On This Day

Sunday, September 6, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	83	52	.615	--
Indians	78	56	.582	4.5
Tigers	69	67	.507	14.5
Yankees	68	68	.500	15.5
Orioles	65	68	.489	17.0
Red Sox	63	74	.460	21.0
Athletics	59	74	.444	23.0
Senators	55	81	.404	28.5

Games

Indians 2, White Sox 1

Tigers 7, Athletics 6

Red Sox 2, Senators 1

Orioles 5, Yankees 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	76	60	.559	--
Dodgers	73	63	.537	3.0
Braves	72	63	.533	3.5
Pirates	71	66	.518	5.5
Redlegs	66	70	.485	10.0
Cubs	65	69	.485	10.0
Cardinals	64	74	.464	13.0
Phillies	58	80	.420	19.0

Games

Braves 6, Redlegs 2

Cubs 3, Dodgers 0

Phillies 2, Pirates 1

Cardinals 1, Giants 0

Cubs 5, Dodgers 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Neal	4
2	Frank Bolling	3
2	Tito Francona	3
2	Eddie Kasko	3
2	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	2
2	Yogi Berra	1
2	Frank Bolling	1
2	Ray Boone	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	4
2	Yogi Berra	3
2	Al Kaline	3
2	Walt Moryn	3
2	Gene Woodling	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Anderson	1
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	Jackie Jensen	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Larry Jackson	1.20
2	Tom Brewer	0.91
3	Sandy Koufax	0.83
4	Art Ceccarelli	0.67
4	Mike McCormick	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	1
1	Pete Burnside	1
1	Art Ceccarelli	1
1	Don Elston	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Brewer	10
1	Sandy Koufax	10
3	Art Ceccarelli	8
4	Larry Jackson	6
4	Larry Sherry	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Brown	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.358
2	Harvey Kuenn	.355
3	Joe Cunningham	.346
4	Al Kaline	.332
5	Vada Pinson	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	40
2	Rocky Colavito	39
2	Harmon Killebrew	39
4	Hank Aaron	37
5	Eddie Mathews	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	128
2	Frank Robinson	118
3	Hank Aaron	108
4	Gus Bell	102
5	3 tied	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	49
2	Willie Mays	26
3	Orlando Cepeda	22
3	Jim Gilliam	22
5	2 tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.34
2	Warren Spahn	2.81
3	Johnny Antonelli	2.87
4	Camilo Pascual	2.88
5	Art Ditmar	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	19
2	Lew Burdette	18
2	Sam Jones	18
2	Warren Spahn	18
2	Early Wynn	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	211
2	Sam Jones	183
3	Jim Bunning	170
4	Early Wynn	161
5	Sandy Koufax	160

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	.457
2	Tito Francona	.422
3	Harvey Kuenn	.397
4	Al Kaline	.396
5	2 tied	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Nieman	6
2	Willie Mays	5
2	Eddie Yost	5
4	Hank Aaron	4
4	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Lemon	15
2	Ernie Banks	13
2	Bob Nieman	13
4	Frank Bolling	12
5	5 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	10
2	Gary Geiger	5
3	Jim Gilliam	4
4	Jackie Jensen	3
4	Frank Robinson	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Turk Lown	0.00
2	Art Ditmar	0.67
2	Larry Jackson	0.67
4	Bob Friend	0.69
5	Jim Owens	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	3
1	Art Ditmar	3
1	Larry Jackson	3
1	Camilo Pascual	3
5	25 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	41
2	Jim Bunning	25
3	Art Ceccarelli	24
4	Tom Brewer	22
5	Early Wynn	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gerry Staley	5
2	Tom Morgan	3
3	Tex Clevenger	2
3	Turk Lown	2
3	Chuck Stobbs	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sammy White	.393
2	Bill Tuttle	.392
3	Harvey Kuenn	.392
4	Al Kaline	.390
5	Bob Cerv	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	10
1	Frank Robinson	10
3	Joe Adcock	9
4	Hank Aaron	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	28
1	Gus Bell	28
1	Frank Robinson	28
4	Wally Post	24
5	Al Kaline	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	15
2	Jim Gilliam	9
3	Gary Geiger	7
4	Willie Mays	6
5	Lenny Green	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Ditmar	1.27
2	Bob Friend	1.45
3	Billy O'Dell	1.73
4	Larry Jackson	1.75
5	Larry Sherry	2.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	6
2	Bob Anderson	4
2	Johnny Antonelli	4
2	Don Cardwell	4
2	11 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	60
2	Jim Bunning	50
3	Don Drysdale	38
4	Johnny Antonelli	36
5	3 tied	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gerry Staley	5
2	Bill Henry	4
2	Turk Lown	4
2	Tom Morgan	4
5	7 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.348
2	Harvey Kuenn	.347
3	Al Kaline	.339
4	Joe Cunningham	.335
5	Vada Pinson	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	46
2	Ernie Banks	44
3	Hank Aaron	39
3	Harmon Killebrew	39
5	2 tied	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	143
2	Frank Robinson	133
3	Hank Aaron	120
4	Rocky Colavito	116
5	Jackie Jensen	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	52
2	Willie Mays	33
3	Mickey Mantle	27
4	Orlando Cepeda	26
4	Tony Taylor	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.27
2	Stu Miller	2.81
3	Warren Spahn	2.83
4	Camilo Pascual	2.86
5	Johnny Antonelli	2.98

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	228
2	Sam Jones	207
3	Jim Bunning	201
4	Sandy Koufax	185
4	Early Wynn	185

Saves

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