On This Day

Wednesday, September 2, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	82	50	.621	--
Indians	76	55	.580	5.5
Yankees	66	66	.500	16.0
Tigers	66	67	.496	16.5
Orioles	62	67	.481	18.5
Red Sox	62	71	.466	20.5
Athletics	59	71	.454	22.0
Senators	53	79	.402	29.0

Games

Orioles 4, Red Sox 0

White Sox 7, Tigers 2

White Sox 11, Tigers 4

Indians 6, Athletics 3

Yankees 4, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	74	58	.561	--
Dodgers	73	60	.549	1.5
Braves	70	62	.530	4.0
Pirates	70	64	.522	5.0
Redlegs	65	68	.489	9.5
Cubs	62	68	.477	11.0
Cardinals	62	73	.459	13.5
Phillies	56	79	.415	19.5

Games

Redlegs 6, Pirates 3

Redlegs 2, Pirates 1

Dodgers 9, Cardinals 6

Phillies 11, Braves 5

Giants 4, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ted Kluszewski	4
1	Frank Robinson	4
3	Luis Aparicio	3
3	Ed Bailey	3
3	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Felipe Alou	1
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Jackie Brandt	1
1	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherm Lollar	5
2	Nellie Fox	4
2	Carl Sawatski	4
4	Frank Bolling	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	2
2	Felipe Alou	1
2	Jackie Brandt	1
2	Rocky Colavito	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mike McCormick	1.50
2	Art Ceccarelli	1.33
3	Duke Maas	0.67
4	Billy O'Dell	0.56
5	Robin Roberts	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Chuck Churn	1
1	Jim Coates	1
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Art Ceccarelli	8
2	Mike McCormick	6
3	Billy O'Dell	5
3	Robin Roberts	5
5	7 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gerry Staley	2

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.358
2	Harvey Kuenn	.353
3	Joe Cunningham	.348
4	Al Kaline	.332
5	Vada Pinson	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	39
1	Harmon Killebrew	39
3	Ernie Banks	38
4	Hank Aaron	37
5	Eddie Mathews	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	123
2	Frank Robinson	116
3	Hank Aaron	105
4	Gus Bell	101
5	2 tied	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	46
2	Willie Mays	26
3	Jim Gilliam	21
3	Tony Taylor	21
5	2 tied	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.30
2	Johnny Antonelli	2.79
3	Jerry Walker	2.90
4	Warren Spahn	2.91
5	Bob Shaw	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	18
1	Lew Burdette	18
1	Sam Jones	18
4	Roy Face	17
4	3 others tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	203
2	Sam Jones	180
3	Jim Bunning	164
4	Early Wynn	156
5	Sandy Koufax	150

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	14
1	Don Elston	14
3	Billy Loes	13
3	Lindy McDaniel	13
3	Gerry Staley	13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Tuttle	.533
2	Eddie Mathews	.471
3	Kent Hadley	.429
4	Bob Nieman	.413
5	Don Blasingame	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	6
2	Joe Adcock	5
2	Woodie Held	5
4	Hank Aaron	4
4	6 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Post	15
2	Frank Bolling	14
3	Hector Lopez	13
4	Woodie Held	12
4	3 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	8
2	Gary Geiger	6
3	Lenny Green	4
4	Jim Gilliam	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Ditmar	0.00
2	Jim Perry	0.47
3	Turk Lown	0.52
4	Bob Friend	0.77
5	Jim Bunning	1.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	3
1	Bob Friend	3
1	Sam Jones	3
1	Barry Latman	3
1	Jim O'Toole	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	38
2	Jim Bunning	28
3	Bob Friend	23
4	Sam Jones	20
5	Barry Latman	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gerry Staley	4
2	Turk Lown	3
2	Tom Morgan	3
4	Tex Clevenger	2
4	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vada Pinson	.392
2	Harvey Kuenn	.387
3	Bob Cerv	.382
4	Bill Tuttle	.375
5	Joe Cunningham	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	9
1	Ernie Banks	9
1	Frank Robinson	9
4	Hank Aaron	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Bell	28
2	Frank Robinson	27
3	Ernie Banks	24
3	Wally Post	24
5	3 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	13
2	Jim Gilliam	8
3	Gary Geiger	7
4	Willie Mays	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Ditmar	1.30
2	Bob Friend	1.43
3	Billy O'Dell	1.59
4	Tex Clevenger	1.76
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	5
2	Bob Anderson	4
2	Gary Bell	4
2	Don Cardwell	4
2	13 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	50
2	Jim Bunning	44
3	Jack Sanford	36
4	Paul Foytack	35
5	Sam Jones	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Leo Kiely	5
2	Bill Henry	4
2	Turk Lown	4
2	Tom Morgan	4
2	Gerry Staley	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.345
2	Hank Aaron	.345
3	Harvey Kuenn	.342
4	Joe Cunningham	.342
5	Vada Pinson	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	46
2	Ernie Banks	43
3	Hank Aaron	39
3	Harmon Killebrew	39
5	Eddie Mathews	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	140
2	Frank Robinson	133
3	Hank Aaron	117
4	Rocky Colavito	116
5	Jackie Jensen	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	49
2	Willie Mays	33
3	Tony Taylor	27
4	Mickey Mantle	26
5	Orlando Cepeda	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.23
2	Stu Miller	2.79
3	Whitey Ford	2.85
4	Camilo Pascual	2.90
5	Johnny Antonelli	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	22
1	Warren Spahn	22
3	Sam Jones	21
4	Johnny Antonelli	20
5	4 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	226
2	Sam Jones	212
3	Jim Bunning	198
4	Early Wynn	186
5	Sandy Koufax	182

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	17
2	Ryne Duren	16
3	Billy Loes	14
3	Turk Lown	14
5	2 tied	13