On This Day

Monday, May 11, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 15 9 .625 --
White Sox 14 11 .560 1.5
Orioles 15 12 .556 1.5
Red Sox 12 12 .500 3.0
Senators 14 14 .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 15 9 .625 --
Dodgers 17 12 .586 0.5
Redlegs 14 11 .560 1.5
Giants 14 12 .538 2.0
Cubs 14 15 .483 3.5
Pirates 12 15 .444 4.5
Phillies 11 15 .423 5.0
Cardinals 10 18 .357 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jackie Brandt 3
1 Willie Kirkland 3
1 Billy Klaus 3
1 Jack Sanford 3
1 Bob Schmidt 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Allison 1
1 Ed Bouchee 1
1 Gene Freese 1
1 Johnny Logan 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Schmidt 4
2 Ed Bouchee 3
2 Del Crandall 3
2 Willie Mays 3
2 John Roseboro 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Brandt 1
1 Willie Mays 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bennie Daniels 0.67
2 Bob Buhl 0.50
2 Pedro Ramos 0.50
4 Moe Drabowsky 0.40
4 Milt Pappas 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 Art Fowler 1
1 Milt Pappas 1
1 Jack Sanford 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Buhl 4
1 Bennie Daniels 4
1 Moe Drabowsky 4
1 Milt Pappas 4
1 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Giggie 1
1 Billy Loes 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .486
2 Harvey Kuenn .405
3 Smoky Burgess .389
4 Nellie Fox .385
5 2 tied .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 12
2 Harmon Killebrew 10
3 Hank Aaron 8
3 Frank Robinson 8
5 7 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 31
2 Don Demeter 29
3 Ernie Banks 27
3 Eddie Mathews 27
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 Cal McLish 1.40
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.59
4 Jerry Walker 1.75
5 Bob Anderson 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 5
1 Jack Sanford 5
3 Johnny Antonelli 4
3 Roy Face 4
3 8 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
2 Billy Loes 4
4 Tex Clevenger 3
4 2 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .472
2 Wes Covington .438
3 Ed Bouchee .392
4 Johnny Logan .383
4 Roger Maris .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 7
2 Frank Malzone 5
2 Eddie Mathews 5
2 Charlie Maxwell 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 17
2 Ed Bouchee 15
2 Harmon Killebrew 15
2 Wally Post 15
5 Jim Lemon 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Lary 0.39
2 Hal Griggs 0.52
3 Gene Conley 0.53
4 Ron Kline 1.38
5 Cal McLish 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Kline 3
1 Frank Lary 3
3 Frank Baumann 2
3 Jim Bunning 2
3 19 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 26
2 Jim Bunning 25
3 Ralph Terry 22
4 Early Wynn 21
5 Johnny Podres 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Loes 3
2 Jim Brosnan 2
2 Tex Clevenger 2
2 Don Elston 2
2 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .360
2 Richie Ashburn .341
3 Willie Mays .338
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 137
2 Jackie Jensen 127
3 Rocky Colavito 115
4 Hank Aaron 109
5 3 tied 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 33
2 Luis Aparicio 32
3 Richie Ashburn 26
4 Don Blasingame 22
4 2 others tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.10
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 Roy Face 18
3 Ryne Duren 17
4 Don Elston 16
5 Clem Labine 15