Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, June 21, 1959

On This Day

Sunday, June 21, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	35	27	.565	--
White Sox	34	30	.531	2.0
Tigers	34	31	.523	2.5
Orioles	34	31	.523	2.5
Yankees	32	31	.508	3.5
Athletics	28	33	.459	6.5
Senators	29	36	.446	7.5
Red Sox	28	35	.444	7.5

Games

White Sox 3, Red Sox 2

Senators 4, Tigers 3

Senators 7, Tigers 5

Indians 4, Yankees 2

Athletics 7, Orioles 0

Indians 5, Yankees 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	38	28	.576	--
Giants	37	30	.552	1.5
Pirates	37	32	.536	2.5
Dodgers	36	33	.522	3.5
Cubs	33	33	.500	5.0
Cardinals	30	35	.462	7.5
Redlegs	30	36	.455	8.0
Phillies	25	39	.391	12.0

Games

Cubs 4, Phillies 0

Redlegs 17, Dodgers 3

Braves 13, Giants 3

Cardinals 5, Pirates 1

Pirates 10, Cardinals 8

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Cunningham	5
1	Danny Kravitz	5
1	Bill Skowron	5
4	Hector Lopez	4
4	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	3
2	Rocky Colavito	2
2	Vic Power	2
4	Bob Allison	1
4	21 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	6
2	Rocky Colavito	4
2	Johnny Logan	4
2	Don Newcombe	4
2	Bob Skinner	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Julio Becquer	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	John Buzhardt	1.50
2	Camilo Pascual	1.00
3	Art Ditmar	0.88
4	Jim Bunning	0.78
5	Billy Pierce	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	John Buzhardt	1
1	Tex Clevenger	1
1	Bennie Daniels	1
1	Ned Garver	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mudcat Grant	8
1	Camilo Pascual	8
3	Jim Bunning	7
3	Art Ditmar	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	1
1	Lindy McDaniel	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.391
2	Bill White	.360
3	Harvey Kuenn	.359
4	Al Kaline	.351
5	Joe Cunningham	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	24
2	Rocky Colavito	22
2	Eddie Mathews	22
4	Hank Aaron	19
4	Ernie Banks	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	67
2	Hank Aaron	61
3	Frank Robinson	59
4	Orlando Cepeda	57
5	Harmon Killebrew	53

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	19
2	Mickey Mantle	14
3	Charlie Neal	13
4	Don Blasingame	11
5	Willie Mays	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.63
2	Hal Brown	2.18
3	Bud Daley	2.57
4	Bob Buhl	2.60
5	Don Larsen	2.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	11
1	Roy Face	11
3	Johnny Antonelli	10
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	9
4	3 others tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	110
2	Sam Jones	89
3	Early Wynn	85
4	Herb Score	84
5	Jim Bunning	81

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	10
2	Billy Loes	8
2	Don McMahon	8
4	Roy Face	7
5	3 tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.467
2	Bill White	.450
3	Dick Stuart	.438
4	Wally Moon	.431
5	Ken Boyer	.425

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	8
2	Bob Allison	6
2	Ernie Banks	6
2	Dick Stuart	6
5	6 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	19
2	Ernie Banks	18
3	Minnie Minoso	17
4	Al Kaline	15
4	Willie Kirkland	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lindy McDaniel	0.00
1	Ryne Duren	0.00
1	Barry Latman	0.00
4	Roy Face	0.53
5	Hal Brown	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Roy Face	4
2	Johnny Antonelli	3
2	Lew Burdette	3
2	John Buzhardt	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	25
2	Bob Buhl	23
2	Jim Bunning	23
4	Johnny Antonelli	22
4	2 others tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Sisler	5
2	Lindy McDaniel	4
2	Don McMahon	4
4	Dick Brodowski	2
4	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Moon	.400
2	Bill White	.390
3	Orlando Cepeda	.377
4	Don Hoak	.376
5	Al Kaline	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	10
1	Rocky Colavito	10
3	Ernie Banks	9
3	Harmon Killebrew	9
3	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	31
2	Bill Skowron	30
3	Ernie Banks	28
4	Hector Lopez	26
5	3 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mickey Mantle	10
2	Luis Aparicio	8
2	Don Blasingame	8
4	Jackie Jensen	7
4	Bill White	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lindy McDaniel	1.35
2	Bill Henry	1.45
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.78
4	Don Ferrarese	1.78
5	Jerry Casale	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	5
1	Lew Burdette	5
1	Jerry Casale	5
1	Bud Daley	5
1	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	52
2	Camilo Pascual	48
3	Sam Jones	47
4	Johnny Antonelli	46
5	Gary Bell	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don McMahon	6
1	Dave Sisler	6
3	Lindy McDaniel	5
4	Roy Face	4
4	Bill Henry	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.376
2	Pete Runnels	.336
3	Al Kaline	.333
4	Harvey Kuenn	.329
5	Joe Cunningham	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	52
2	Ernie Banks	48
3	Mickey Mantle	45
4	Frank Robinson	40
5	Eddie Mathews	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	143
2	Hank Aaron	125
2	Rocky Colavito	125
4	Frank Robinson	121
5	Jackie Jensen	116

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	1.95
2	Whitey Ford	2.63
3	Stu Miller	2.74
4	Billy Pierce	2.77
5	Dick Donovan	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	26
2	Warren Spahn	23
3	Johnny Antonelli	20
3	Cal McLish	20
3	Billy Pierce	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	233
2	Don Drysdale	202
3	Jim Bunning	197
4	Early Wynn	192
5	Warren Spahn	167

Saves

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