On This Day

Monday, August 31, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 80 49 .620 --
Indians 75 55 .577 5.5
Tigers 65 65 .500 15.5
Yankees 64 66 .492 16.5
Orioles 61 66 .480 18.0
Red Sox 62 69 .473 19.0
Athletics 59 70 .457 21.0
Senators 52 78 .400 28.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 73 58 .557 --
Dodgers 72 59 .550 1.0
Braves 70 60 .538 2.5
Pirates 70 62 .530 3.5
Redlegs 63 68 .481 10.0
Cubs 62 67 .481 10.0
Cardinals 61 72 .459 13.0
Phillies 54 79 .406 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Consolo 3
1 Jim Lemon 3
1 Pete Runnels 3
1 Sammy White 3
5 3 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jackie Jensen 1
1 Willie McCovey 1
1 Wally Moon 1
1 Pete Runnels 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Moon 3
2 Jackie Jensen 2
3 Don Buddin 1
3 Orlando Cepeda 1
3 6 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 2
2 Billy Consolo 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sandy Koufax 2.00
2 Jack Sanford 0.64
3 Bill Monbouquette 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Fornieles 1
1 Sandy Koufax 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 18
2 Bill Monbouquette 8
3 Jack Sanford 7
4 Hal Griggs 1
4 2 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .361
2 Harvey Kuenn .351
3 Joe Cunningham .351
4 Al Kaline .333
5 Vada Pinson .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 39
2 Ernie Banks 38
2 Harmon Killebrew 38
4 Hank Aaron 36
5 Eddie Mathews 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 122
2 Frank Robinson 115
3 Hank Aaron 102
4 Gus Bell 101
5 Rocky Colavito 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 44
2 Willie Mays 26
3 Jim Gilliam 21
3 Tony Taylor 21
5 Orlando Cepeda 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.30
2 Johnny Antonelli 2.79
3 Bob Shaw 2.79
4 Camilo Pascual 2.83
5 Jerry Walker 2.86

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 202
2 Sam Jones 178
3 Jim Bunning 156
3 Early Wynn 156
5 Sandy Koufax 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 14
2 Ryne Duren 13
2 Billy Loes 13
2 Lindy McDaniel 13
5 2 tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Tuttle .486
2 Kent Hadley .429
3 Eddie Mathews .417
4 Bob Nieman .415
5 Willie McCovey .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 6
2 Joe Adcock 5
2 Rocky Colavito 5
2 Woodie Held 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hector Lopez 14
2 Frank Robinson 13
3 Wally Post 12
4 Joe Adcock 11
4 4 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 7
2 Gary Geiger 5
3 Lenny Green 4
4 Bob Allison 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Turk Lown 0.59
2 Bob Friend 0.67
3 Art Ditmar 0.70
4 Humberto Robinson 1.13
5 Bob Grim 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Art Ditmar 3
1 Paul Foytack 3
1 Bob Friend 3
1 Barry Latman 3
1 Johnny Podres 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 40
2 Paul Foytack 25
3 Bob Friend 22
4 Jim Bunning 20
4 Sam Jones 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Turk Lown 3
1 Tom Morgan 3
3 Bill Henry 2
3 Brooks Lawrence 2
3 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Cunningham .409
2 Duke Snider .397
3 Vada Pinson .397
4 Harvey Kuenn .383
5 Bob Cerv .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 9
1 Ernie Banks 9
1 Rocky Colavito 9
4 Hank Aaron 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Bell 29
2 Frank Robinson 26
3 Ernie Banks 24
4 Joe Adcock 23
4 3 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 12
2 Jim Gilliam 9
3 Gary Geiger 6
3 Willie Mays 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Ditmar 1.11
2 Bob Friend 1.48
3 Larry Sherry 1.85
4 Tex Clevenger 1.88
5 Vern Law 1.94

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 57
2 Jim Bunning 39
2 Paul Foytack 39
4 Don Mossi 37
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Leo Kiely 5
2 Bill Henry 4
2 Brooks Lawrence 4
2 Turk Lown 4
2 Tom Morgan 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .346
2 Joe Cunningham .345
3 Al Kaline .343
4 Harvey Kuenn .342
5 Vada Pinson .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 48
2 Ernie Banks 43
3 Hank Aaron 38
3 Harmon Killebrew 38
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 141
2 Frank Robinson 134
3 Rocky Colavito 118
4 Hank Aaron 115
5 2 tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 47
2 Willie Mays 33
3 Tony Taylor 27
4 Mickey Mantle 25
5 Orlando Cepeda 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.27
2 Stu Miller 2.71
3 Camilo Pascual 2.77
4 Frank Lary 2.87
5 Bud Daley 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 22
1 Warren Spahn 22
3 Johnny Antonelli 20
3 Sam Jones 20
3 Early Wynn 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 225
2 Sam Jones 210
3 Jim Bunning 193
3 Early Wynn 193
5 Sandy Koufax 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 18
2 Ryne Duren 15
3 Billy Loes 14
3 Turk Lown 14
5 2 tied 13