On This Day

Thursday, July 23, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	53	39	.576	--
Indians	52	39	.571	0.5
Orioles	48	46	.511	6.0
Yankees	47	47	.500	7.0
Tigers	46	50	.479	9.0
Athletics	43	49	.467	10.0
Senators	43	50	.462	10.5
Red Sox	40	52	.435	13.0

Games

Tigers 11, Senators 2

Athletics 9, Orioles 3

Indians 8, Yankees 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	54	41	.568	--
Dodgers	54	44	.551	1.5
Braves	47	43	.522	4.5
Pirates	49	46	.516	5.0
Cubs	47	47	.500	6.5
Cardinals	46	49	.484	8.0
Redlegs	42	51	.452	11.0
Phillies	37	55	.402	15.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Cubs 3

Redlegs 6, Braves 2

Giants 5, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Kaline	4
1	Harvey Kuenn	4
3	Yogi Berra	3
3	Bob Cerv	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	1
1	Harry Chiti	1
1	Gil Hodges	1
1	Elston Howard	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Jones	4
1	Minnie Minoso	4
1	Red Wilson	4
4	Harvey Kuenn	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harvey Kuenn	2
2	Orlando Cepeda	1
2	Al Kaline	1
2	Willie Mays	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Bunning	1.00
2	Bob Purkey	0.50
2	Jack Sanford	0.50
4	Joey Jay	0.45
5	Bob Smith	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Ned Garver	1
1	Brooks Lawrence	1
1	Jim Perry	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	5
1	Joey Jay	5
1	Jack Sanford	5
4	Don Elston	4
4	Russ Kemmerer	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Mudcat Grant	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.358
2	Harvey Kuenn	.347
3	Roger Maris	.343
4	Bill White	.341
5	Joe Cunningham	.341

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	89
2	Frank Robinson	88
3	Harmon Killebrew	80
4	Hank Aaron	77
5	Jackie Jensen	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	28
2	Willie Mays	18
3	Orlando Cepeda	16
3	Mickey Mantle	16
5	Tony Taylor	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.91
2	Gene Conley	2.50
3	Johnny Antonelli	2.51
4	Camilo Pascual	2.52
5	Bob Buhl	2.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	154
2	Sam Jones	135
3	Herb Score	128
4	Early Wynn	113
5	3 tied	112

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Maris	.484
2	Jackie Jensen	.457
3	Gene Woodling	.435
4	Tito Francona	.414
5	Gus Bell	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	6
2	Bob Allison	5
2	Rocky Colavito	5
2	Roy Sievers	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	16
2	Frank Robinson	15
3	Roger Maris	14
4	Ernie Banks	13
4	4 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	6
2	Orlando Cepeda	5
2	Tony Taylor	5
4	Luis Aparicio	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gerry Staley	0.00
2	Gene Conley	0.67
3	Roger Craig	0.85
4	Don Drysdale	1.05
5	Glen Hobbie	1.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Herbert	4
2	Art Ceccarelli	3
2	Don Drysdale	3
2	Sam Jones	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Lary	25
2	Jim Bunning	21
2	Don Drysdale	21
2	Sam Jones	21
5	2 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	4
1	Gerry Staley	4
3	Gary Bell	3
4	Marshall Bridges	1
4	20 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.457
2	Tito Francona	.444
3	Jackie Jensen	.372
4	Roger Maris	.356
5	Gus Bell	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	9
2	Bob Allison	8
2	Jackie Jensen	8
2	Harmon Killebrew	8
2	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	32
2	Jackie Jensen	29
2	Frank Robinson	29
4	Harmon Killebrew	27
5	Tito Francona	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	9
2	Orlando Cepeda	8
2	Willie Mays	8
4	Tony Taylor	7
5	Jim Landis	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Antonelli	1.19
2	Don Drysdale	1.56
3	Mike McCormick	1.60
4	Sam Jones	1.69
5	Bobby Shantz	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Camilo Pascual	6
2	Don Drysdale	5
2	Ray Herbert	5
2	Sam Jones	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	46
2	Don Drysdale	44
2	Herb Score	44
4	Camilo Pascual	43
5	Frank Lary	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	7
2	Gerry Staley	5
3	Lindy McDaniel	4
4	Gary Bell	3
4	3 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.356
2	Al Kaline	.341
3	Joe Cunningham	.337
4	Harvey Kuenn	.336
5	Richie Ashburn	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	52
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	145
2	Frank Robinson	137
3	Rocky Colavito	129
4	Hank Aaron	120
5	Jackie Jensen	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	38
2	Willie Mays	32
3	Mickey Mantle	28
4	Tony Taylor	26
5	Jim Landis	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.15
2	Don Drysdale	2.78
3	Gene Conley	2.81
4	Johnny Antonelli	2.82
5	Whitey Ford	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	23
2	Warren Spahn	22
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	191
4	Camilo Pascual	182
5	Jim Bunning	181

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	20
2	Don Elston	17
3	Billy Loes	16
4	Ryne Duren	14
5	2 tied	12