1959 NL League Leaders: Aaron's TC Bid

 September 19, 1959

  Milwaukee's Hank Aaron looked like he had a lock on a Triple Crown season. But Aaron has suddenly gone cold at the plate and has hit only 3 HR's in September so far. Meanwhile, Chicago's Ernie Banks continues to mash big flies at a steady rate. He's now only 1 HR behind Hank. 

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1959 National League                 Date: 9/19/1959
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1959 MLN  93  53    H.Aaron   MLN .355  H.Aaron   MLN   48  H.Aaron   MLN  119
1959 CIN  84  64    F.Robinso CIN .332  E.Banks   CHN   47  G.Bell    CIN  110
1959 LAN  82  64    J.Cunning SLN .324  E.Mathews MLN   43  K.Boyer   SLN  108
1959 SFN  79  67    J.Temple  CIN .324  K.Boyer   SLN   36  E.Banks   CHN  104
1959 PIN  69  78    K.Boyer   SLN .312  OTHERS TIED W   34  F.Robinso CIN  104
1959 CHN  68  78
1959 PHN  56  91    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1959 SLN  55  91    W.Spahn   MLN   22  R.Face    PIN   11  B.Buhl    MLN 2.38
                    L.Burdett MLN   20  D.Elston  CHN    9  H.Haddix  PIN 2.80
                    D.Drysdal LAN   19  B.Lawrenc CIN    8  V.Law     PIN 2.93
                    OTHERS TIED W   16  B.Henry   CHN    7  S.Jones   SFN 2.98
                                        L.McDanie SLN    7  D.Drysdal LAN 3.02
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    E.Kasko   CIN   10  J.Gilliam LAN   22  D.Drysdal LAN  212
                    A.Schult  CHN    8  V.Pinson  CIN   21  S.Koufax  LAN  167
                    D.Newcomb CIN    8  D.Blasing SLN   21  J.Antonel SFN  167
                    J.Logan   MLN    7  T.Taylor  CHN   20  S.Jones   SFN  166
                    L.Maye    MLN    7  F.Robinso CIN   19  J.Podres  LAN  154