On This Day

Monday, August 24, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	74	48	.607	--
Indians	73	51	.589	2.0
Yankees	62	63	.496	13.5
Orioles	60	62	.492	14.0
Tigers	61	64	.488	14.5
Athletics	58	66	.468	17.0
Red Sox	57	67	.460	18.0
Senators	50	74	.403	25.0

Games

White Sox 4, Yankees 2

Orioles 11, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	71	53	.573	--
Dodgers	69	58	.543	3.5
Braves	67	57	.540	4.0
Pirates	65	61	.516	7.0
Redlegs	61	64	.488	10.5
Cubs	59	64	.480	11.5
Cardinals	57	70	.449	15.5
Phillies	52	74	.413	20.0

Games

Cubs 3, Braves 0

Dodgers 8, Phillies 2

Pirates 6, Giants 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Walt Dropo	4
1	Gus Triandos	4
3	Dick Groat	3
3	Gil Hodges	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Nelson	2
1	Gus Triandos	2
3	Gil Hodges	1
3	Joe Koppe	1
3	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Triandos	7
2	Gil Hodges	5
3	Rocky Nelson	3
4	Jim Landis	2
4	Bob Nieman	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	2
2	Clete Boyer	1
2	Bill Virdon	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sandy Koufax	1.62
2	Bob Anderson	0.71
3	Bob Friend	0.62
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.60
5	Ray Moore	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Anderson	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Sandy Koufax	1
1	Ray Moore	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	13
2	Bob Friend	8
2	Jack Meyer	8
4	Bob Anderson	5
5	Turk Lown	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Fisher	1
1	Turk Lown	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.363
2	Harvey Kuenn	.356
3	Joe Cunningham	.345
4	Vada Pinson	.334
5	Gene Woodling	.324

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	116
2	Frank Robinson	112
3	Hank Aaron	97
3	Gus Bell	97
5	Harmon Killebrew	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	42
2	Willie Mays	25
3	Tony Taylor	21
4	Orlando Cepeda	20
5	Mickey Mantle	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.22
2	Johnny Antonelli	2.66
3	Camilo Pascual	2.72
4	Bob Shaw	2.78
5	Bob Buhl	2.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	17
1	Lew Burdette	17
3	Roy Face	16
3	Sam Jones	16
3	3 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	199
2	Sam Jones	167
3	Early Wynn	148
4	Jim Bunning	145
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	3 tied	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vada Pinson	.470
2	Bill Tuttle	.455
3	Harvey Kuenn	.429
3	Brooks Robinson	.429
3	Eddie Yost	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	7
2	Sherm Lollar	6
3	Ernie Banks	5
3	Bob Cerv	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	22
2	Gus Bell	21
3	Hector Lopez	17
4	Wally Post	15
5	Ernie Banks	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	6
2	Lenny Green	5
2	Willie Mays	5
4	Jim Gilliam	4
4	Tony Taylor	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Baumann	0.61
2	Billy O'Dell	0.75
3	Larry Sherry	0.92
4	Carl Willey	1.10
5	Stu Miller	1.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	29
2	Bob Friend	24
3	Jim Bunning	21
3	Orlando Pena	21
5	Glen Hobbie	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Henry	3
1	Leo Kiely	3
1	Brooks Lawrence	3
1	Turk Lown	3
5	4 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.425
2	Vada Pinson	.415
3	Harvey Kuenn	.398
4	Willie McCovey	.384
5	Hank Aaron	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	11
2	Hank Aaron	9
3	Joe Adcock	8
4	Tito Francona	7
4	7 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	29
2	Frank Malzone	28
3	Ernie Banks	27
4	Duke Snider	26
5	Joe Adcock	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	13
2	Willie Mays	7
3	Bill Bruton	6
3	Gene Freese	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	0.85
2	Art Ditmar	1.11
3	Ike Delock	1.26
4	Larry Sherry	1.40
5	Early Wynn	1.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Anderson	5
1	Gary Bell	5
1	Bob Buhl	5
1	Lew Burdette	5
1	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	45
2	Sandy Koufax	39
3	Barry Latman	36
3	Joe Nuxhall	36
3	Jim Owens	36

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.354
2	Harvey Kuenn	.347
3	Joe Cunningham	.340
4	Vada Pinson	.339
5	Al Kaline	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	46
2	Ernie Banks	43
3	Eddie Mathews	40
4	Harmon Killebrew	37
4	Frank Robinson	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	139
2	Ernie Banks	138
3	Rocky Colavito	119
4	Hank Aaron	114
5	Orlando Cepeda	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	47
2	Willie Mays	34
3	Tony Taylor	27
4	Mickey Mantle	25
5	2 tied	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.18
2	Stu Miller	2.65
3	Camilo Pascual	2.66
4	Frank Lary	2.74
5	Whitey Ford	2.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	23
2	Warren Spahn	22
3	Frank Lary	20
3	Early Wynn	20
5	4 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	229
2	Sam Jones	214
3	Jim Bunning	190
4	Early Wynn	188
5	Camilo Pascual	168

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	17
2	Billy Loes	16
3	Ryne Duren	15
4	Roy Face	13
4	2 others tied	13