On This Day

Friday, July 10, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 45 33 .577 --
White Sox 44 36 .550 2.0
Orioles 43 39 .524 4.0
Yankees 41 40 .506 5.5
Tigers 41 42 .494 6.5
Senators 38 43 .469 8.5
Athletics 35 44 .443 10.5
Red Sox 35 45 .438 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 48 35 .578 --
Dodgers 48 37 .565 1.0
Braves 44 34 .564 1.5
Pirates 46 39 .541 3.0
Cardinals 39 43 .476 8.5
Cubs 39 43 .476 8.5
Redlegs 35 47 .427 12.5
Phillies 30 51 .370 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tito Francona 4
1 Joe Koppe 4
3 Gus Bell 3
3 Eddie Bressoud 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Bailey 2
2 Bob Allison 1
2 Ken Aspromonte 1
2 Hank Bauer 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Bauer 3
1 Orlando Cepeda 3
1 Rocky Colavito 3
1 Tito Francona 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 3
2 Jim Landis 1
2 Jim Lemon 1
2 Cal McLish 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Friend 1.00
2 Jim Bunning 0.89
3 Jim Owens 0.75
4 Whitey Ford 0.71
5 Glen Hobbie 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Brewer 1
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Bennie Daniels 1
1 Sam Jones 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 8
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 7
2 Camilo Pascual 7
4 Cal McLish 6
4 Jim Owens 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gary Bell 1
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Mike Fornieles 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Chuck Stobbs 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .366
2 Harvey Kuenn .349
3 Jim Gilliam .345
4 Bill White .338
5 Pete Runnels .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 29
2 Eddie Mathews 25
3 Rocky Colavito 24
4 Ernie Banks 23
5 2 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 77
2 Frank Robinson 75
3 Hank Aaron 72
4 Harmon Killebrew 71
5 Orlando Cepeda 66

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 26
2 Willie Mays 16
3 Mickey Mantle 14
3 Charlie Neal 14
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.96
2 Bob Buhl 2.60
3 Jerry Walker 2.61
4 Johnny Antonelli 2.66
5 Gene Conley 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Face 13
2 Johnny Antonelli 12
2 Sam Jones 12
4 Lew Burdette 11
4 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 133
2 Sam Jones 118
3 Herb Score 113
4 Early Wynn 105
5 Camilo Pascual 101

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tito Francona .500
2 Frank Robinson .455
3 Jim Gilliam .442
4 Stan Musial .419
5 Nellie Fox .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 5
1 Charlie Maxwell 5
1 Willie Mays 5
4 Jim Baxes 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 18
2 Jim Lemon 16
3 Gino Cimoli 15
3 Jackie Jensen 15
5 Frank Robinson 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 6
2 Luis Aparicio 5
3 Orlando Cepeda 4
3 Jim Landis 4
5 2 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Antonelli 0.00
2 Johnny Kucks 0.47
3 Juan Pizarro 0.50
4 Jerry Walker 0.72
5 Sandy Koufax 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 4
1 Cal McLish 4
1 Camilo Pascual 4
4 Gene Conley 3
4 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 32
2 Sandy Koufax 26
3 Herb Score 24
3 Frank Sullivan 24
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 4
2 Chuck Stobbs 3
3 Ryne Duren 2
3 Roy Face 2
3 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tito Francona .426
2 Jim Gilliam .422
3 Frank Robinson .415
4 Dick Stuart .385
5 Bill Skowron .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 10
1 Harmon Killebrew 10
3 Ernie Banks 9
3 Woodie Held 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 32
2 Harmon Killebrew 29
3 Jim Lemon 28
4 Willie Kirkland 27
5 Jackie Jensen 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 10
2 Willie Mays 6
3 Jim Gilliam 5
3 Jim Landis 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lindy McDaniel 1.19
2 Danny McDevitt 1.42
3 Sandy Koufax 1.51
4 Barry Latman 1.76
5 Mike McCormick 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 6
1 Cal McLish 6
3 Gene Conley 5
3 Roy Face 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 55
2 Camilo Pascual 54
3 Sam Jones 51
4 Don Drysdale 45
5 Robin Roberts 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 8
2 Dave Sisler 5
3 Ryne Duren 4
3 Roy Face 4
3 Chuck Stobbs 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .363
2 Pete Runnels .334
3 Harvey Kuenn .334
4 Joe Cunningham .331
5 Richie Ashburn .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 51
2 Ernie Banks 49
3 Frank Robinson 42
4 Eddie Mathews 40
5 Mickey Mantle 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 147
2 Frank Robinson 135
3 Rocky Colavito 129
4 Hank Aaron 127
5 Jackie Jensen 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 38
2 Willie Mays 32
3 Mickey Mantle 27
4 Richie Ashburn 22
4 2 others tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.17
2 Whitey Ford 2.77
3 Dick Donovan 2.80
4 Stu Miller 2.80
5 Johnny Antonelli 2.91

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 245
2 Don Drysdale 213
3 Early Wynn 201
4 Jim Bunning 199
5 Camilo Pascual 190

Saves

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