On This Day

Wednesday, April 29, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 10 4 .714 --
White Sox 9 6 .600 1.5
Orioles 9 6 .600 1.5
Athletics 8 7 .533 2.5
Yankees 7 7 .500 3.0
Red Sox 6 7 .462 3.5
Senators 7 9 .438 4.0
Tigers 2 12 .143 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 8 4 .667 --
Dodgers 10 6 .625 --
Redlegs 8 6 .571 1.0
Giants 9 7 .563 1.0
Cubs 7 8 .467 2.5
Phillies 6 7 .462 2.5
Pirates 6 8 .429 3.0
Cardinals 4 12 .250 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Aaron 4
1 Nellie Fox 4
3 Gus Bell 3
3 Al Dark 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Post 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 George Altman 1
2 Hank Bauer 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hector Lopez 4
2 George Altman 3
2 Wes Covington 3
2 Jim Lemon 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vada Pinson 2
2 Mickey Mantle 1
2 Charlie Neal 1
2 Frank Robinson 1
2 Johnny Temple 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Kline 1.12
2 Johnny Podres 0.62
3 Robin Roberts 0.60
4 Ralph Terry 0.50
5 Johnny Antonelli 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Tom Gorman 1
1 Ron Kline 1
1 Frank Lary 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Kline 9
2 Johnny Podres 8
3 Robin Roberts 6
3 Ralph Terry 6
5 Lew Burdette 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Mabe 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .526
2 Vic Power .431
3 Al Kaline .424
4 Nellie Fox .418
5 Harvey Kuenn .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 7
2 Don Demeter 6
3 Hank Aaron 5
3 Orlando Cepeda 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Demeter 21
2 Ernie Banks 17
2 Vada Pinson 17
2 Frank Robinson 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 4
1 Mickey Mantle 4
1 Charlie Neal 4
1 Vic Power 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gerry Staley 0.66
2 Bob Shaw 1.04
3 Bill Fischer 1.08
4 Whitey Ford 1.17
5 Cal McLish 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 4
2 Johnny Antonelli 3
2 Don Drysdale 3
2 Bob Grim 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 4
2 Clem Labine 3
2 Bob Mabe 3
4 Dick Brodowski 2
4 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .347
2 Ted Williams .338
3 Willie Mays .336
4 Richie Ashburn .334
5 Al Kaline .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 48
2 Mickey Mantle 44
3 Rocky Colavito 42
4 Roy Sievers 38
5 Bob Cerv 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 137
2 Jackie Jensen 121
3 Frank Thomas 113
4 Rocky Colavito 111
5 Roy Sievers 107

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.06
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.19
3 Stu Miller 2.47
4 Billy Pierce 2.67
5 Sam Jones 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 23
2 Warren Spahn 22
3 Bob Turley 21
4 Bob Friend 20
5 Billy Pierce 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 229
2 Early Wynn 191
3 Jim Bunning 180
4 Bob Turley 170
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