On This Day

Thursday, June 18, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 33 25 .569 --
White Sox 33 28 .541 1.5
Tigers 32 29 .525 2.5
Orioles 32 29 .525 2.5
Yankees 30 29 .508 3.5
Athletics 26 31 .456 6.5
Senators 27 34 .443 7.5
Red Sox 26 34 .433 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 36 27 .571 --
Giants 36 28 .563 0.5
Pirates 35 30 .538 2.0
Dodgers 34 32 .515 3.5
Cubs 32 31 .508 4.0
Redlegs 29 34 .460 7.0
Cardinals 28 33 .459 7.0
Phillies 23 38 .377 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Orlando Cepeda 4
2 Frank Bolling 3
2 Jim Finigan 3
2 Jackie Jensen 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chico Carrasquel 1
1 Harry Chiti 1
1 Del Crandall 1
1 Woodie Held 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chico Carrasquel 4
2 Harry Chiti 3
2 Bobby Locke 3
2 Duke Snider 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Johnny Goryl 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Kline 0.71
2 Moe Drabowsky 0.50
3 Frank Sullivan 0.43
4 Bill Fischer 0.40
5 3 tied 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Face 1
1 Bill Fischer 1
1 Jack Harshman 1
1 Ernie Johnson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Kline 5
1 Bob Trowbridge 5
3 Roy Face 4
3 Jack Harshman 4
5 6 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tex Clevenger 1
1 Don McMahon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .395
2 Harvey Kuenn .354
3 Al Kaline .351
4 Bill White .347
5 Orlando Cepeda .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 23
2 Eddie Mathews 22
3 Rocky Colavito 20
4 Ernie Banks 18
5 2 tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 64
2 Frank Robinson 57
3 Orlando Cepeda 56
4 Hank Aaron 55
5 Harmon Killebrew 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 19
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 Gene Conley 2.40
3 Bob Buhl 2.44
4 Stu Miller 2.52
5 Don Larsen 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Face 11
2 Johnny Antonelli 10
2 Lew Burdette 10
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 9
4 Early Wynn 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 103
2 Herb Score 84
3 Early Wynn 82
4 Sam Jones 80
5 Johnny Antonelli 76

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 10
2 Don McMahon 8
3 Billy Loes 7
4 Roy Face 6
4 Clem Labine 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Moon .469
2 Ken Boyer .435
3 Jim Gilliam .431
4 Orlando Cepeda .424
5 Dick Stuart .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Allison 7
1 Rocky Colavito 7
1 Dick Stuart 7
4 Ernie Banks 6
4 Willie Kirkland 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 20
2 Ernie Banks 19
3 Rocky Colavito 16
3 Al Kaline 16
3 Minnie Minoso 16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Barry Latman 0.00
2 Roy Face 0.57
3 Dick Drott 0.75
4 Don Newcombe 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Face 4
2 Johnny Antonelli 3
2 Jerry Casale 3
2 Art Ditmar 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Antonelli 24
2 Camilo Pascual 22
3 Bob Buhl 20
3 Sam Jones 20
5 2 tied 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 Orlando Cepeda .403
2 Bill White .400
3 Don Hoak .398
4 Wally Moon .389
5 Daryl Spencer .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 10
2 Bob Allison 9
2 Ernie Banks 9
2 Rocky Colavito 9
2 Harmon Killebrew 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 30
2 Ernie Banks 29
3 Hector Lopez 26
4 Ken Boyer 24
4 3 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Mantle 10
2 Luis Aparicio 8
2 Don Blasingame 8
4 Jackie Jensen 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.27
2 Don Ferrarese 1.78
3 Vinegar Bend Mizell 2.18
4 Bob Rush 2.25
5 Jerry Casale 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 5
1 Roy Face 5
1 Don Newcombe 5
4 Bob Buhl 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Antonelli 46
2 Don Drysdale 45
3 Camilo Pascual 40
4 Harvey Haddix 39
4 3 others tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don McMahon 6
2 Dave Sisler 5
3 Don Elston 4
3 Bill Henry 4
5 5 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .376
2 Pete Runnels .336
3 Al Kaline .334
4 Harvey Kuenn .325
5 Richie Ashburn .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 51
2 Ernie Banks 47
3 Mickey Mantle 45
4 Frank Robinson 42
5 Eddie Mathews 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 140
2 Rocky Colavito 124
3 Hank Aaron 123
4 Frank Robinson 122
5 Jackie Jensen 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 33
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 2.61
3 Stu Miller 2.61
4 Billy Pierce 2.80
5 Dick Donovan 2.86

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 227
2 Jim Bunning 204
3 Don Drysdale 197
3 Early Wynn 197
5 Warren Spahn 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 20
2 Don Elston 19
3 Clem Labine 16
4 Ryne Duren 14
4 2 others tied 14