On This Day

Saturday, May 9, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 15 7 .682 --
Orioles 14 10 .583 2.0
Senators 14 11 .560 2.5
White Sox 12 11 .522 3.5
Athletics 11 13 .458 5.0
Red Sox 10 12 .455 5.0
Yankees 9 13 .409 6.0
Tigers 8 16 .333 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Redlegs 14 9 .609 --
Braves 12 9 .571 1.0
Dodgers 15 12 .556 1.0
Giants 13 11 .542 1.5
Cubs 13 13 .500 2.5
Pirates 11 13 .458 3.5
Phillies 10 13 .435 4.0
Cardinals 9 17 .346 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Granny Hamner 4
1 Bob Skinner 4
3 Roberto Clemente 3
3 Harmon Killebrew 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 2
1 Bob Skinner 2
1 Hal Smith 2
4 Bob Allison 1
4 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Smith 5
2 Ken Boyer 4
2 Harmon Killebrew 4
2 Bob Skinner 4
5 Bill Tuttle 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Landis 2
2 Julio Becquer 1
2 Don Blasingame 1
2 Del Crandall 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hal Griggs 1.67
2 Jim Bunning 1.00
3 Bob Turley 0.86
4 Larry Jackson 0.44
4 Ron Kline 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Hal Griggs 1
1 Larry Jackson 1
1 Ron Kline 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 11
2 Bob Turley 6
3 Hal Griggs 5
4 Don Drysdale 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Loes 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .484
2 Harvey Kuenn .400
3 Nellie Fox .388
4 Smoky Burgess .381
5 Vada Pinson .368

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 30
2 Ernie Banks 26
2 Don Demeter 26
4 Bob Cerv 23
4 3 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Neal 7
2 Vic Power 5
3 Luis Aparicio 4
3 Al Kaline 4
3 4 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 1.59
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 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 51
2 Early Wynn 38
3 Warren Spahn 37
4 Jim Bunning 36
4 Herb Score 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 6
2 Tex Clevenger 3
2 Clem Labine 3
2 Billy Loes 3
2 2 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .458
2 Smoky Burgess .405
3 Dick Gernert .400
4 Nellie Fox .388
4 2 others tied .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 8
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Rocky Colavito 5
2 Wally Post 5
5 10 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 19
2 Harmon Killebrew 18
3 Bob Cerv 16
4 Jim Lemon 15
5 Ken Boyer 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Neal 5
2 Mickey Mantle 3
2 Vic Power 3
2 Tony Taylor 3
5 9 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.00
2 Frank Lary 0.39
3 Bill Fischer 0.50
4 Hal Griggs 0.52
5 Gene Conley 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Kline 3
1 Frank Lary 3
1 Jack Meyer 3
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
5 20 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 29
2 Don Drysdale 26
3 Early Wynn 24
4 Warren Spahn 20
5 Harvey Haddix 19

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .356
2 Willie Mays .342
3 Richie Ashburn .341
4 Al Kaline .335
5 Harvey Kuenn .327

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 136
2 Jackie Jensen 128
3 Rocky Colavito 115
4 Roy Sievers 107
5 2 tied 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 32
2 Luis Aparicio 29
3 Richie Ashburn 26
4 Don Blasingame 22
4 3 others tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 1.99
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.22
3 Stu Miller 2.42
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 237
2 Early Wynn 205
3 Jim Bunning 200
4 Bob Turley 178
5 Warren Spahn 169

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Hyde 19
2 Ryne Duren 17
2 Roy Face 17
4 Don Elston 16
5 Clem Labine 14