Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, August 23, 1959

On This Day

Sunday, August 23, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	73	48	.603	--
Indians	73	51	.589	1.5
Yankees	62	62	.500	12.5
Tigers	61	63	.492	13.5
Orioles	59	62	.488	14.0
Athletics	58	66	.468	16.5
Red Sox	57	67	.460	17.5
Senators	50	74	.403	24.5

Games

Yankees 7, White Sox 1

White Sox 5, Yankees 0

Indians 1, Red Sox 0

Indians 6, Red Sox 2

Senators 7, Athletics 3

Athletics 5, Senators 2

Tigers 9, Orioles 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	71	52	.577	--
Braves	67	56	.545	4.0
Dodgers	68	58	.540	4.5
Pirates	64	61	.512	8.0
Redlegs	61	64	.488	11.0
Cubs	58	64	.475	12.5
Cardinals	57	70	.449	16.0
Phillies	52	73	.416	20.0

Games

Redlegs 5, Cardinals 3

Braves 2, Cubs 0

Pirates 9, Dodgers 2

Pirates 4, Dodgers 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Virdon	7
2	Roberto Clemente	5
2	Elston Howard	5
2	Harvey Kuenn	5
5	5 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tito Francona	2
1	Bob Nieman	2
3	Elston Howard	1
3	Sherm Lollar	1
3	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Yost	4
2	Harvey Haddix	3
2	Minnie Minoso	3
2	Bob Nieman	3
2	Bill Virdon	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Allison	1
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Hank Bauer	1
1	Gary Geiger	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Art Ceccarelli	6.00
2	Early Wynn	1.33
3	Tom Brewer	1.00
3	Bob Miller	1.00
3	Bob Shaw	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Art Ditmar	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Harvey Haddix	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	8
2	Tom Brewer	6
2	Art Ceccarelli	6
2	Don Drysdale	6
2	3 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Brooks Lawrence	1
1	Tom Morgan	1
1	Chuck Stobbs	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.364
2	Harvey Kuenn	.357
3	Joe Cunningham	.345
4	Vada Pinson	.334
5	Al Kaline	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	37
1	Harmon Killebrew	37
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	112
3	Hank Aaron	97
3	Gus Bell	97
5	Harmon Killebrew	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	40
2	Willie Mays	25
3	Tony Taylor	21
4	Orlando Cepeda	20
5	Mickey Mantle	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.32
2	Johnny Antonelli	2.66
3	Camilo Pascual	2.72
4	Bob Shaw	2.78
5	Bob Buhl	2.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	17
1	Lew Burdette	17
3	Roy Face	16
3	Sam Jones	16
3	3 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	199
2	Sam Jones	165
3	Early Wynn	148
4	Jim Bunning	145
5	Herb Score	139

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	13
1	Don Elston	13
1	Billy Loes	13
1	Lindy McDaniel	13
5	2 tied	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vada Pinson	.437
2	Roberto Clemente	.431
3	Bill Tuttle	.431
4	Sherm Lollar	.425
5	2 tied	.422

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	7
2	Ernie Banks	6
2	Sherm Lollar	6
4	Joe Adcock	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	22
1	Frank Robinson	22
3	Hector Lopez	16
4	Wally Post	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	5
1	Lenny Green	5
1	Willie Mays	5
4	Jim Gilliam	4
4	Tony Taylor	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Baumann	0.61
2	Billy O'Dell	0.75
3	Larry Sherry	0.92
4	Bob Grim	1.06
5	Carl Willey	1.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gerry Staley	4
2	Bob Anderson	3
2	Bob Buhl	3
2	Jim Bunning	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	21
1	Orlando Pena	21
3	Glen Hobbie	20
4	Sandy Koufax	19
5	3 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Henry	3
1	Leo Kiely	3
1	Brooks Lawrence	3
4	Don Elston	2
4	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.438
2	Vada Pinson	.406
3	Harvey Kuenn	.402
4	Willie McCovey	.395
5	Hank Aaron	.384

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	11
2	Hank Aaron	9
2	Joe Adcock	9
4	Tito Francona	7
4	7 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	29
2	Joe Adcock	28
2	Frank Malzone	28
4	Ernie Banks	26
5	Duke Snider	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	12
2	Willie Mays	7
3	Bill Bruton	6
3	Gene Freese	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	0.85
2	Art Ditmar	1.11
3	Ike Delock	1.26
4	Larry Sherry	1.40
5	Early Wynn	1.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	6
2	Bob Buhl	5
2	Lew Burdette	5
2	Bud Daley	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	45
2	Jim Owens	39
3	Gary Bell	38
3	Don Mossi	38
5	2 tied	36

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.355
2	Harvey Kuenn	.348
3	Joe Cunningham	.340
4	Vada Pinson	.339
5	Al Kaline	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	47
2	Ernie Banks	44
3	Eddie Mathews	40
4	Harmon Killebrew	37
4	Frank Robinson	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	139
2	Ernie Banks	138
3	Rocky Colavito	122
4	Hank Aaron	114
5	Orlando Cepeda	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	45
2	Willie Mays	34
3	Tony Taylor	27
4	Mickey Mantle	25
5	2 tied	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.26
2	Stu Miller	2.65
3	Camilo Pascual	2.69
4	Frank Lary	2.74
5	Bud Daley	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	23
2	Warren Spahn	22
3	Frank Lary	20
3	Early Wynn	20
5	6 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	232
2	Sam Jones	212
3	Jim Bunning	190
4	Early Wynn	188
5	Camilo Pascual	173

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	17
2	Billy Loes	16
3	Ryne Duren	15
4	Roy Face	13
4	Lindy McDaniel	13