On This Day

Friday, May 8, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 15 6 .714 --
Orioles 13 10 .565 3.0
Senators 13 11 .542 3.5
White Sox 11 11 .500 4.5
Athletics 11 12 .478 5.0
Red Sox 10 11 .476 5.0
Yankees 9 12 .429 6.0
Tigers 7 16 .304 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 12 8 .600 --
Redlegs 13 9 .591 --
Giants 13 10 .565 0.5
Dodgers 14 12 .538 1.0
Cubs 13 12 .520 1.5
Phillies 10 12 .455 3.0
Pirates 10 13 .435 3.5
Cardinals 8 17 .320 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Daryl Spencer 4
2 Richie Ashburn 3
2 Al Dark 3
2 Willie Mays 3
2 Lee Walls 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Berberet 1
1 Jackie Brandt 1
1 Rocky Colavito 1
1 Jackie Jensen 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Cerv 3
1 Rocky Colavito 3
1 Daryl Spencer 3
4 Richie Ashburn 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Solly Drake 1
1 Hector Lopez 1
1 Minnie Minoso 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gene Conley 1.17
2 Billy O'Dell 0.62
3 Red Witt 0.57
4 Ray Herbert 0.56
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 1
1 Gene Conley 1
1 Bill Henry 1
1 Brooks Lawrence 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gene Conley 7
2 Gary Blaylock 6
3 Bill Henry 5
3 Ray Herbert 5
3 Billy O'Dell 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Turk Farrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .483
2 Smoky Burgess .400
3 Harvey Kuenn .394
4 Nellie Fox .383
5 Vada Pinson .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 10
2 Hank Aaron 8
2 Harmon Killebrew 8
4 Ernie Banks 7
4 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 29
2 Ernie Banks 26
2 Don Demeter 26
4 Bob Cerv 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Neal 6
2 Vic Power 5
3 Luis Aparicio 4
3 Al Kaline 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Fischer 1.06
2 Bob Shaw 1.11
3 Cal McLish 1.40
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.45
5 Jerry Walker 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 5
2 Johnny Antonelli 4
2 Roy Face 4
2 Russ Kemmerer 4
2 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 47
2 Early Wynn 38
3 Herb Score 35
4 Warren Spahn 33
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 6
2 Tex Clevenger 3
2 Clem Labine 3
2 Bob Mabe 3
2 Murray Wall 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .469
2 Smoky Burgess .409
3 Roger Maris .408
4 Willie Mays .400
5 Bill Bruton .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 6
1 Eddie Mathews 6
1 Wally Post 6
4 Hank Aaron 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Cerv 20
2 Frank Robinson 18
3 Jim Lemon 17
4 Eddie Mathews 16
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Neal 5
2 Orlando Cepeda 3
2 Al Kaline 3
2 Mickey Mantle 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.00
2 Frank Lary 0.39
3 Bill Fischer 0.50
4 Gene Conley 0.90
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Face 3
1 Frank Lary 3
1 Jack Meyer 3
4 Lew Burdette 2
4 20 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Terry 26
2 Early Wynn 24
3 Don Drysdale 22
4 Johnny Podres 21
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 3
2 Jim Brosnan 2
2 Tex Clevenger 2
2 Art Fowler 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .355
2 Willie Mays .344
3 Richie Ashburn .342
4 Al Kaline .332
5 Vic Power .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 48
2 Rocky Colavito 46
3 Mickey Mantle 44
4 Jackie Jensen 38
4 Roy Sievers 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 138
2 Jackie Jensen 127
3 Rocky Colavito 115
4 Roy Sievers 107
5 Hank Aaron 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 32
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 2.59
5 Billy Pierce 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 22
2 Warren Spahn 21
2 Bob Turley 21
4 Cal McLish 20
4 Billy Pierce 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 236
2 Early Wynn 205
3 Jim Bunning 189
4 Bob Turley 172
5 Warren Spahn 165

Saves

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