew 36
4 Frank Robinson 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 142
2 Frank Robinson 134
3 Rocky Colavito 130
4 Hank Aaron 115
5 Willie Mays 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 43
2 Willie Mays 32
3 Tony Taylor 27
4 Jim Gilliam 26
5 3 tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.28
2 Frank Lary 2.66
3 Camilo Pascual 2.70
4 Warren Spahn 2.79
5 Stu Miller 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 24
2 Warren Spahn 22
3 Don Drysdale 21
4 Johnny Antonelli 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 230
2 Don Drysdale 224
3 Early Wynn 188
4 Jim Bunning 184
5 Camilo Pascual 175

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 16
1 Billy Loes 16
3 Ryne Duren 14
3 Roy Face 14
5 3 tied 12