On This Day

Wednesday, August 19, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	70	46	.603	--
Indians	68	51	.571	3.5
Yankees	60	59	.504	11.5
Orioles	58	59	.496	12.5
Tigers	58	62	.483	14.0
Athletics	56	63	.471	15.5
Red Sox	55	64	.462	16.5
Senators	49	70	.412	22.5

Games

Orioles 3, White Sox 1

Indians 5, Senators 4

Yankees 10, Tigers 5

Athletics 6, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	67	52	.563	--
Dodgers	66	55	.545	2.0
Braves	64	55	.538	3.0
Pirates	60	60	.500	7.5
Cubs	57	60	.487	9.0
Redlegs	58	63	.479	10.0
Cardinals	57	66	.463	12.0
Phillies	51	69	.425	16.5

Games

Redlegs 9, Dodgers 4

Braves 5, Giants 2

Phillies 4, Cubs 1

Cubs 7, Phillies 7

Pirates 4, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Richie Ashburn	4
2	Earl Averill	3
2	Ed Bouchee	3
2	Dick Groat	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Orlando Cepeda	2
2	Joe Adcock	1
2	Bob Allison	1
2	Earl Averill	1
2	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Baxes	3
1	Gail Harris	3
1	Hector Lopez	3
1	Wally Post	3
1	Marv Throneberry	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Gary Geiger	1
1	Lenny Green	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Gene Conley	1.12
2	Bud Daley	0.80
3	Frank Lary	0.71
3	Frank Sullivan	0.71
5	Sandy Koufax	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Gene Conley	1
1	Bud Daley	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Gene Conley	9
2	Orlando Pena	8
3	Sandy Koufax	7
4	Don Elston	5
4	4 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Brooks Lawrence	1
1	Bobby Locke	1
1	Jerry Walker	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.372
2	Harvey Kuenn	.351
3	Joe Cunningham	.344
4	Vada Pinson	.333
5	Gene Woodling	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	37
1	Harmon Killebrew	37
3	Rocky Colavito	35
4	Eddie Mathews	34
5	Hank Aaron	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	115
2	Frank Robinson	106
3	Hank Aaron	97
4	Gus Bell	96
5	Harmon Killebrew	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	38
2	Willie Mays	23
3	Orlando Cepeda	20
4	Tony Taylor	19
5	3 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.24
2	Johnny Antonelli	2.77
3	Jerry Walker	2.82
4	Camilo Pascual	2.82
5	2 tied	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	17
2	Johnny Antonelli	16
2	Warren Spahn	16
2	Early Wynn	16
5	6 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	193
2	Sam Jones	160
3	Early Wynn	140
4	Herb Score	139
5	Jim Bunning	136

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	13
1	Lindy McDaniel	13
3	Ryne Duren	12
3	Billy Loes	12
5	Don McMahon	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vada Pinson	.449
2	Sammy White	.412
3	Ken Boyer	.410
4	Harvey Kuenn	.408
4	Willie Mays	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	8
2	Duke Snider	6
3	Joe Adcock	5
3	Gus Bell	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	23
2	Frank Robinson	17
3	Ernie Banks	16
4	Gary Geiger	15
5	4 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	5
1	Jim Gilliam	5
3	Bill Bruton	3
3	Jim Landis	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Sherry	0.00
2	Ike Delock	0.51
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.75
4	Tex Clevenger	0.93
5	Billy O'Dell	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ike Delock	4
2	Gene Conley	3
2	Bud Daley	3
2	Whitey Ford	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Sanford	26
2	Jim Owens	24
3	Orlando Pena	22
4	Don Drysdale	20
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Leo Kiely	5
2	Jim Brosnan	2
2	Don Elston	2
2	Turk Farrell	2
2	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.408
2	Harvey Kuenn	.408
3	Duke Snider	.400
4	Vada Pinson	.394
5	Wayne Terwilliger	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	12
2	Hank Aaron	9
2	Joe Adcock	9
4	Frank Malzone	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	32
2	Ernie Banks	30
3	Joe Adcock	29
4	Frank Malzone	26
5	2 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	10
2	Gene Freese	6
2	Jim Gilliam	6
2	Willie Mays	6
5	6 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ike Delock	1.26
2	Art Ditmar	1.35
3	Bobby Shantz	1.42
4	Larry Sherry	1.75
5	Bobby Locke	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bud Daley	6
2	Gary Bell	5
2	Lew Burdette	5
2	Gene Conley	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	46
2	Jack Sanford	40
3	Jim Owens	37
4	Bud Daley	36
4	Joe Nuxhall	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Leo Kiely	5
2	Brooks Lawrence	4
3	Mike Fornieles	3
3	Bill Henry	3
3	2 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.362
2	Joe Cunningham	.344
3	Harvey Kuenn	.341
4	Vada Pinson	.338
5	Al Kaline	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	49
2	Ernie Banks	46
3	Eddie Mathews	40
4	Hank Aaron	38
5	Harmon Killebrew	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	143
2	Frank Robinson	134
3	Rocky Colavito	125
4	Hank Aaron	118
5	Jackie Jensen	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	44
2	Willie Mays	33
3	Tony Taylor	26
4	Orlando Cepeda	24
4	2 others tied	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.28
2	Frank Lary	2.63
3	Camilo Pascual	2.72
4	Bud Daley	2.75
5	Stu Miller	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	24
2	Warren Spahn	22
3	Don Drysdale	20
3	Frank Lary	20
3	Early Wynn	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	231
2	Sam Jones	221
3	Jim Bunning	186
4	Early Wynn	183
5	Camilo Pascual	176

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	17
2	Billy Loes	16
3	Ryne Duren	14
3	Roy Face	14
5	Lindy McDaniel	13