On This Day

Saturday, September 19, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	91	58	.611	--
Indians	86	62	.581	4.5
Yankees	75	73	.507	15.5
Tigers	73	75	.493	17.5
Orioles	72	76	.486	18.5
Red Sox	70	78	.473	20.5
Athletics	63	84	.429	27.0
Senators	62	86	.419	28.5

Games

Tigers 5, White Sox 4

Indians 13, Athletics 7

Orioles 5, Senators 3

Yankees 3, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	82	66	.554	--
Giants	82	66	.554	--
Braves	81	66	.551	0.5
Pirates	76	72	.514	6.0
Redlegs	72	77	.483	10.5
Cubs	70	77	.476	11.5
Cardinals	67	80	.456	14.5
Phillies	61	87	.412	21.0

Games

Braves 9, Phillies 3

Pirates 4, Redlegs 3

Dodgers 4, Giants 1

Dodgers 5, Giants 3

Cardinals 2, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Vic Power	4
1	Maury Wills	4
3	Don Demeter	3
3	Jack Harshman	3
3	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Norm Cash	1
1	Del Crandall	1
1	Ray Jablonski	1
1	Lee Maye	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Crandall	5
2	Lee Maye	4
2	Minnie Minoso	4
4	Jack Harshman	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Allison	1
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Don Demeter	1
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Drysdale	1.00
2	Mike McCormick	0.88
3	Bill Monbouquette	0.80
4	Milt Pappas	0.75
5	Jack Harshman	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Roger Craig	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	8
2	Jack Harshman	7
2	Mike McCormick	7
4	Milt Pappas	6
5	Don Cardwell	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chuck Churn	1
1	Lindy McDaniel	1
1	Ray Narleski	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.357
2	Joe Cunningham	.352
3	Harvey Kuenn	.351
4	Al Kaline	.325
5	Vada Pinson	.319

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	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	53
2	Willie Mays	27
3	Orlando Cepeda	23
3	Jim Gilliam	23
3	Tony Taylor	23

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	236
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	2 others tied	14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Maury Wills	.455
2	Sammy Taylor	.410
3	Ed Bailey	.400
4	Joe Adcock	.388
5	Russ Nixon	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Lemon	7
2	Willie Mays	6
2	Wally Moon	6
4	Mickey Mantle	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Lemon	20
2	Ernie Banks	13
2	Willie Mays	13
4	Minnie Minoso	12
5	3 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	7
2	Lenny Green	4
3	Frank Robinson	3
3	Maury Wills	3
5	10 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Mossi	0.53
2	Ralph Terry	0.56
3	Jim Brosnan	0.57
3	Bob Miller	0.57
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	3
1	Lew Burdette	3
1	Camilo Pascual	3
1	Robin Roberts	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	32
2	Don Drysdale	29
3	Mike McCormick	25
4	Sandy Koufax	22
4	2 others tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Brooks Lawrence	3
2	Gary Bell	2
2	Mike Fornieles	2
2	Turk Lown	2
5	16 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Cunningham	.386
2	Eddie Kasko	.370
3	Eddie Mathews	.369
4	Maury Wills	.361
5	Bobby Richardson	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	10
1	Bob Nieman	10
3	Wally Moon	8
3	Frank Robinson	8
5	5 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Lemon	28
2	Bob Nieman	24
3	Frank Bolling	23
3	Willie Mays	23
5	Ernie Banks	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	15
2	Lenny Green	7
3	Gary Geiger	6
4	Jim Gilliam	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	Roger Craig	1.43
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	5
1	Sam Jones	5
1	Camilo Pascual	5
1	Bob Shaw	5
5	10 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	60
2	Sandy Koufax	53
3	Don Drysdale	43
4	Sam Jones	42
5	Mike McCormick	38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harvey Kuenn	.352
2	Hank Aaron	.351
3	Joe Cunningham	.349
4	Al Kaline	.327
5	Vada Pinson	.322

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	123
4	Rocky Colavito	115
5	Jackie Jensen	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	53
2	Willie Mays	32
3	Orlando Cepeda	26
3	Tony Taylor	26
5	Jim Gilliam	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.00
2	Camilo Pascual	2.62
3	Jerry Walker	2.72
4	Stu Miller	2.73
5	Bob Shaw	2.74

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	243
2	Sam Jones	211
3	Jim Bunning	204
4	Sandy Koufax	187
5	Early Wynn	185

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	15
1	Don Elston	15
3	Billy Loes	14
3	Turk Lown	14
3	2 others tied	14