On This Day

Friday, September 11, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 87 55 .613 --
Indians 82 58 .586 4.0
Yankees 71 69 .507 15.0
Tigers 70 71 .496 16.5
Orioles 69 71 .493 17.0
Red Sox 65 76 .461 21.5
Athletics 60 79 .432 25.5
Senators 58 83 .411 28.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 78 62 .557 --
Dodgers 78 63 .553 0.5
Braves 77 63 .550 1.0
Pirates 72 71 .503 7.5
Redlegs 69 73 .486 10.0
Cubs 67 73 .479 11.0
Cardinals 64 78 .451 15.0
Phillies 60 82 .423 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Groat 5
2 Gil Hodges 4
2 Bobby Richardson 4
2 Maury Wills 4
5 6 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Moon 3
2 Charlie Maxwell 2
3 Lee Maye 1
3 Roman Mejias 1
3 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Moon 5
2 Bobby Richardson 4
3 Joe Adcock 3
3 Lee Maye 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lenny Green 1
1 Don Hoak 1
1 Charlie Neal 1
1 Gene Oliver 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Sherry 1.57
2 Bob Anderson 1.00
3 Pedro Ramos 0.89
4 Mike McCormick 0.86
5 Robin Roberts 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Anderson 1
1 Chuck Churn 1
1 Jim Coates 1
1 Jack Fisher 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Sherry 11
2 Pedro Ramos 8
3 Jim Coates 7
4 Joey Jay 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Grunwald 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .356
2 Harvey Kuenn .350
3 Joe Cunningham .347
4 Al Kaline .323
5 Orlando Cepeda .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 40
1 Rocky Colavito 40
1 Harmon Killebrew 40
4 Hank Aaron 38
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 129
2 Frank Robinson 125
3 Hank Aaron 113
4 Gus Bell 106
5 Rocky Colavito 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 51
2 Willie Mays 26
3 Orlando Cepeda 23
4 Jim Gilliam 22
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.24
2 Jerry Walker 2.66
3 Camilo Pascual 2.80
4 Art Ditmar 2.81
5 Warren Spahn 2.81

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 222
2 Sam Jones 192
3 Jim Bunning 179
4 Sandy Koufax 166
5 Early Wynn 165

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 14
1 Don Elston 14
1 Billy Loes 14
1 Gerry Staley 14
5 2 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Boyd .410
1 Walt Moryn .410
3 Eddie Mathews .404
4 Ed Bailey .390
5 Russ Snyder .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 7
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Joe Adcock 5
2 Bob Nieman 5
2 Eddie Yost 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Lemon 20
2 Hank Aaron 15
3 Frank Bolling 13
4 Joe Adcock 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 8
2 Hank Aaron 3
2 Orlando Cepeda 3
2 Jim Gilliam 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Fisher 0.00
2 Sam Jones 0.43
3 Billy O'Dell 0.50
4 Art Ditmar 0.69
5 Roger Craig 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 3
1 Jim Coates 3
1 Art Ditmar 3
1 Sam Jones 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 34
2 Sam Jones 25
3 Jim Bunning 23
3 Don Drysdale 23
3 2 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gerry Staley 4
2 Tex Clevenger 2
2 Turk Lown 2
4 Gary Bell 1
4 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Tuttle .409
2 Joe Cunningham .379
3 Willie McCovey .374
4 Gus Bell .370
5 Harvey Kuenn .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 11
1 Frank Robinson 11
3 Hank Aaron 9
3 Bob Nieman 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 33
2 Gus Bell 27
3 Ernie Banks 24
3 Frank Bolling 24
3 Bob Cerv 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 15
2 Lenny Green 7
3 Gary Geiger 6
3 Frank Robinson 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Ditmar 1.09
2 Billy O'Dell 1.29
3 Jack Fisher 1.31
4 Larry Sherry 1.71
5 Larry Jackson 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 6
2 Bob Anderson 5
2 Art Ditmar 5
4 Bob Friend 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 62
2 Jim Bunning 47
3 Don Drysdale 40
4 Larry Sherry 38
5 Sam Jones 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Turk Lown 5
1 Gerry Staley 5
3 Bill Henry 4
3 Brooks Lawrence 4
3 Tom Morgan 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harvey Kuenn .350
2 Hank Aaron .348
3 Joe Cunningham .338
4 Al Kaline .325
5 Vada Pinson .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 47
2 Ernie Banks 42
3 Hank Aaron 40
3 Harmon Killebrew 40
5 Frank Robinson 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 139
2 Frank Robinson 138
3 Hank Aaron 125
4 Rocky Colavito 118
5 Jackie Jensen 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 53
2 Willie Mays 32
3 Orlando Cepeda 26
4 Tony Taylor 25
5 Mickey Mantle 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.18
2 Jerry Walker 2.76
3 Camilo Pascual 2.77
4 Stu Miller 2.84
5 Bob Shaw 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 23
2 Warren Spahn 22
3 Johnny Antonelli 21
3 Sam Jones 21
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 232
2 Sam Jones 211
3 Jim Bunning 206
4 Sandy Koufax 183
5 Early Wynn 182

Saves

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