On This Day

Monday, June 29, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 39 30 .565 --
White Sox 39 32 .549 1.0
Orioles 38 34 .528 2.5
Yankees 36 35 .507 4.0
Tigers 37 36 .507 4.0
Senators 32 39 .451 8.0
Athletics 31 38 .449 8.0
Red Sox 31 39 .443 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 42 30 .583 --
Giants 42 33 .560 1.5
Dodgers 43 34 .558 1.5
Pirates 39 37 .513 5.0
Cubs 36 36 .500 6.0
Cardinals 34 38 .472 8.0
Redlegs 32 41 .438 10.5
Phillies 26 45 .366 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Gilliam 4
2 Johnny Groth 3
2 Kent Hadley 3
2 Charlie Neal 3
2 Gus Zernial 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Davenport 2
2 Kent Hadley 1
2 Gil Hodges 1
2 Willie Kirkland 1
2 Willie Mays 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Davenport 2
1 Kent Hadley 2
1 Willie Kirkland 2
4 Zeke Bella 1
4 13 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andre Rodgers 1
1 Eddie Yost 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Bunning 0.67
2 Bud Daley 0.29
3 Roger Craig 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bud Daley 1
1 Mike McCormick 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stu Miller 9
2 Bud Daley 5
2 Sandy Koufax 5
4 Tom Morgan 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ned Garver 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .381
2 Harvey Kuenn .357
3 Pete Runnels .352
4 Bill White .346
5 Jim Gilliam .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 26
2 Eddie Mathews 23
3 Rocky Colavito 22
4 Hank Aaron 21
4 Ernie Banks 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 71
2 Hank Aaron 68
3 Frank Robinson 64
4 Orlando Cepeda 61
5 Harmon Killebrew 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 21
2 Mickey Mantle 14
3 Charlie Neal 13
4 Don Blasingame 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.62
2 Hal Brown 2.44
3 Stu Miller 2.56
4 Bob Buhl 2.60
5 Don Mossi 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Face 12
2 Johnny Antonelli 11
2 Lew Burdette 11
2 Early Wynn 11
5 Warren Spahn 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 114
2 Sam Jones 97
2 Early Wynn 97
4 Herb Score 96
5 Jim Bunning 88

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 10
1 Billy Loes 10
3 Lindy McDaniel 8
3 Don McMahon 8
5 2 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Stuart .545
2 Frank Robinson .500
3 Jim Gilliam .455
4 Johnny Logan .426
4 Faye Throneberry .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Woodie Held 6
1 Gil Hodges 6
3 Hank Aaron 5
3 Harmon Killebrew 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 17
2 Hank Aaron 14
2 Mickey Mantle 14
2 Duke Snider 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Allison 3
1 Luis Aparicio 3
1 Tony Taylor 3
4 Jim Gilliam 2
4 6 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roy Face 0.00
2 Barry Latman 0.57
3 Lindy McDaniel 0.59
4 Bobby Shantz 0.66
5 Glen Hobbie 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bud Daley 3
1 Don Drysdale 3
1 Sandy Koufax 3
1 Mike McCormick 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 36
2 Camilo Pascual 26
3 Don Drysdale 24
4 Jim Bunning 21
5 Sam Jones 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 5
2 Ryne Duren 3
2 Billy Loes 3
4 Roy Face 2
4 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Stuart .438
2 Jim Gilliam .414
3 Ken Boyer .384
4 Pete Runnels .383
5 Bill White .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Allison 11
2 Mickey Mantle 10
2 Dick Stuart 10
4 Ernie Banks 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 30
2 Ernie Banks 26
2 Rocky Colavito 26
2 Al Kaline 26
2 Bill Skowron 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roy Face 0.33
2 Lindy McDaniel 1.40
3 Barry Latman 1.41
4 Sandy Koufax 1.60
5 Tom Morgan 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Face 6
2 Johnny Antonelli 5
2 Jerry Casale 5
2 Bud Daley 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 55
2 Johnny Antonelli 46
3 Camilo Pascual 44
4 Sam Jones 42
5 Mike McCormick 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 6
2 Don McMahon 5
2 Dave Sisler 5
4 Ryne Duren 4
4 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .373
2 Pete Runnels .346
3 Harvey Kuenn .332
4 Ken Boyer .329
5 Al Kaline .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 51
2 Ernie Banks 50
3 Mickey Mantle 47
4 Frank Robinson 40
5 Eddie Mathews 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 146
2 Hank Aaron 128
3 Rocky Colavito 125
3 Frank Robinson 125
5 Jackie Jensen 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 34
2 Mickey Mantle 27
3 Willie Mays 26
4 Richie Ashburn 24
5 Tony Taylor 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.94
2 Stu Miller 2.66
3 Hal Brown 2.76
4 Dick Donovan 2.78
5 Whitey Ford 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 26
2 Warren Spahn 23
3 Cal McLish 21
4 Johnny Antonelli 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 236
2 Don Drysdale 202
3 Early Wynn 201
4 Jim Bunning 198
5 Camilo Pascual 172

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 21
2 Don Elston 18
3 Clem Labine 17
4 Billy Loes 16
5 2 tied 14