On This Day

Thursday, August 27, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 76 49 .608 --
Indians 75 51 .595 1.5
Orioles 61 63 .492 14.5
Tigers 62 65 .488 15.0
Yankees 62 65 .488 15.0
Athletics 59 67 .468 17.5
Red Sox 58 69 .457 19.0
Senators 51 75 .405 25.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 72 56 .563 --
Dodgers 70 58 .547 2.0
Braves 68 59 .535 3.5
Pirates 66 62 .516 6.0
Redlegs 62 66 .484 10.0
Cubs 61 65 .484 10.0
Cardinals 59 71 .454 14.0
Phillies 54 75 .419 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Cunningham 4
2 Curt Flood 3
2 Nellie Fox 3
2 Gene Freese 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 1
1 Bobby Avila 1
1 Ed Bouchee 1
1 Ken Boyer 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 4
2 Joe Adcock 3
2 John Romano 3
4 Ed Bouchee 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Robinson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim O'Toole 1.11
2 Jim Owens 0.75
3 Don Cardwell 0.56
4 Barry Latman 0.38
5 Vinegar Bend Mizell 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Cardwell 1
1 Barry Latman 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Jim O'Toole 1
1 Jim Owens 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim O'Toole 10
2 Jim Owens 6
3 Don Cardwell 5
4 Bob Buhl 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Turk Farrell 1
1 Gerry Staley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .358
2 Harvey Kuenn .354
3 Joe Cunningham .349
4 Vada Pinson .333
5 Al Kaline .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 38
2 Ernie Banks 37
2 Harmon Killebrew 37
4 Eddie Mathews 34
5 Hank Aaron 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 118
2 Frank Robinson 114
3 Gus Bell 99
4 Hank Aaron 98
5 2 tied 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 43
2 Willie Mays 26
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 Jerry Walker 2.86

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 Jim Bunning 156
4 Early Wynn 151
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 Bob Nieman .469
2 Bill Tuttle .451
3 Vada Pinson .433
4 Jackie Brandt .431
5 Bob Cerv .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 7
2 Bob Cerv 5
2 Tito Francona 5
2 Joe Koppe 5
2 Sherm Lollar 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 21
2 Gus Bell 17
3 Bob Cerv 15
4 Hector Lopez 14
4 Wally Post 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Friend 0.67
2 Don McMahon 0.69
3 Larry Sherry 0.87
4 Art Ditmar 1.08
5 2 tied 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Anderson 3
1 Jim Bunning 3
1 Bob Friend 3
1 Jack Harshman 3
1 Johnny Podres 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 28
2 Jim Bunning 24
3 Bob Friend 23
4 Paul Foytack 22
4 Jim Owens 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 3
1 Leo Kiely 3
1 Brooks Lawrence 3
1 Tom Morgan 3
5 6 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vada Pinson .429
2 Harvey Kuenn .405
3 Duke Snider .403
4 Willie McCovey .390
5 Joe Cunningham .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 10
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 28
1 Frank Malzone 28
3 Joe Adcock 26
3 Ernie Banks 26
3 Duke Snider 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 12
2 Willie Mays 8
3 Jim Gilliam 7
4 Bill Bruton 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ike Delock 1.01
1 Bobby Shantz 1.01
3 Larry Sherry 1.30
4 Art Ditmar 1.36
5 Bob Friend 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gary Bell 5
1 Ike Delock 5
1 Gerry Staley 5
4 Bob Anderson 4
4 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 43
2 Jim Owens 42
3 Paul Foytack 41
4 Don Drysdale 40
5 Sandy Koufax 39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .350
2 Harvey Kuenn .346
3 Joe Cunningham .343
4 Vada Pinson .338
5 Al Kaline .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 48
2 Ernie Banks 43
3 Eddie Mathews 38
4 Harmon Killebrew 37
4 Frank Robinson 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 139
1 Frank Robinson 139
3 Rocky Colavito 119
4 Hank Aaron 111
5 Gus Bell 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 48
2 Willie Mays 35
3 Tony Taylor 27
4 Mickey Mantle 25
5 2 tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.19
2 Camilo Pascual 2.66
3 Stu Miller 2.68
4 Frank Lary 2.76
5 Johnny Antonelli 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 22
2 Warren Spahn 21
3 Johnny Antonelli 20
4 Gary Bell 19
4 5 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 229
2 Sam Jones 212
3 Jim Bunning 201
4 Early Wynn 188
5 Camilo Pascual 168

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 18
2 Ryne Duren 15
3 Billy Loes 14
4 Turk Lown 13
4 Lindy McDaniel 13