On This Day

Thursday, May 7, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 14 6 .700 --
Orioles 13 9 .591 2.0
Senators 13 11 .542 3.0
White Sox 11 10 .524 3.5
Athletics 11 11 .500 4.0
Red Sox 9 11 .450 5.0
Yankees 9 12 .429 5.5
Tigers 6 16 .273 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 12 7 .632 --
Redlegs 12 9 .571 1.0
Dodgers 14 11 .560 1.0
Giants 12 10 .545 1.5
Cubs 12 12 .500 2.5
Pirates 10 12 .455 3.5
Phillies 9 12 .429 4.0
Cardinals 8 16 .333 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Bouchee 3
1 Alex Grammas 3
1 Ted Kluszewski 3
1 Jim Marshall 3
1 Willie Mays 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Marshall 2
2 Harry Anderson 1
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Reno Bertoia 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Crowe 3
1 Bob Nieman 3
3 Harry Anderson 2
3 Ed Bouchee 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 2
2 Orlando Cepeda 1
2 Al Kaline 1
2 Charlie Neal 1
2 Bob Skinner 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Walker 0.71
2 Frank Lary 0.50
3 Vern Law 0.40
4 Ike Delock 0.33
4 Moe Drabowsky 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Face 1
1 Frank Lary 1
1 Howie Nunn 1
1 Jerry Walker 1
1 Stan Williams 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Lary 5
1 Jerry Walker 5
3 Moe Drabowsky 4
3 Vern Law 4
5 Jack Sanford 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .494
2 Nellie Fox .389
3 Harvey Kuenn .381
4 Vic Power .373
5 Vada Pinson .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 9
2 Hank Aaron 8
2 Harmon Killebrew 8
4 Ernie Banks 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 27
2 Ernie Banks 26
2 Don Demeter 26
4 Vada Pinson 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Neal 6
2 Vic Power 5
3 Luis Aparicio 4
3 Al Kaline 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Fischer 1.06
2 Bob Shaw 1.21
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.45
4 Cal McLish 1.50
5 Jerry Walker 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 5
2 Roy Face 4
2 Russ Kemmerer 4
2 Jack Sanford 4
5 21 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 47
2 Early Wynn 38
3 Herb Score 35
4 Warren Spahn 33
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 6
2 Tex Clevenger 3
2 Clem Labine 3
2 Bob Mabe 3
2 Murray Wall 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .490
2 Roger Maris .422
3 Bill Bruton .410
4 Frank Malzone .383
5 2 tied .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 6
1 Harmon Killebrew 6
1 Eddie Mathews 6
1 Wally Post 6
5 Jim Lemon 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Cerv 17
1 Jim Lemon 17
1 Eddie Mathews 17
1 Frank Robinson 17
5 Hank Aaron 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Neal 5
2 Orlando Cepeda 3
2 Al Kaline 3
2 Mickey Mantle 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.00
2 Frank Lary 0.39
3 Bill Fischer 0.50
4 Gene Conley 0.75
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Face 3
1 Russ Kemmerer 3
1 Frank Lary 3
1 Jack Meyer 3
5 18 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Terry 26
2 Early Wynn 24
3 Don Drysdale 22
4 Johnny Podres 21
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 4
2 Tex Clevenger 3
3 Jim Brosnan 2
3 Art Fowler 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .356
2 Richie Ashburn .340
3 Willie Mays .339
4 Al Kaline .333
5 Vic Power .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 48
2 Rocky Colavito 45
3 Mickey Mantle 44
4 Roy Sievers 38
5 Jackie Jensen 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 139
2 Jackie Jensen 126
3 Rocky Colavito 112
4 Hank Aaron 109
5 Roy Sievers 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 32
2 Luis Aparicio 29
3 Richie Ashburn 26
4 Mickey Mantle 22
4 Jim Rivera 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 1.99
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.22
3 Stu Miller 2.46
4 Billy Pierce 2.63
5 Cal McLish 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 23
2 Warren Spahn 21
2 Bob Turley 21
4 Billy Pierce 20
5 Cal McLish 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 236
2 Early Wynn 205
3 Jim Bunning 189
4 Bob Turley 172
5 Warren Spahn 165

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Hyde 20
2 Ryne Duren 17
2 Roy Face 17
4 Don Elston 16
5 Clem Labine 14