On This Day

Wednesday, May 13, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 16 9 .640 --
White Sox 16 11 .593 1.0
Orioles 15 12 .556 2.0
Senators 15 14 .517 3.0
Red Sox 12 14 .462 4.5
Yankees 11 14 .440 5.0
Athletics 11 14 .440 5.0
Tigers 9 17 .346 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 16 10 .615 --
Dodgers 18 13 .581 0.5
Giants 15 13 .536 2.0
Redlegs 14 13 .519 2.5
Cubs 16 15 .516 2.5
Pirates 14 15 .483 3.5
Phillies 11 17 .393 6.0
Cardinals 11 19 .367 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Smoky Burgess 3
1 Al Dark 3
3 Ed Bailey 2
3 Ernie Banks 2
3 14 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 Bill Bruton 1
1 Don Demeter 1
1 Willie Mays 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 5
2 Willie Mays 3
3 Smoky Burgess 2
3 Al Dark 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Landis 1
1 Vada Pinson 1
1 Earl Torgeson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sam Jones 1.71
2 Glen Hobbie 0.75
3 Bob Shaw 0.60
4 Ron Kline 0.57
5 Warren Spahn 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Face 1
1 Glen Hobbie 1
1 Sam Jones 1
1 Bob Shaw 1
1 Warren Spahn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 12
2 Glen Hobbie 6
2 Warren Spahn 6
4 Roy Face 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .482
2 Smoky Burgess .413
3 Harvey Kuenn .397
4 Al Kaline .355
5 Nellie Fox .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 13
2 Harmon Killebrew 12
3 Hank Aaron 8
3 Ernie Banks 8
3 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 33
2 Frank Robinson 32
3 Don Demeter 30
4 Harmon Killebrew 28
4 Eddie Mathews 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 7
1 Charlie Neal 7
3 Vic Power 6
4 Jim Landis 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shaw 0.81
2 Gene Conley 1.00
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.59
4 Bill Fischer 1.76
5 Whitey Ford 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 5
1 Roy Face 5
1 Cal McLish 5
1 Jack Sanford 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 55
2 Warren Spahn 43
2 Early Wynn 43
4 Sam Jones 38
5 2 tied 36

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .466
2 Wes Covington .425
3 Smoky Burgess .391
4 Bubba Phillips .385
5 Bobby Thomson .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 9
2 Eddie Mathews 6
3 Rocky Colavito 5
3 Jackie Jensen 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 20
2 Frank Robinson 18
3 Ernie Banks 16
4 Ed Bouchee 15
4 Wally Post 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Neal 4
1 Vada Pinson 4
1 Tony Taylor 4
4 Luis Aparicio 3
4 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Griggs 0.52
2 Bob Shaw 0.53
3 Gene Conley 0.75
3 Bill Monbouquette 0.75
5 Roy Face 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Face 3
1 Ron Kline 3
1 Frank Lary 3
1 Cal McLish 3
5 24 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 25
2 Gene Conley 23
2 Don Drysdale 23
2 Sam Jones 23
5 Ralph Terry 22

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .361
2 Richie Ashburn .338
3 Willie Mays .335
4 Al Kaline .330
5 Harvey Kuenn .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 48
2 Rocky Colavito 47
3 Mickey Mantle 45
4 Jackie Jensen 38
4 Roy Sievers 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 141
2 Jackie Jensen 128
3 Rocky Colavito 116
4 Hank Aaron 109
5 Frank Robinson 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 33
2 Luis Aparicio 32
3 Richie Ashburn 26
4 Jim Landis 23
5 2 tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.10
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.22
3 Stu Miller 2.40
4 Billy Pierce 2.58
5 Carl Willey 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 22
2 Cal McLish 21
2 Billy Pierce 21
2 Warren Spahn 21
5 Bob Turley 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 242
2 Early Wynn 205
3 Jim Bunning 200
4 Warren Spahn 172
5 Don Drysdale 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Hyde 19
2 Roy Face 18
3 Ryne Duren 16
3 Don Elston 16
5 Clem Labine 15