On This Day

Saturday, September 5, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 83 51 .619 --
Indians 77 56 .579 5.5
Tigers 68 67 .504 15.5
Yankees 68 67 .504 15.5
Orioles 64 68 .485 18.0
Red Sox 62 74 .456 22.0
Athletics 59 73 .447 23.0
Senators 55 80 .407 28.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 76 59 .563 --
Dodgers 73 61 .545 2.5
Braves 71 63 .530 4.5
Pirates 71 65 .522 5.5
Redlegs 66 69 .489 10.0
Cubs 63 69 .477 11.5
Cardinals 63 74 .460 14.0
Phillies 57 80 .416 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hal Naragon 4
2 Ed Bailey 3
2 Tito Francona 3
2 Billy Goodman 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hadley 2
1 Jim Lemon 2
3 Bob Boyd 1
3 Eddie Bressoud 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Lemon 7
2 Tito Francona 3
2 Gene Freese 3
2 Kent Hadley 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 2
2 Frank Bolling 1
2 Billy Goodman 1
2 Pumpsie Green 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jay Hook 1.00
2 Jim Coates 0.71
3 Jim Bunning 0.67
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.55
5 Camilo Pascual 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 1
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Ryne Duren 1
1 Jay Hook 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Wilson 7
2 Jim Bunning 6
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 6
4 Jim Coates 5
4 Jay Hook 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gary Bell 1
1 Pete Burnside 1
1 Bennie Daniels 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .359
2 Harvey Kuenn .355
3 Joe Cunningham .349
4 Al Kaline .333
5 Vada Pinson .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 39
1 Harmon Killebrew 39
3 Ernie Banks 38
4 Hank Aaron 37
5 Eddie Mathews 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 124
2 Frank Robinson 117
3 Hank Aaron 108
4 Gus Bell 102
5 3 tied 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 48
2 Willie Mays 26
3 Jim Gilliam 22
4 Orlando Cepeda 21
4 2 others tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.34
2 Warren Spahn 2.81
3 Johnny Antonelli 2.87
4 Camilo Pascual 2.88
5 Jerry Walker 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 19
2 Lew Burdette 18
2 Sam Jones 18
2 Warren Spahn 18
2 Early Wynn 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 207
2 Sam Jones 183
3 Jim Bunning 170
4 Early Wynn 161
5 Johnny Antonelli 152

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 14
1 Don Elston 14
1 Billy Loes 14
1 Gerry Staley 14
5 Lindy McDaniel 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Mathews .469
2 Joe Cunningham .409
3 Bill Virdon .405
4 Bob Nieman .404
5 Brooks Robinson .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Nieman 6
2 Willie Mays 5
2 Frank Robinson 5
2 Eddie Yost 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Lemon 15
2 Bob Nieman 13
3 Ken Boyer 12
4 Hank Aaron 11
4 4 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 9
2 Gary Geiger 5
3 Jim Gilliam 4
4 Frank Robinson 3
5 7 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Turk Lown 0.00
2 Art Ditmar 0.67
3 Bob Friend 0.69
4 Larry Jackson 1.00
5 Jim Perry 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 3
1 Art Ditmar 3
1 Barry Latman 3
1 Jim O'Toole 3
1 Camilo Pascual 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 31
2 Jim Bunning 25
3 Early Wynn 21
4 Don Mossi 19
5 Sam Jones 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gerry Staley 5
2 Tom Morgan 3
3 Tex Clevenger 2
3 Turk Lown 2
3 Chuck Stobbs 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Tuttle .398
2 Sammy White .396
3 Harvey Kuenn .391
4 Al Kaline .380
5 Billy Goodman .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 9
1 Willie Mays 9
1 Frank Robinson 9
4 Hank Aaron 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Bell 28
2 Frank Robinson 27
3 Ernie Banks 24
3 Wally Post 24
5 Sherm Lollar 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 14
2 Jim Gilliam 9
3 Gary Geiger 7
4 Willie Mays 6
5 Lenny Green 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Ditmar 1.42
1 Turk Lown 1.42
3 Bob Friend 1.45
4 Billy O'Dell 1.59
5 Larry Sherry 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 6
2 Bob Anderson 4
2 Johnny Antonelli 4
2 Gary Bell 4
2 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 50
1 Sandy Koufax 50
3 Sam Jones 37
3 Jim Owens 37
5 Johnny Antonelli 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gerry Staley 5
2 Bill Henry 4
2 Leo Kiely 4
2 Turk Lown 4
2 Tom Morgan 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .347
2 Harvey Kuenn .346
3 Al Kaline .341
4 Joe Cunningham .335
5 Vada Pinson .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 46
2 Ernie Banks 42
3 Hank Aaron 39
3 Harmon Killebrew 39
5 Eddie Mathews 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 139
2 Frank Robinson 132
3 Hank Aaron 120
4 Rocky Colavito 116
5 Jackie Jensen 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 51
2 Willie Mays 33
3 Mickey Mantle 27
4 Tony Taylor 26
5 Orlando Cepeda 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.27
2 Warren Spahn 2.83
3 Stu Miller 2.83
4 Whitey Ford 2.85
5 Camilo Pascual 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 22
1 Warren Spahn 22
3 Johnny Antonelli 21
4 Sam Jones 20
4 Early Wynn 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 224
2 Sam Jones 207
3 Jim Bunning 201
4 Early Wynn 191
5 Sandy Koufax 175

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 17
2 Ryne Duren 16
3 Billy Loes 15
4 Turk Lown 14
4 Gerry Staley 14