On This Day

Sunday, April 19, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 6 1 .857 --
White Sox 5 3 .625 1.5
Red Sox 4 3 .571 2.0
Yankees 4 3 .571 2.0
Orioles 4 4 .500 2.5
Senators 3 5 .375 3.5
Athletics 3 5 .375 3.5
Tigers 1 6 .143 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 4 1 .800 --
Giants 6 3 .667 --
Dodgers 5 3 .625 0.5
Redlegs 4 3 .571 1.0
Phillies 3 3 .500 1.5
Cubs 4 4 .500 1.5
Cardinals 2 7 .222 4.0
Pirates 1 5 .167 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Allison 4
1 Reno Bertoia 4
1 Bob Boyd 4
4 Felipe Alou 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reno Bertoia 1
1 Woodie Held 1
1 Harmon Killebrew 1
1 Jim Lemon 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 4
2 Zeke Bella 3
2 Duke Snider 3
2 Gene Woodling 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Grammas 1
1 Carroll Hardy 1
1 Jackie Jensen 1
1 Jerry Lynch 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Herb Score 1.00
2 Johnny Antonelli 0.62
3 Russ Kemmerer 0.54
4 Camilo Pascual 0.50
5 Johnny Kucks 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 1
1 Ray Herbert 1
1 Ernie Johnson 1
1 Russ Kemmerer 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 9
2 Russ Kemmerer 7
2 Camilo Pascual 7
4 Johnny Antonelli 5
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Bamberger 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .538
2 George Strickland .478
3 Al Kaline .467
4 Al Dark .429
5 2 tied .423

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 12
1 Orlando Cepeda 12
3 Woodie Held 10
3 Frank Robinson 10
5 3 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Felipe Alou 2
1 Harmon Killebrew 2
1 Jim Landis 2
1 Sherm Lollar 2
1 3 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Morgan 0.00
2 Cal McLish 0.90
3 Bob Mabe 0.93
4 Bob Anderson 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 3
2 Lew Burdette 2
2 Don Ferrarese 2
2 Johnny Klippstein 2
2 2 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 18
2 Johnny Antonelli 14
2 Don Drysdale 14
2 Larry Jackson 14
5 2 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Brodowski 2
1 Jim Coates 2
1 Don Elston 2
1 Clem Labine 2
5 11 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .344
2 Willie Mays .340
3 Hank Aaron .338
4 Ted Williams .329
5 Al Kaline .327

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 138
2 Jackie Jensen 123
3 Rocky Colavito 112
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 2.01
2 Stu Miller 2.45
3 Billy Pierce 2.60
4 Sam Jones 2.75
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 Johnny Antonelli 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 232
2 Early Wynn 189
3 Jim Bunning 180
4 Bob Turley 175
5 Jack Harshman 163

Saves

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