On This Day

Saturday, September 12, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	88	55	.615	--
Indians	83	58	.589	4.0
Yankees	71	70	.504	16.0
Tigers	71	71	.500	16.5
Orioles	69	72	.489	18.0
Red Sox	66	76	.465	21.5
Athletics	60	80	.429	26.5
Senators	58	84	.408	29.5

Games

White Sox 6, Orioles 1

Red Sox 4, Athletics 3

Tigers 4, Yankees 0

Indians 7, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	79	62	.560	--
Braves	78	63	.553	1.0
Dodgers	78	63	.553	1.0
Pirates	72	71	.503	8.0
Redlegs	69	74	.483	11.0
Cubs	67	74	.475	12.0
Cardinals	65	78	.455	15.0
Phillies	60	83	.420	20.0

Games

Cardinals 6, Cubs 4

Braves 4, Redlegs 3

Giants 9, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Bolling	3
1	Woodie Held	3
1	Ted Kluszewski	3
4	Hank Aaron	2
4	25 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Boyer	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	Rocky Colavito	1
1	Woodie Held	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Woodie Held	3
1	Walt Moryn	3
3	Hank Aaron	2
3	Ken Boyer	2
3	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gary Geiger	1
1	Jim Landis	1
1	Willie Mays	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Mossi	1.50
2	Gary Bell	1.40
3	Don Newcombe	1.33
4	Bob Gibson	1.00
5	Sam Jones	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Jerry Casale	1
1	Bob Gibson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	10
2	Don Newcombe	8
3	Gary Bell	7
4	Sam Jones	6
4	Don Mossi	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.357
2	Harvey Kuenn	.351
3	Joe Cunningham	.348
4	Al Kaline	.326
5	Orlando Cepeda	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	41
2	Ernie Banks	40
2	Harmon Killebrew	40
4	Hank Aaron	38
5	Eddie Mathews	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	129
2	Frank Robinson	125
3	Hank Aaron	115
4	Gus Bell	106
5	Rocky Colavito	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	51
2	Willie Mays	27
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	Lew Burdette	20
1	Sam Jones	20
1	Early Wynn	20
4	Johnny Antonelli	19
4	Warren Spahn	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	222
2	Sam Jones	198
3	Jim Bunning	179
4	Early Wynn	170
5	Sandy Koufax	166

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	Frank Bolling	.407
2	Tito Francona	.404
3	Ed Bouchee	.400
4	Ed Bailey	.390
5	Jim Lemon	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	6
2	Woodie Held	5
2	Bob Nieman	5
4	Hank Aaron	4
4	9 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Lemon	22
2	Hank Aaron	16
3	Frank Bolling	13
4	Jackie Jensen	12
5	8 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	8
2	Orlando Cepeda	3
2	Gary Geiger	3
2	Jim Gilliam	3
2	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Fisher	0.00
2	Don Mossi	0.67
3	Sam Jones	0.86
4	Art Ditmar	1.06
5	Billy O'Dell	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Early Wynn	4
2	Jim Bunning	3
2	Jerry Casale	3
2	Jim Coates	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	34
2	Jim Bunning	23
2	Larry Sherry	23
4	Art Ceccarelli	20
4	3 others tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gerry Staley	4
2	Tex Clevenger	2
2	Turk Lown	2
4	Gary Bell	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Cunningham	.385
2	Bob Cerv	.364
3	Willie McCovey	.363
4	Harvey Kuenn	.361
5	Brooks Robinson	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	11
1	Frank Robinson	11
3	Woodie Held	9
3	Bob Nieman	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	32
2	Bob Cerv	25
2	Jim Lemon	25
4	Gus Bell	24
5	3 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	15
2	Gary Geiger	7
2	Lenny Green	7
4	Willie Mays	6
4	Frank Robinson	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Ditmar	0.84
2	Jack Fisher	0.99
3	Billy O'Dell	1.71
4	Larry Sherry	1.75
5	Larry Jackson	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	6
2	Art Ditmar	5
2	Sam Jones	5
2	Early Wynn	5
5	11 tied	4

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gerry Staley	5
2	Brooks Lawrence	4
2	Turk Lown	4
2	Tom Morgan	4
5	5 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harvey Kuenn	.352
2	Hank Aaron	.349
3	Joe Cunningham	.339
4	Al Kaline	.328
5	Willie Mays	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	48
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	127
4	Rocky Colavito	120
5	Jackie Jensen	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	53
2	Willie Mays	33
3	Orlando Cepeda	26
4	Tony Taylor	25
5	Mickey Mantle	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.18
2	Camilo Pascual	2.72
3	Jerry Walker	2.76
4	Stu Miller	2.84
5	Bob Shaw	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	24
2	Sam Jones	22
2	Warren Spahn	22
4	Johnny Antonelli	21
5	Early Wynn	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	232
2	Sam Jones	217
3	Jim Bunning	206
4	Early Wynn	187
5	Sandy Koufax	183

Saves

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