On This Day

Sunday, July 5, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	44	32	.579	--
White Sox	43	35	.551	2.0
Orioles	41	38	.519	4.5
Yankees	40	38	.513	5.0
Tigers	40	40	.500	6.0
Senators	37	41	.474	8.0
Athletics	33	43	.434	11.0
Red Sox	33	44	.429	11.5

Games

Red Sox 9, Orioles 0

Red Sox 6, Orioles 3

Indians 5, Tigers 4

White Sox 4, Athletics 3

Senators 7, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	44	33	.571	--
Giants	46	35	.568	--
Dodgers	47	37	.560	0.5
Pirates	44	39	.530	3.0
Cubs	39	41	.488	6.5
Cardinals	37	42	.468	8.0
Redlegs	35	45	.438	10.5
Phillies	29	49	.372	15.5

Games

Dodgers 4, Cubs 3

Dodgers 5, Cubs 3

Braves 5, Phillies 0

Pirates 7, Redlegs 5

Pirates 3, Redlegs 2

Cardinals 4, Giants 2

Giants 4, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jackie Jensen	6
2	Bill Mazeroski	5
3	Don Buddin	4
3	Tito Francona	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Gus Bell	1
1	Dick Brown	1
1	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	5
1	Bill White	5
1	Sammy White	5
4	Harmon Killebrew	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	2
2	Luis Aparicio	1
2	Jackie Brandt	1
2	Bill Bruton	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Camilo Pascual	2.00
2	Ron Kline	1.00
3	Harvey Haddix	0.78
4	Ernie Broglio	0.75
5	Frank Baumann	0.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Baumann	1
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Tom Brewer	1
1	Ernie Broglio	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Camilo Pascual	10
2	Frank Baumann	7
2	Harvey Haddix	7
2	Sam Jones	7
2	Ron Kline	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Johnny Klippstein	1
1	Danny McDevitt	1
1	Frank Sullivan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.370
2	Harvey Kuenn	.356
3	Jim Gilliam	.349
4	Bill White	.349
5	Al Kaline	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	28
2	Eddie Mathews	25
3	Rocky Colavito	24
4	Ernie Banks	23
5	Hank Aaron	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	76
2	Frank Robinson	73
3	Hank Aaron	72
4	Harmon Killebrew	70
5	Orlando Cepeda	63

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	25
2	Mickey Mantle	14
2	Charlie Neal	14
4	Willie Mays	12
5	3 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.96
2	Camilo Pascual	2.53
3	Stu Miller	2.58
4	Bob Buhl	2.60
5	Johnny Antonelli	2.66

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	133
2	Sam Jones	114
3	Herb Score	111
4	Early Wynn	101
5	Camilo Pascual	94

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.532
2	Jim Gilliam	.462
3	Tito Francona	.450
4	Tony Kubek	.420
5	Hal Smith	.415

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	19
2	Harmon Killebrew	18
2	Jim Lemon	18
4	Hank Aaron	17
4	Jackie Jensen	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	6
2	Orlando Cepeda	3
2	Jim Gilliam	3
2	Dick Gray	3
2	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Pizarro	0.50
2	Johnny Kucks	0.71
2	Bobby Shantz	0.71
4	Sandy Koufax	0.85
5	Jerry Walker	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike McCormick	4
1	Cal McLish	4
3	Glen Hobbie	3
3	Danny McDevitt	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	42
2	Camilo Pascual	33
3	Herb Score	27
4	Gene Conley	25
4	Sam Jones	25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Gilliam	.445
2	Tito Francona	.419
3	Al Kaline	.382
4	Frank Robinson	.381
5	Dick Stuart	.379

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	31
2	Rocky Colavito	30
2	Harmon Killebrew	30
4	Jim Lemon	29
5	4 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	11
2	Jackie Jensen	7
3	Jim Gilliam	6
3	Bill White	6
5	Don Blasingame	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lindy McDaniel	1.16
2	Sandy Koufax	1.30
3	Barry Latman	1.62
4	Danny McDevitt	1.66
5	Bill Henry	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	5
1	Art Ditmar	5
1	Roy Face	5
1	Sam Jones	5
1	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	59
2	Camilo Pascual	55
3	Sam Jones	54
4	Don Drysdale	48
5	Robin Roberts	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	7
2	Dave Sisler	6
3	Ryne Duren	5
4	Roy Face	4
4	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.367
2	Harvey Kuenn	.338
3	Pete Runnels	.333
4	Al Kaline	.331
5	Joe Cunningham	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	53
2	Ernie Banks	49
3	Mickey Mantle	41
3	Frank Robinson	41
5	Eddie Mathews	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	147
2	Frank Robinson	134
3	Rocky Colavito	128
4	Hank Aaron	127
5	Jackie Jensen	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	37
2	Willie Mays	28
3	Mickey Mantle	27
4	Richie Ashburn	24
5	3 tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.17
2	Stu Miller	2.69
3	Dick Donovan	2.77
4	Cal McLish	2.84
5	Camilo Pascual	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	25
2	Warren Spahn	22
3	Cal McLish	21
4	Johnny Antonelli	20
5	Sam Jones	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	241
2	Don Drysdale	219
3	Early Wynn	197
4	Jim Bunning	196
5	Camilo Pascual	183

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	22
2	Don Elston	18
3	Clem Labine	17
4	Billy Loes	16
5	Turk Lown	14