On This Day

Tuesday, August 18, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	70	45	.609	--
Indians	67	51	.568	4.5
Yankees	59	59	.500	12.5
Orioles	57	59	.491	13.5
Tigers	58	61	.487	14.0
Red Sox	55	63	.466	16.5
Athletics	55	63	.466	16.5
Senators	49	69	.415	22.5

Games

White Sox 6, Orioles 4

Senators 11, Indians 4

Yankees 5, Tigers 3

Red Sox 5, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	67	51	.568	--
Dodgers	66	54	.550	2.0
Braves	63	55	.534	4.0
Pirates	59	60	.496	8.5
Cubs	57	59	.491	9.0
Redlegs	57	63	.475	11.0
Cardinals	57	65	.467	12.0
Phillies	50	69	.420	17.5

Games

Redlegs 7, Giants 0

Dodgers 7, Braves 6

Phillies 2, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Whitey Lockman	4
2	Hank Aaron	3
2	Luis Aparicio	3
2	Ken Aspromonte	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	2
2	Jim Baxes	1
2	Gus Bell	1
2	Lou Berberet	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Baxes	3
1	Gus Bell	3
1	Lenny Green	3
4	Hank Aaron	2
4	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Allison	1
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Eddie Kasko	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Owens	0.70
2	Joey Jay	0.60
3	Bob Miller	0.57
4	Art Ditmar	0.56
5	Don Drysdale	0.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Art Ditmar	1
1	Mike Fornieles	1
1	Russ Kemmerer	1
1	Don Newcombe	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	8
2	Jim Owens	7
3	Art Ditmar	5
4	Bob Miller	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Leo Kiely	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.373
2	Harvey Kuenn	.353
3	Joe Cunningham	.348
4	Vada Pinson	.331
5	Nellie Fox	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	37
2	Harmon Killebrew	36
3	Rocky Colavito	35
4	Eddie Mathews	34
5	Hank Aaron	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	115
2	Frank Robinson	104
3	Hank Aaron	97
4	Gus Bell	96
5	Harmon Killebrew	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	38
2	Willie Mays	23
3	Orlando Cepeda	20
4	Jim Gilliam	18
4	3 others tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.24
2	Johnny Antonelli	2.77
3	Camilo Pascual	2.79
4	Bud Daley	2.83
5	Jerry Walker	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	16
1	Lew Burdette	16
1	Warren Spahn	16
1	Early Wynn	16
5	4 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	193
2	Sam Jones	160
3	Early Wynn	140
4	Herb Score	139
5	Jim Bunning	136

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	13
1	Lindy McDaniel	13
3	Ryne Duren	12
3	Billy Loes	12
5	Don McMahon	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vada Pinson	.441
2	Harvey Kuenn	.432
3	Hank Aaron	.419
4	Willie Mays	.417
5	Billy Goodman	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	8
2	Duke Snider	6
3	Gus Bell	5
3	Willie McCovey	5
5	9 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	23
2	Ernie Banks	16
3	Frank Robinson	15
4	Gary Geiger	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	5
1	Jim Gilliam	5
3	Hank Aaron	3
3	Bill Bruton	3
3	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gary Blaylock	0.00
1	Larry Sherry	0.00
3	Ike Delock	0.51
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.75
5	2 tied	0.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ike Delock	4
2	Lindy McDaniel	3
2	Stu Miller	3
2	Joe Nuxhall	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Owens	24
2	Joe Nuxhall	22
2	Jack Sanford	22
4	Robin Roberts	21
5	Don Drysdale	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Leo Kiely	5
2	Jim Brosnan	2
2	Don Elston	2
2	Turk Farrell	2
2	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.409
2	Harvey Kuenn	.400
3	Hank Aaron	.393
4	Joe Cunningham	.391
5	Vada Pinson	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	12
2	Hank Aaron	9
2	Joe Adcock	9
4	Duke Snider	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	32
2	Ernie Banks	30
3	Joe Adcock	29
3	Frank Malzone	29
5	Tito Francona	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	10
2	Gene Freese	6
2	Jim Gilliam	6
2	Willie Mays	6
2	Jim Piersall	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ike Delock	1.26
2	Art Ditmar	1.34
3	Bobby Shantz	1.42
4	Frank Lary	1.88
5	Bud Daley	1.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	5
1	Bud Daley	5
1	Ike Delock	5
1	Frank Lary	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	46
2	Juan Pizarro	41
3	Gary Bell	38
4	Jim Owens	37
5	2 tied	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Leo Kiely	5
2	Ryne Duren	4
3	Mike Fornieles	3
3	Bill Henry	3
3	3 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.363
2	Joe Cunningham	.347
3	Harvey Kuenn	.342
4	Vada Pinson	.336
5	Al Kaline	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	49
2	Ernie Banks	46
3	Eddie Mathews	40
4	Hank Aaron	38
5	Harmon Killebrew	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	143
2	Frank Robinson	132
3	Rocky Colavito	125
4	Hank Aaron	118
5	2 tied	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	44
2	Willie Mays	33
3	Tony Taylor	25
4	Orlando Cepeda	24
4	2 others tied	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.28
2	Frank Lary	2.57
3	Camilo Pascual	2.70
4	Bud Daley	2.74
5	Stu Miller	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	23
2	Warren Spahn	22
3	Don Drysdale	20
3	Frank Lary	20
3	Early Wynn	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	231
2	Sam Jones	221
3	Jim Bunning	186
4	Early Wynn	183
5	Camilo Pascual	175

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	17
2	Billy Loes	16
3	Ryne Duren	14
3	Roy Face	14
5	Lindy McDaniel	13