On This Day

Friday, June 5, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 28 21 .571 --
Indians 25 21 .543 1.5
Orioles 27 23 .540 1.5
Athletics 23 23 .500 3.5
Tigers 23 25 .479 4.5
Yankees 22 24 .478 4.5
Senators 23 27 .460 5.5
Red Sox 20 27 .426 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 30 19 .612 --
Giants 28 22 .560 2.5
Pirates 28 23 .549 3.0
Dodgers 27 25 .519 4.5
Cubs 25 25 .500 5.5
Redlegs 24 26 .480 6.5
Cardinals 19 29 .396 10.5
Phillies 18 30 .375 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Allison 5
2 Tony Kubek 4
2 Tony Taylor 4
4 Smoky Burgess 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Allison 2
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Rocky Colavito 1
2 Gail Harris 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Allison 4
2 Ernie Banks 3
2 Harry Simpson 3
2 Gene Woodling 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Dark 1
1 Harvey Kuenn 1
1 Hector Lopez 1
1 Frank Malzone 1
1 Faye Throneberry 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Newcombe 1.20
2 Johnny Podres 0.62
3 Camilo Pascual 0.57
4 Milt Pappas 0.55
5 Glen Hobbie 0.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Art Ditmar 1
1 Glen Hobbie 1
1 Don Newcombe 1
1 Milt Pappas 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 8
2 Glen Hobbie 7
3 Al Jackson 6
3 Don Newcombe 6
3 Milt Pappas 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rudy Arias 1
1 Don Elston 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .416
2 Smoky Burgess .367
3 Harvey Kuenn .350
4 Willie Mays .335
5 Nellie Fox .332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 49
2 Hank Aaron 48
2 Ernie Banks 48
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
2 Early Wynn 70
4 Warren Spahn 62
5 Sam Jones 60

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 9
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 .426
2 Don Blasingame .417
3 Orlando Cepeda .400
4 Mickey Mantle .392
5 Gil Hodges .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 6
1 Bob Skinner 6
3 Orlando Cepeda 5
3 Elston Howard 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hector Lopez 19
1 Bill Skowron 19
3 Orlando Cepeda 17
3 Bob Skinner 17
5 2 tied 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 Harvey Haddix 0.00
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.33
3 Bob Rush 0.59
4 Bud Daley 0.67
5 2 tied 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bud Daley 3
1 Whitey Ford 3
1 Jim Owens 3
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
5 25 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 27
2 Camilo Pascual 26
3 Juan Pizarro 25
4 Johnny Antonelli 24
5 Gary Bell 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Acker 2
1 Don Elston 2
1 Roy Face 2
1 Bill Henry 2
1 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill White .397
2 Joe Cunningham .372
3 Hank Aaron .369
4 Johnny Logan .365
5 Bob Skinner .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 11
2 Eddie Mathews 10
2 Bob Skinner 10
4 Bob Allison 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Skinner 27
2 Hank Aaron 26
2 Willie Mays 26
4 Orlando Cepeda 25
5 Ernie Banks 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.82
2 Bud Daley 1.13
3 Don Mossi 1.80
4 Don Larsen 1.85
5 Harvey Haddix 1.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 5
2 Johnny Antonelli 4
2 Bob Buhl 4
2 Jim Bunning 4
2 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 38
1 Harvey Haddix 38
3 Danny McDevitt 36
4 Sam Jones 35
4 Herb Score 35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .375
2 Al Kaline .330
3 Pete Runnels .329
4 Harvey Kuenn .321
5 Willie Mays .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 50
2 Mickey Mantle 45
3 Ernie Banks 44
4 Frank Robinson 42
5 Eddie Mathews 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 130
2 Jackie Jensen 123
3 Hank Aaron 121
3 Rocky Colavito 121
5 Frank Robinson 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 31
2 Willie Mays 30
3 Richie Ashburn 27
4 Mickey Mantle 24
5 3 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.72
2 Whitey Ford 2.31
3 Stu Miller 2.40
4 Billy Pierce 2.73
5 Carl Willey 2.80

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 231
2 Jim Bunning 211
3 Early Wynn 198
4 Don Drysdale 195
5 Warren Spahn 168

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 21
2 Don Elston 18
3 Dick Hyde 16
4 Clem Labine 15
5 Ryne Duren 14