On This Day

Friday, September 4, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	83	50	.624	--
Indians	76	56	.576	6.5
Tigers	67	67	.500	16.5
Yankees	67	67	.500	16.5
Orioles	64	67	.489	18.0
Red Sox	62	73	.459	22.0
Athletics	59	72	.450	23.0
Senators	54	80	.403	29.5

Games

White Sox 3, Indians 2

Tigers 9, Athletics 2

Senators 4, Red Sox 3

Orioles 3, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	75	59	.560	--
Dodgers	73	61	.545	2.0
Braves	71	62	.534	3.5
Pirates	70	65	.519	5.5
Redlegs	65	69	.485	10.0
Cubs	63	69	.477	11.0
Cardinals	63	73	.463	13.0
Phillies	57	79	.419	19.0

Games

Braves 4, Redlegs 1

Phillies 3, Pirates 0

Cubs 2, Giants 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Aaron	3
1	Bob Boyd	3
1	Orlando Cepeda	3
1	Clint Courtney	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Baxes	1
1	Eddie Yost	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	3
2	Al Dark	2
2	Harvey Kuenn	2
2	Red Wilson	2
2	Eddie Yost	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	Frank Malzone	1
1	Barry Shetrone	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Milt Pappas	1.00
1	Warren Spahn	1.00
3	Don Mossi	0.75
4	Tex Clevenger	0.73
5	Jim Owens	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Clevenger	1
1	Glen Hobbie	1
1	Don Mossi	1
1	Jim Owens	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Clevenger	8
2	Milt Pappas	7
3	Don Mossi	6
4	Jim Owens	5
4	Early Wynn	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Hyde	1
1	Gerry Staley	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.360
2	Harvey Kuenn	.356
3	Joe Cunningham	.350
4	Al Kaline	.333
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	108
4	Gus Bell	102
5	2 tied	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	46
2	Willie Mays	26
3	Jim Gilliam	22
4	Orlando Cepeda	21
4	Tony Taylor	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.30
2	Warren Spahn	2.81
3	Jerry Walker	2.90
4	Johnny Antonelli	2.90
5	Bob Shaw	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	18
1	Lew Burdette	18
1	Sam Jones	18
1	Warren Spahn	18
1	Early Wynn	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	207
2	Sam Jones	183
3	Jim Bunning	164
4	Early Wynn	161
5	Sandy Koufax	150

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Mathews	.478
2	Harvey Kuenn	.429
2	Bill Virdon	.429
4	Bob Nieman	.426
5	Joe Cunningham	.409

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Nieman	13
2	Ken Boyer	12
3	Hank Aaron	11
3	Elston Howard	11
3	3 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Turk Lown	0.63
2	Art Ditmar	0.67
3	Bob Friend	0.69
4	Jim Bunning	1.08
5	Jim Perry	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Art Ditmar	3
1	Barry Latman	3
1	Jim O'Toole	3
4	Johnny Antonelli	2
4	28 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	31
2	Early Wynn	21
3	Jim Bunning	19
3	Don Mossi	19
5	2 tied	18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Tuttle	.398
2	Harvey Kuenn	.396
3	Joe Cunningham	.393
4	Sammy White	.389
5	Vada Pinson	.383

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	29
2	Frank Robinson	27
3	Ernie Banks	25
4	Wally Post	24
5	2 tied	22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Ditmar	1.42
2	Bob Friend	1.43
3	Billy O'Dell	1.59
4	Larry Sherry	2.03
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	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	40
4	Sam Jones	37
4	Jim Owens	37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.348
2	Harvey Kuenn	.345
3	Al Kaline	.344
4	Joe Cunningham	.337
5	Vada Pinson	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	46
2	Ernie Banks	42
3	Hank Aaron	39
3	Harmon Killebrew	39
5	Eddie Mathews	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	139
2	Frank Robinson	131
3	Hank Aaron	120
4	Rocky Colavito	116
5	Jackie Jensen	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	49
2	Willie Mays	33
3	Mickey Mantle	26
3	Tony Taylor	26
5	Orlando Cepeda	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.23
2	Stu Miller	2.75
3	Warren Spahn	2.83
4	Whitey Ford	2.85
5	Camilo Pascual	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	22
1	Warren Spahn	22
3	Sam Jones	21
4	Johnny Antonelli	20
4	Early Wynn	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	224
2	Sam Jones	215
3	Jim Bunning	198
4	Early Wynn	191
5	Sandy Koufax	175

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	17
2	Ryne Duren	16
3	Billy Loes	15
4	Turk Lown	14
4	Gerry Staley	14