On This Day

Tuesday, May 5, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 14 5 .737 --
White Sox 11 9 .550 3.5
Orioles 11 9 .550 3.5
Senators 12 10 .545 3.5
Athletics 11 10 .524 4.0
Red Sox 8 10 .444 5.5
Yankees 8 12 .400 6.5
Tigers 5 15 .250 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 11 7 .611 --
Redlegs 12 9 .571 0.5
Giants 12 9 .571 0.5
Dodgers 13 10 .565 0.5
Cubs 11 11 .500 2.0
Phillies 9 10 .474 2.5
Pirates 9 11 .450 3.0
Cardinals 6 16 .273 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Logan 4
2 Ed Bouchee 3
2 Ken Boyer 3
2 Harmon Killebrew 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Allison 1
1 George Altman 1
1 Johnny Groth 1
1 Willie Jones 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Lepcio 4
2 Ken Boyer 3
2 Willie Jones 3
2 Frank Robinson 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Blasingame 1
1 Andy Carey 1
1 Don Demeter 1
1 Don Hoak 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Ferrarese 1.00
2 Glen Hobbie 0.78
3 Don Drysdale 0.75
4 Jim Bunning 0.67
5 3 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Turk Farrell 1
1 Don Ferrarese 1
1 Glen Hobbie 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 9
2 Don Ferrarese 8
3 Glen Hobbie 7
4 Jim Bunning 6
5 Don McMahon 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tex Clevenger 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .488
2 Nellie Fox .395
3 Smoky Burgess .393
4 Harvey Kuenn .387
5 Vic Power .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 9
2 Hank Aaron 8
2 Harmon Killebrew 8
4 Don Demeter 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 27
2 Ernie Banks 24
2 Don Demeter 24
4 Vada Pinson 23
5 Hank Aaron 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vic Power 5
2 Luis Aparicio 4
2 Mickey Mantle 4
2 Wally Moon 4
2 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Fischer 1.06
2 Bob Shaw 1.27
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.45
4 Cal McLish 1.50
5 Harvey Haddix 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 5
2 Russ Kemmerer 4
2 Jack Sanford 4
4 Johnny Antonelli 3
4 19 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 47
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 5 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .463
2 Roger Maris .420
3 Bill Bruton .409
4 Vada Pinson .404
5 Nellie Fox .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 17
1 Jim Lemon 17
1 Vada Pinson 17
1 Frank Robinson 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 3
1 Mickey Mantle 3
1 Wally Moon 3
1 Charlie Neal 3
1 2 others tied 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 Early Wynn 24
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 23
3 Don Drysdale 22
3 Whitey Ford 22
3 Warren Spahn 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 4
2 Tex Clevenger 2
2 Art Fowler 2
2 Bob Mabe 2
2 Murray Wall 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .354
2 Richie Ashburn .340
3 Willie Mays .338
4 Al Kaline .333
5 Vic Power .332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 137
2 Jackie Jensen 125
3 Rocky Colavito 112
4 Hank Aaron 109
5 2 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 30
2 Luis Aparicio 29
3 Richie Ashburn 26
4 Mickey Mantle 22
4 Jim Rivera 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 1.99
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.22
3 Stu Miller 2.46
4 Cal McLish 2.63
5 Billy Pierce 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 23
2 Warren Spahn 21
2 Bob Turley 21
4 Billy Pierce 20
5 Cal McLish 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 236
2 Early Wynn 203
3 Jim Bunning 189
4 Bob Turley 172
5 Don Drysdale 168

Saves

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