On This Day

Thursday, April 9, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 1 0 1.000 --
White Sox 0 0 .000 0.5
Tigers 0 0 .000 0.5
Red Sox 0 0 .000 0.5
Yankees 0 0 .000 0.5
Indians 0 0 .000 0.5
Athletics 0 0 .000 0.5
Orioles 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Redlegs 1 0 1.000 --
Cardinals 0 0 .000 0.5
Cubs 0 0 .000 0.5
Phillies 0 0 .000 0.5
Braves 0 0 .000 0.5
Dodgers 0 0 .000 0.5
Giants 0 0 .000 0.5
Pirates 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Allison 2
1 Reno Bertoia 2
1 Harmon Killebrew 2
1 Vada Pinson 2
1 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reno Bertoia 1
1 Harmon Killebrew 1
1 Frank Robinson 1
1 Gus Triandos 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 3
2 Reno Bertoia 2
2 Harmon Killebrew 2
2 Ron Samford 2
2 Gus Triandos 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harmon Killebrew 1
1 Albie Pearson 1
1 Pedro Ramos 1
1 Norm Zauchin 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pedro Ramos 0.86
2 Bob Purkey 0.43
3 Jack Harshman 0.25
4 Ron Kline 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Purkey 1
1 Pedro Ramos 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Ramos 6
2 Bob Purkey 3
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
4 Jack Harshman 2
4 Ron Kline 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Smoky Burgess 1.000
1 Whitey Lockman 1.000
3 Pedro Ramos .667
4 Bob Allison .500
4 7 others tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reno Bertoia 1
1 Harmon Killebrew 1
1 Frank Robinson 1
1 Gus Triandos 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 3
2 Reno Bertoia 2
2 Harmon Killebrew 2
2 Ron Samford 2
2 Gus Triandos 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harmon Killebrew 1
1 Albie Pearson 1
1 Pedro Ramos 1
1 Norm Zauchin 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Smith 0.00
1 Bob Porterfield 0.00
3 Bob Purkey 1.00
4 Pedro Ramos 2.00
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 6.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Purkey 1
1 Pedro Ramos 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Ramos 6
2 Bob Purkey 3
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
4 Jack Harshman 2
4 Ron Kline 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .350
2 Willie Mays .347
3 Stan Musial .337
4 Ted Williams .328
5 Hank Aaron .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 47
2 Mickey Mantle 42
3 Rocky Colavito 41
4 Roy Sievers 39
5 Bob Cerv 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 129
2 Jackie Jensen 122
3 Rocky Colavito 113
4 Roy Sievers 109
4 Frank Thomas 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 31
2 Richie Ashburn 30
3 Luis Aparicio 29
4 Jim Rivera 21
4 Tony Taylor 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.01
2 Stu Miller 2.47
3 Billy Pierce 2.68
4 Sam Jones 2.88
5 Frank Lary 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 22
1 Warren Spahn 22
3 Bob Turley 21
4 Lew Burdette 20
5 Bob Purkey 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 225
2 Early Wynn 180
3 Jim Bunning 177
4 Bob Turley 168
5 Jack Harshman 163

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 20
2 Ryne Duren 19
2 Dick Hyde 19
4 Clem Labine 14
5 Leo Kiely 12