On This Day

Saturday, September 26, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	93	60	.608	--
Indians	89	64	.582	4.0
Yankees	79	74	.516	14.0
Tigers	76	77	.497	17.0
Red Sox	74	79	.484	19.0
Orioles	73	80	.477	20.0
Athletics	65	88	.425	28.0
Senators	63	90	.412	30.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Senators 4

Athletics 8, Indians 4

White Sox 10, Tigers 5

Orioles 7, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	85	68	.556	--
Dodgers	85	68	.556	0.0
Giants	83	69	.546	1.5
Pirates	78	75	.510	7.0
Cubs	74	79	.484	11.0
Redlegs	73	80	.477	12.0
Cardinals	69	83	.454	15.5
Phillies	64	89	.418	21.0

Games

Cubs 12, Dodgers 2

Redlegs 7, Pirates 6

Braves 3, Phillies 2

Giants 4, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Goodman	4
1	Jackie Jensen	4
1	Bobby Thomson	4
4	Harmon Killebrew	3
4	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Battey	1
1	Johnny Blanchard	1
1	Frank Bolling	1
1	Johnny Callison	1
1	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Callison	5
2	Al Dark	3
2	Joe Ginsberg	3
2	Jackie Jensen	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Allison	2
1	Al Pilarcik	2
1	Willie Tasby	2
4	Bobby Avila	1
4	Barry Shetrone	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sam Jones	2.50
2	Warren Spahn	1.17
3	Milt Pappas	0.86
4	Ken Johnson	0.71
5	Johnny Podres	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Brown	1
1	Nelson Chittum	1
1	Dave Hillman	1
1	Ken Johnson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Camilo Pascual	10
2	Dave Hillman	7
2	Warren Spahn	7
4	Milt Pappas	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Turk Lown	1
1	Dick Tomanek	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.355
2	Harvey Kuenn	.354
3	Joe Cunningham	.347
4	Al Kaline	.327
5	Orlando Cepeda	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	45
1	Eddie Mathews	45
3	Rocky Colavito	42
4	Harmon Killebrew	41
5	Hank Aaron	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	143
2	Frank Robinson	125
3	Hank Aaron	122
4	Gus Bell	114
5	2 tied	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	54
2	Willie Mays	27
3	Orlando Cepeda	23
3	Jim Gilliam	23
3	Tony Taylor	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.15
2	Camilo Pascual	2.64
3	Jim Perry	2.65
4	Bob Shaw	2.71
5	Sam Jones	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Early Wynn	22
2	Lew Burdette	21
2	Sam Jones	21
2	Warren Spahn	21
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	239
2	Sam Jones	209
3	Jim Bunning	201
4	Camilo Pascual	184
5	Early Wynn	179

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Turk Lown	15
1	Lindy McDaniel	15
1	Gerry Staley	15
4	Ryne Duren	14
4	3 others tied	14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.432
2	Ernie Banks	.429
3	Eddie Kasko	.425
4	Harvey Kuenn	.388
5	Roberto Clemente	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	9
2	Ernie Banks	5
2	Willie Mays	5
4	George Altman	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	19
2	Ernie Banks	14
3	George Altman	12
3	Jackie Jensen	12
3	Willie Mays	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Allison	3
1	Luis Aparicio	3
1	Al Pilarcik	3
4	Lenny Green	2
4	4 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	0.61
2	Jim Coates	0.69
3	Bob Shaw	0.82
4	Vern Law	1.00
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Mossi	4
2	Don Elston	3
2	Early Wynn	3
4	Hal Brown	2
4	18 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Camilo Pascual	27
2	Jim Bunning	22
3	Jerry Casale	20
4	Lew Burdette	19
4	Don Mossi	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don McMahon	3
2	Mike Fornieles	2
2	Brooks Lawrence	2
2	Turk Lown	2
2	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Kasko	.380
2	Joe Cunningham	.365
3	Brooks Robinson	.354
4	Eddie Mathews	.353
5	2 tied	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	13
2	Eddie Mathews	11
3	Ernie Banks	8
3	Wally Moon	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Lemon	29
2	Eddie Mathews	27
3	Ernie Banks	25
3	Willie Mays	25
5	Hank Aaron	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	11
2	Jackie Jensen	5
3	Jim Gilliam	4
3	Lenny Green	4
3	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roger Craig	1.11
2	Billy O'Dell	1.32
3	Sam Jones	1.56
3	Jack Fisher	1.56
5	Jim Owens	1.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Mossi	6
1	Early Wynn	6
3	Sam Jones	5
3	Camilo Pascual	5
3	Warren Spahn	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Camilo Pascual	50
2	Jim Bunning	45
3	Sam Jones	42
4	Don Drysdale	40
4	Sandy Koufax	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gerry Staley	6
2	Turk Lown	4
3	Mike Fornieles	3
3	Brooks Lawrence	3
3	2 others tied	3