On This Day

Tuesday, April 21, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 7 1 .875 --
Yankees 5 3 .625 2.0
White Sox 5 4 .556 2.5
Orioles 5 4 .556 2.5
Red Sox 4 4 .500 3.0
Athletics 4 5 .444 3.5
Senators 3 6 .333 4.5
Tigers 1 7 .125 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 5 1 .833 --
Dodgers 7 3 .700 0.0
Cubs 5 4 .556 1.5
Giants 6 5 .545 1.5
Phillies 3 3 .500 2.0
Redlegs 4 4 .500 2.0
Cardinals 2 8 .200 5.0
Pirates 1 5 .167 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Minnie Minoso 5
2 Hank Aaron 3
2 Hank Bauer 3
2 Del Crandall 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Demeter 3
2 Minnie Minoso 2
2 Gus Triandos 2
4 Bob Allison 1
4 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Demeter 6
1 Minnie Minoso 6
3 Gus Triandos 5
4 Vada Pinson 4
4 Vic Power 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Bauer 1
1 Jim Gilliam 1
1 Wally Moon 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Glen Hobbie 2.00
2 Cal McLish 0.75
3 Bob Grim 0.71
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.62
5 Gary Blaylock 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Art Fowler 1
1 Bob Grim 1
1 Glen Hobbie 1
1 Don Larsen 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 8
2 Art Fowler 6
2 Cal McLish 6
2 Warren Spahn 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Duke Maas 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .567
2 George Strickland .444
3 Al Kaline .441
4 Jim Finigan .429
5 Elston Howard .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Demeter 6
2 Orlando Cepeda 5
2 Woodie Held 5
4 Felipe Alou 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 14
1 Don Demeter 14
1 Gus Triandos 14
4 Ernie Banks 12
5 Bill Skowron 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Felipe Alou 2
1 Harmon Killebrew 2
1 Jim Landis 2
1 Sherm Lollar 2
1 4 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Morgan 0.00
1 Gerry Staley 0.00
3 Cal McLish 0.47
4 Gary Blaylock 0.90
5 Bob Mabe 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 3
2 Lew Burdette 2
2 Don Drysdale 2
2 Don Ferrarese 2
2 9 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 25
2 Art Fowler 18
2 Herb Score 18
4 Warren Spahn 17
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Brodowski 2
1 Jim Coates 2
1 Don Elston 2
1 Clem Labine 2
5 12 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .344
2 Hank Aaron .342
3 Willie Mays .338
4 Ted Williams .334
5 Pete Runnels .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 49
2 Mickey Mantle 42
3 Rocky Colavito 41
4 Bob Cerv 37
4 Roy Sievers 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 135
2 Jackie Jensen 121
3 Rocky Colavito 111
4 Frank Thomas 107
5 Roy Sievers 106

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.01
2 Stu Miller 2.43
3 Cal McLish 2.66
4 Billy Pierce 2.68
5 Sam Jones 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 23
2 Lew Burdette 21
2 Bob Friend 21
2 Bob Turley 21
5 Johnny Antonelli 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 234
2 Early Wynn 189
3 Jim Bunning 179
4 Bob Turley 167
5 Jack Harshman 163

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 20
2 Dick Hyde 19
3 Ryne Duren 18
4 Clem Labine 15
5 2 tied 12