TEAM NEWS Thursday, 10/5/1959 |
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Don Liddle retires ... Mickey Vernon retires ... Warren Spahn becomes a free agent. Jim Suchecki becomes a free agent. Bob Addis becomes a free agent. Mel Parnell becomes a free agent. Warren Hacker becomes a free agent. Owen Friend becomes a free agent.
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Alvin Dark was named Player of the Week! He batted .522 in 23 AB, with 1 HR and 7 RBI.
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Willie Mays was named Player of the Week! He batted .593 in 27 AB, with 6 HR and 14 RBI.
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Willie Mays was named AL-Batter of the Month! He batted .382 in 89 AB, with 7 homers and 32 RBI.
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Willie Mays was named AL-Batter of the Month! He batted .289 in 97 AB, with 11 homers and 29 RBI.
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Ted Gray pitches a 5-hit shutout against Cleveland!!
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Don Drysdale was named AL-Pitcher of the Month ! He had a record of 6-0 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 2.43.
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Ted Gray sets a new season Team-Record for Bases on Balls with 132!
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Willie Mays was named Player of the Week! He batted .478 in 23 AB, with 3 HR and 9 RBI.
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Don Drysdale was named AL-Pitcher of the Month ! He had a record of 5-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 2.18 and 1 shutouts.
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Alvin Dark sets a new single game AL-Record for Triples with 2!
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Don Drysdale was named AL-Pitcher of the year ! In 41 games started, he pitched 342.1 innings, fanning 240 and walking 49 batters.
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Willie Mays was named AL-Batter of the Year! He batted .322 in 531 AB, with 50 homers and 143 RBI.
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