On This Day

Thursday, September 3, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 82 50 .621 --
Indians 76 55 .580 5.5
Yankees 67 66 .504 15.5
Tigers 66 67 .496 16.5
Orioles 63 67 .485 18.0
Red Sox 62 72 .463 21.0
Athletics 59 71 .454 22.0
Senators 53 80 .398 29.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 75 58 .564 --
Dodgers 73 61 .545 2.5
Braves 70 62 .530 4.5
Pirates 70 64 .522 5.5
Redlegs 65 68 .489 10.0
Cubs 62 69 .473 12.0
Cardinals 63 73 .463 13.5
Phillies 56 79 .415 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Orlando Cepeda 3
1 Mickey Mantle 3
1 Bobby Richardson 3
4 Ernie Banks 2
4 17 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Nieman 2
2 Ken Boyer 1
2 Eddie Bressoud 1
2 Clint Courtney 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 3
1 Eddie Bressoud 3
1 Willie Mays 3
1 Bob Nieman 3
1 Bobby Richardson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 1
1 Jackie Jensen 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Art Ditmar 1.17
2 Bob Miller 0.78
3 Don Drysdale 0.67
4 Bob Anderson 0.43
5 2 tied 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Brown 1
1 Art Ditmar 1
1 Bob Miller 1
1 Stu Miller 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Art Ditmar 7
1 Bob Miller 7
3 Don Drysdale 4
3 Stu Miller 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Loes 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .358
2 Harvey Kuenn .353
3 Joe Cunningham .350
4 Al Kaline .332
5 Vada Pinson .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 39
1 Harmon Killebrew 39
3 Ernie Banks 38
4 Hank Aaron 37
5 Eddie Mathews 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 124
2 Frank Robinson 116
3 Hank Aaron 105
4 Gus Bell 101
5 2 tied 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 46
2 Willie Mays 26
3 Jim Gilliam 22
4 Tony Taylor 21
5 2 tied 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.30
2 Jerry Walker 2.90
3 Johnny Antonelli 2.90
4 Warren Spahn 2.91
5 Bob Shaw 2.91

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 207
2 Sam Jones 180
3 Jim Bunning 164
4 Early Wynn 156
5 Sandy Koufax 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 14
1 Don Elston 14
1 Billy Loes 14
4 Lindy McDaniel 13
4 Gerry Staley 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Mathews .479
2 Bill Virdon .429
3 Bob Nieman .426
4 Al Kaline .404
5 2 tied .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Nieman 6
2 Frank Robinson 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Joe Adcock 4
3 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Bolling 14
2 Bob Nieman 13
3 Ken Boyer 12
3 Wally Post 12
5 6 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 8
2 Gary Geiger 5
3 Jim Gilliam 4
4 Lenny Green 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Perry 0.47
2 Turk Lown 0.55
3 Art Ditmar 0.67
4 Bob Friend 0.77
5 Jim Bunning 1.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 3
1 Art Ditmar 3
1 Bob Friend 3
1 Sam Jones 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 31
2 Jim Bunning 28
3 Bob Friend 23
4 Sam Jones 20
5 Barry Latman 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gerry Staley 4
2 Turk Lown 3
2 Tom Morgan 3
4 Tex Clevenger 2
4 5 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vada Pinson .392
2 Harvey Kuenn .387
3 Bob Cerv .382
4 Joe Cunningham .379
5 2 tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 9
1 Ernie Banks 9
1 Willie McCovey 9
1 Frank Robinson 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Bell 28
2 Frank Robinson 27
3 Ernie Banks 25
4 Wally Post 24
5 4 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 13
2 Jim Gilliam 9
3 Gary Geiger 7
4 Willie Mays 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Ditmar 1.42
2 Bob Friend 1.43
3 Billy O'Dell 1.59
4 Tex Clevenger 1.76
5 2 tied 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 5
2 Bob Anderson 4
2 Gary Bell 4
2 Don Cardwell 4
2 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 50
2 Jim Bunning 44
3 Jack Sanford 36
4 Paul Foytack 35
5 2 tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Leo Kiely 5
2 Bill Henry 4
2 Turk Lown 4
2 Tom Morgan 4
2 Gerry Staley 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .345
2 Al Kaline .342
3 Harvey Kuenn .342
4 Joe Cunningham .342
5 Vada Pinson .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 46
2 Ernie Banks 43
3 Hank Aaron 39
3 Harmon Killebrew 39
5 Eddie Mathews 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 141
2 Frank Robinson 133
3 Hank Aaron 117
4 Rocky Colavito 116
5 Jackie Jensen 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 49
2 Willie Mays 33
3 Tony Taylor 27
4 Mickey Mantle 26
5 2 tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.23
2 Stu Miller 2.75
3 Whitey Ford 2.85
4 Camilo Pascual 2.90
5 Bob Shaw 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 22
1 Warren Spahn 22
3 Sam Jones 21
4 Johnny Antonelli 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 224
2 Sam Jones 212
3 Jim Bunning 198
4 Early Wynn 186
5 Sandy Koufax 182

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 17
2 Ryne Duren 16
3 Billy Loes 15
4 Turk Lown 14
5 2 tied 13