On This Day

Thursday, June 4, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	27	21	.563	--
Indians	25	20	.556	0.5
Orioles	26	23	.531	1.5
Athletics	23	22	.511	2.5
Senators	23	26	.469	4.5
Tigers	22	25	.468	4.5
Yankees	21	24	.467	4.5
Red Sox	20	26	.435	6.0

Games

White Sox 6, Orioles 5

Yankees 14, Tigers 3

Red Sox 5, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	30	18	.625	--
Giants	28	21	.571	2.5
Pirates	28	22	.560	3.0
Dodgers	26	25	.510	5.5
Cubs	24	25	.490	6.5
Redlegs	23	26	.469	7.5
Cardinals	19	29	.396	11.0
Phillies	18	30	.375	12.0

Games

Redlegs 5, Dodgers 3

Giants 11, Braves 5

Cubs 3, Phillies 2

Pirates 9, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Orlando Cepeda	4
2	Jim Davenport	3
2	Dick Groat	3
2	Sherm Lollar	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Orlando Cepeda	2
2	Frank Bolling	1
2	Wes Covington	1
2	Del Crandall	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	7
2	Hector Lopez	4
3	Del Crandall	3
3	Whitey Ford	3
3	Gary Geiger	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Hoak	1
1	Joe Koppe	1
1	Mickey Mantle	1
1	Pete Runnels	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Whitey Ford	0.55
2	Jack Harshman	0.50
3	Mike McCormick	0.43
4	Rip Coleman	0.38
5	Jim Bunning	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jerry Casale	1
1	Don Elston	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Gordon Jones	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Ford	6
2	Pete Burnside	3
2	Rip Coleman	3
2	Don Elston	3
2	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.417
2	Smoky Burgess	.359
3	Harvey Kuenn	.344
4	Willie Mays	.342
5	Nellie Fox	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	19
1	Eddie Mathews	19
3	Hank Aaron	15
4	Frank Robinson	14
5	Rocky Colavito	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	49
2	Hank Aaron	47
3	Ernie Banks	45
4	Orlando Cepeda	43
5	2 tied	41

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	14
2	Mickey Mantle	10
2	Charlie Neal	10
4	Willie Mays	8
5	4 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.11
2	Bud Daley	1.48
3	Harvey Haddix	1.90
4	Jerry Walker	2.14
5	Stu Miller	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	8
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	8
3	Johnny Antonelli	7
3	Roy Face	7
3	2 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	85
2	Herb Score	70
3	Early Wynn	65
4	Sam Jones	60
5	2 tied	58

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	8
2	Billy Loes	6
3	Roy Face	5
3	Clem Labine	5
5	4 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Williams	.444
2	Mickey Mantle	.417
3	Orlando Cepeda	.411
4	Don Blasingame	.396
5	Gil Hodges	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	6
1	Bob Skinner	6
3	Orlando Cepeda	5
3	Eddie Mathews	5
5	7 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	17
1	Hector Lopez	17
1	Bill Skowron	17
4	Frank Robinson	15
4	Bob Skinner	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mickey Mantle	6
2	Ken Boyer	4
3	Luis Aparicio	3
3	Don Blasingame	3
3	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ruben Gomez	0.00
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.33
3	Harvey Haddix	0.59
3	Bob Rush	0.59
5	Bud Daley	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bud Daley	3
1	Whitey Ford	3
1	Jim Owens	3
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	3
5	24 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	27
2	Juan Pizarro	25
3	Johnny Antonelli	22
4	Harvey Haddix	21
5	Sandy Koufax	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Acker	2
1	Roy Face	2
1	Bill Henry	2
1	Leo Kiely	2
1	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.410
2	Johnny Logan	.379
3	Hank Aaron	.374
4	Joe Cunningham	.372
5	Willie Mays	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	12
2	Eddie Mathews	10
2	Bob Skinner	10
4	Bob Allison	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	27
1	Willie Mays	27
3	Ken Boyer	26
4	Orlando Cepeda	25
4	2 others tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	10
2	Willie Mays	8
3	Mickey Mantle	6
3	Charlie Neal	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.82
2	Bud Daley	1.13
3	Bob Rush	1.32
4	Don Mossi	1.80
5	Don Larsen	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	5
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
3	Johnny Antonelli	4
3	Bob Buhl	4
3	10 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	47
2	Jim Bunning	39
2	Sam Jones	39
4	Harvey Haddix	38
5	Danny McDevitt	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy Loes	5
2	Roy Face	4
2	Jim Perry	4
4	Tex Clevenger	3
4	3 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.376
2	Al Kaline	.330
3	Pete Runnels	.329
4	Willie Mays	.327
5	Harvey Kuenn	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	49
2	Mickey Mantle	46
3	Ernie Banks	45
4	Frank Robinson	42
5	Eddie Mathews	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	131
2	Jackie Jensen	125
3	Hank Aaron	121
3	Rocky Colavito	121
5	Frank Robinson	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	32
1	Willie Mays	32
3	Richie Ashburn	27
4	Mickey Mantle	24
5	3 tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.77
2	Whitey Ford	2.31
3	Stu Miller	2.43
4	Billy Pierce	2.71
5	Carl Willey	2.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	24
2	Warren Spahn	21
3	Billy Pierce	20
4	Cal McLish	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	231
2	Jim Bunning	211
3	Don Drysdale	195
4	Early Wynn	193
5	Warren Spahn	164

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	21
2	Don Elston	17
3	Dick Hyde	16
4	Clem Labine	15
5	Ryne Duren	14