Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, August 8, 1959

On This Day

Saturday, August 8, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	64	42	.604	--
Indians	64	45	.587	1.5
Orioles	55	55	.500	11.0
Yankees	53	54	.495	11.5
Athletics	52	56	.481	13.0
Tigers	53	58	.477	13.5
Red Sox	50	59	.459	15.5
Senators	44	66	.400	22.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Tigers 3

Yankees 3, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	62	47	.569	--
Dodgers	62	48	.564	0.5
Braves	58	48	.547	2.5
Cardinals	54	58	.482	9.5
Cubs	52	56	.481	9.5
Pirates	53	58	.477	10.0
Redlegs	51	57	.472	10.5
Phillies	44	64	.407	17.5

Games

Pirates 4, Cubs 3

Dodgers 4, Braves 2

Redlegs 9, Giants 6

Cardinals 4, Phillies 3

Cardinals 5, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ken Boyer	5
2	Roberto Clemente	3
2	Willie Jones	3
2	Willie Kirkland	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Felipe Alou	1
1	Harry Anderson	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	Don Demeter	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Thomas	3
2	Harry Anderson	2
2	Yogi Berra	2
2	Ken Boyer	2
2	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gino Cimoli	2
2	Don Blasingame	1
2	Ken Boyer	1
2	Jim Gilliam	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Drysdale	1.50
2	Bob Turley	1.43
3	Bob Gibson	0.57
4	Robin Roberts	0.56
5	Frank Lary	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ike Delock	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Don Gross	1
1	Lindy McDaniel	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	10
2	Don Drysdale	9
3	Bob Gibson	8
4	Robin Roberts	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Brosnan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.365
2	Harvey Kuenn	.347
3	Joe Cunningham	.341
4	Gene Woodling	.331
5	Johnny Temple	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	34
2	Rocky Colavito	32
3	Ernie Banks	31
4	Eddie Mathews	30
5	Hank Aaron	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	101
2	Frank Robinson	90
3	Hank Aaron	88
4	Harmon Killebrew	85
5	Rocky Colavito	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	35
2	Orlando Cepeda	20
2	Willie Mays	20
4	Mickey Mantle	17
4	Tony Taylor	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.21
2	Bob Buhl	2.47
3	Johnny Antonelli	2.57
4	Warren Spahn	2.74
5	Camilo Pascual	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	16
2	Lew Burdette	15
2	Don Drysdale	15
2	Sam Jones	15
2	Warren Spahn	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	182
2	Sam Jones	152
3	Herb Score	137
4	Early Wynn	133
5	Camilo Pascual	129

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.553
2	Tito Francona	.442
3	Willie McCovey	.417
4	Hank Aaron	.404
5	Gail Harris	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Malzone	7
2	Hank Aaron	5
2	Ernie Banks	5
2	Jim Lemon	5
5	2 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Malzone	22
2	Gary Geiger	14
2	Duke Snider	14
2	Gene Woodling	14
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	6
2	Orlando Cepeda	4
2	Gene Freese	4
4	Bill Bruton	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	0.00
2	Tex Clevenger	0.56
3	Moe Drabowsky	0.69
4	Roger Craig	0.75
4	Art Ditmar	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	3
1	Lew Burdette	3
1	Ike Delock	3
1	Don Drysdale	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	28
2	Joe Nuxhall	24
3	Frank Lary	20
3	Barry Latman	20
3	3 others tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Cicotte	2
1	Mike Fornieles	2
1	Bob Grim	2
1	Leo Kiely	2
1	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tito Francona	.427
2	Duke Snider	.411
3	Gene Woodling	.371
4	Joe Cunningham	.368
5	Yogi Berra	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	8
1	Rocky Colavito	8
3	Hank Aaron	7
3	Frank Malzone	7
3	Roy Sievers	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Malzone	34
2	Roger Maris	27
3	Rocky Colavito	26
3	Tito Francona	26
5	Ernie Banks	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	10
2	Orlando Cepeda	9
3	Willie Mays	8
4	Tony Taylor	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	0.77
2	Roger Craig	0.81
3	Brooks Lawrence	1.44
4	Milt Pappas	1.69
5	Warren Spahn	1.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	6
1	Lindy McDaniel	6
1	Jim Perry	6
4	Ray Herbert	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	49
2	Frank Lary	45
3	Sam Jones	38
3	Billy Pierce	38
5	Camilo Pascual	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	5
1	Gerry Staley	5
3	Gary Bell	3
3	Mike Fornieles	3
3	4 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.358
2	Joe Cunningham	.341
3	Harvey Kuenn	.332
4	Vada Pinson	.324
5	Johnny Temple	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	50
2	Ernie Banks	47
3	Eddie Mathews	38
4	Frank Robinson	36
5	3 tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	140
2	Rocky Colavito	128
3	Frank Robinson	125
4	Hank Aaron	118
5	Willie Mays	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	45
2	Willie Mays	30
3	Tony Taylor	26
4	Orlando Cepeda	25
4	Mickey Mantle	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.32
2	Frank Lary	2.74
3	Don Drysdale	2.79
4	Stu Miller	2.79
5	Warren Spahn	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	24
2	Don Drysdale	22
2	Warren Spahn	22
4	Johnny Antonelli	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	231
2	Don Drysdale	226
3	Early Wynn	192
4	Camilo Pascual	185
5	Jim Bunning	184

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy Loes	17
2	Don Elston	16
2	Roy Face	16
4	Ryne Duren	14
5	Lindy McDaniel	12