END OF JUNE
Standings:
Code:
American League Standings
AL
Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10
New York 45 25 .643 - 43-27 2 22-12 23-13 5-1 15-4 83 L1 5-5
Chicago (A) 47 27 .635 - 47-27 0 21-13 26-14 3-2 11-11 81 L2 6-4
Detroit 40 32 .556 6.0 36-36 4 18-20 22-12 1-5 12-9 - W1 5-5
Cleveland 42 34 .553 6.0 40-36 2 23-13 19-21 2-1 11-6 - W2 8-2
Baltimore 34 40 .459 13.0 33-41 1 19-19 15-21 7-3 13-10 - L1 4-6
Boston 29 42 .408 16.5 34-37 -5 15-21 14-21 2-7 9-19 - W1 3-7
Washington 29 45 .392 18.0 33-41 -4 13-23 16-22 4-4 8-12 - W1 5-5
Kansas City 25 46 .352 20.5 24-47 1 13-26 12-20 1-2 8-16 - L1 3-7
National League Standings
NL
Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10
Milwaukee 42 29 .592 - 40-31 2 19-13 23-16 5-5 14-13 80 W1 6-4
St. Louis 39 33 .542 3.5 37-35 2 19-17 20-16 1-1 8-9 - W1 5-5
Pittsburgh 39 34 .534 4.0 39-34 0 21-18 18-16 3-6 11-11 - L2 5-5
Philadlpha 36 33 .522 5.0 33-36 3 18-20 18-13 4-3 11-8 - W2 6-4
Chicago (N) 36 37 .493 7.0 32-41 4 16-21 20-16 2-2 20-10 - L2 5-5
San Fran 34 37 .479 8.0 35-36 -1 16-18 18-19 4-0 9-13 - W1 6-4
Cincinnati 34 39 .466 9.0 40-33 -6 16-17 18-22 5-3 11-13 - L1 3-7
Brooklyn 28 46 .378 15.5 33-41 -5 12-27 16-19 2-6 8-15 - W2 5-5
Code:
Overall Batting:
Name G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG
S. Williams 35 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000
B. Birrer 42 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .667 .667 .667
B. Lemon 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .667 .750 .667
D. Newcombe 16 45 16 3 1 0 6 6 2 5 .356 .383 .467
C. Neal 71 242 80 8 3 15 53 36 22 38 .331 .384 .574
N. Larker 64 186 59 10 2 2 22 23 20 16 .317 .388 .425
E. Averill 13 19 6 1 0 0 2 3 1 6 .316 .350 .368
S. Burgess 69 245 74 6 2 7 39 31 15 15 .302 .337 .429
E. Valo 57 136 41 4 2 3 20 28 8 4 .301 .340 .426
D. Zimmer 48 120 36 6 1 3 22 15 8 19 .300 .344 .442
C. Furillo 72 268 79 17 6 4 38 41 14 17 .295 .326 .448
D. Snider 73 262 76 9 2 17 44 56 43 44 .290 .388 .534
B. Lillis 40 63 18 1 1 2 8 7 3 0 .286 .318 .429
J. Gilliam 60 213 60 12 3 1 18 30 22 11 .282 .349 .380
D. Drysdale 5 12 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 .250 .250 .250
B. Allison 30 85 20 3 1 3 11 9 16 16 .235 .353 .400
R. Jackson 32 43 10 0 0 1 3 4 3 4 .233 .283 .302
F. Howard 67 186 38 5 1 5 19 26 25 49 .204 .299 .323
G. Cimoli 41 76 15 3 2 0 5 10 5 14 .197 .247 .289
C. Mclish 13 29 5 1 0 0 2 2 0 6 .172 .167 .207
P. Reese 74 233 35 4 2 2 14 19 26 30 .150 .236 .210
J. Podres 8 19 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 3 .105 .150 .211
R. Duren 18 43 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 .070 .070 .070
S. Koufax 20 47 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 20 .043 .043 .064
K. Johnson 14 37 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 .027 .027 .027
L. Sherry 26 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000
C. Labine 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000
R. Walker 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Code:
Overall Pitching:
Name G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K
