On This Day

Sunday, May 3, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 13 5 .722 --
White Sox 11 8 .579 2.5
Orioles 11 8 .579 2.5
Athletics 11 8 .579 2.5
Senators 11 10 .524 3.5
Red Sox 7 9 .438 5.0
Yankees 7 12 .368 6.5
Tigers 4 15 .211 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 10 6 .625 --
Redlegs 11 8 .579 0.5
Giants 11 8 .579 0.5
Dodgers 12 9 .571 0.5
Cubs 10 10 .500 2.0
Pirates 8 10 .444 3.0
Phillies 8 10 .444 3.0
Cardinals 6 15 .286 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Maxwell 5
1 Vada Pinson 5
3 Rocky Colavito 4
3 Bill Virdon 4
3 Lee Walls 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Maxwell 4
2 Hank Aaron 2
2 Frank Malzone 2
4 Ernie Banks 1
4 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Maxwell 8
2 Jerry Lynch 4
3 Hank Aaron 3
3 Roger Maris 3
3 Frank Torre 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Anderson 1
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Chico Fernandez 1
1 Billy Gardner 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bennie Daniels 1.75
2 Mike Garcia 1.00
3 Mudcat Grant 0.86
4 Ralph Terry 0.78
5 Ruben Gomez 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gary Blaylock 1
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 John Buzhardt 1
1 Roy Face 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bennie Daniels 7
1 Ralph Terry 7
3 Mike Garcia 6
3 Mudcat Grant 6
3 Don Mossi 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 1
1 Dick Hyde 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .500
2 Nellie Fox .398
3 Vada Pinson .397
4 Harvey Kuenn .387
5 Vic Power .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 8
1 Eddie Mathews 8
3 Harmon Killebrew 7
4 Ernie Banks 6
4 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 24
2 Vada Pinson 23
2 Frank Robinson 23
4 Don Demeter 22
5 Hank Aaron 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vic Power 5
2 Luis Aparicio 4
2 Mickey Mantle 4
2 Charlie Neal 4
2 Frank Robinson 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shaw 0.93
2 Bill Fischer 1.06
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.45
4 Cal McLish 1.50
5 Bob Anderson 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 5
2 Russ Kemmerer 4
2 Jack Sanford 4
4 Johnny Antonelli 3
4 15 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 38
2 Early Wynn 36
3 Herb Score 35
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 31
5 Warren Spahn 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 6
2 Clem Labine 3
2 Bob Mabe 3
4 Dick Brodowski 2
4 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .354
2 Ted Williams .344
3 Richie Ashburn .340
4 Willie Mays .338
5 Vic Power .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 48
2 Rocky Colavito 45
3 Mickey Mantle 44
4 Roy Sievers 38
5 Jackie Jensen 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 140
2 Jackie Jensen 122
3 Rocky Colavito 112
4 Roy Sievers 109
5 Frank Thomas 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 30
2 Luis Aparicio 29
3 Richie Ashburn 28
4 Mickey Mantle 22
4 Jim Rivera 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 1.99
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.12
3 Stu Miller 2.46
4 Cal McLish 2.65
5 2 tied 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 24
2 Warren Spahn 22
3 Billy Pierce 20
3 Bob Turley 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 232
2 Early Wynn 203
3 Jim Bunning 183
4 Bob Turley 169
5 Warren Spahn 161

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Hyde 20
2 Roy Face 18
3 Ryne Duren 17
4 Don Elston 16
5 Clem Labine 14