On This Day

Monday, July 27, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 56 40 .583 --
Indians 56 40 .583 0.0
Orioles 50 49 .505 7.5
Yankees 48 49 .495 8.5
Athletics 47 49 .490 9.0
Tigers 48 52 .480 10.0
Senators 43 55 .439 14.0
Red Sox 41 55 .427 15.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 55 43 .561 --
Braves 52 43 .547 1.5
Dodgers 55 46 .545 1.5
Cubs 49 48 .505 5.5
Pirates 49 51 .490 7.0
Cardinals 48 51 .485 7.5
Redlegs 44 54 .449 11.0
Phillies 40 56 .417 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Temple 3
2 Bob Allison 2
2 Ken Aspromonte 2
2 Don Blasingame 2
2 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Chiti 1
1 Jackie Jensen 1
1 Harmon Killebrew 1
1 Frank Malzone 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gene Woodling 5
2 Roger Maris 4
2 Faye Throneberry 4
4 Johnny Temple 3
5 3 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Runnels 2
2 Del Crandall 1
2 Jackie Jensen 1
2 Vada Pinson 1
2 Dick Williams 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Herb Score 0.56
2 Hal Brown 0.50
2 Ned Garver 0.50
4 Ron Kline 0.44
5 Joey Jay 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Brown 1
1 Jerry Casale 1
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Joey Jay 1
1 Bob Purkey 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 5
2 Hal Brown 4
2 Mike Garcia 4
2 Ned Garver 4
2 Ron Kline 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 1
1 Billy Loes 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .359
2 Gene Woodling .344
3 Roger Maris .344
4 Harvey Kuenn .343
5 Bill White .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 33
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 89
3 Harmon Killebrew 81
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 133
4 Early Wynn 120
5 Camilo Pascual 117

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Loes 12
2 Ryne Duren 11
2 Don Elston 11
2 Lindy McDaniel 11
5 2 tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Maris .426
2 Joe Cunningham .426
3 Gene Woodling .419
4 Tito Francona .390
5 Johnny Temple .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Sievers 6
2 Joe Adcock 4
2 Bob Allison 4
2 Frank Robinson 4
2 Dick Williams 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Bell 17
2 Gene Woodling 14
3 Roger Maris 13
3 Frank Robinson 13
5 Dick Williams 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lindy McDaniel 0.67
2 Bob Shaw 0.93
3 Don Drysdale 0.94
4 Glen Hobbie 1.06
5 Roger Craig 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Herbert 4
2 Art Ceccarelli 3
2 Bud Daley 3
2 Don Drysdale 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Lary 27
2 Juan Pizarro 22
3 Herb Score 20
4 Don Drysdale 19
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 4
2 Bob Grim 2
2 Billy Loes 2
2 Gerry Staley 2
5 20 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tito Francona .436
2 Frank Robinson .402
3 Gene Woodling .398
4 Roger Maris .375
5 Nellie Fox .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Sievers 10
2 Jim Baxes 8
2 Rocky Colavito 8
2 Harmon Killebrew 8
2 Frank Robinson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Bell 31
2 Frank Robinson 28
3 Harmon Killebrew 27
4 Gino Cimoli 25
5 3 tied 23

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 Billy O'Dell 1.14
2 Sam Jones 1.30
3 Jim Perry 1.38
4 Bobby Shantz 1.39
5 Johnny Antonelli 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Herbert 6
1 Sam Jones 6
3 Gene Conley 5
3 Don Drysdale 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 45
2 Herb Score 44
3 Frank Lary 42
3 Juan Pizarro 42
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 5
1 Lindy McDaniel 5
1 Gerry Staley 5
4 Gary Bell 3
4 Turk Lown 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .359
2 Harvey Kuenn .332
3 Joe Cunningham .331
4 Al Kaline .327
5 Johnny Temple .322

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 141
2 Rocky Colavito 132
3 Frank Robinson 131
4 Hank Aaron 120
5 Jackie Jensen 108

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 Sam Jones 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 231
2 Don Drysdale 219
3 Early Wynn 189
4 Camilo Pascual 187
5 Jim Bunning 178

Saves

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