On This Day

Friday, May 29, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	24	15	.615	--
White Sox	24	17	.585	1.0
Orioles	24	19	.558	2.0
Senators	21	23	.477	5.5
Athletics	18	20	.474	5.5
Tigers	18	22	.450	6.5
Red Sox	17	23	.425	7.5
Yankees	16	23	.410	8.0

Games

Tigers 4, White Sox 1

Senators 7, Red Sox 6

Yankees 5, Orioles 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	26	15	.634	--
Giants	24	19	.558	3.0
Cubs	23	22	.511	5.0
Pirates	22	22	.500	5.5
Dodgers	23	23	.500	5.5
Redlegs	21	22	.488	6.0
Cardinals	19	24	.442	8.0
Phillies	16	27	.372	11.0

Games

Redlegs 8, Pirates 5

Cubs 9, Dodgers 4

Braves 6, Phillies 5

Cardinals 4, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pete Runnels	4
2	Hank Aaron	3
2	Julio Becquer	3
2	Al Kaline	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vada Pinson	2
1	Frank Robinson	2
1	Bob Skinner	2
4	Joe Adcock	1
4	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	4
2	Joe Adcock	3
2	Ed Bouchee	3
2	Vada Pinson	3
2	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Danny McDevitt	1.17
2	Jack Sanford	0.45
3	Brooks Lawrence	0.43
4	Gene Conley	0.38
5	3 tied	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Moe Drabowsky	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Bob Mabe	1
1	Don McMahon	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Danny McDevitt	7
1	Juan Pizarro	7
3	Gene Conley	6
4	Billy O'Dell	5
4	Jack Sanford	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Acker	1
1	Bill Henry	1
1	Lindy McDaniel	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.432
2	Harvey Kuenn	.371
3	Smoky Burgess	.359
4	Nellie Fox	.359
5	Al Kaline	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	17
2	Eddie Mathews	15
3	Frank Robinson	14
4	Hank Aaron	13
4	Rocky Colavito	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	45
1	Ernie Banks	45
3	Frank Robinson	44
4	Harmon Killebrew	37
5	2 tied	36

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	13
2	Charlie Neal	10
3	Mickey Mantle	8
4	Don Blasingame	6
4	8 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.12
2	Jerry Walker	1.36
3	Bud Daley	1.58
4	Gene Conley	2.13
5	Harvey Haddix	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	8
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	7
2	Early Wynn	7
4	Johnny Antonelli	6
4	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	80
2	Early Wynn	63
3	Herb Score	62
4	Warren Spahn	57
5	Sam Jones	55

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	8
2	Billy Loes	6
3	Clem Labine	5
4	Tex Clevenger	4
4	2 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.459
2	Orlando Cepeda	.449
3	Luis Aparicio	.442
4	Dick Williams	.429
5	Johnny Logan	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	6
2	Hank Aaron	5
2	Rocky Colavito	5
2	Harmon Killebrew	5
2	Jim Lemon	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	17
2	Hector Lopez	14
3	Willie Tasby	13
4	Ernie Banks	12
4	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	6
2	Ken Boyer	4
2	Mickey Mantle	4
4	Don Blasingame	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ruben Gomez	0.00
1	Ernie Johnson	0.00
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.33
4	Bob Grim	0.50
5	Gerry Staley	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	3
1	Ray Herbert	3
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	3
1	Don Newcombe	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	26
2	Don Drysdale	25
3	Harvey Haddix	23
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	21
5	Danny McDevitt	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Henry	3
1	Jim Perry	3
3	Don Elston	2
3	Billy Loes	2
3	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.403
2	Bill White	.391
3	Johnny Logan	.390
4	Bill Tuttle	.380
5	Harvey Kuenn	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	14
2	Frank Robinson	11
3	Rocky Colavito	10
4	Hank Aaron	9
5	6 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	32
2	Frank Robinson	30
3	Harmon Killebrew	29
4	Ernie Banks	28
5	Wally Post	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	9
2	Charlie Neal	7
3	Willie Mays	6
3	Tony Taylor	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.82
2	Bud Daley	1.13
3	Jerry Walker	1.27
4	Gene Conley	2.08
5	Harvey Haddix	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	5
1	Lew Burdette	5
1	Frank Lary	5
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
1	Early Wynn	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	48
2	Jim Bunning	41
2	Early Wynn	41
4	Harvey Haddix	40
4	2 others tied	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy Loes	5
2	Don Elston	4
2	Jim Perry	4
4	Tex Clevenger	3
4	3 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.378
2	Al Kaline	.333
3	Willie Mays	.329
4	Richie Ashburn	.328
5	Harvey Kuenn	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	51
2	Ernie Banks	48
3	Mickey Mantle	46
4	Frank Robinson	42
5	Hank Aaron	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	137
2	Jackie Jensen	126
3	Rocky Colavito	124
4	Hank Aaron	123
5	Frank Robinson	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	32
2	Luis Aparicio	31
3	Richie Ashburn	26
4	Don Blasingame	22
4	Mickey Mantle	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.74
2	Whitey Ford	2.24
3	Stu Miller	2.46
4	Billy Pierce	2.62
5	Carl Willey	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	24
2	Warren Spahn	21
3	Billy Pierce	20
4	Cal McLish	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	233
2	Jim Bunning	213
3	Don Drysdale	194
4	Early Wynn	193
5	Warren Spahn	166

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	19
1	Dick Hyde	19
3	Don Elston	17
4	Clem Labine	15
5	Ryne Duren	14