On This Day

Friday, September 18, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 91 57 .615 --
Indians 85 62 .578 5.5
Yankees 74 73 .503 16.5
Tigers 72 75 .490 18.5
Orioles 71 76 .483 19.5
Red Sox 70 77 .476 20.5
Athletics 63 83 .432 27.0
Senators 62 85 .422 28.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 82 64 .562 --
Braves 80 66 .548 2.0
Dodgers 80 66 .548 2.0
Pirates 75 72 .510 7.5
Redlegs 72 76 .486 11.0
Cubs 70 76 .479 12.0
Cardinals 66 80 .452 16.0
Phillies 61 86 .415 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Freese 3
1 Minnie Minoso 3
1 Jim Piersall 3
1 Roy Sievers 3
1 Sammy Taylor 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gene Freese 1
1 Lou Klimchock 1
1 Jim Lemon 1
1 Sherm Lollar 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Minnie Minoso 4
2 Jim Piersall 3
2 Wally Post 3
4 Bob Allison 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Bunning 1.50
2 Art Ceccarelli 1.00
3 Jim Perry 0.71
4 Bud Daley 0.57
5 2 tied 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Baumann 1
1 Bill Fischer 1
1 Dave Hillman 1
1 Jim Perry 1
1 Bob Shaw 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 9
2 Art Ceccarelli 7
3 John Gabler 6
4 Jim Perry 5
5 Bud Daley 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Fornieles 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .357
2 Harvey Kuenn .350
3 Joe Cunningham .349
4 Al Kaline .326
5 Orlando Cepeda .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 42
2 Rocky Colavito 41
3 Harmon Killebrew 40
3 Eddie Mathews 40
5 Hank Aaron 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 137
2 Frank Robinson 125
3 Hank Aaron 118
4 Gus Bell 111
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 2.13
2 Jim Perry 2.61
3 Camilo Pascual 2.68
4 Bob Shaw 2.76
5 Jerry Walker 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 21
2 Sam Jones 20
2 Early Wynn 20
4 Johnny Antonelli 19
4 Warren Spahn 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 228
2 Sam Jones 202
3 Jim Bunning 196
4 Early Wynn 175
5 Sandy Koufax 172

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 Sammy Taylor .450
2 Maury Wills .444
3 Russ Nixon .410
4 Ed Bailey .389
5 Jim Lemon .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Lemon 7
2 Willie Mays 6
2 Wally Moon 6
4 Mickey Mantle 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Lemon 20
2 Hank Aaron 13
2 Ernie Banks 13
2 Willie Mays 13
5 Eddie Mathews 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 6
2 Lenny Green 4
3 Orlando Cepeda 3
3 Frank Robinson 3
3 Maury Wills 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Brosnan 0.57
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.95
3 Camilo Pascual 1.00
3 Robin Roberts 1.00
5 Don Mossi 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 3
1 Don Mossi 3
1 Camilo Pascual 3
1 Robin Roberts 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 32
2 Sam Jones 22
2 Sandy Koufax 22
2 Camilo Pascual 22
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brooks Lawrence 3
2 Gary Bell 2
2 Mike Fornieles 2
2 Turk Lown 2
5 15 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Mathews .382
2 Eddie Kasko .374
3 Bobby Richardson .373
4 Joe Cunningham .357
5 Don Blasingame .356

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Lemon 27
2 Bob Nieman 24
3 Willie Mays 23
3 Wally Post 23
5 4 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 14
2 Lenny Green 8
3 Gary Geiger 7
4 Jackie Jensen 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Fisher 0.90
2 Jim Perry 1.31
3 Art Ditmar 1.38
4 Jack Harshman 1.52
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 5
1 Lew Burdette 5
1 Sam Jones 5
1 Camilo Pascual 5
1 Bob Shaw 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 60
1 Sandy Koufax 60
3 Sam Jones 42
4 Camilo Pascual 37
5 Art Ceccarelli 36

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harvey Kuenn .352
2 Hank Aaron .350
3 Joe Cunningham .346
4 Al Kaline .328
5 Vada Pinson .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 44
2 Ernie Banks 42
3 Eddie Mathews 41
4 Harmon Killebrew 40
5 Hank Aaron 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 140
2 Frank Robinson 129
3 Hank Aaron 124
4 Rocky Colavito 113
5 Jackie Jensen 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 52
2 Willie Mays 32
3 Orlando Cepeda 26
3 Tony Taylor 26
5 2 tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.00
2 Camilo Pascual 2.62
3 Jerry Walker 2.72
4 Bob Shaw 2.74
5 Stu Miller 2.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 235
2 Sam Jones 215
3 Jim Bunning 204
4 Sandy Koufax 187
5 Early Wynn 185

Saves

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