On This Day

Sunday, July 19, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 50 38 .568 --
White Sox 51 39 .567 0.0
Orioles 48 43 .527 3.5
Yankees 46 45 .505 5.5
Senators 43 47 .478 8.0
Tigers 43 50 .462 9.5
Athletics 40 49 .449 10.5
Red Sox 40 50 .444 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 52 39 .571 --
Dodgers 51 43 .543 2.5
Braves 46 41 .529 4.0
Pirates 49 44 .527 4.0
Cubs 45 45 .500 6.5
Cardinals 45 46 .495 7.0
Redlegs 40 50 .444 11.5
Phillies 35 55 .389 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lenny Green 5
2 Sparky Anderson 4
2 Julio Becquer 4
2 Don Blasingame 4
2 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Allison 2
1 Enos Slaughter 2
3 Joe Adcock 1
3 Hank Bauer 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tito Francona 4
1 Lenny Green 4
1 Enos Slaughter 4
4 Sparky Anderson 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Ken Boyer 1
1 Joe Cunningham 1
1 Mickey Mantle 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Juan Pizarro 1.20
2 Camilo Pascual 1.17
3 Stu Miller 1.00
3 Billy O'Dell 1.00
5 Bill Monbouquette 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Cicotte 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Eli Grba 1
1 Bob Grim 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 7
2 Ryne Duren 6
2 Stu Miller 6
2 Juan Pizarro 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 2
2 Marshall Bridges 1
2 Billy Loes 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .360
2 Bill White .351
3 Harvey Kuenn .338
4 Joe Cunningham .336
5 Gene Woodling .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 32
2 Rocky Colavito 29
2 Eddie Mathews 29
4 Bob Allison 25
4 Ernie Banks 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 86
2 Ernie Banks 85
3 Harmon Killebrew 80
4 Hank Aaron 77
5 Jackie Jensen 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 28
2 Willie Mays 17
3 Mickey Mantle 16
4 Orlando Cepeda 15
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.91
2 Johnny Antonelli 2.49
3 Camilo Pascual 2.52
4 Gene Conley 2.60
5 Lindy McDaniel 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 14
1 Roy Face 14
3 Sam Jones 13
4 Lew Burdette 12
4 Early Wynn 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 147
2 Sam Jones 129
3 Herb Score 122
4 Camilo Pascual 112
5 Jim Bunning 107

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 11
1 Billy Loes 11
3 Ryne Duren 10
3 Lindy McDaniel 10
5 Roy Face 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Jensen .478
2 Roger Maris .455
3 Tito Francona .440
4 Sammy White .415
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 7
2 Rocky Colavito 5
2 Harmon Killebrew 5
4 Bob Allison 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Jensen 17
2 Frank Robinson 16
3 Gus Bell 14
4 Don Buddin 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 5
2 Luis Aparicio 4
2 Orlando Cepeda 4
2 Tony Taylor 4
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gerry Staley 0.00
2 Milt Pappas 0.46
3 Johnny Antonelli 0.96
4 Ray Herbert 1.00
4 Bobby Shantz 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 4
1 Camilo Pascual 4
3 Ray Herbert 3
3 Lindy McDaniel 3
5 19 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 28
2 Sam Jones 22
3 Frank Lary 21
4 Harvey Haddix 20
4 Frank Sullivan 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gerry Staley 4
2 Gary Bell 3
2 Ryne Duren 3
4 Johnny Antonelli 1
4 22 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .446
2 Tito Francona .423
3 Tony Kubek .372
4 Bill Skowron .369
5 Bill White .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 9
1 Gil Hodges 9
1 Harmon Killebrew 9
4 Hank Aaron 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Bell 31
2 Jackie Jensen 30
2 Harmon Killebrew 30
4 Frank Robinson 29
5 Rocky Colavito 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 9
2 Orlando Cepeda 7
2 Willie Mays 7
4 Jim Landis 6
4 Tony Taylor 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Shantz 0.91
2 Gerry Staley 1.42
3 Lindy McDaniel 1.44
4 Jerry Walker 1.53
5 Sandy Koufax 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 6
1 Camilo Pascual 6
3 Don Drysdale 5
3 Vern Law 5
3 Cal McLish 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 51
2 Sam Jones 49
3 Sandy Koufax 45
4 Don Drysdale 44
5 Frank Lary 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 6
1 Lindy McDaniel 6
3 Gerry Staley 5
4 Billy Loes 4
5 4 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .363
2 Joe Cunningham .333
3 Harvey Kuenn .331
4 Al Kaline .330
5 Willie Mays .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 54
2 Ernie Banks 47
3 Frank Robinson 43
4 Eddie Mathews 41
5 Mickey Mantle 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 142
2 Frank Robinson 136
3 Rocky Colavito 130
4 Hank Aaron 123
5 Jackie Jensen 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 40
2 Willie Mays 32
3 Mickey Mantle 28
4 Tony Taylor 25
5 Jim Landis 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.10
2 Whitey Ford 2.71
3 Johnny Antonelli 2.80
4 Camilo Pascual 2.83
5 Warren Spahn 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 23
2 Warren Spahn 22
3 Sam Jones 21
4 Johnny Antonelli 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 242
2 Don Drysdale 215
3 Jim Bunning 188
4 Camilo Pascual 185
5 Early Wynn 184

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 20
2 Don Elston 17
2 Billy Loes 17
4 Turk Lown 14
5 Ryne Duren 13