On This Day

Sunday, July 19, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	50	38	.568	--
White Sox	51	39	.567	--
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

Red Sox 6, Indians 5

Indians 5, Red Sox 3

Senators 7, Athletics 0

Yankees 6, White Sox 2

Orioles 2, Tigers 1

Athletics 6, Senators 5

Yankees 6, White Sox 4

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

Dodgers 8, Phillies 4

Phillies 3, Dodgers 2

Pirates 3, Giants 2

Cardinals 9, Braves 5

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