On This Day

Thursday, April 23, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 9 1 .900 --
White Sox 6 4 .600 3.0
Yankees 6 4 .600 3.0
Orioles 6 5 .545 3.5
Red Sox 5 5 .500 4.0
Athletics 4 6 .400 5.0
Senators 4 7 .364 5.5
Tigers 1 9 .100 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 6 2 .750 --
Dodgers 7 4 .636 0.5
Giants 7 5 .583 1.0
Cubs 6 5 .545 1.5
Phillies 4 4 .500 2.0
Redlegs 5 5 .500 2.0
Pirates 2 6 .250 4.0
Cardinals 3 9 .250 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harvey Kuenn 3
1 Pete Runnels 3
1 Willie Tasby 3
4 Hank Aaron 2
4 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Bob Bowman 1
1 Gene Freese 1
1 Granny Hamner 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Tasby 4
2 Billy Martin 3
3 Ernie Banks 2
3 Gene Freese 2
3 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Bauer 1
1 Alex Grammas 1
1 Johnny Temple 1
1 Norm Zauchin 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Juan Pizarro 0.92
2 Brooks Lawrence 0.62
3 Lindy McDaniel 0.56
4 Bob Turley 0.50
5 Ray Semproch 0.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Brodowski 1
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Ernie Johnson 1
1 Russ Kemmerer 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Pizarro 11
2 Ray Semproch 6
3 Brooks Lawrence 5
3 Lindy McDaniel 5
3 Red Witt 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tex Clevenger 1
1 Don Elston 1
1 Billy Loes 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .500
2 Vic Power .425
3 Al Kaline .419
4 Nellie Fox .400
5 Willie Tasby .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Demeter 6
2 Orlando Cepeda 5
2 Woodie Held 5
4 Felipe Alou 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Demeter 16
1 Gus Triandos 16
3 Ernie Banks 15
3 Orlando Cepeda 15
5 Bill Skowron 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Felipe Alou 2
1 Luis Aparicio 2
1 Hank Bauer 2
1 Alex Grammas 2
1 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 0.39
2 Cal McLish 0.47
3 Bob Shaw 0.61
4 Tom Morgan 0.77
5 Gary Blaylock 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 3
1 Lew Burdette 3
3 Gary Bell 2
3 Dick Brodowski 2
3 17 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 25
2 Whitey Ford 19
3 Art Fowler 18
3 Jack Sanford 18
3 Herb Score 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 3
2 Dick Brodowski 2
2 Jim Coates 2
2 Clem Labine 2
5 15 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .344
2 Hank Aaron .340
3 Willie Mays .337
4 Ted Williams .332
5 Vic Power .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 48
2 Mickey Mantle 43
3 Rocky Colavito 41
4 Roy Sievers 37
5 Bob Cerv 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 136
2 Jackie Jensen 123
3 Rocky Colavito 111
3 Frank Thomas 111
5 2 tied 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 31
2 Willie Mays 30
3 Richie Ashburn 28
4 Don Blasingame 21
4 2 others tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 1.90
2 Stu Miller 2.43
3 Cal McLish 2.65
4 Billy Pierce 2.68
5 Sam Jones 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 23
2 Lew Burdette 22
3 Bob Friend 21
3 Bob Turley 21
5 Johnny Antonelli 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 236
2 Early Wynn 190
3 Jim Bunning 180
4 Bob Turley 171
5 Warren Spahn 161

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 20
2 Dick Hyde 19
3 Ryne Duren 17
4 Clem Labine 14
5 Don Elston 13