On This Day

Monday, September 14, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 89 56 .614 --
Indians 84 60 .583 4.5
Yankees 73 71 .507 15.5
Tigers 71 73 .493 17.5
Orioles 70 74 .486 18.5
Red Sox 67 77 .465 21.5
Athletics 62 81 .434 26.0
Senators 60 84 .417 28.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 80 63 .559 --
Braves 79 64 .552 1.0
Dodgers 78 65 .545 2.0
Pirates 73 71 .507 7.5
Redlegs 71 74 .490 10.0
Cubs 68 74 .479 11.5
Cardinals 65 79 .451 15.5
Phillies 60 84 .417 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dan Dobbek 3
1 Russ Nixon 3
1 Ray Webster 3
4 Jerry Adair 2
4 21 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Crandall 1
1 Lou Klimchock 1
1 Jim Lemon 1
1 Jim Mahoney 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Nieman 4
2 Jim Mahoney 3
2 Cal McLish 3
2 Ray Webster 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Buddin 1
1 Gene Stephens 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hal Brown 0.86
1 Don Drysdale 0.86
3 Dick Donovan 0.71
4 Jim Brosnan 0.67
5 2 tied 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Brosnan 1
1 Hal Brown 1
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 Tex Clevenger 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cal McLish 8
2 Hal Brown 6
2 Don Drysdale 6
4 Bob Buhl 5
4 Dick Donovan 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gary Bell 1
1 Brooks Lawrence 1
1 Don McMahon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .355
2 Harvey Kuenn .350
3 Joe Cunningham .348
4 Al Kaline .325
5 Orlando Cepeda .320

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 106

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 228
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 Ed Bailey .395
2 Bob Boyd .391
3 Bobby Richardson .377
4 Frank Bolling .375
5 Tito Francona .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Lemon 6
1 Willie Mays 6
1 Wally Moon 6
1 Bob Nieman 6
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Lemon 22
2 Hank Aaron 13
3 Ernie Banks 12
3 Bob Nieman 12
5 4 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 8
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 Jim Brosnan 0.57
3 Roger Craig 0.66
4 Sam Jones 0.87
5 Larry Sherry 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 3
1 Sam Jones 3
1 Camilo Pascual 3
1 Robin Roberts 3
1 Early Wynn 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 34
2 Jim Bunning 31
3 Don Drysdale 26
4 Bob Buhl 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gerry Staley 3
2 Gary Bell 2
2 Brooks Lawrence 2
2 Turk Lown 2
5 14 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Cunningham .378
2 Bobby Richardson .357
3 Eddie Kasko .352
4 Tito Francona .352
5 Brooks Robinson .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 11
2 Bob Nieman 10
3 Frank Robinson 9
4 Hank Aaron 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Lemon 27
2 Bob Cerv 26
3 Ernie Banks 24
4 Hank Aaron 23
4 Frank Robinson 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 16
2 Lenny Green 8
3 Gary Geiger 7
4 Frank Robinson 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Fisher 0.99
2 Jim Brosnan 1.01
3 Sam Jones 1.40
4 Jack Harshman 1.52
5 Art Ditmar 1.54

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 56
2 Jim Bunning 55
3 Don Drysdale 43
4 Sam Jones 40
5 Larry Sherry 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Turk Lown 5
1 Gerry Staley 5
3 Brooks Lawrence 4
3 Tom Morgan 4
5 Leo Kiely 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harvey Kuenn .350
2 Hank Aaron .347
3 Joe Cunningham .341
4 Al Kaline .328
5 Orlando Cepeda .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 47
2 Ernie Banks 42
3 Harmon Killebrew 40
4 Hank Aaron 39
4 Eddie Mathews 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 140
2 Frank Robinson 134
3 Hank Aaron 123
4 Rocky Colavito 117
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 Jerry Walker 2.62
3 Camilo Pascual 2.72
4 Bob Buhl 2.80
5 Stu Miller 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 23
2 Sam Jones 22
3 Warren Spahn 21
4 Johnny Antonelli 20
4 Early Wynn 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 238
2 Sam Jones 217
3 Jim Bunning 203
4 Sandy Koufax 183
5 Early Wynn 180

Saves

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