On This Day

Tuesday, June 16, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 33 24 .579 --
White Sox 33 26 .559 1.0
Tigers 32 27 .542 2.0
Orioles 30 29 .508 4.0
Yankees 28 29 .491 5.0
Athletics 26 29 .473 6.0
Senators 25 34 .424 9.0
Red Sox 25 34 .424 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 35 25 .583 --
Giants 34 28 .548 2.0
Pirates 34 29 .540 2.5
Cubs 31 30 .508 4.5
Dodgers 32 31 .508 4.5
Redlegs 29 32 .475 6.5
Cardinals 27 33 .450 8.0
Phillies 23 37 .383 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Richie Ashburn 4
1 Don Blasingame 4
1 Gino Cimoli 4
1 Wally Moon 4
1 Bill White 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 Dick Brown 1
1 Gino Cimoli 1
1 Marty Keough 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gino Cimoli 3
2 Don Blasingame 2
2 Ken Boyer 2
2 Dick Brown 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Jensen 1
1 Marty Keough 1
1 Gene Oliver 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Art Ditmar 0.80
2 Cal McLish 0.75
3 Don Newcombe 0.50
4 Mike McCormick 0.45
5 Vinegar Bend Mizell 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 1
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Art Ditmar 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cal McLish 6
2 Mike McCormick 5
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 5
4 Ernie Broglio 4
4 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Don McMahon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .398
2 Harvey Kuenn .363
3 Al Kaline .357
4 Smoky Burgess .347
5 Bill White .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 22
1 Eddie Mathews 22
3 Rocky Colavito 20
4 Ernie Banks 18
5 Jim Lemon 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 64
2 Hank Aaron 55
2 Frank Robinson 55
4 Orlando Cepeda 53
5 3 tied 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 Lew Burdette 10
1 Roy Face 10
3 Johnny Antonelli 9
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 9
3 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
2 Don McMahon 7
4 Roy Face 6
4 Clem Labine 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .448
2 Wally Moon .438
3 Dick Stuart .407
4 Don Hoak .407
5 Harvey Kuenn .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Allison 7
1 Rocky Colavito 7
1 Willie Kirkland 7
4 Ernie Banks 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 19
1 Orlando Cepeda 19
3 Al Kaline 17
4 Rocky Colavito 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Jensen 6
2 Don Blasingame 5
2 Mickey Mantle 5
4 Luis Aparicio 4
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Drott 0.75
2 Don Newcombe 1.00
2 Don Ferrarese 1.00
4 Milt Pappas 1.50
4 Lindy McDaniel 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 3
1 Jerry Casale 3
1 Art Ditmar 3
1 Roy Face 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 23
2 Bob Buhl 22
3 Vinegar Bend Mizell 20
3 Herb Score 20
5 Robin Roberts 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don McMahon 4
1 Dave Sisler 4
3 Rudy Arias 2
3 Dick Brodowski 2
3 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill White .400
2 Don Hoak .393
3 Orlando Cepeda .390
4 Dick Williams .363
5 Al Kaline .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 10
1 Harmon Killebrew 10
3 Rocky Colavito 9
3 Jim Lemon 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 31
2 Orlando Cepeda 29
3 Al Kaline 26
3 Charlie Maxwell 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 11
2 Mickey Mantle 10
3 Don Blasingame 8
4 Jackie Jensen 7
5 Willie Mays 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.27
2 Don Mossi 1.72
3 Bob Rush 1.91
4 Harvey Haddix 2.11
5 Don Ferrarese 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 5
1 Don Newcombe 5
3 Johnny Antonelli 4
3 Gary Bell 4
3 17 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 48
2 Johnny Antonelli 39
2 Sam Jones 39
2 Herb Score 39
5 Gary Bell 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Henry 5
1 Don McMahon 5
1 Dave Sisler 5
4 Don Elston 4
4 Roy Face 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .374
2 Pete Runnels .336
3 Al Kaline .336
4 Harvey Kuenn .329
5 Joe Cunningham .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 51
2 Ernie Banks 47
3 Mickey Mantle 43
4 Frank Robinson 41
5 Eddie Mathews 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 141
2 Rocky Colavito 124
3 Hank Aaron 123
4 Frank Robinson 120
5 Jackie Jensen 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 32
2 Willie Mays 31
3 Mickey Mantle 27
4 Richie Ashburn 26
5 Don Blasingame 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.84
2 Whitey Ford 2.50
3 Stu Miller 2.60
4 Billy Pierce 2.70
5 Dick Donovan 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 26
2 Warren Spahn 22
3 Billy Pierce 20
4 Johnny Antonelli 19
4 Cal McLish 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 224
2 Don Drysdale 201
3 Jim Bunning 197
3 Early Wynn 197
5 Warren Spahn 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 21
2 Don Elston 19
3 Clem Labine 16
4 Dick Hyde 14
5 4 tied 13