On This Day

Sunday, July 26, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	56	39	.589	--
White Sox	56	40	.583	0.5
Orioles	49	49	.500	8.5
Yankees	48	49	.495	9.0
Tigers	48	51	.485	10.0
Athletics	46	49	.484	10.0
Senators	43	54	.443	14.0
Red Sox	40	55	.421	16.0

Games

White Sox 4, Orioles 1

Orioles 4, White Sox 0

Indians 9, Senators 0

Indians 4, Senators 3

Athletics 5, Red Sox 4

Tigers 1, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	55	43	.561	--
Dodgers	55	46	.545	1.5
Braves	51	43	.543	2.0
Cubs	49	48	.505	5.5
Pirates	49	50	.495	6.5
Cardinals	48	50	.490	7.0
Redlegs	43	54	.443	11.5
Phillies	40	56	.417	14.0

Games

Redlegs 4, Phillies 2

Phillies 6, Redlegs 3

Dodgers 8, Cardinals 2

Braves 4, Pirates 0

Braves 2, Pirates 1

Cubs 7, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Richie Ashburn	5
2	Sparky Anderson	4
2	Woodie Held	4
2	Bob Nieman	4
2	Vic Power	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Woodie Held	2
2	Joe Adcock	1
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	Harry Chiti	1
2	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	4
1	Woodie Held	4
1	Gene Woodling	4
4	Joe Adcock	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gene Freese	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Sparky Anderson	1
2	Jackie Brandt	1
2	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Anderson	1.00
1	Early Wynn	1.00
3	Don Newcombe	0.80
4	Frank Lary	0.78
5	Milt Pappas	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Anderson	1
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Gene Conley	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Anderson	7
1	Frank Lary	7
1	Bobby Locke	7
1	Early Wynn	7
5	Milt Pappas	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rip Coleman	1
1	Don McMahon	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.363
2	Roger Maris	.344
3	Harvey Kuenn	.343
4	Bill White	.341
5	Gene Woodling	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	32
2	Rocky Colavito	30
3	Eddie Mathews	29
4	Ernie Banks	27
5	Bob Allison	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	92
2	Frank Robinson	88
3	Harmon Killebrew	80
4	Hank Aaron	79
5	Rocky Colavito	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	31
2	Willie Mays	18
3	Mickey Mantle	17
4	Orlando Cepeda	16
4	Tony Taylor	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.93
2	Gene Conley	2.53
3	Bob Buhl	2.53
4	Lindy McDaniel	2.58
5	Johnny Antonelli	2.61

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	159
2	Sam Jones	136
3	Herb Score	128
4	Early Wynn	120
5	Camilo Pascual	117

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	11
1	Don Elston	11
1	Billy Loes	11
1	Lindy McDaniel	11
5	2 tied	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roger Maris	.458
2	Gene Woodling	.432
3	Richie Ashburn	.391
3	Bill Tuttle	.391
5	2 tied	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Sievers	6
2	Frank Robinson	5
3	Joe Adcock	4
3	Bob Allison	4
3	7 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	17
2	Frank Robinson	13
3	Ernie Banks	12
3	Ed Bouchee	12
3	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Drysdale	0.94
2	Lindy McDaniel	1.02
3	Glen Hobbie	1.06
4	Jim Perry	1.13
5	Roger Craig	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Art Ceccarelli	4
1	Ray Herbert	4
1	Lindy McDaniel	4
4	Bud Daley	3
4	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Lary	27
2	Juan Pizarro	22
3	Don Drysdale	19
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	19
5	4 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	4
1	Gerry Staley	4
3	Gary Bell	1
3	Marshall Bridges	1
3	21 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tito Francona	.433
2	Frank Robinson	.414
3	Nellie Fox	.369
4	Roger Maris	.360
5	Gene Woodling	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Sievers	10
2	Jim Baxes	8
2	Rocky Colavito	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	2 others tied	25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Jones	1.30
2	Jim Perry	1.38
3	Bobby Shantz	1.39
4	Johnny Antonelli	1.45
5	Don Drysdale	1.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Herbert	6
1	Sam Jones	6
1	Cal McLish	6
1	Camilo Pascual	6
5	3 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Camilo Pascual	48
2	Frank Lary	47
3	Don Drysdale	45
4	Juan Pizarro	42
5	2 tied	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	6
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	Harvey Kuenn	.334
3	Joe Cunningham	.333
4	Al Kaline	.332
5	Richie Ashburn	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	52
2	Ernie Banks	47
3	Eddie Mathews	40
3	Frank Robinson	40
5	Mickey Mantle	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	144
2	Rocky Colavito	132
3	Frank Robinson	130
4	Hank Aaron	121
5	Jackie Jensen	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	41
2	Willie Mays	31
3	Mickey Mantle	29
4	Tony Taylor	26
5	Jim Landis	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.15
2	Frank Lary	2.76
3	Warren Spahn	2.76
4	Don Drysdale	2.82
5	Cal McLish	2.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	24
2	Warren Spahn	23
3	Don Drysdale	21
3	Cal McLish	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	231
2	Don Drysdale	219
3	Early Wynn	190
4	Camilo Pascual	187
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	3 tied	12