On This Day

Monday, April 27, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 10 4 .714 --
White Sox 9 5 .643 1.0
Orioles 9 5 .643 1.0
Athletics 7 6 .538 2.5
Red Sox 6 7 .462 3.5
Yankees 6 7 .462 3.5
Senators 6 8 .429 4.0
Tigers 1 12 .077 8.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 10 5 .667 --
Braves 7 4 .636 1.0
Giants 9 6 .600 1.0
Redlegs 7 6 .538 2.0
Cubs 7 7 .500 2.5
Phillies 5 7 .417 3.5
Pirates 5 8 .385 4.0
Cardinals 4 11 .267 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Smoky Burgess 2
1 Roberto Clemente 2
1 Don Drysdale 2
1 Wally Moon 2
1 Charlie Neal 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Demeter 2
1 Don Zimmer 2
3 Smoky Burgess 1
3 Don Drysdale 1
3 5 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Neal 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Drysdale 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 7
2 Don Gross 2
3 Paul Giel 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .500
2 Vic Power .431
3 Al Kaline .411
4 Nellie Fox .387
5 Harvey Kuenn .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 7
2 Don Demeter 6
3 Orlando Cepeda 5
3 Woodie Held 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Demeter 20
2 Ernie Banks 17
3 Eddie Mathews 16
3 Gus Triandos 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 4
1 Vic Power 4
3 Mickey Mantle 3
3 Charlie Neal 3
3 Don Zimmer 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Fischer 1.08
2 Bob Shaw 1.10
3 Whitey Ford 1.17
4 Cal McLish 1.38
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 3
1 Lew Burdette 3
1 Don Drysdale 3
1 Bob Grim 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 32
2 Warren Spahn 25
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 24
4 Larry Jackson 23
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 4
2 Clem Labine 3
3 Dick Brodowski 2
3 Jim Coates 2
3 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .343
2 Willie Mays .337
3 Richie Ashburn .337
4 Ted Williams .335
5 Vic Power .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 48
2 Mickey Mantle 43
3 Rocky Colavito 42
4 Roy Sievers 38
5 Bob Cerv 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 138
2 Jackie Jensen 121
3 Rocky Colavito 112
4 Frank Thomas 111
5 Roy Sievers 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 30
1 Willie Mays 30
3 Richie Ashburn 27
4 Jim Rivera 22
5 Mickey Mantle 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.06
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.22
3 Stu Miller 2.47
4 Billy Pierce 2.67
5 Cal McLish 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 22
1 Warren Spahn 22
3 Bob Friend 20
3 Bob Turley 20
5 Billy Pierce 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 229
2 Early Wynn 191
3 Jim Bunning 180
4 Bob Turley 166
5 Warren Spahn 165

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Hyde 19
2 Roy Face 18
3 Ryne Duren 17
4 Clem Labine 15
5 Don Elston 14