On This Day

Saturday, August 29, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 78 49 .614 --
Indians 75 53 .586 3.5
Tigers 64 65 .496 15.0
Yankees 64 65 .496 15.0
Orioles 61 65 .484 16.5
Red Sox 60 69 .465 19.0
Athletics 59 69 .461 19.5
Senators 51 77 .398 27.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 73 56 .566 --
Braves 70 59 .543 3.0
Dodgers 70 59 .543 3.0
Pirates 68 62 .523 5.5
Redlegs 62 68 .477 11.5
Cubs 61 67 .477 11.5
Cardinals 61 71 .462 13.5
Phillies 54 77 .412 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Groat 4
2 Hank Aaron 3
2 Harry Anderson 3
2 Julio Becquer 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 2
1 Smoky Burgess 2
3 Joe Adcock 1
3 Ernie Banks 1
3 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 4
1 Bill White 4
3 Smoky Burgess 3
3 Bob Friend 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Solly Drake 1
1 Gary Geiger 1
1 Jerry Lynch 1
1 Pete Runnels 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pedro Ramos 0.67
2 Dick Donovan 0.50
3 Jim Perry 0.44
3 Warren Spahn 0.44
5 Jerry Casale 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Casale 1
1 Jim Coates 1
1 Dick Donovan 1
1 Paul Foytack 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick Donovan 4
1 Jim Perry 4
1 Pedro Ramos 4
1 Warren Spahn 4
5 7 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Duliba 1
1 Duke Maas 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .358
2 Harvey Kuenn .355
3 Joe Cunningham .351
4 Al Kaline .332
5 Vada Pinson .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 38
1 Rocky Colavito 38
1 Harmon Killebrew 38
4 Hank Aaron 36
5 Eddie Mathews 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 122
2 Frank Robinson 114
3 Hank Aaron 101
3 Gus Bell 101
5 Harmon Killebrew 97

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 Bob Shaw 2.79
4 Camilo Pascual 2.83
5 Jerry Walker 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 18
1 Lew Burdette 18
3 Sam Jones 17
3 Frank Lary 17
3 Warren Spahn 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 202
2 Sam Jones 178
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 Bill Tuttle .512
2 Kent Hadley .429
3 Rocky Nelson .422
4 Joe Cunningham .418
5 Brooks Robinson .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 6
2 Joe Adcock 5
2 Bob Cerv 5
2 Joe Koppe 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Cerv 15
2 Hector Lopez 14
2 Wally Post 14
4 Gus Bell 13
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 7
2 Gary Geiger 5
3 Lenny Green 4
3 Willie Mays 4
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Ditmar 0.70
2 Bob Friend 0.76
3 Larry Sherry 0.87
4 Turk Lown 1.35
5 Bob Grim 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 4
2 Bob Anderson 3
2 Jim Bunning 3
2 Art Ditmar 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Friend 26
2 Paul Foytack 25
3 Jim Bunning 24
4 Sandy Koufax 22
5 Sam Jones 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Morgan 4
2 Leo Kiely 3
3 Don Elston 2
3 Brooks Lawrence 2
3 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .411
2 Harvey Kuenn .404
3 Vada Pinson .400
4 Willie McCovey .398
5 Joe Cunningham .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 10
1 Joe Adcock 10
3 Ernie Banks 9
4 Rocky Colavito 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Bell 30
2 Joe Adcock 27
3 Ernie Banks 25
3 Elston Howard 25
3 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 12
2 Willie Mays 8
3 Jim Gilliam 7
4 Gary Geiger 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Sherry 0.67
2 Bobby Shantz 1.01
3 Art Ditmar 1.11
4 Bob Friend 1.48
5 Barry Latman 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ike Delock 5
1 Frank Lary 5
1 Bob Shaw 5
1 Gerry Staley 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 43
1 Don Drysdale 43
3 Paul Foytack 39
3 Sandy Koufax 39
5 2 tied 36

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .346
2 Joe Cunningham .346
3 Harvey Kuenn .342
4 Al Kaline .341
5 Vada Pinson .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 48
2 Ernie Banks 43
3 Hank Aaron 38
3 Harmon Killebrew 38
3 Eddie Mathews 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 141
2 Frank Robinson 138
3 Rocky Colavito 118
4 Hank Aaron 114
5 Gus Bell 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 47
2 Willie Mays 33
3 Tony Taylor 27
4 Mickey Mantle 25
5 2 tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.20
2 Stu Miller 2.71
3 Camilo Pascual 2.77
4 Frank Lary 2.84
5 Bud Daley 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 23
2 Warren Spahn 22
3 Johnny Antonelli 20
3 Sam Jones 20
3 Frank Lary 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 232
2 Sam Jones 223
3 Jim Bunning 193
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