On This Day

Saturday, July 4, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	43	32	.573	--
White Sox	42	35	.545	2.0
Orioles	41	36	.532	3.0
Yankees	40	37	.519	4.0
Tigers	40	39	.506	5.0
Senators	36	41	.468	8.0
Athletics	33	42	.440	10.0
Red Sox	31	44	.413	12.0

Games

Orioles 11, Red Sox 5

Indians 6, Tigers 1

Indians 12, Tigers 9

White Sox 7, Athletics 4

Athletics 8, White Sox 3

Senators 10, Yankees 6

Yankees 7, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	45	34	.570	--
Braves	43	33	.566	0.5
Dodgers	45	37	.549	1.5
Pirates	42	39	.519	4.0
Cubs	39	39	.500	5.5
Cardinals	36	41	.468	8.0
Redlegs	35	43	.449	9.5
Phillies	29	48	.377	15.0

Games

Cubs 2, Dodgers 1

Dodgers 5, Cubs 2

Phillies 2, Braves 1

Pirates 4, Redlegs 3

Giants 10, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tony Kubek	8
2	Jim McAnany	6
3	Tito Francona	5
3	Harvey Kuenn	5
3	Jim Landis	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walt Dropo	2
1	Duke Snider	2
1	Daryl Spencer	2
4	Jim Baxes	1
4	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Daryl Spencer	5
2	Walt Dropo	4
2	Tito Francona	4
4	Gino Cimoli	3
4	9 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Bob Cerv	1
1	Willie Kirkland	1
1	Jim Landis	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Turley	4.50
2	Don Drysdale	1.83
3	Larry Sherry	1.40
4	Cal McLish	1.00
5	Robin Roberts	0.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Anderson	1
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	11
2	Bob Turley	9
3	Milt Pappas	8
4	Robin Roberts	7
4	Larry Sherry	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	1
1	Chuck Stobbs	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.373
2	Harvey Kuenn	.359
3	Jim Gilliam	.348
4	Bill White	.348
5	Al Kaline	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	27
2	Eddie Mathews	25
3	Rocky Colavito	24
4	Hank Aaron	22
4	Ernie Banks	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	75
2	Hank Aaron	72
3	Frank Robinson	70
4	Harmon Killebrew	67
5	Orlando Cepeda	63

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	24
2	Mickey Mantle	14
3	Charlie Neal	13
4	Willie Mays	12
5	2 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.83
2	Hal Brown	2.45
3	Stu Miller	2.52
4	Bob Buhl	2.60
5	Johnny Antonelli	2.68

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	133
2	Herb Score	110
3	Sam Jones	107
4	Early Wynn	101
5	Johnny Antonelli	92

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	11
2	Billy Loes	10
3	Lindy McDaniel	9
4	Roy Face	8
4	Don McMahon	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.512
2	Jim Gilliam	.489
3	Tony Kubek	.457
4	Hal Smith	.436
5	Tito Francona	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	6
1	Tito Francona	6
1	Woodie Held	6
1	Gil Hodges	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	17
1	Gus Bell	17
3	Jim Lemon	16
4	Harmon Killebrew	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	5
2	Orlando Cepeda	3
2	Dick Gray	3
2	Jim Landis	3
5	14 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Pizarro	0.50
2	Ralph Terry	0.61
3	Sandy Koufax	0.64
4	Johnny Kucks	0.71
5	Jerry Walker	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike McCormick	4
1	Cal McLish	4
3	Bud Daley	3
3	Don Drysdale	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	36
2	Don Drysdale	30
3	Robin Roberts	26
3	Herb Score	26
5	Camilo Pascual	23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Gilliam	.443
2	Tito Francona	.396
3	Harvey Kuenn	.382
4	Frank Robinson	.376
5	2 tied	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	11
1	Rocky Colavito	11
3	Ernie Banks	10
3	Dick Stuart	10
5	3 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	30
2	Rocky Colavito	29
3	Orlando Cepeda	27
3	Harmon Killebrew	27
5	3 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	10
2	Jackie Jensen	6
2	Bill White	6
4	Don Blasingame	5
4	Mickey Mantle	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Barry Latman	1.13
2	Sandy Koufax	1.22
3	Lindy McDaniel	1.35
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1.73
5	Bob Buhl	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	5
1	Art Ditmar	5
1	Roy Face	5
1	Mike McCormick	5
1	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	53
2	Don Drysdale	48
3	Sam Jones	47
4	Camilo Pascual	45
4	Robin Roberts	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	7
2	Dave Sisler	6
3	Ryne Duren	5
4	Billy Loes	4
4	Don McMahon	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.369
2	Harvey Kuenn	.340
3	Pete Runnels	.334
4	Al Kaline	.333
5	Joe Cunningham	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	53
2	Ernie Banks	48
3	Mickey Mantle	42
4	Eddie Mathews	40
4	Frank Robinson	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	147
2	Frank Robinson	131
3	Rocky Colavito	129
4	Hank Aaron	127
5	Jackie Jensen	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	36
2	Willie Mays	28
3	Mickey Mantle	27
4	Richie Ashburn	24
5	2 tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.10
2	Hal Brown	2.61
3	Stu Miller	2.66
4	Dick Donovan	2.77
5	Cal McLish	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	25
2	Cal McLish	22
2	Warren Spahn	22
4	Johnny Antonelli	20
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	234
2	Don Drysdale	219
3	Early Wynn	201
4	Jim Bunning	196
5	Camilo Pascual	173

Saves

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