On This Day

Monday, May 4, 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 9 .550 3.0
Senators 11 10 .524 3.5
Red Sox 8 9 .471 4.5
Yankees 7 12 .368 6.5
Tigers 4 15 .211 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 12 8 .600 --
Dodgers 13 9 .591 --
Braves 10 7 .588 0.5
Redlegs 11 9 .550 1.0
Cubs 10 11 .476 2.5
Pirates 9 10 .474 2.5
Phillies 8 10 .444 3.0
Cardinals 6 15 .286 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Gernert 4
1 Gil Hodges 4
3 Johnny Logan 3
3 Frank Thomas 3
5 11 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 2
2 Joe Adcock 1
2 Felipe Alou 1
2 Orlando Cepeda 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Davenport 3
1 Dick Gernert 3
3 Don Demeter 2
3 Gil Hodges 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Kline 0.80
2 Bob Anderson 0.67
3 Bob Purkey 0.60
4 John Tsitouris 0.50
5 Johnny Podres 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gordon Jones 1
1 Ron Kline 1
1 Bill Monbouquette 1
1 Johnny Podres 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Monbouquette 6
1 Bob Purkey 6
3 Johnny Podres 5
4 Bob Anderson 4
4 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 1
1 Art Fowler 1
1 Jack Sanford 1
1 Murray Wall 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .487
2 Nellie Fox .398
3 Smoky Burgess .396
4 Harvey Kuenn .387
5 Vic Power .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 9
2 Hank Aaron 8
3 Don Demeter 7
3 Harmon Killebrew 7
5 7 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 24
1 Don Demeter 24
1 Frank Robinson 24
4 Vada Pinson 23
5 Eddie Mathews 21

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 Whitey Ford 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 5
2 Russ Kemmerer 4
2 Jack Sanford 4
4 Johnny Antonelli 3
4 16 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 38
2 Early Wynn 36
3 Herb Score 35
4 Warren Spahn 33
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 6
2 Clem Labine 3
2 Bob Mabe 3
2 Murray Wall 3
5 4 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .460
2 Bill Bruton .444
3 Roger Maris .435
4 Vada Pinson .415
5 Nellie Fox .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 6
1 Eddie Mathews 6
3 Rocky Colavito 5
3 Harmon Killebrew 5
3 Jim Lemon 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vada Pinson 17
2 Don Demeter 16
2 Eddie Mathews 16
4 Hank Aaron 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 3
1 Mickey Mantle 3
1 Charlie Neal 3
1 Vic Power 3
1 Tony Taylor 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.00
2 Bill Fischer 0.32
3 Hal Griggs 0.73
4 Gene Conley 0.75
4 Alex Kellner 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 3
1 Roy Face 3
1 Russ Kemmerer 3
1 Jack Meyer 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 24
1 Early Wynn 24
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 23
4 Warren Spahn 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 4
2 Art Fowler 2
2 Bob Mabe 2
2 Murray Wall 2
5 20 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .352
2 Ted Williams .344
3 Richie Ashburn .342
4 Willie Mays .337
5 Vic Power .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 47
2 Rocky Colavito 45
3 Mickey Mantle 44
4 Roy Sievers 38
5 Jackie Jensen 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 139
2 Jackie Jensen 124
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 2.63
5 2 tied 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 23
2 Warren Spahn 22
3 Billy Pierce 20
3 Bob Turley 20
5 Cal McLish 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 232
2 Early Wynn 203
3 Jim Bunning 183
4 Bob Turley 169
5 Warren Spahn 165

Saves

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