On This Day

Saturday, April 18, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 6 0 1.000 --
Yankees 4 2 .667 2.0
White Sox 5 3 .625 2.0
Red Sox 3 3 .500 3.0
Orioles 3 3 .500 3.0
Senators 2 4 .333 4.0
Athletics 2 5 .286 4.5
Tigers 1 6 .143 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 4 1 .800 --
Giants 5 3 .625 0.5
Phillies 3 2 .600 1.0
Cubs 4 3 .571 1.0
Dodgers 4 3 .571 1.0
Redlegs 3 3 .500 1.5
Cardinals 2 6 .250 3.5
Pirates 1 5 .167 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Elston Howard 5
2 Andy Carey 4
2 Al Kaline 4
4 Hank Bauer 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jackie Jensen 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Hank Bauer 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andy Carey 4
1 Gene Freese 4
1 Jackie Jensen 4
1 Bill Skowron 4
5 9 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Blasingame 1
1 Al Kaline 1
1 Mickey Mantle 1
1 Vic Power 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Sanford 1.00
2 Vern Law 0.45
3 Billy Hoeft 0.33
3 Seth Morehead 0.33
5 2 tied 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Ferrarese 1
1 Art Fowler 1
1 Billy Hoeft 1
1 Vern Law 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vern Law 5
2 Mike Cuellar 4
2 Art Fowler 4
2 Jack Sanford 4
5 6 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Coates 1
1 Johnny Klippstein 1
1 Tom Morgan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Strickland .550
2 Hank Aaron .538
3 Elston Howard .500
4 Al Dark .471
5 Al Kaline .467

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 5
2 Ernie Banks 4
2 Woodie Held 4
4 Felipe Alou 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 12
2 Ernie Banks 11
3 Woodie Held 9
3 Bill Skowron 9
5 4 tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Felipe Alou 2
1 Harmon Killebrew 2
1 Jim Landis 2
1 Sherm Lollar 2
1 2 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Morgan 0.00
1 Gerry Staley 0.00
3 Cal McLish 0.90
4 Bob Anderson 1.00
4 3 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 2
1 Lew Burdette 2
1 Don Ferrarese 2
1 Johnny Klippstein 2
1 2 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 14
2 Art Fowler 12
2 Larry Jackson 12
2 Early Wynn 12
5 3 tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Brodowski 2
1 Jim Coates 2
1 Don Elston 2
1 Clem Labine 2
5 10 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .345
2 Willie Mays .341
3 Hank Aaron .337
4 Stan Musial .330
5 Ted Williams .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 51
2 Rocky Colavito 42
3 Mickey Mantle 41
4 Roy Sievers 39
5 Bob Cerv 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 139
2 Jackie Jensen 123
3 Rocky Colavito 113
4 Frank Thomas 110
5 Roy Sievers 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 31
2 Luis Aparicio 30
2 Richie Ashburn 30
4 Don Blasingame 21
4 3 others tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 1.97
2 Stu Miller 2.45
3 Billy Pierce 2.60
4 Sam Jones 2.85
5 Cal McLish 2.86

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 235
2 Early Wynn 189
3 Jim Bunning 180
4 Bob Turley 175
5 Jack Harshman 162

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 20
2 Ryne Duren 19
2 Dick Hyde 19
4 Clem Labine 16
5 2 tied 12