On This Day

Sunday, May 10, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 15 9 .625 --
White Sox 14 11 .560 1.5
Orioles 14 12 .538 2.0
Senators 14 13 .519 2.5
Red Sox 12 12 .500 3.0
Yankees 11 13 .458 4.0
Athletics 11 14 .440 4.5
Tigers 9 16 .360 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 14 9 .609 --
Dodgers 16 12 .571 0.5
Redlegs 14 11 .560 1.0
Giants 13 12 .520 2.0
Cubs 14 14 .500 2.5
Pirates 12 14 .462 3.5
Phillies 11 14 .440 4.0
Cardinals 10 18 .357 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gino Cimoli 7
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Bubba Phillips 5
2 Bob Skinner 5
5 9 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 2
1 Roger Maris 2
1 Bobby Thomson 2
4 Felipe Alou 1
4 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Thomson 6
2 Roger Maris 5
3 Earl Averill 4
3 Ken Boyer 4
3 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 3
2 Tony Kubek 2
2 Al Smith 2
4 Jim Gilliam 1
4 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ernie Broglio 1.00
1 Don Larsen 1.00
1 Early Wynn 1.00
4 Hal Brown 0.86
5 Johnny Podres 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Baumann 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Paul Foytack 1
1 Harvey Haddix 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ernie Broglio 9
2 Don Larsen 8
3 Hal Brown 6
3 Johnny Podres 6
5 7 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 1
1 Roy Face 1
1 Turk Farrell 1
1 Clem Labine 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .485
2 Harvey Kuenn .405
3 Nellie Fox .385
4 Smoky Burgess .382
5 2 tied .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 11
2 Harmon Killebrew 10
3 Hank Aaron 8
3 Frank Robinson 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 31
2 Ernie Banks 27
2 Don Demeter 27
4 Eddie Mathews 26
5 Hank Aaron 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 7
1 Charlie Neal 7
3 Vic Power 6
4 Al Kaline 4
4 8 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 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 51
2 Early Wynn 43
3 Warren Spahn 37
4 Jim Bunning 36
4 Herb Score 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 6
2 Clem Labine 4
3 Tex Clevenger 3
3 Billy Loes 3
3 2 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .491
2 Wes Covington .438
3 Bubba Phillips .429
4 Gino Cimoli .396
4 Johnny Temple .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 7
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Frank Malzone 5
2 Charlie Maxwell 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 19
2 Ken Boyer 16
3 Hank Aaron 15
3 Harmon Killebrew 15
3 Jim Lemon 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Neal 5
2 Tony Taylor 4
3 Luis Aparicio 3
3 Tony Kubek 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Lary 0.39
2 Bill Fischer 0.50
3 Hal Griggs 0.52
4 Turk Farrell 0.71
5 Gene Conley 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Kline 3
1 Frank Lary 3
1 Jack Meyer 3
1 Billy Pierce 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 29
1 Early Wynn 29
3 Don Drysdale 26
4 Ralph Terry 22
5 Johnny Podres 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brosnan 2
1 Tex Clevenger 2
1 Don Elston 2
1 Roy Face 2
1 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .359
2 Richie Ashburn .342
3 Willie Mays .339
4 Al Kaline .331
5 Harvey Kuenn .328

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 137
2 Jackie Jensen 127
3 Rocky Colavito 115
4 Hank Aaron 109
5 2 tied 107

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.04
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.22
3 Stu Miller 2.45
4 Cal McLish 2.58
5 Billy Pierce 2.65

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 230
2 Early Wynn 205
3 Jim Bunning 200
4 Bob Turley 169
5 Don Drysdale 168

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Hyde 19
2 Ryne Duren 18
2 Roy Face 18
4 Don Elston 16
5 Clem Labine 15