On This Day

Tuesday, August 25, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	75	48	.610	--
Indians	74	51	.592	2.0
Yankees	62	64	.492	14.5
Orioles	60	63	.488	15.0
Tigers	61	65	.484	15.5
Athletics	59	66	.472	17.0
Red Sox	57	68	.456	19.0
Senators	51	74	.408	25.0

Games

White Sox 5, Red Sox 4

Indians 6, Yankees 3

Senators 3, Tigers 1

Athletics 6, Orioles 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	72	53	.576	--
Dodgers	70	58	.547	3.5
Braves	68	57	.544	4.0
Pirates	65	62	.512	8.0
Redlegs	61	65	.484	11.5
Cubs	60	64	.484	11.5
Cardinals	57	71	.445	16.5
Phillies	52	75	.409	21.0

Games

Cubs 8, Redlegs 6

Dodgers 5, Phillies 2

Giants 12, Pirates 5

Braves 3, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Adcock	3
1	Julio Becquer	3
1	Pumpsie Green	3
1	Eddie Mathews	3
1	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	2
2	Harry Anderson	1
2	Johnny Antonelli	1
2	Lou Berberet	1
2	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	4
2	Johnny Antonelli	3
2	Dick Stuart	3
4	Gus Bell	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Gary Geiger	1
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	Billy Goodman	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Herbert	1.00
2	Paul Foytack	0.70
3	Johnny Antonelli	0.60
4	Johnny Podres	0.50
5	Bob Gibson	0.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Bill Henry	1
1	Turk Lown	1
1	Cal McLish	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Foytack	7
1	Bob Gibson	7
3	Johnny Antonelli	6
4	Ray Herbert	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	1
1	Larry Sherry	1
1	Chuck Stobbs	1
1	Tom Sturdivant	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.360
2	Harvey Kuenn	.355
3	Joe Cunningham	.342
4	Vada Pinson	.333
5	Al Kaline	.325

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	117
2	Frank Robinson	112
3	Gus Bell	99
4	Hank Aaron	97
5	Harmon Killebrew	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	43
2	Willie Mays	25
3	Tony Taylor	21
4	Orlando Cepeda	20
5	3 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.22
2	Johnny Antonelli	2.71
3	Camilo Pascual	2.72
4	Bob Shaw	2.78
5	Bob Buhl	2.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	18
2	Lew Burdette	17
3	Roy Face	16
3	Sam Jones	16
3	4 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	199
2	Sam Jones	167
3	Early Wynn	148
4	Jim Bunning	145
5	Johnny Antonelli	144

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	14
2	Ryne Duren	13
2	Billy Loes	13
2	Lindy McDaniel	13
5	3 tied	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Tuttle	.463
2	Bob Nieman	.452
3	Vada Pinson	.451
4	Roberto Clemente	.426
5	Jackie Brandt	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	7
2	Sherm Lollar	6
3	Ernie Banks	5
3	Bob Cerv	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	23
2	Frank Robinson	22
3	Hector Lopez	16
3	Wally Post	16
5	Ernie Banks	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	7
2	Jim Gilliam	5
2	Lenny Green	5
2	Willie Mays	5
5	Tony Taylor	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Baumann	0.61
2	Larry Sherry	0.83
3	Carl Willey	1.10
4	Art Ditmar	1.52
5	Bob Shaw	1.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Anderson	4
2	Jim Bunning	3
2	Bud Daley	3
2	Bob Friend	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	29
2	Paul Foytack	25
3	Bob Friend	24
4	Jim Bunning	21
4	Orlando Pena	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	3
1	Bill Henry	3
1	Leo Kiely	3
1	Brooks Lawrence	3
1	Turk Lown	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vada Pinson	.415
2	Duke Snider	.413
3	Harvey Kuenn	.402
4	Willie McCovey	.378
5	Ken Boyer	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	11
2	Hank Aaron	9
3	Joe Adcock	8
3	Rocky Colavito	8
3	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	31
2	Frank Malzone	30
3	Ernie Banks	27
3	Duke Snider	27
5	Joe Adcock	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	12
2	Jim Gilliam	7
2	Willie Mays	7
4	Bill Bruton	6
4	Jim Landis	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	1.01
2	Art Ditmar	1.11
3	Ike Delock	1.26
4	Larry Sherry	1.30
5	Early Wynn	1.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Anderson	5
1	Gary Bell	5
1	Bob Buhl	5
1	Ike Delock	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	45
2	Paul Foytack	41
3	Sandy Koufax	39
4	Barry Latman	36
4	Jim Owens	36

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.351
2	Harvey Kuenn	.347
3	Joe Cunningham	.338
4	Vada Pinson	.337
5	Al Kaline	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	48
2	Ernie Banks	43
3	Eddie Mathews	40
4	Harmon Killebrew	37
5	Frank Robinson	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	138
2	Frank Robinson	137
3	Rocky Colavito	122
4	Hank Aaron	111
5	Gus Bell	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	48
2	Willie Mays	34
3	Tony Taylor	27
4	Jim Landis	25
4	Mickey Mantle	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.18
2	Stu Miller	2.65
3	Camilo Pascual	2.66
4	Frank Lary	2.76
5	Bud Daley	2.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	23
2	Warren Spahn	22
3	Johnny Antonelli	20
3	Early Wynn	20
5	5 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	229
2	Sam Jones	214
3	Jim Bunning	190
4	Early Wynn	188
5	Camilo Pascual	168

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	18
2	Ryne Duren	15
2	Billy Loes	15
4	Turk Lown	13
4	Lindy McDaniel	13