On This Day

Friday, April 17, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 5 0 1.000 --
White Sox 5 2 .714 1.0
Red Sox 3 2 .600 2.0
Yankees 3 2 .600 2.0
Senators 2 3 .400 3.0
Orioles 2 3 .400 3.0
Athletics 2 4 .333 3.5
Tigers 0 6 .000 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 4 0 1.000 --
Cubs 4 2 .667 1.0
Redlegs 3 2 .600 1.5
Giants 4 3 .571 1.5
Phillies 2 2 .500 2.0
Dodgers 3 3 .500 2.0
Cardinals 2 5 .286 3.5
Pirates 0 5 .000 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Kaline 3
1 Harvey Kuenn 3
1 Pete Runnels 3
1 Tony Taylor 3
5 26 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Anderson 1
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 Norm Cash 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Norm Cash 3
2 George Altman 2
2 Wes Covington 2
2 Jim Finigan 2
2 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Harmon Killebrew 1
1 Jim Landis 1
1 Charlie Neal 1
1 Don Zimmer 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Brewer 1.25
2 Gary Bell 0.83
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 0.83
4 Milt Pappas 0.80
5 3 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rudy Arias 1
1 Tom Brewer 1
1 Dick Brodowski 1
1 Bill Henry 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Milt Pappas 8
2 Gary Bell 5
2 Tom Brewer 5
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Turk Lown 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .571
2 George Strickland .529
3 Sammy White .444
4 Reno Bertoia .421
5 Don Demeter .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 4
2 Felipe Alou 3
2 Ernie Banks 3
2 Don Demeter 3
2 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 10
1 Orlando Cepeda 10
3 Woodie Held 7
4 Felipe Alou 6
4 5 others tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Felipe Alou 2
1 Harmon Killebrew 2
1 Jim Landis 2
1 Sherm Lollar 2
1 Don Zimmer 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Morgan 0.00
1 Bob Smith 0.00
1 Roy Face 0.00
1 Gerry Staley 0.00
5 Cal McLish 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 2
1 Lew Burdette 2
1 Johnny Klippstein 2
1 Bob Purkey 2
1 Pedro Ramos 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 14
2 Larry Jackson 12
2 Early Wynn 12
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 11
4 Warren Spahn 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Brodowski 2
1 Don Elston 2
1 Clem Labine 2
4 Hal Brown 1
4 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .346
2 Willie Mays .339
3 Hank Aaron .336
4 Stan Musial .330
5 Ted Williams .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 50
2 Mickey Mantle 42
3 Rocky Colavito 41
4 Roy Sievers 39
5 Bob Cerv 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 138
2 Jackie Jensen 120
3 Rocky Colavito 112
4 Frank Thomas 110
5 Roy Sievers 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 31
2 Luis Aparicio 30
2 Richie Ashburn 30
4 Jim Landis 21
4 2 others tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 1.97
2 Stu Miller 2.45
3 Billy Pierce 2.60
4 Sam Jones 2.85
5 Cal McLish 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 23
2 Lew Burdette 22
2 Bob Friend 22
2 Bob Turley 22
5 Bob Purkey 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 235
2 Early Wynn 192
3 Jim Bunning 180
4 Bob Turley 175
5 Jack Harshman 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 20
2 Ryne Duren 19
2 Dick Hyde 19
4 Clem Labine 16
5 2 tied 12