Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, August 30, 1959

On This Day

Sunday, August 30, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	80	49	.620	--
Indians	75	55	.577	5.5
Tigers	65	65	.500	15.5
Yankees	64	66	.492	16.5
Orioles	61	66	.480	18.0
Red Sox	61	69	.469	19.5
Athletics	59	70	.457	21.0
Senators	52	77	.403	28.0

Games

Red Sox 3, Orioles 0

White Sox 6, Indians 3

White Sox 9, Indians 4

Tigers 4, Athletics 0

Senators 3, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	73	57	.562	--
Dodgers	71	59	.546	2.0
Braves	70	60	.538	3.0
Pirates	70	62	.530	4.0
Redlegs	63	68	.481	10.5
Cubs	62	67	.481	10.5
Cardinals	61	72	.459	13.5
Phillies	54	79	.406	20.5

Games

Cubs 6, Braves 2

Dodgers 7, Giants 6

Pirates 2, Phillies 1

Pirates 7, Phillies 6

Redlegs 6, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Skinner	6
2	Ed Bouchee	4
2	Tito Francona	4
2	Billy Goodman	4
5	9 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Woodie Held	2
2	Bob Allison	1
2	Ed Bouchee	1
2	Ken Boyer	1
2	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	3
1	Billy Goodman	3
1	Eddie Kasko	3
1	Al Smith	3
1	Dick Stuart	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Del Crandall	1
1	Jim Lemon	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Mossi	1.60
2	Frank Sullivan	1.00
3	Bud Daley	0.75
4	Harvey Haddix	0.67
5	Barry Latman	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Roger Craig	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Harvey Haddix	1
1	Glen Hobbie	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bud Daley	9
2	Don Mossi	8
2	Frank Sullivan	8
4	Harvey Haddix	6
4	Ralph Terry	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tex Clevenger	1
1	Bill Henry	1
1	Turk Lown	1
1	Gerry Staley	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.361
2	Harvey Kuenn	.351
3	Joe Cunningham	.351
4	Al Kaline	.333
5	Vada Pinson	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	39
2	Ernie Banks	38
2	Harmon Killebrew	38
4	Hank Aaron	36
5	Eddie Mathews	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	122
2	Frank Robinson	115
3	Hank Aaron	102
4	Gus Bell	101
5	Rocky Colavito	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	44
2	Willie Mays	26
3	Tony Taylor	21
4	Orlando Cepeda	20
5	3 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.30
2	Johnny Antonelli	2.79
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	Roy Face	17
3	Sam Jones	17
3	3 others tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	202
2	Sam Jones	178
3	Jim Bunning	156
3	Early Wynn	156
5	Johnny Antonelli	147

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	14
2	Ryne Duren	13
2	Billy Loes	13
2	Lindy McDaniel	13
5	2 tied	12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Tuttle	.500
2	Kent Hadley	.429
3	Bob Nieman	.415
4	Brooks Robinson	.404
5	Al Kaline	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	6
2	Joe Adcock	5
2	Bob Cerv	5
2	Rocky Colavito	5
2	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hector Lopez	15
2	Wally Post	14
3	Gus Bell	13
3	Bob Cerv	13
3	Frank Robinson	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	8
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	Turk Lown	1.10
4	Humberto Robinson	1.13
5	Bob Grim	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	4
2	Bob Anderson	3
2	Art Ditmar	3
2	Paul Foytack	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Turk Lown	3
1	Tom Morgan	3
3	Don Elston	2
3	Bill Henry	2
3	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.412
2	Vada Pinson	.392
3	Joe Cunningham	.392
4	Harvey Kuenn	.383
5	Bob Cerv	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	10
2	Hank Aaron	9
2	Ernie Banks	9
2	Rocky Colavito	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	30
2	Joe Adcock	26
2	Frank Robinson	26
4	Ernie Banks	25
4	Elston Howard	25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	1.01
2	Art Ditmar	1.11
3	Bob Friend	1.48
4	Larry Sherry	1.85
5	Tex Clevenger	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ike Delock	5
1	Barry Latman	5
1	Bob Shaw	5
1	Gerry Staley	5
5	15 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	43
1	Don Drysdale	43
3	Paul Foytack	39
3	Sandy Koufax	39
3	Barry Latman	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Leo Kiely	5
2	Bill Henry	4
2	Brooks Lawrence	4
2	Turk Lown	4
2	Tom Morgan	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.345
2	Joe Cunningham	.344
3	Al Kaline	.342
4	Harvey Kuenn	.341
5	Vada Pinson	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	49
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	137
3	Rocky Colavito	121
4	Hank Aaron	115
5	Gus Bell	108

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.27
2	Stu Miller	2.71
3	Camilo Pascual	2.77
4	Frank Lary	2.84
5	Bud Daley	2.88

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	225
2	Sam Jones	223
3	Jim Bunning	193
3	Early Wynn	193
5	Camilo Pascual	168

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	18
2	Ryne Duren	15
3	Billy Loes	14
3	Turk Lown	14
5	2 tied	13