On This Day

Monday, June 15, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 32 24 .571 --
White Sox 33 25 .569 --
Tigers 32 27 .542 1.5
Orioles 30 29 .508 3.5
Yankees 27 29 .482 5.0
Athletics 26 29 .473 5.5
Red Sox 25 33 .431 8.0
Senators 25 34 .424 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 34 25 .576 --
Giants 34 27 .557 1.0
Pirates 33 29 .532 2.5
Cubs 31 29 .517 3.5
Dodgers 32 30 .516 3.5
Redlegs 28 32 .467 6.5
Cardinals 25 33 .431 8.5
Phillies 23 35 .397 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Bolling 3
1 Bob Boyd 3
1 Joe Ginsberg 3
1 Harvey Kuenn 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Baxes 1
1 Kent Hadley 1
1 Woodie Held 1
1 Harmon Killebrew 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Klaus 3
1 Minnie Minoso 3
1 Wally Moon 3
4 Kent Hadley 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Allison 1
1 Bill Bruton 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Drysdale 2.17
2 Gary Bell 1.00
3 Bill Monbouquette 0.80
4 Bob Buhl 0.55
5 John Romonosky 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gary Bell 1
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 Ray Narleski 1
1 John Romonosky 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 13
2 Gary Bell 9
3 Bob Buhl 6
4 Frank Baumann 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Sisler 1
1 Chuck Stobbs 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .402
2 Harvey Kuenn .363
3 Al Kaline .357
4 Smoky Burgess .347
5 Nellie Fox .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 22
1 Eddie Mathews 22
3 Rocky Colavito 20
4 Ernie Banks 17
4 Jim Lemon 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 63
2 Frank Robinson 55
3 Hank Aaron 54
4 Orlando Cepeda 53
5 Harmon Killebrew 48

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 18
2 Mickey Mantle 14
3 Charlie Neal 12
4 Don Blasingame 11
5 Willie Mays 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.39
2 Don Mossi 2.36
3 Gene Conley 2.40
4 Bob Buhl 2.44
5 Harvey Haddix 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Face 10
2 Johnny Antonelli 9
2 Lew Burdette 9
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 9
2 Early Wynn 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 103
2 Herb Score 84
3 Early Wynn 82
4 Sam Jones 77
5 Warren Spahn 72

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .426
2 Jim Gilliam .400
3 Wally Moon .395
4 Pete Runnels .393
5 Dick Stuart .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Allison 7
1 Rocky Colavito 7
1 Willie Kirkland 7
4 Orlando Cepeda 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 20
2 Ernie Banks 18
3 Al Kaline 17
4 Rocky Colavito 16
4 Minnie Minoso 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Blasingame 5
1 Jackie Jensen 5
1 Mickey Mantle 5
4 Luis Aparicio 4
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Podres 0.50
2 Dick Drott 0.75
3 Don Ferrarese 1.00
3 Don Newcombe 1.00
5 Milt Pappas 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 3
1 Jerry Casale 3
1 Roy Face 3
1 Paul Foytack 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 23
2 Gary Bell 22
2 Bob Buhl 22
2 Sam Jones 22
5 Herb Score 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Sisler 4
2 Don McMahon 3
3 Rudy Arias 2
3 Dick Brodowski 2
3 5 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Orlando Cepeda .398
2 Bill White .395
3 Don Hoak .374
4 Al Kaline .367
5 Dick Williams .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 11
2 Harmon Killebrew 10
2 Jim Lemon 10
4 Bob Allison 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 33
2 Ernie Banks 30
3 Rocky Colavito 27
4 Hank Aaron 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 11
2 Mickey Mantle 10
3 Don Blasingame 8
4 Jackie Jensen 6
4 Willie Mays 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.22
2 Johnny Podres 1.64
3 Don Mossi 1.72
4 Bob Rush 1.91
5 Harvey Haddix 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 5
1 Bob Buhl 5
1 Herb Score 5
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 48
1 Herb Score 48
3 Johnny Antonelli 41
4 Harvey Haddix 39
4 Sam Jones 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Henry 5
1 Dave Sisler 5
3 Don Elston 4
3 Don McMahon 4
5 5 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .375
2 Pete Runnels .341
3 Al Kaline .335
4 Joe Cunningham .329
5 Harvey Kuenn .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 52
2 Ernie Banks 46
3 Mickey Mantle 43
4 Frank Robinson 41
5 Eddie Mathews 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 140
2 Rocky Colavito 126
3 Hank Aaron 122
4 Frank Robinson 121
5 Jackie Jensen 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 32
2 Willie Mays 31
3 Mickey Mantle 27
4 Richie Ashburn 26
5 Don Blasingame 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.80
2 Whitey Ford 2.50
3 Stu Miller 2.61
4 Billy Pierce 2.64
5 Dick Donovan 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 25
2 Warren Spahn 22
3 Billy Pierce 20
4 Johnny Antonelli 19
5 Cal McLish 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 230
2 Jim Bunning 205
3 Don Drysdale 202
4 Early Wynn 197
5 Warren Spahn 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 20
2 Don Elston 19
3 Clem Labine 16
4 Dick Hyde 14
5 3 tied 13