On This Day

Thursday, September 10, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	87	53	.621	--
Indians	82	57	.590	4.5
Yankees	70	69	.504	16.5
Tigers	70	70	.500	17.0
Orioles	67	71	.486	19.0
Red Sox	65	75	.464	22.0
Athletics	59	79	.428	27.0
Senators	57	83	.407	30.0

Games

Orioles 6, Indians 1

Red Sox 7, Tigers 3

Yankees 12, Athletics 1

Senators 8, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	78	61	.561	--
Braves	76	63	.547	2.0
Dodgers	76	63	.547	2.0
Pirates	72	69	.511	7.0
Redlegs	69	72	.489	10.0
Cubs	66	73	.475	12.0
Cardinals	64	77	.454	15.0
Phillies	59	82	.418	20.0

Games

Redlegs 10, Cubs 4

Cubs 6, Redlegs 3

Dodgers 5, Phillies 0

Braves 7, Cardinals 4

Pirates 5, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gus Bell	6
1	Cliff Cook	6
3	Mickey Mantle	5
4	Maury Wills	4
5	6 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	2
2	Joe Adcock	1
2	Lenny Green	1
2	Harmon Killebrew	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cliff Cook	4
1	Brooks Robinson	4
3	Hank Aaron	3
3	George Altman	3
3	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Boyd	1
1	Lenny Green	1
1	Wally Moon	1
1	Frank Robinson	1
1	Maury Wills	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Camilo Pascual	2.00
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.50
3	Don Cardwell	1.14
4	Ralph Terry	1.00
5	Roger Craig	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	Roger Craig	1
1	Bill Henry	1
1	Vern Law	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Camilo Pascual	10
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	9
3	Don Cardwell	8
4	Johnny Antonelli	6
4	Juan Pizarro	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.357
2	Harvey Kuenn	.354
3	Joe Cunningham	.347
4	Al Kaline	.326
5	Orlando Cepeda	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	40
1	Rocky Colavito	40
1	Harmon Killebrew	40
4	Hank Aaron	38
5	2 tied	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	129
2	Frank Robinson	125
3	Hank Aaron	113
4	Gus Bell	106
5	Rocky Colavito	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	51
2	Willie Mays	26
3	Orlando Cepeda	23
4	Jim Gilliam	22
5	2 tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.24
2	Camilo Pascual	2.80
3	Art Ditmar	2.81
4	Warren Spahn	2.81
5	Sam Jones	2.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	222
2	Sam Jones	192
3	Jim Bunning	179
4	Early Wynn	165
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	2 tied	13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Boyd	.469
2	Eddie Mathews	.435
3	Walt Moryn	.400
4	Ed Bailey	.395
5	Tito Francona	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	8
2	Joe Adcock	6
3	Hank Aaron	5
3	Eddie Yost	5
5	6 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Lemon	19
2	Hank Aaron	15
3	Frank Bolling	13
3	Willie Mays	13
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	8
2	Hank Aaron	3
2	Orlando Cepeda	3
2	Jim Gilliam	3
2	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Jones	0.43
2	Billy O'Dell	0.50
3	Art Ditmar	0.69
4	Jim Owens	0.95
5	Roger Craig	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	3
1	Art Ditmar	3
1	Sam Jones	3
1	Camilo Pascual	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	28
2	Sam Jones	25
3	Jim Bunning	23
3	Don Drysdale	23
3	Camilo Pascual	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gerry Staley	5
2	Tex Clevenger	2
2	Turk Lown	2
4	Gary Bell	1
4	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Tuttle	.400
2	Willie McCovey	.385
3	Harvey Kuenn	.380
4	Joe Cunningham	.376
5	Gus Bell	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	12
2	Willie Mays	11
3	Joe Adcock	10
4	Hank Aaron	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	35
2	Gus Bell	30
3	Ernie Banks	27
4	Frank Bolling	24
4	Wally Post	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	15
2	Jim Gilliam	8
3	Gary Geiger	6
3	Lenny Green	6
3	Willie Mays	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Ditmar	1.09
2	Billy O'Dell	1.29
3	Jack Fisher	1.78
4	Larry Jackson	1.84
5	Turk Lown	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	7
2	Art Ditmar	5
3	Bob Anderson	4
3	Lew Burdette	4
3	12 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	57
2	Jim Bunning	55
3	Don Drysdale	40
4	Johnny Podres	35
5	Sam Jones	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Turk Lown	5
1	Gerry Staley	5
3	Bill Henry	4
3	Brooks Lawrence	4
3	Tom Morgan	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harvey Kuenn	.353
2	Hank Aaron	.348
3	Joe Cunningham	.335
4	Al Kaline	.330
5	Orlando Cepeda	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	47
2	Ernie Banks	42
3	Hank Aaron	40
3	Harmon Killebrew	40
5	Frank Robinson	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	139
2	Frank Robinson	138
3	Hank Aaron	125
4	Rocky Colavito	119
5	Jackie Jensen	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	54
2	Willie Mays	32
3	Orlando Cepeda	27
4	Tony Taylor	26
5	Mickey Mantle	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.18
2	Camilo Pascual	2.77
3	Stu Miller	2.85
4	Bob Shaw	2.86
5	Bob Buhl	2.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	23
2	Warren Spahn	22
3	Johnny Antonelli	21
3	Sam Jones	21
5	4 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	232
2	Sam Jones	211
3	Jim Bunning	206
4	Early Wynn	182
5	Sandy Koufax	177

Saves

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