On This Day

Friday, August 21, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	71	47	.602	--
Indians	70	51	.579	2.5
Yankees	61	60	.504	11.5
Orioles	59	60	.496	12.5
Tigers	60	62	.492	13.0
Red Sox	56	65	.463	16.5
Athletics	56	65	.463	16.5
Senators	49	72	.405	23.5

Games

White Sox 5, Senators 4

Indians 5, Orioles 0

Tigers 2, Red Sox 0

Yankees 9, Athletics 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	70	52	.574	--
Dodgers	68	55	.553	2.5
Braves	64	56	.533	5.0
Pirates	61	61	.500	9.0
Cubs	58	61	.487	10.5
Redlegs	59	64	.480	11.5
Cardinals	57	68	.456	14.5
Phillies	52	72	.419	19.0

Games

Redlegs 2, Cardinals 1

Giants 6, Phillies 0

Dodgers 6, Pirates 5

Giants 10, Phillies 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Valmy Thomas	5
2	Jackie Brandt	4
2	Kent Hadley	4
2	Hector Lopez	4
5	10 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Joe Cunningham	1
1	Ron Fairly	1
1	Al Kaline	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Bressoud	3
1	Kent Hadley	3
1	Hector Lopez	3
4	Jim Baxes	2
4	13 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	2
2	Bob Allison	1
2	Luis Aparicio	1
2	Nellie Fox	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Harshman	1.67
2	Paul Foytack	1.60
3	Bill Monbouquette	1.17
4	Mike McCormick	0.50
5	2 tied	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Paul Foytack	1
1	Jack Harshman	1
1	Jay Hook	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Foytack	8
2	Bill Monbouquette	7
3	Jack Harshman	5
4	Johnny Antonelli	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	1
1	Sandy Koufax	1
1	Turk Lown	1
1	Stu Miller	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.373
2	Harvey Kuenn	.351
3	Joe Cunningham	.342
4	Vada Pinson	.335
5	Al Kaline	.327

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
3	Gus Bell	97
5	Harmon Killebrew	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	39
2	Willie Mays	25
3	Orlando Cepeda	20
3	Tony Taylor	20
5	Mickey Mantle	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.32
2	Johnny Antonelli	2.66
3	Jerry Walker	2.82
4	Camilo Pascual	2.82
5	Bud Daley	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	17
1	Lew Burdette	17
3	Sam Jones	16
3	Warren Spahn	16
3	Early Wynn	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	193
2	Sam Jones	165
3	Jim Bunning	145
4	Early Wynn	140
5	Herb Score	139

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	13
1	Don Elston	13
1	Billy Loes	13
1	Lindy McDaniel	13
5	2 tied	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sammy White	.462
2	Vada Pinson	.446
3	Hank Aaron	.421
4	Jim Landis	.419
5	Roberto Clemente	.418

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	7
2	Wally Post	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	Wally Post	17
3	Frank Robinson	16
4	Ernie Banks	15
5	Al Kaline	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	5
1	Jim Gilliam	5
1	Willie Mays	5
4	Lenny Green	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Grim	0.00
1	Larry Sherry	0.00
3	Gerry Staley	0.60
4	Bob Rush	0.98
5	Bobby Locke	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gerry Staley	4
2	Bob Anderson	3
2	Jim Bunning	3
2	Bud Daley	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	25
2	Johnny Antonelli	22
3	Orlando Pena	21
3	Bob Turley	21
5	Don Drysdale	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Henry	3
1	Leo Kiely	3
3	Jim Brosnan	2
3	Ryne Duren	2
3	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.427
2	Harvey Kuenn	.407
3	Hank Aaron	.405
4	Willie McCovey	.395
5	Vada Pinson	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	11
2	Hank Aaron	9
2	Joe Adcock	9
4	Woodie Held	7
4	5 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	30
2	Joe Adcock	29
2	Ernie Banks	29
4	Frank Malzone	27
5	2 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	11
2	Willie Mays	8
3	Gene Freese	6
3	Jim Gilliam	6
5	6 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	0.85
2	Ike Delock	1.26
3	Art Ditmar	1.35
4	Milt Pappas	1.69
5	Larry Sherry	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Anderson	5
1	Gary Bell	5
1	Lew Burdette	5
1	Gene Conley	5
1	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Sanford	40
2	Don Drysdale	39
3	Jim Bunning	38
4	Jim Owens	37
5	Joe Nuxhall	36

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.362
2	Harvey Kuenn	.342
3	Joe Cunningham	.341
4	Vada Pinson	.340
5	Al Kaline	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	48
2	Ernie Banks	46
3	Eddie Mathews	40
4	Hank Aaron	37
4	Harmon Killebrew	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	143
2	Frank Robinson	133
3	Rocky Colavito	123
4	Hank Aaron	115
5	3 tied	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	45
2	Willie Mays	34
3	Tony Taylor	26
4	Mickey Mantle	25
5	2 tied	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.34
2	Stu Miller	2.65
3	Frank Lary	2.72
4	Bud Daley	2.75
5	Camilo Pascual	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	24
2	Warren Spahn	22
3	Sam Jones	20
3	Early Wynn	20
5	5 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	226
1	Sam Jones	226
3	Jim Bunning	195
4	Early Wynn	183
5	Camilo Pascual	169

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	17
1	Billy Loes	17
3	Ryne Duren	15
4	Roy Face	13
4	Lindy McDaniel	13