On This Day

Thursday, June 11, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 31 24 .564 --
Indians 28 24 .538 1.5
Orioles 29 26 .527 2.0
Tigers 28 26 .519 2.5
Yankees 26 26 .500 3.5
Athletics 25 26 .490 4.0
Senators 24 31 .436 7.0
Red Sox 23 31 .426 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 33 22 .600 --
Giants 32 25 .561 2.0
Dodgers 30 27 .526 4.0
Pirates 30 28 .517 4.5
Cubs 29 28 .509 5.0
Redlegs 27 29 .482 6.5
Cardinals 22 32 .407 10.5
Phillies 21 33 .389 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Demeter 4
2 Gus Bell 3
2 Rocky Bridges 3
2 Joe DeMaestri 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Demeter 2
1 Willie Kirkland 2
3 Del Crandall 1
3 Billy Gardner 1
3 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Demeter 5
2 Felipe Alou 3
2 Del Crandall 3
2 Kent Hadley 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Felipe Alou 1
1 Jim Finigan 1
1 Jim Landis 1
1 Vada Pinson 1
1 Jim Rivera 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Sanford 999.00
2 Johnny Podres 1.40
3 Billy Pierce 1.00
4 Bob Buhl 0.89
5 Ray Narleski 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 Roy Face 1
1 Don Ferrarese 1
1 Ned Garver 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Buhl 8
2 Johnny Podres 7
3 Camilo Pascual 6
3 Billy Pierce 6
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vern Law 1
1 Russ Meyer 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .412
2 Smoky Burgess .350
3 Harvey Kuenn .350
4 Al Kaline .347
5 Bill White .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 20
2 Harmon Killebrew 19
3 Rocky Colavito 18
4 Hank Aaron 16
5 2 tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 58
2 Frank Robinson 55
3 Hank Aaron 51
4 Orlando Cepeda 50
5 Willie Mays 46

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 18
2 Mickey Mantle 13
3 Charlie Neal 11
4 Don Blasingame 10
4 Willie Mays 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.00
2 Bud Daley 1.93
3 Gene Conley 2.03
4 Harvey Haddix 2.04
5 Don Larsen 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 9
1 Roy Face 9
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 9
4 Johnny Antonelli 8
4 Early Wynn 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 88
2 Herb Score 77
2 Early Wynn 77
4 Sam Jones 72
5 2 tied 65

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 10
2 Billy Loes 7
3 Clem Labine 6
4 Roy Face 5
4 Don McMahon 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Daryl Spencer .429
2 Al Pilarcik .406
3 Bill White .400
4 Don Hoak .397
4 Bob Skinner .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 6
1 Willie Kirkland 6
3 Bob Allison 5
3 Orlando Cepeda 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 20
2 Ernie Banks 16
2 Bob Skinner 16
4 Al Kaline 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Mantle 7
2 Luis Aparicio 5
2 Don Blasingame 5
2 Bill White 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.33
2 Don Larsen 0.63
3 Roy Face 0.71
4 Bob Rush 1.14
5 John Romonosky 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 4
2 Jerry Casale 3
2 Bud Daley 3
2 Art Ditmar 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Buhl 22
2 Johnny Antonelli 21
2 Sam Jones 21
2 Mike McCormick 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 3
1 Stu Miller 3
3 Tom Acker 2
3 Roy Face 2
3 5 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill White .418
2 Orlando Cepeda .393
3 Joe Cunningham .375
4 Hector Lopez .362
5 Dick Williams .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 11
2 Harmon Killebrew 9
3 Hank Aaron 8
3 Bob Allison 8
3 5 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 31
2 Orlando Cepeda 30
3 Hector Lopez 27
3 Willie Mays 27
5 Hank Aaron 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 11
2 Mickey Mantle 9
3 Don Blasingame 7
3 Willie Mays 7
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.40
2 Bob Rush 1.24
3 Harvey Haddix 1.35
4 Don Larsen 1.78
5 Bud Daley 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 5
1 Bud Daley 5
1 Roy Face 5
1 Sam Jones 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 46
2 Herb Score 41
3 Johnny Antonelli 37
3 Don Drysdale 37
3 Danny McDevitt 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 4
1 Bill Henry 4
1 Jim Perry 4
4 Roy Face 3
4 5 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .376
2 Pete Runnels .336
3 Al Kaline .336
4 Harvey Kuenn .322
5 Joe Cunningham .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 52
2 Ernie Banks 44
3 Mickey Mantle 43
3 Frank Robinson 43
5 Eddie Mathews 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 135
2 Frank Robinson 124
3 Rocky Colavito 123
4 Hank Aaron 120
5 Jackie Jensen 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 34
2 Willie Mays 31
3 Mickey Mantle 27
4 Richie Ashburn 26
5 Don Blasingame 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.62
2 Whitey Ford 2.45
3 Stu Miller 2.63
4 Billy Pierce 2.67
5 Harvey Haddix 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 25
2 Warren Spahn 21
3 Billy Pierce 20
4 Johnny Antonelli 19
4 Cal McLish 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 231
2 Jim Bunning 215
3 Early Wynn 202
4 Don Drysdale 195
5 Warren Spahn 167

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 21
2 Don Elston 19
3 Clem Labine 16
4 Ryne Duren 14
4 Dick Hyde 14