Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, July 21, 1959

On This Day

Tuesday, July 21, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	51	38	.573	--
White Sox	52	39	.571	0.0
Orioles	48	44	.522	4.5
Yankees	46	46	.500	6.5
Senators	43	48	.473	9.0
Tigers	44	50	.468	9.5
Athletics	41	49	.456	10.5
Red Sox	40	51	.440	12.0

Games

White Sox 2, Red Sox 1

Indians 5, Yankees 1

Tigers 8, Senators 1

Athletics 8, Orioles 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	52	41	.559	--
Dodgers	53	43	.552	0.5
Braves	46	42	.523	3.5
Pirates	49	45	.521	3.5
Cubs	46	46	.500	5.5
Cardinals	46	47	.495	6.0
Redlegs	41	50	.451	10.0
Phillies	36	55	.396	15.0

Games

Redlegs 12, Braves 2

Phillies 4, Pirates 2

Dodgers 1, Giants 0

Cubs 8, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Cerv	3
1	Sherm Lollar	3
1	Jim Marshall	3
1	Johnny Temple	3
1	Bill Tuttle	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Gus Bell	1
1	Lou Berberet	1
1	Don Buddin	1
1	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Marshall	4
2	Gus Bell	3
2	Lou Berberet	3
2	Don Newcombe	3
2	Dick Williams	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ed Bailey	1
1	Frank Robinson	1
1	Tony Taylor	1
1	Bill Tuttle	1
1	Eddie Yost	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cal McLish	1.33
2	Roger Craig	1.00
2	Sam Jones	1.00
4	Bud Daley	0.86
5	Don Newcombe	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Art Ceccarelli	1
1	Roger Craig	1
1	Bud Daley	1
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Roger Craig	6
1	Bud Daley	6
1	Sam Jones	6
1	Don Newcombe	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.362
2	Bill White	.347
3	Joe Cunningham	.338
4	Harvey Kuenn	.337
5	2 tied	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	32
2	Rocky Colavito	29
2	Eddie Mathews	29
4	Ernie Banks	26
5	Bob Allison	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	87
2	Ernie Banks	86
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
4	Tony Taylor	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.91
2	Johnny Antonelli	2.51
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	3 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	154
2	Sam Jones	135
3	Herb Score	122
4	Johnny Antonelli	112
4	Camilo Pascual	112

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	Roger Maris	.472
2	Jackie Jensen	.421
3	Gene Freese	.415
4	Gene Woodling	.410
5	Frank Robinson	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	6
2	Rocky Colavito	5
3	Bob Allison	4
3	Harmon Killebrew	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	15
2	Frank Robinson	14
3	Gino Cimoli	13
3	Rocky Colavito	13
3	Tito Francona	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gerry Staley	0.00
2	Gene Conley	0.50
3	Roger Craig	0.85
4	Ray Herbert	1.00
5	Glen Hobbie	1.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Art Ceccarelli	3
1	Don Drysdale	3
1	Ray Herbert	3
1	Sam Jones	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	21
1	Sam Jones	21
1	Frank Lary	21
4	Johnny Antonelli	20
5	Ray Herbert	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gerry Staley	4
2	Gary Bell	3
2	Ryne Duren	3
4	Marshall Bridges	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.472
2	Tito Francona	.427
3	Tony Kubek	.390
4	Jackie Jensen	.367
5	Bill Skowron	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	9
2	Hank Aaron	8
2	Bob Allison	8
2	Gil Hodges	8
2	5 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	34
2	Jackie Jensen	29
2	Frank Robinson	29
4	Harmon Killebrew	28
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	1.50
2	Jerry Walker	1.53
3	Sandy Koufax	1.56
4	Lindy McDaniel	1.57
5	Don Drysdale	1.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cal McLish	6
1	Camilo Pascual	6
3	Don Drysdale	5
3	Sam Jones	5
5	13 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Camilo Pascual	51
2	Sam Jones	46
3	Sandy Koufax	45
4	Don Drysdale	44
5	Herb Score	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	6
2	Lindy McDaniel	5
2	Gerry Staley	5
4	Gary Bell	3
4	4 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.364
2	Joe Cunningham	.336
3	Al Kaline	.335
4	Harvey Kuenn	.329
5	Vada Pinson	.322

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	137
3	Rocky Colavito	131
4	Hank Aaron	121
5	Jackie Jensen	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	38
2	Willie Mays	31
3	Mickey Mantle	28
4	Tony Taylor	26
5	Jim Landis	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.15
2	Don Drysdale	2.80
3	Johnny Antonelli	2.82
4	Whitey Ford	2.83
5	Camilo Pascual	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	23
2	Warren Spahn	21
3	Johnny Antonelli	20
3	Don Drysdale	20
3	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	236
2	Don Drysdale	222
3	Early Wynn	184
4	Camilo Pascual	183
5	Jim Bunning	176

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	20
2	Don Elston	17
3	Billy Loes	16
4	Ryne Duren	13
4	Turk Lown	13