On This Day

Thursday, September 17, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 82 64 .562 --
Braves 80 66 .548 2.0
Dodgers 80 66 .548 2.0
Pirates 75 72 .510 7.5
Redlegs 72 76 .486 11.0
Cubs 69 76 .476 12.5
Cardinals 66 80 .452 16.0
Phillies 61 85 .418 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Bruton 4
1 Willie Mays 4
3 Richie Ashburn 3
3 Eddie Bressoud 3
5 11 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 2
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Eddie Bressoud 1
2 Jim Davenport 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 6
2 Willie Mays 5
3 Jim Davenport 4
4 Eddie Kasko 3
4 Duke Snider 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Anderson 1
1 Maury Wills 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Robin Roberts 1.00
2 Jack Sanford 0.78
3 Danny McDevitt 0.75
4 Bob Purkey 0.43
5 Harvey Haddix 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harvey Haddix 1
1 Danny McDevitt 1
1 Robin Roberts 1
1 Jack Sanford 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Sanford 7
2 Danny McDevitt 6
2 Robin Roberts 6
4 Bob Purkey 3
5 5 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sam Jones 1
1 Larry Sherry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .357
2 Harvey Kuenn .352
3 Joe Cunningham .349
4 Al Kaline .324
5 Orlando Cepeda .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 42
2 Rocky Colavito 41
3 Harmon Killebrew 40
3 Eddie Mathews 40
5 Hank Aaron 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 137
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 Sam Jones 2.82

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 Maury Wills .421
2 Sammy Taylor .417
3 Russ Nixon .410
4 Frank Bolling .392
5 Ed Bailey .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 7
2 Jim Lemon 6
2 Wally Moon 6
2 Bob Nieman 6
5 Mickey Mantle 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Lemon 19
2 Willie Mays 16
3 Ernie Banks 14
3 Bob Nieman 14
5 Hank Aaron 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 6
2 Lenny Green 4
3 Orlando Cepeda 3
3 Jackie Jensen 3
3 2 others tied 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 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 3
1 Don Mossi 3
1 Camilo Pascual 3
1 Robin Roberts 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 25
2 Jim Bunning 23
3 Sam Jones 22
3 Sandy Koufax 22
3 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brooks Lawrence 3
2 Gary Bell 2
2 Turk Lown 2
4 Hal Brown 1
4 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Kasko .379
2 Bobby Richardson .365
3 Don Blasingame .359
4 Eddie Mathews .358
5 Orlando Cepeda .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 10
1 Bob Nieman 10
3 Frank Robinson 9
4 Joe Adcock 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Lemon 26
2 Bob Nieman 24
3 Hank Aaron 23
3 Willie Mays 23
3 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 Jack Fisher 1.62
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.71
5 Sam Jones 1.73

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 60
2 Jim Bunning 51
3 Don Drysdale 43
4 Sam Jones 42
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 Larry Sherry 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harvey Kuenn .354
2 Hank Aaron .349
3 Joe Cunningham .344
4 Al Kaline .326
5 Vada Pinson .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 44
2 Ernie Banks 43
3 Eddie Mathews 41
4 Harmon Killebrew 40
5 Hank Aaron 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 142
2 Frank Robinson 129
3 Hank Aaron 124
4 Rocky Colavito 113
5 Gus Bell 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 52
2 Willie Mays 32
3 Orlando Cepeda 26
3 Tony Taylor 26
5 2 tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.00
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 23
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 187
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