R. Duren 18 18 8 4 0 3.96 116.0 99 56 51 59 120
S. Koufax 20 20 5 6 0 4.27 124.1 111 71 59 55 104
S. Williams 35 0 5 7 8 6.75 37.1 55 28 28 23 28
D. Newcombe 16 16 5 8 0 4.06 122.0 128 65 55 32 41
K. Johnson 14 14 3 9 0 5.21 102.0 127 72 59 32 49
C. Mclish 13 11 3 6 1 5.89 84.0 95 56 55 25 28
J. Podres 8 8 3 3 0 4.50 54.0 64 31 27 18 31
D. Drysdale 5 5 1 3 0 7.57 27.1 34 23 23 5 19
B. Birrer 42 0 0 2 2 4.37 47.1 58 27 23 8 24
C. Labine 23 0 0 4 2 6.64 20.1 27 15 15 5 13
R. Craig 3 0 0 2 0 47.26 1.1 6 7 7 2 0
B. Lemon 4 0 0 0 0 4.15 13.0 14 6 6 4 4
L. Sherry 26 0 0 2 1 3.53 35.2 35 14 14 17 22
AL Leaders:
Code:
# TOP 10 AVG AVG
1 N. Fox (CHA) .374
2 B. Boyd (BAL) .369
3 B. Goodman (CHA) .362
4 M. Minoso (CLE) .336
5 Y. Berra (NYA) .332
6 A. Kaline (DET) .324
7 H. Plews (WS1) .321
8 N. Siebern (NYA) .319
9 A. Pearson (WS1) .318
10 H. Kuenn (DET) .315
# TOP 10 HR HR
1 M. Mantle (NYA) 21
2 N. Cash (CHA) 19
3 R. Colavito (CLE) 18
4 J. Lemon (WS1) 15
5 J. Jensen (BOS) 14
6 T. Williams (BOS) 13
6 L. Doby (CLE) 13
8 Y. Berra (NYA) 12
8 G. Triandos (BAL) 12
8 W. Held (KC1) 12
# TOP 10 RBI RBI
1 M. Mantle (NYA) 58
2 N. Cash (CHA) 56
3 J. Lemon (WS1) 54
4 Y. Berra (NYA) 53
5 L. Doby (CLE) 52
6 J. Jensen (BOS) 48
6 A. Kaline (DET) 48
6 V. Wertz (CLE) 48
9 B. Skowron (NYA) 47
10 R. Colavito (CLE) 45
# TOP 10 Wins W
1 D. Lee (DET) 13
2 M. Garcia (CLE) 12
2 D. Donovan (CHA) 12
4 B. Monbouquette (BOS) 10
5 R. Moore (CHA) 9
5 H. Score (CLE) 9
5 T. Sturdivant (NYA) 9
8 B. Turley (NYA) 8
8 B. Latman (CHA) 8
8 B. Shantz (NYA) 8
# TOP 10 ERA ERA
1 W. Ford (NYA) 2.80
2 C. Beamon (BAL) 2.88
3 D. Donovan (CHA) 3.12
4 B. Turley (NYA) 3.13
5 C. Pascual (WS1) 3.27
6 B. Monbouquette (BOS) 3.37
7 M. Garcia (CLE) 3.43
8 D. Lee (DET) 3.82
9 B. Pierce (CHA) 3.89
10 M. Pappas (BAL) 3.91
# TOP 10 Strikeouts K's
1 H. Score (CLE) 143
2 J. Bunning (DET) 113
3 B. O'dell (BAL) 99
4 H. Wilhelm (CLE) 89
5 C. Johnson (BAL) 86
5 C. Pascual (WS1) 86
7 T. Clevenger (WS1) 79
8 D. Donovan (CHA) 77
9 D. Lee (DET) 76
9 R. Moore (CHA) 76
NL Leaders:
Code:
# TOP 10 AVG AVG
1 W. Mays (SFN) .364
2 H. Aaron (ML1) .361
3 J. Lynch (CIN) .345
4 D. Groat (PIT) .342
5 O. Cepeda (SFN) .337
6 D. Crandall (ML1) .333
7 K. Boyer (SLN) .331
8 R. Ashburn (PHI) .331
9 C. Neal (BRO) .331
10 G. Bell (CIN) .323
# TOP 10 HR HR
1 D. Stuart (PIT) 23
2 E. Banks (CHN) 21
3 J. Adcock (ML1) 18
3 H. Aaron (ML1) 18
5 W. Moryn (CHN) 17
5 D. Snider (BRO) 17
7 L. Wagner (SFN) 16
8 G. Hodges (CIN) 15
8 S. Lopata (PHI) 15
8 C. Neal (BRO) 15
# TOP 10 RBI RBI
1 D. Stuart (PIT) 62
1 W. Mays (SFN) 62
3 J. Adcock (ML1) 61
4 H. Aaron (ML1) 55
5 D. Ennis (SLN) 54
6 K. Boyer (SLN) 53
6 C. Neal (BRO) 53
8 D. Crandall (ML1) 50
8 E. Banks (CHN) 50
10 F. Thomas (PIT) 49
# TOP 10 Wins W
1 L. Jackson (SLN) 11
2 S. Jones (SLN) 10
2 G. Witt (PIT) 10
4 D. Elston (CHN) 9
4 G. Conley (ML1) 9
4 T. Farrell (PHI) 9
7 W. Spahn (ML1) 8
7 R. Duren (BRO) 8
7 B. Friend (PIT) 8
7 C. Simmons (PHI) 8
# TOP 10 ERA ERA
1 S. Jones (SLN) 3.35
2 J. O'toole (CIN) 3.39
3 D. Elston (CHN) 3.55
4 G. Jones (SFN) 3.66
5 T. Farrell (PHI) 3.71
6 R. Duren (BRO) 3.96
