On This Day

Sunday, September 20, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	91	59	.607	--
Indians	87	62	.584	3.5
Yankees	76	73	.510	14.5
Tigers	74	75	.497	16.5
Orioles	72	77	.483	18.5
Red Sox	70	79	.470	20.5
Athletics	63	85	.426	27.0
Senators	63	86	.423	27.5

Games

Tigers 5, White Sox 4

Indians 4, Athletics 3

Yankees 7, Red Sox 4

Senators 5, Orioles 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	83	66	.557	--
Braves	82	66	.554	0.5
Giants	82	67	.550	1.0
Pirates	77	72	.517	6.0
Redlegs	72	78	.480	11.5
Cubs	70	78	.473	12.5
Cardinals	68	80	.459	14.5
Phillies	61	88	.409	22.0

Games

Braves 8, Phillies 5

Pirates 10, Redlegs 1

Dodgers 8, Giants 2

Cardinals 11, Cubs 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Groat	4
1	Harvey Kuenn	4
3	Roberto Clemente	3
3	Ted Lepcio	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Bob Cerv	1
1	Dan Dobbek	1
1	Tito Francona	1
1	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roberto Clemente	3
1	Don Demeter	3
1	Walt Moryn	3
1	Hal Smith	3
5	15 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Jackie Jensen	1
1	Billy Klaus	1
1	Billy O'Dell	1
1	Maury Wills	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Camilo Pascual	1.14
2	Johnny Podres	1.12
3	Vern Law	0.62
4	Moe Drabowsky	0.43
4	Robin Roberts	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joey Jay	1
1	Vern Law	1
1	Duke Maas	1
1	Cal McLish	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Podres	9
2	Camilo Pascual	8
3	Robin Roberts	6
4	Ned Garver	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Jim Coates	1
1	Clem Labine	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.357
2	Harvey Kuenn	.356
3	Joe Cunningham	.348
4	Al Kaline	.325
5	Orlando Cepeda	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	42
2	Rocky Colavito	41
2	Eddie Mathews	41
4	Harmon Killebrew	40
5	Hank Aaron	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	137
2	Frank Robinson	125
3	Hank Aaron	119
4	Gus Bell	111
5	Rocky Colavito	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	54
2	Willie Mays	27
3	Orlando Cepeda	23
3	Jim Gilliam	23
3	Tony Taylor	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.13
2	Camilo Pascual	2.58
3	Jim Perry	2.61
4	Bob Shaw	2.74
5	Jerry Walker	2.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	236
2	Sam Jones	203
3	Jim Bunning	196
4	Early Wynn	175
5	Camilo Pascual	174

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	14
1	Don Elston	14
1	Billy Loes	14
1	Turk Lown	14
1	2 others tied	14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Maury Wills	.469
2	Sammy Taylor	.410
3	Bobby Richardson	.403
4	Eddie Kasko	.397
5	Joe Adcock	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Moon	6
2	Jim Lemon	5
2	Mickey Mantle	5
2	Eddie Mathews	5
2	Willie Mays	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Lemon	14
2	Ernie Banks	13
2	Bob Cerv	13
2	Minnie Minoso	13
2	Walt Moryn	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	6
2	Lenny Green	4
2	Maury Wills	4
4	Jackie Jensen	3
5	9 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.00
2	Camilo Pascual	0.33
3	Ralph Terry	0.56
4	Bob Miller	0.57
5	Bob Shaw	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	3
1	Lew Burdette	3
1	Vern Law	3
1	Don Mossi	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	29
2	Camilo Pascual	27
2	Johnny Podres	27
4	Jim Bunning	26
5	Mike McCormick	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Brooks Lawrence	3
2	Mike Fornieles	2
2	Turk Lown	2
4	Gary Bell	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harvey Kuenn	.390
2	Eddie Kasko	.380
3	Maury Wills	.377
4	Joe Cunningham	.373
5	Eddie Mathews	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	10
1	Bob Nieman	10
3	Frank Robinson	8
4	Joe Adcock	7
4	5 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Lemon	29
2	Bob Nieman	24
3	Willie Mays	23
4	Hank Aaron	22
4	Ernie Banks	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	16
2	Lenny Green	7
3	Gary Geiger	6
4	Jim Gilliam	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Fisher	0.88
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.31
3	Jim Perry	1.31
4	Art Ditmar	1.38
5	Roger Craig	1.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Camilo Pascual	6
2	Don Mossi	5
2	Bob Shaw	5
4	Bob Buhl	4
4	12 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	53
2	Jim Bunning	51
3	Camilo Pascual	44
4	Don Drysdale	43
5	3 tied	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Turk Lown	5
1	Gerry Staley	5
3	Brooks Lawrence	4
3	Tom Morgan	4
5	Mike Fornieles	3