On This Day

Sunday, August 2, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	62	40	.608	--
Indians	60	44	.577	3.0
Athletics	51	51	.500	11.0
Orioles	53	53	.500	11.0
Yankees	50	52	.490	12.0
Tigers	51	55	.481	13.0
Red Sox	45	58	.437	17.5
Senators	43	62	.410	20.5

Games

White Sox 3, Senators 2

White Sox 9, Senators 3

Orioles 5, Indians 4

Indians 6, Orioles 3

Red Sox 5, Tigers 4

Yankees 7, Athletics 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	59	45	.567	--
Dodgers	60	47	.561	0.5
Braves	57	45	.559	1.0
Cubs	50	53	.485	8.5
Pirates	50	56	.472	10.0
Cardinals	50	56	.472	10.0
Redlegs	49	55	.471	10.0
Phillies	42	60	.412	16.0

Games

Redlegs 2, Cubs 0

Dodgers 4, Phillies 3

Cardinals 4, Braves 3

Braves 11, Cardinals 5

Giants 5, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tito Francona	7
2	Ken Boyer	5
2	Joe Cunningham	5
4	Barry Shetrone	4
5	19 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	1
1	Ken Boyer	1
1	Rocky Colavito	1
1	George Crowe	1
1	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Bruton	7
2	Tito Francona	4
2	Elston Howard	4
4	Ken Boyer	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Gus Bell	1
1	Nellie Fox	1
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Larry Jackson	0.62
1	Ralph Terry	0.62
3	Roger Craig	0.60
4	Bob Shaw	0.58
5	Billy Pierce	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Ike Delock	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Gary Bell	7
1	Ryne Duren	7
1	Bob Shaw	7
4	Larry Jackson	5
4	6 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Brooks Lawrence	1
1	Lindy McDaniel	1
1	Billy O'Dell	1
1	Bobby Shantz	1
1	Gerry Staley	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.366
2	Harvey Kuenn	.343
3	Joe Cunningham	.342
4	Gene Woodling	.341
5	Nellie Fox	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	33
2	Rocky Colavito	31
3	Eddie Mathews	30
4	Hank Aaron	29
4	Ernie Banks	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	99
2	Frank Robinson	89
3	Hank Aaron	87
4	Harmon Killebrew	81
5	Rocky Colavito	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	33
2	Willie Mays	20
3	Orlando Cepeda	19
4	Mickey Mantle	17
4	Tony Taylor	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Buhl	2.32
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.35
3	Jerry Walker	2.62
4	Johnny Antonelli	2.64
5	Gene Conley	2.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	15
1	Lew Burdette	15
3	Don Drysdale	14
3	Roy Face	14
3	3 others tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	173
2	Sam Jones	146
3	Herb Score	133
4	Camilo Pascual	129
4	Early Wynn	129

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy Loes	12
1	Lindy McDaniel	12
3	Ryne Duren	11
3	Don Elston	11
5	Don McMahon	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tito Francona	.500
2	Duke Snider	.417
3	Johnny Temple	.407
4	Gene Woodling	.400
5	2 tied	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	5
1	Joe Adcock	5
1	Frank Malzone	5
1	Dick Williams	5
5	7 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Adcock	17
1	Frank Malzone	17
3	Roger Maris	16
3	Gene Woodling	16
5	Tito Francona	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Ditmar	0.00
1	Bob Buhl	0.00
1	Brooks Lawrence	0.00
4	Roger Craig	0.29
5	Stan Williams	0.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	3
1	Lew Burdette	3
1	Bud Daley	3
1	Don Drysdale	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	26
2	Juan Pizarro	25
3	Camilo Pascual	24
4	Gary Bell	23
4	Early Wynn	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	3
2	Bob Grim	2
2	Brooks Lawrence	2
2	Billy Loes	2
2	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tito Francona	.462
2	Gene Woodling	.394
3	Yogi Berra	.385
4	Roger Maris	.370
5	Duke Snider	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Sievers	9
2	Hank Aaron	8
2	Jim Baxes	8
2	Rocky Colavito	8
5	4 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	27
1	Roger Maris	27
3	Tito Francona	26
4	Frank Malzone	25
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	10
1	Willie Mays	10
3	Orlando Cepeda	9
4	Jim Landis	8
5	Tony Taylor	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roger Craig	1.07
2	Bobby Shantz	1.26
3	Johnny Kucks	1.46
4	Don Drysdale	1.71
5	Warren Spahn	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	6
2	Gary Bell	5
2	Ray Herbert	5
2	Sam Jones	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	51
2	Camilo Pascual	45
3	Juan Pizarro	42
4	Sam Jones	39
5	2 tied	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	5
1	Gerry Staley	5
3	Brooks Lawrence	4
3	Lindy McDaniel	4
5	2 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.362
2	Joe Cunningham	.338
3	Harvey Kuenn	.332
4	Johnny Temple	.329
5	Gene Woodling	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	49
2	Ernie Banks	47
3	Eddie Mathews	40
4	Frank Robinson	38
5	Hank Aaron	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	145
2	Frank Robinson	128
3	Rocky Colavito	125
4	Hank Aaron	124
5	Willie Mays	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	43
2	Willie Mays	31
3	Tony Taylor	27
4	Mickey Mantle	26
5	2 tied	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.46
2	Frank Lary	2.72
3	Warren Spahn	2.79
4	Don Drysdale	2.84
5	Bud Daley	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	25
2	Warren Spahn	23
3	Don Drysdale	21
4	Johnny Antonelli	20
4	Sam Jones	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	234
2	Don Drysdale	225
3	Early Wynn	197
4	Camilo Pascual	192
5	Jim Bunning	182

Saves

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