On This Day

Saturday, July 25, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	55	39	.585	--
Indians	54	39	.581	0.5
Yankees	48	48	.500	8.0
Orioles	48	48	.500	8.0
Tigers	47	51	.480	10.0
Athletics	45	49	.479	10.0
Senators	43	52	.453	12.5
Red Sox	40	54	.426	15.0

Games

White Sox 3, Orioles 2

Indians 8, Senators 1

Yankees 9, Tigers 8

Athletics 3, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	55	42	.567	--
Dodgers	54	46	.540	2.5
Braves	49	43	.533	3.5
Pirates	49	48	.505	6.0
Cubs	48	48	.500	6.5
Cardinals	48	49	.495	7.0
Redlegs	42	53	.442	12.0
Phillies	39	55	.415	14.5

Games

Phillies 6, Redlegs 3

Cardinals 4, Dodgers 2

Braves 3, Pirates 0

Cubs 5, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Yogi Berra	3
1	Gene Freese	3
1	Jim Marshall	3
1	Minnie Minoso	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Eddie Bressoud	1
1	Fritz Brickell	1
1	Joe Cunningham	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Piersall	3
2	Yogi Berra	2
2	Fritz Brickell	2
2	Gene Freese	2
2	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	2
2	Sparky Anderson	1
2	Gene Freese	1
2	Bob Nieman	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Nuxhall	1.10
2	Bud Daley	1.00
3	Cal McLish	0.75
4	Larry Jackson	0.67
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Don Cardwell	1
1	Art Ceccarelli	1
1	Bud Daley	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Nuxhall	11
2	Bud Daley	7
3	Cal McLish	6
3	Stu Miller	6
5	Larry Jackson	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bronstad	1
1	Ruben Gomez	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.362
2	Harvey Kuenn	.344
3	Bill White	.342
4	Roger Maris	.341
5	Joe Cunningham	.338

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	90
2	Frank Robinson	88
3	Harmon Killebrew	80
4	Hank Aaron	79
5	Jackie Jensen	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	31
2	Willie Mays	18
3	Orlando Cepeda	16
3	Mickey Mantle	16
3	Tony Taylor	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.93
2	Gene Conley	2.50
3	Lindy McDaniel	2.58
4	Johnny Antonelli	2.61
5	Jerry Walker	2.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	14
1	Roy Face	14
1	Sam Jones	14
4	Lew Burdette	13
4	Cal McLish	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	154
2	Sam Jones	136
3	Herb Score	128
4	Camilo Pascual	117
5	2 tied	113

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Maris	.450
2	Jackie Jensen	.412
3	Yogi Berra	.396
4	Gene Woodling	.395
5	Tito Francona	.380

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	15
2	Roger Maris	14
3	Ernie Banks	13
3	Frank Robinson	13
5	Dick Williams	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	5
1	Tony Taylor	5
3	Orlando Cepeda	4
4	Ken Boyer	2
4	10 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gene Conley	1.00
2	Lindy McDaniel	1.02
3	Don Drysdale	1.05
4	Glen Hobbie	1.06
5	Roger Craig	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Art Ceccarelli	4
1	Lindy McDaniel	4
3	Bud Daley	3
3	Don Drysdale	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	24
2	Johnny Antonelli	21
2	Don Drysdale	21
4	Frank Lary	20
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	4
1	Gerry Staley	4
3	Gary Bell	2
4	Marshall Bridges	1
4	20 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tito Francona	.460
2	Frank Robinson	.413
3	Nellie Fox	.361
4	Yogi Berra	.360
5	Roger Maris	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Sievers	10
2	Jim Baxes	8
2	Gil Hodges	8
2	Harmon Killebrew	8
2	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	30
2	Harmon Killebrew	27
2	Frank Robinson	27
4	Gino Cimoli	25
4	Jackie Jensen	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	10
2	Orlando Cepeda	8
2	Willie Mays	8
4	Tony Taylor	7
5	Jim Landis	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Jones	1.30
2	Johnny Antonelli	1.45
3	Bobby Shantz	1.50
4	Gene Conley	1.53
5	Don Drysdale	1.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sam Jones	6
1	Cal McLish	6
1	Camilo Pascual	6
4	Don Drysdale	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Camilo Pascual	48
2	Don Drysdale	44
3	Juan Pizarro	42
4	Sam Jones	40
4	2 others tied	40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.360
2	Joe Cunningham	.339
3	Harvey Kuenn	.334
4	Al Kaline	.332
5	Willie Mays	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	51
2	Ernie Banks	47
3	Frank Robinson	41
4	Eddie Mathews	40
5	Mickey Mantle	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	144
2	Frank Robinson	132
3	Rocky Colavito	128
4	Hank Aaron	122
5	Jackie Jensen	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	41
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	Cal McLish	2.82
3	Don Drysdale	2.84
4	Warren Spahn	2.84
5	Gene Conley	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	24
2	Warren Spahn	22
3	Cal McLish	21
4	Johnny Antonelli	20
4	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	231
2	Don Drysdale	214
3	Camilo Pascual	187
4	Early Wynn	183
5	Jim Bunning	177

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	18
2	Don Elston	17
3	Billy Loes	16
4	Ryne Duren	14
5	2 tied	12