On This Day

Saturday, May 30, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 25 16 .610 --
White Sox 25 18 .581 1.0
Orioles 24 21 .533 3.0
Athletics 19 21 .475 5.5
Senators 21 25 .457 6.5
Tigers 19 23 .452 6.5
Red Sox 19 23 .452 6.5
Yankees 18 23 .439 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 27 15 .643 --
Giants 25 19 .568 3.0
Pirates 23 22 .511 5.5
Dodgers 24 23 .511 5.5
Cubs 23 23 .500 6.0
Redlegs 21 23 .477 7.0
Cardinals 19 25 .432 9.0
Phillies 16 28 .364 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Woodling 6
2 Tony Kubek 5
2 Mickey Mantle 5
2 Eddie Yost 5
5 5 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Elston Howard 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Ken Boyer 1
2 Ron Fairly 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Skowron 6
2 Gail Harris 5
2 Tony Kubek 5
4 Elston Howard 4
5 Sammy White 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Jackie Brandt 1
1 Don Buddin 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike McCormick 1.38
2 Don Larsen 1.12
3 Bennie Daniels 0.60
4 Bob Buhl 0.55
4 Art Ditmar 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 Jerry Casale 1
1 Al Cicotte 1
1 Rip Coleman 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike McCormick 11
2 Don Larsen 9
3 Bob Buhl 6
3 Art Ditmar 6
5 John Romonosky 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 1
1 Leo Kiely 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .436
2 Harvey Kuenn .364
3 Smoky Burgess .356
4 Nellie Fox .352
5 Willie Mays .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 18
2 Eddie Mathews 16
3 Hank Aaron 14
3 Frank Robinson 14
5 Rocky Colavito 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 46
2 Ernie Banks 45
3 Frank Robinson 44
4 Harmon Killebrew 39
5 3 tied 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 14
2 Charlie Neal 10
3 Mickey Mantle 9
4 Orlando Cepeda 7
4 Willie Mays 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.12
2 Bud Daley 1.58
3 Gene Conley 2.13
4 Harvey Haddix 2.16
5 Jerry Walker 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 8
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 7
2 Early Wynn 7
4 Johnny Antonelli 6
4 5 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 80
2 Herb Score 64
3 Early Wynn 63
4 Warren Spahn 57
5 Jim Bunning 56

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Orlando Cepeda .453
2 Bill White .441
3 Johnny Logan .420
4 Dick Williams .409
5 Don Blasingame .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 6
1 Harmon Killebrew 6
1 Frank Robinson 6
4 Dick Gernert 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 18
2 Bill Skowron 15
3 Willie Tasby 14
4 Orlando Cepeda 13
4 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 7
2 Mickey Mantle 5
3 Ken Boyer 4
3 Orlando Cepeda 4
5 5 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 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 3
1 Don Larsen 3
1 Frank Lary 3
1 Herb Score 3
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 28
2 Don Drysdale 25
3 Harvey Haddix 23
4 Frank Lary 22
5 Danny McDevitt 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Henry 3
2 Don Elston 2
2 Roy Face 2
2 Leo Kiely 2
2 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Logan .400
2 Hank Aaron .393
3 Bill White .393
4 Joe Cunningham .386
5 Mickey Mantle .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 15
2 Rocky Colavito 10
2 Frank Robinson 10
4 Hank Aaron 9
4 Eddie Mathews 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 32
2 Harmon Killebrew 31
3 Ernie Banks 28
4 Frank Robinson 27
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 10
2 Willie Mays 7
3 Charlie Neal 6
3 Tony Taylor 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.82
2 Bud Daley 1.13
3 Don Larsen 1.83
4 Gene Conley 2.08
5 Harvey Haddix 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 5
1 Frank Lary 5
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 5
1 Early Wynn 5
5 7 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 48
2 Jim Bunning 45
3 Herb Score 42
4 Early Wynn 41
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Loes 5
2 Don Elston 4
2 Roy Face 4
2 Jim Perry 4
5 3 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .379
2 Willie Mays .331
3 Al Kaline .329
4 Pete Runnels .327
5 Harvey Kuenn .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 51
2 Ernie Banks 48
3 Mickey Mantle 47
4 Frank Robinson 42
5 Hank Aaron 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 137
2 Jackie Jensen 127
3 Hank Aaron 124
3 Rocky Colavito 124
5 Frank Robinson 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 33
2 Luis Aparicio 32
3 Richie Ashburn 26
4 Mickey Mantle 23
5 Don Blasingame 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.74
2 Whitey Ford 2.24
3 Stu Miller 2.46
4 Billy Pierce 2.71
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 217
3 Don Drysdale 194
4 Early Wynn 193
5 Warren Spahn 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 20
2 Dick Hyde 19
3 Don Elston 17
4 Clem Labine 15
5 Ryne Duren 14