7 V. Law (PIT) 4.02
8 D. Newcombe (BRO) 4.06
9 B. Henry (CHN) 4.10
10 B. Friend (PIT) 4.21
Note: I neglected to post the NL Strikeouts leaders. Oops. Oh well.
American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Charlie Beamon (BAL)
He had a record of 5-1 in 9 games started, with an ERA of 1.57.
American League-Batter of the Month:
Bob Boyd (BAL)!
He batted .449 in 89 AB, with 2 homers and 17 RBI.
National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Turk Farrell (PHI)!
He had a record of 6-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 2.87.
National League-Batter of the Month:
Joe Adcock (ML1)!
He batted .357 in 98 AB, with 11 homers and 27 RBI.
It was not a good month for Brooklyn as they went 11-17. Much of their May improvement was lost, as the team ERA fell to last in baseball again, with 4.78. They are also last in runs and homeruns allowed, and are twelfth in batting average against. Howard has continued his slump to the point where many are questioning the scouts who touted him highly. He is hitting just .204 with 5 homeruns. Gil Hodges, meanwhile, is batting .272 with 15 homeruns. Pee Wee Reese’s average is back down to .150. He is now out of the starting lineup in favor of Bob Lillis, who is hitting .286 with 2 homeruns in 63 at bats so far. Lillis is a strong infielder, but he isn’t known for hitting skills. Neal continues to lead offensively, but Snider had the best month, batting .352 with 9 homeruns and 22 RBI in June.
The bullpen continues to be a problem, and little has been done to fix it. In addition, the starters have fallen off from their May improvements. Koufax had a 5.28 ERA for the month. Newcombe pitched reasonably well (4.12 ERA in 8 starts), but lost four of six decisions. Duren has shown great prowess for striking hitters out, but wildness has hurt him greatly.
Around the league, the Yankees continue to lead in the AL, but now it is only by percentage points. The White Sox have basically pulled even, but have played two more games than the Yanks and are therefore down by .008. Chicago fans are excited by the idea of a World Series, which could bring their first World Series win since the infamous 1919 scandal. In the NL, Milwaukee has taken advantage of a slumping St. Louis to post a 3.5 game lead.
Less than a month after Musial’s 3000th hit, the Cardinals had a smaller celebration to honor number 2000 by Del Ennis. Ennis is hitting .287 with 9 homeruns and 54 RBI on the season. Detroit lost lefty starter Billy Hoeft on June 20th to bone chips in his shoulder. He is expected to be out until around the end of July. John Buzhardt of the Cubs severely pulled his biceps and may miss a good portion of the rest of the year trying to get it back in shape. Topping off the injuries, New York lost Bobby Shantz to a sore shoulder. X-rays have revealed some damage that may force him out for as long as three months.
Rookie 1B Norm Cash of the White Sox has been amazing so far, batting .303 with 19 homeruns and 56 RBI so far. The latter two stats trail only Mickey Mantle for the league lead, and Cash leads the league in OPS.