On This Day

Wednesday, April 15, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 3 0 1.000 --
Indians 4 0 1.000 -0.5
White Sox 4 1 .800 0.0
Red Sox 2 1 .667 1.0
Senators 1 2 .333 2.0
Athletics 1 3 .250 2.5
Orioles 0 3 .000 3.0
Tigers 0 5 .000 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 3 0 1.000 --
Giants 4 1 .800 0.0
Redlegs 3 1 .750 0.5
Phillies 1 1 .500 1.5
Cubs 2 2 .500 1.5
Dodgers 2 2 .500 1.5
Cardinals 1 4 .200 3.0
Pirates 0 5 .000 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nellie Fox 3
1 Kent Hadley 3
1 Whitey Herzog 3
1 Don Hoak 3
5 27 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 2
2 Felipe Alou 1
2 Ed Bailey 1
2 Jim Baxes 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Grim 4
2 Luis Aparicio 3
2 Jerry Casale 3
2 Orlando Cepeda 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Felipe Alou 2
2 Jim Baxes 1
2 Reno Bertoia 1
2 Bob Cerv 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Jackson 1.29
2 Johnny Antonelli 0.86
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.83
4 Don Drysdale 0.70
5 Jerry Casale 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 1
1 Jerry Casale 1
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Jackson 9
2 Don Drysdale 7
3 Johnny Antonelli 6
4 Jerry Casale 5
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gorman 1
1 Bob Mabe 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .571
2 Don Blasingame .500
2 Gil McDougald .500
2 George Strickland .500
5 Felipe Alou .462

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Felipe Alou 3
1 Woodie Held 3
3 Ed Bailey 2
3 Ernie Banks 2
3 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 8
2 Ernie Banks 7
2 Woodie Held 7
4 Felipe Alou 6
4 Luis Aparicio 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Felipe Alou 2
1 Sherm Lollar 2
3 Bob Allison 1
3 Jim Baxes 1
3 20 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Smith 0.00
1 Gerry Staley 0.00
1 Tom Morgan 0.00
1 Art Fowler 0.00
5 Cal McLish 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 2
1 Bob Purkey 2
3 Bob Anderson 1
3 Gary Bell 1
3 25 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 14
2 Larry Jackson 12
3 Warren Spahn 11
4 Johnny Antonelli 9
4 Herb Score 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Brodowski 2
2 Jim Coates 1
2 Don Elston 1
2 Tom Gorman 1
2 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .347
2 Willie Mays .344
3 Hank Aaron .332
4 Stan Musial .330
5 Ted Williams .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 49
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 136
2 Jackie Jensen 122
3 Rocky Colavito 113
4 Frank Thomas 110
5 Roy Sievers 108

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 1.97
2 Stu Miller 2.47
3 Billy Pierce 2.68
4 Sam Jones 2.81
5 Cal McLish 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 23
2 Bob Friend 22
2 Bob Turley 22
4 Lew Burdette 21
5 Bob Purkey 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 232
2 Early Wynn 186
3 Jim Bunning 183
4 Bob Turley 172
5 Jack Harshman 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 20
2 Ryne Duren 19
2 Dick Hyde 19
4 Clem Labine 15
5 2 tied 12