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

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 44 33 .571 --
Giants 46 35 .568 0.0
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

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

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