On This Day

Wednesday, August 26, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 75 49 .605 --
Indians 75 51 .595 1.0
Orioles 61 63 .492 14.0
Tigers 62 65 .488 14.5
Yankees 62 65 .488 14.5
Athletics 59 67 .468 17.0
Red Sox 58 68 .460 18.0
Senators 51 75 .405 25.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 72 54 .571 --
Dodgers 70 58 .547 3.0
Braves 68 58 .540 4.0
Pirates 66 62 .516 7.0
Cubs 61 64 .488 10.5
Redlegs 61 66 .480 11.5
Cardinals 58 71 .450 15.5
Phillies 52 75 .409 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Taylor 4
2 Bobby Avila 3
2 Al Dark 3
2 Curt Flood 3
5 27 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 1
1 Curt Flood 1
1 Elston Howard 1
1 Mickey Mantle 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Brandt 3
1 Elston Howard 3
1 Jerry Lynch 3
1 Irv Noren 3
1 Jim Rivera 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Geiger 1
1 Jackie Jensen 1
1 Willie Kirkland 1
1 Willie Mays 1
1 Johnny Temple 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Bunning 1.38
2 Larry Jackson 0.70
3 Jack Sanford 0.43
4 Gary Bell 0.40
5 Jerry Walker 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Dave Hillman 1
1 Larry Jackson 1
1 Ron Kline 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 11
2 Larry Jackson 7
3 Jerry Walker 5
4 Gary Bell 4
4 Bennie Daniels 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Fornieles 1
1 Tom Morgan 1
1 Milt Pappas 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .358
2 Harvey Kuenn .354
3 Joe Cunningham .343
4 Vada Pinson .332
5 Al Kaline .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 38
2 Ernie Banks 37
2 Harmon Killebrew 37
4 Eddie Mathews 34
5 Hank Aaron 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 118
2 Frank Robinson 114
3 Gus Bell 99
4 Hank Aaron 98
5 2 tied 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 43
2 Willie Mays 26
3 Tony Taylor 21
4 Orlando Cepeda 20
5 3 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.22
2 Johnny Antonelli 2.71
3 Camilo Pascual 2.72
4 Bob Shaw 2.78
5 Bob Buhl 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 18
2 Lew Burdette 17
3 Roy Face 16
3 Sam Jones 16
3 4 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 199
2 Sam Jones 167
3 Jim Bunning 156
4 Early Wynn 151
5 Johnny Antonelli 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 14
2 Ryne Duren 13
2 Billy Loes 13
2 Lindy McDaniel 13
5 3 tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Nieman .485
2 Jackie Brandt .468
3 Bill Tuttle .444
4 Vada Pinson .441
5 Roberto Clemente .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 7
2 Sherm Lollar 6
3 Bob Cerv 5
3 Tito Francona 5
3 Wally Post 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 22
2 Gus Bell 20
3 Bob Cerv 15
3 Wally Post 15
5 Hector Lopez 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 7
2 Lenny Green 5
2 Willie Mays 5
4 Gary Geiger 4
4 Tony Taylor 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Friend 0.67
2 Bob Rush 0.69
3 Larry Sherry 0.83
4 Bob Grim 1.35
5 Tom Morgan 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Anderson 4
2 Jim Bunning 3
2 Bob Friend 3
2 Jack Harshman 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 28
2 Paul Foytack 25
3 Jim Bunning 24
4 Bob Friend 23
5 Orlando Pena 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 3
1 Bill Henry 3
1 Leo Kiely 3
1 Brooks Lawrence 3
1 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vada Pinson .421
2 Duke Snider .403
3 Harvey Kuenn .402
4 Willie McCovey .383
5 2 tied .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 10
2 Hank Aaron 9
3 Rocky Colavito 8
3 Frank Robinson 8
3 Duke Snider 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Malzone 30
2 Gus Bell 29
3 Ernie Banks 26
3 Frank Robinson 26
3 Duke Snider 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 12
2 Willie Mays 8
3 Jim Gilliam 7
4 Bill Bruton 5
4 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ike Delock 1.01
1 Bobby Shantz 1.01
3 Larry Sherry 1.30
4 Art Ditmar 1.36
5 Bob Friend 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gary Bell 5
1 Ike Delock 5
1 Gerry Staley 5
4 Bob Anderson 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 44
2 Paul Foytack 41
3 Don Drysdale 40
4 Sandy Koufax 39
5 Jim Owens 36

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .351
2 Harvey Kuenn .346
3 Vada Pinson .337
4 Joe Cunningham .336
5 Al Kaline .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 48
2 Ernie Banks 43
3 Eddie Mathews 40
4 Harmon Killebrew 37
4 Frank Robinson 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 139
1 Frank Robinson 139
3 Rocky Colavito 119
4 Hank Aaron 112
5 Gus Bell 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 48
2 Willie Mays 35
3 Tony Taylor 27
4 Jim Landis 25
4 Mickey Mantle 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.19
2 Camilo Pascual 2.66
3 Stu Miller 2.70
4 Frank Lary 2.76
5 Johnny Antonelli 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 23
2 Warren Spahn 21
3 Johnny Antonelli 20
3 Early Wynn 20
5 5 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 229
2 Sam Jones 214
3 Jim Bunning 201
4 Early Wynn 191
5 Camilo Pascual 168

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 18
2 Ryne Duren 15
3 Billy Loes 14
4 Turk Lown 13
4 Lindy McDaniel 13