On This Day

Wednesday, September 16, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	90	57	.612	--
Indians	84	62	.575	5.5
Yankees	74	72	.507	15.5
Tigers	72	74	.493	17.5
Orioles	71	75	.486	18.5
Red Sox	69	77	.473	20.5
Athletics	63	82	.434	26.0
Senators	61	85	.418	28.5

Games

Tigers 3, Orioles 1

Red Sox 6, Indians 5

Yankees 3, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	81	64	.559	--
Braves	80	65	.552	1.0
Dodgers	79	66	.545	2.0
Pirates	74	72	.507	7.5
Redlegs	72	75	.490	10.0
Cubs	69	75	.479	11.5
Cardinals	66	79	.455	15.0
Phillies	60	85	.414	21.0

Games

Pirates 3, Cubs 2

Redlegs 7, Dodgers 4

Braves 2, Giants 0

Cubs 4, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roberto Clemente	5
2	Ernie Banks	4
2	Irv Noren	4
4	Gus Bell	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Neal	2
2	Willie Jones	1
2	Frank Malzone	1
2	Bill Mazeroski	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	3
2	Ernie Banks	2
2	Gary Bell	2
2	Frank Malzone	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gil Hodges	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lew Burdette	1.17
2	Don Mossi	0.78
3	Jerry Casale	0.75
4	Jack Fisher	0.73
5	Early Wynn	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Nelson Chittum	1
1	Jim Coates	1
1	Don Elston	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jerry Casale	9
2	Jack Fisher	8
3	Lew Burdette	7
3	Don Mossi	7
5	Sandy Koufax	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Brooks Lawrence	1
1	Tom Morgan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.359
2	Harvey Kuenn	.352
3	Joe Cunningham	.350
4	Al Kaline	.324
5	Orlando Cepeda	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	41
1	Rocky Colavito	41
3	Harmon Killebrew	40
4	Hank Aaron	38
4	Eddie Mathews	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	136
2	Frank Robinson	125
3	Hank Aaron	118
4	Gus Bell	111
5	Rocky Colavito	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	52
2	Willie Mays	27
3	Orlando Cepeda	23
3	Tony Taylor	23
5	Jim Gilliam	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.13
2	Jerry Walker	2.66
3	Camilo Pascual	2.68
4	Jim Perry	2.72
5	Warren Spahn	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	21
2	Sam Jones	20
2	Early Wynn	20
4	Johnny Antonelli	19
4	Warren Spahn	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	228
2	Sam Jones	202
3	Jim Bunning	187
4	Early Wynn	175
5	Sandy Koufax	172

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	14
1	Don Elston	14
1	Billy Loes	14
1	Turk Lown	14
1	Gerry Staley	14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sammy Taylor	.438
2	Russ Nixon	.410
3	Maury Wills	.405
4	Ed Bailey	.405
5	Joe Cunningham	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Lemon	6
1	Willie Mays	6
1	Wally Moon	6
1	Bob Nieman	6
5	Mickey Mantle	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Lemon	19
2	Hank Aaron	15
3	Ernie Banks	14
3	Bob Nieman	14
5	3 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	8
2	Lenny Green	4
3	Orlando Cepeda	3
3	Jackie Jensen	3
3	Frank Robinson	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Woodeshick	0.00
2	Jim Brosnan	0.57
3	Bill Fischer	0.64
4	Stu Miller	0.71
5	Jack Sanford	0.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	3
1	Chuck Churn	3
1	Jim Coates	3
1	Sam Jones	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	25
2	Sam Jones	24
2	Mike McCormick	24
4	Jim Bunning	23
5	3 tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Brooks Lawrence	3
1	Gerry Staley	3
3	Gary Bell	2
3	Turk Lown	2
5	14 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Kasko	.379
2	Eddie Mathews	.372
3	Bobby Richardson	.365
4	Joe Cunningham	.364
5	Harvey Kuenn	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Nieman	10
2	Joe Adcock	9
2	Willie Mays	9
2	Wally Moon	9
2	Frank Robinson	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	26
1	Jim Lemon	26
3	Ernie Banks	24
3	Bob Nieman	24
5	Frank Robinson	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	15
2	Lenny Green	8
3	Gary Geiger	7
4	Frank Robinson	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Harshman	1.52
2	Art Ditmar	1.54
3	Sam Jones	1.56
4	Larry Jackson	1.58
5	Jack Fisher	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	5
1	Lew Burdette	5
1	Art Ditmar	5
1	Sam Jones	5
1	Camilo Pascual	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	62
2	Jim Bunning	51
3	Sam Jones	44
4	Don Drysdale	43
5	Camilo Pascual	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Brooks Lawrence	5
1	Turk Lown	5
1	Gerry Staley	5
4	Tom Morgan	4
5	10 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harvey Kuenn	.354
2	Hank Aaron	.351
3	Joe Cunningham	.342
4	Al Kaline	.325
5	Vada Pinson	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	45
2	Ernie Banks	42
3	Harmon Killebrew	40
4	Hank Aaron	39
4	Eddie Mathews	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	142
2	Frank Robinson	131
3	Hank Aaron	125
4	Rocky Colavito	114
5	Gus Bell	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	53
2	Willie Mays	32
3	Orlando Cepeda	26
3	Tony Taylor	26
5	Mickey Mantle	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.04
2	Jerry Walker	2.62
3	Camilo Pascual	2.62
4	Stu Miller	2.75
5	Bob Buhl	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	24
2	Sam Jones	21
2	Warren Spahn	21
4	Johnny Antonelli	20
4	Early Wynn	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	235
2	Sam Jones	215
3	Jim Bunning	203
4	Sandy Koufax	189
5	Early Wynn	185

Saves

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