On This Day

Tuesday, May 12, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 16 9 .640 --
White Sox 15 11 .577 1.5
Orioles 15 12 .556 2.0
Senators 15 14 .517 3.0
Red Sox 12 13 .480 4.0
Yankees 11 14 .440 5.0
Athletics 11 14 .440 5.0
Tigers 9 17 .346 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 15 10 .600 --
Dodgers 18 12 .600 -0.5
Redlegs 14 12 .538 1.5
Giants 14 13 .519 2.0
Cubs 15 15 .500 2.5
Pirates 13 15 .464 3.5
Phillies 11 16 .407 5.0
Cardinals 11 18 .379 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Clemente 4
1 Rocky Colavito 4
3 Jackie Brandt 3
3 Del Ennis 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 2
2 Earl Averill 1
2 Yogi Berra 1
2 Gary Blaylock 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 5
2 Earl Averill 4
3 Bob Allison 2
3 Yogi Berra 2
3 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 1
1 Frank Robinson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Danny McDevitt 1.20
2 Gene Conley 0.62
3 Frank Lary 0.50
4 Johnny Antonelli 0.43
5 2 tied 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rudy Arias 1
1 Gary Blaylock 1
1 Bennie Daniels 1
1 Don Elston 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Danny McDevitt 6
2 Gene Conley 5
3 Frank Lary 4
3 Stu Miller 4
3 Jim Perry 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tex Clevenger 1
1 Jim Perry 1
1 Bill Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .482
2 Harvey Kuenn .397
3 Smoky Burgess .395
4 Nellie Fox .370
5 2 tied .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 13
2 Harmon Killebrew 12
3 Hank Aaron 8
3 Rocky Colavito 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 32
2 Don Demeter 29
3 Ernie Banks 28
3 Harmon Killebrew 28
3 Eddie Mathews 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 7
1 Charlie Neal 7
3 Vic Power 6
4 Frank Robinson 5
5 8 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gene Conley 1.00
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.59
3 Jerry Walker 1.75
4 Bill Fischer 1.76
5 Whitey Ford 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 5
1 Cal McLish 5
1 Jack Sanford 5
4 Johnny Antonelli 4
4 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 Tex Clevenger 4
2 Clem Labine 4
2 Billy Loes 4
5 2 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .466
2 Wes Covington .417
3 Bubba Phillips .389
4 Roger Maris .383
5 Ed Bouchee .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 9
2 Eddie Mathews 6
3 Rocky Colavito 5
3 Jackie Jensen 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 20
2 Frank Robinson 18
3 Ed Bouchee 15
3 Wally Post 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Griggs 0.52
2 Gene Conley 0.75
2 Bill Monbouquette 0.75
4 Ron Kline 1.38
5 Frank Lary 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Kline 3
1 Frank Lary 3
1 Cal McLish 3
4 Frank Baumann 2
4 22 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 25
2 Gene Conley 23
3 Ralph Terry 22
4 Early Wynn 21
5 2 tied 19

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .361
2 Richie Ashburn .340
3 Willie Mays .338
4 Al Kaline .330
5 Harvey Kuenn .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 48
2 Rocky Colavito 47
3 Mickey Mantle 45
4 Jackie Jensen 39
5 Roy Sievers 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 138
2 Jackie Jensen 129
3 Rocky Colavito 116
4 Hank Aaron 109
5 Frank Robinson 107

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 2.40
4 Billy Pierce 2.58
5 Carl Willey 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 22
2 Cal McLish 21
2 Billy Pierce 21
4 Warren Spahn 20
4 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 16
3 Don Elston 16
5 Clem Labine 15