On This Day

Sunday, June 14, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	33	25	.569	--
Indians	31	24	.564	0.5
Tigers	31	27	.534	2.0
Orioles	30	28	.517	3.0
Yankees	27	29	.482	5.0
Athletics	26	28	.481	5.0
Red Sox	25	32	.439	7.5
Senators	24	34	.414	9.0

Games

White Sox 9, Orioles 6

White Sox 3, Orioles 2

Red Sox 6, Athletics 1

Indians 9, Senators 5

Indians 12, Senators 6

Tigers 3, Yankees 2

Tigers 8, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	34	24	.586	--
Giants	34	27	.557	1.5
Pirates	33	29	.532	3.0
Cubs	31	29	.517	4.0
Dodgers	31	30	.508	4.5
Redlegs	28	32	.467	7.0
Cardinals	25	33	.431	9.0
Phillies	23	35	.397	11.0

Games

Cubs 6, Braves 0

Phillies 7, Giants 5

Phillies 6, Giants 3

Pirates 6, Dodgers 3

Pirates 5, Dodgers 2

Cardinals 5, Redlegs 4

Redlegs 3, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harvey Kuenn	6
2	Tito Francona	5
2	Al Kaline	5
2	Minnie Minoso	5
5	12 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Lemon	3
2	Minnie Minoso	2
2	Bill Skowron	2
2	Dick Stuart	2
5	19 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Minnie Minoso	9
2	Gene Freese	6
3	Jim Lemon	5
4	Rocky Colavito	4
4	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Buddin	1
1	Gene Freese	1
1	Don Hoak	1
1	Gil Hodges	1
1	Minnie Minoso	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Robin Roberts	1.67
2	Frank Lary	1.00
2	Stan Williams	1.00
4	Herb Score	0.88
5	Billy O'Dell	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	Jerry Casale	1
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	Dick Drott	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	10
2	Herb Score	7
3	Mudcat Grant	6
3	Frank Lary	6
3	3 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rudy Arias	1
1	Dick Brodowski	1
1	Turk Lown	1
1	Orlando Pena	1
1	Dave Sisler	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.408
2	Al Kaline	.357
3	Harvey Kuenn	.355
4	Smoky Burgess	.347
5	Nellie Fox	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	22
2	Harmon Killebrew	21
3	Rocky Colavito	20
4	Ernie Banks	17
5	3 tied	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	63
2	Frank Robinson	55
3	Hank Aaron	54
4	Orlando Cepeda	53
5	2 tied	47

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	18
2	Mickey Mantle	14
3	Charlie Neal	12
4	Don Blasingame	11
5	Willie Mays	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.00
2	Bud Daley	1.93
3	Don Mossi	2.36
4	Gene Conley	2.40
5	Harvey Haddix	2.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Roy Face	10
2	Johnny Antonelli	9
2	Lew Burdette	9
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	9
2	Early Wynn	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	90
2	Herb Score	84
3	Early Wynn	82
4	Sam Jones	77
5	Warren Spahn	72

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	10
2	Billy Loes	7
3	Clem Labine	6
3	Don McMahon	6
5	4 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.431
2	Don Hoak	.429
3	Tito Francona	.419
4	Al Pilarcik	.415
5	Wally Moon	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	7
1	Rocky Colavito	7
1	Willie Kirkland	7
4	Orlando Cepeda	6
4	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	20
2	Ernie Banks	18
2	Rocky Colavito	18
2	Don Hoak	18
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Blasingame	5
1	Jackie Jensen	5
1	Mickey Mantle	5
4	Luis Aparicio	4
5	5 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Singleton	0.00
2	Johnny Podres	0.50
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.50
4	Roy Face	0.64
5	Dick Drott	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Roy Face	4
2	Johnny Antonelli	3
2	Bob Buhl	3
2	Jerry Casale	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Antonelli	28
2	Sam Jones	22
3	Robin Roberts	21
4	Herb Score	20
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don McMahon	3
1	Stu Miller	3
1	Dave Sisler	3
4	Rudy Arias	2
4	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.411
2	Orlando Cepeda	.398
3	Don Hoak	.374
4	Joe Cunningham	.365
5	Al Kaline	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	12
2	Bob Allison	9
2	Ernie Banks	9
2	Orlando Cepeda	9
2	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	33
2	Ernie Banks	30
3	Rocky Colavito	28
4	Hector Lopez	27
5	Hank Aaron	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	11
2	Mickey Mantle	10
3	Don Blasingame	8
4	Jackie Jensen	6
4	Willie Mays	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.40
2	Johnny Podres	1.64
3	Don Mossi	1.80
4	Bob Rush	1.91
5	Bud Daley	1.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	5
1	Bob Buhl	5
1	Don Newcombe	5
1	Herb Score	5
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	48
2	Johnny Antonelli	41
3	Harvey Haddix	39
3	Sam Jones	39
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Henry	5
2	Don Elston	4
2	Don McMahon	4
2	Dave Sisler	4
5	6 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.377
2	Pete Runnels	.341
3	Al Kaline	.338
4	Joe Cunningham	.329
5	Harvey Kuenn	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	53
2	Ernie Banks	46
3	Mickey Mantle	43
4	Frank Robinson	41
5	Eddie Mathews	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	140
2	Rocky Colavito	127
3	Hank Aaron	122
4	Frank Robinson	121
5	Jackie Jensen	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	32
2	Willie Mays	31
3	Mickey Mantle	27
4	Richie Ashburn	26
5	Don Blasingame	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.62
2	Whitey Ford	2.50
3	Stu Miller	2.61
4	Billy Pierce	2.64
5	Dick Donovan	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	25
2	Warren Spahn	22
3	Billy Pierce	20
4	Johnny Antonelli	19
4	Cal McLish	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	230
2	Early Wynn	207
3	Jim Bunning	205
4	Don Drysdale	189
5	Warren Spahn	174

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	20
2	Don Elston	19
3	Clem Labine	16
4	Dick Hyde	14
5	3 tied	13