On This Day

Thursday, May 14, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 16 9 .640 --
White Sox 17 11 .607 0.5
Orioles 15 13 .536 2.5
Senators 15 15 .500 3.5
Athletics 12 14 .462 4.5
Red Sox 12 15 .444 5.0
Yankees 11 14 .440 5.0
Tigers 10 17 .370 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 17 10 .630 --
Dodgers 18 14 .563 1.5
Giants 16 13 .552 2.0
Redlegs 15 13 .536 2.5
Pirates 15 15 .500 3.5
Cubs 16 16 .500 3.5
Phillies 11 18 .379 7.0
Cardinals 11 20 .355 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Aaron 3
1 Ray Boone 3
1 Del Crandall 3
1 Johnny Logan 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Allison 1
1 Don Buddin 1
1 Del Ennis 1
1 Al Kaline 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Ennis 4
1 Willie Mays 4
3 Hank Aaron 3
3 Don Buddin 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Hoak 1
1 Jim Landis 1
1 Willie Mays 1
1 Earl Torgeson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ned Garver 3.00
2 Mike McCormick 2.25
3 Joe Nuxhall 1.50
4 Dave Hillman 1.20
5 Jim Bunning 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Bud Daley 1
1 Roy Face 1
1 Mike McCormick 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike McCormick 9
2 Early Wynn 7
3 Dave Hillman 6
3 Joe Nuxhall 6
5 Jim Bunning 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Turk Lown 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .487
2 Smoky Burgess .413
3 Harvey Kuenn .398
4 Nellie Fox .359
5 Al Kaline .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 14
2 Harmon Killebrew 12
3 Hank Aaron 8
3 Ernie Banks 8
3 5 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 33
2 Frank Robinson 32
3 Don Demeter 31
4 Eddie Mathews 29
5 3 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 7
1 Charlie Neal 7
3 Jim Landis 6
3 Vic Power 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shaw 0.81
2 Gene Conley 1.00
3 Hal Griggs 1.32
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.59
5 Bill Fischer 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Face 6
2 Lew Burdette 5
2 Cal McLish 5
2 Jack Sanford 5
2 Early Wynn 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 55
2 Early Wynn 50
3 Warren Spahn 43
4 Jim Bunning 41
5 Sam Jones 38

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 .448
2 Wes Covington .415
2 Bubba Phillips .415
4 Willie Mays .396
5 Lou Berberet .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 9
2 Eddie Mathews 7
3 Bob Allison 5
3 Rocky Colavito 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 20
2 Ernie Banks 16
2 Willie Mays 16
4 Ed Bouchee 15
4 Frank Robinson 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Landis 4
1 Willie Mays 4
1 Tony Taylor 4
4 Luis Aparicio 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shaw 0.56
2 Bud Daley 0.64
3 Gene Conley 0.75
4 Frank Lary 1.50
5 Hal Griggs 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Face 4
2 Jim Bunning 3
2 Cal McLish 3
2 Bob Rush 3
2 Early Wynn 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 30
2 Early Wynn 28
3 Gene Conley 23
3 Don Drysdale 23
3 Sam Jones 23

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 .364
2 Richie Ashburn .337
3 Al Kaline .332
4 Willie Mays .332
5 Harvey Kuenn .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 48
2 Rocky Colavito 47
3 Mickey Mantle 45
4 Eddie Mathews 38
4 Roy Sievers 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 140
2 Jackie Jensen 123
3 Rocky Colavito 116
4 Hank Aaron 111
5 Frank Robinson 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 33
2 Luis Aparicio 31
3 Richie Ashburn 26
4 Jim Landis 24
5 2 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
2 Warren Spahn 21
5 Bob Turley 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 237
2 Jim Bunning 205
3 Early Wynn 203
4 Warren Spahn 172
5 Don Drysdale 171

Saves

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