On This Day

Sunday, September 13, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	89	55	.618	--
Indians	83	60	.580	5.5
Yankees	73	70	.510	15.5
Tigers	71	72	.497	17.5
Orioles	69	74	.483	19.5
Red Sox	66	77	.462	22.5
Athletics	62	80	.437	26.0
Senators	59	84	.413	29.5

Games

Athletics 9, Orioles 5

Athletics 4, Orioles 1

White Sox 3, Red Sox 1

Senators 5, Tigers 1

Yankees 2, Indians 1

Yankees 1, Indians 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	80	62	.563	--
Braves	78	64	.549	2.0
Dodgers	78	64	.549	2.0
Pirates	73	71	.507	8.0
Redlegs	70	74	.486	11.0
Cubs	68	74	.479	12.0
Cardinals	65	79	.451	16.0
Phillies	60	84	.417	21.0

Games

Cubs 8, Cardinals 0

Pirates 4, Dodgers 3

Redlegs 3, Braves 2

Giants 1, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Kasko	4
1	Jerry Lumpe	4
1	Bobby Richardson	4
4	George Altman	3
4	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Walt Dropo	1
1	Hank Foiles	1
1	Billy Goodman	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	5
2	Lou Klimchock	3
3	Bob Cerv	2
3	Billy Goodman	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lenny Green	2
1	Tony Taylor	2
3	Luis Aparicio	1
3	Solly Drake	1
3	Jose Pagan	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Glen Hobbie	1.00
2	Bob Turley	0.89
3	Bob Shaw	0.71
4	Jim Bunning	0.67
4	2 others tied	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bud Daley	1
1	Eli Grba	1
1	Ray Herbert	1
1	Glen Hobbie	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	8
1	Bob Turley	8
3	Bud Daley	6
3	Jack Harshman	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Turk Lown	1
1	Mike McCormick	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.358
2	Harvey Kuenn	.350
3	Joe Cunningham	.348
4	Al Kaline	.326
5	Orlando Cepeda	.321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	134
2	Frank Robinson	125
3	Hank Aaron	115
4	Gus Bell	107
5	Rocky Colavito	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	52
2	Willie Mays	27
3	Orlando Cepeda	23
3	Tony Taylor	23
5	Jim Gilliam	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.24
2	Jerry Walker	2.66
3	Jim Perry	2.67
4	Warren Spahn	2.79
5	Camilo Pascual	2.80

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	187
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	Turk Lown	14
1	Gerry Staley	14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Bolling	.407
2	Tito Francona	.404
3	Ed Bailey	.400
3	Ed Bouchee	.400
3	Eddie Kasko	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	6
2	Woodie Held	5
2	Jim Lemon	5
2	Wally Moon	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Lemon	22
2	Hank Aaron	14
3	Ernie Banks	12
3	Woodie Held	12
5	7 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	9
2	Lenny Green	4
3	Orlando Cepeda	3
3	Jim Gilliam	3
3	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	Glen Hobbie	3
2	Sam Jones	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	34
2	Jim Bunning	31
3	Larry Sherry	23
4	Art Ceccarelli	20
4	3 others tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gerry Staley	4
2	Turk Lown	3
3	Tex Clevenger	2
4	Gary Bell	1
4	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Tuttle	.406
2	Joe Cunningham	.383
3	Harvey Kuenn	.361
4	Tito Francona	.358
5	Eddie Mathews	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	10
1	Frank Robinson	10
3	Bob Nieman	9
4	Hank Aaron	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	27
2	Ernie Banks	26
3	Bob Cerv	25
3	Jim Lemon	25
5	Gus Bell	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	16
2	Lenny Green	8
3	Gary Geiger	7
4	Willie Mays	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Ditmar	0.84
2	Jack Fisher	0.99
3	Turk Lown	1.44
4	Jack Harshman	1.52
5	Billy O'Dell	1.71

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	56
2	Jim Bunning	55
3	Don Drysdale	40
3	Sam Jones	40
5	Larry Sherry	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Turk Lown	5
1	Gerry Staley	5
3	Tom Morgan	4
4	Mike Fornieles	3
4	3 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harvey Kuenn	.352
2	Hank Aaron	.347
3	Joe Cunningham	.341
4	Al Kaline	.328
5	Vada Pinson	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	47
2	Ernie Banks	43
3	Harmon Killebrew	40
4	Hank Aaron	39
4	2 others tied	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	142
2	Frank Robinson	138
3	Hank Aaron	123
4	Rocky Colavito	116
5	Jackie Jensen	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	54
2	Willie Mays	33
3	Orlando Cepeda	26
3	Tony Taylor	26
5	Mickey Mantle	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.14
2	Camilo Pascual	2.72
3	Jerry Walker	2.76
4	Bob Shaw	2.84
5	Stu Miller	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	23
2	Sam Jones	22
2	Warren Spahn	22
4	Johnny Antonelli	20
4	Early Wynn	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	232
2	Sam Jones	217
3	Jim Bunning	214
4	Early Wynn	187
5	Sandy Koufax	183

Saves

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