On This Day

Friday, May 15, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 17 9 .654 --
White Sox 18 11 .621 0.5
Orioles 16 13 .552 2.5
Senators 15 16 .484 4.5
Athletics 13 14 .481 4.5
Red Sox 12 16 .429 6.0
Yankees 11 15 .423 6.0
Tigers 10 18 .357 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 17 10 .630 --
Dodgers 18 14 .563 1.5
Redlegs 16 13 .552 2.0
Giants 16 14 .533 2.5
Pirates 15 15 .500 3.5
Cubs 16 16 .500 3.5
Cardinals 12 20 .375 7.5
Phillies 11 19 .367 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hector Lopez 3
1 Minnie Minoso 3
1 Don Newcombe 3
1 Bill White 3
5 20 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Berberet 1
1 Ken Boyer 1
1 Rocky Colavito 1
1 George Crowe 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hector Lopez 3
1 Don Newcombe 3
3 Granny Hamner 2
3 Jackie Jensen 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Becquer 1
1 Don Buddin 1
1 Joe Cunningham 1
1 Jerry Walker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 2.00
2 Don Newcombe 1.00
3 Billy Pierce 0.88
4 Whitey Ford 0.75
5 2 tied 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Ray Herbert 1
1 Billy Loes 1
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 10
2 Don Newcombe 7
2 Billy Pierce 7
4 Whitey Ford 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Perry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .487
2 Smoky Burgess .413
3 Harvey Kuenn .402
4 Johnny Temple .353
5 Nellie Fox .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 14
2 Harmon Killebrew 12
3 Rocky Colavito 9
3 Jackie Jensen 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 33
2 Frank Robinson 32
3 Don Demeter 31
4 Eddie Mathews 29
5 3 tied 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shaw 0.81
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.59
3 Jerry Walker 1.62
4 Bill Fischer 1.76
5 Mudcat Grant 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Face 6
2 Lew Burdette 5
2 Cal McLish 5
2 Billy Pierce 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 55
2 Early Wynn 50
3 Warren Spahn 43
4 Jim Bunning 41
5 Sam Jones 38

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 .463
2 Bubba Phillips .415
3 Lou Berberet .405
4 Joe Cunningham .400
5 Johnny Logan .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 9
2 Eddie Mathews 7
3 Rocky Colavito 6
3 Jackie Jensen 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 17
2 Willie Mays 16
3 Ken Boyer 15
3 Frank Robinson 15
5 Ernie Banks 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Landis 4
1 Willie Mays 4
1 Tony Taylor 4
4 Luis Aparicio 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shaw 0.56
2 Bud Daley 0.64
3 Gene Conley 0.75
4 Frank Lary 1.50
5 Hal Griggs 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Face 4
2 Jim Bunning 3
2 Cal McLish 3
2 Bob Rush 3
2 Early Wynn 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 30
2 Early Wynn 28
3 Gene Conley 23
3 Don Drysdale 23
3 Sam Jones 23

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 .364
2 Richie Ashburn .339
3 Willie Mays .333
4 Al Kaline .332
5 Vic Power .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 48
1 Rocky Colavito 48
3 Mickey Mantle 45
4 Jackie Jensen 38
4 2 others tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 139
2 Jackie Jensen 125
3 Rocky Colavito 117
4 Hank Aaron 111
5 2 tied 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 31
2 Luis Aparicio 30
3 Richie Ashburn 26
4 Jim Landis 24
5 2 tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.91
2 Whitey Ford 2.12
3 Stu Miller 2.45
4 Billy Pierce 2.50
5 Carl Willey 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 22
1 Billy Pierce 22
3 Cal McLish 21
4 Warren Spahn 20
5 Bob Turley 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 237
2 Jim Bunning 205
3 Early Wynn 203
4 Don Drysdale 171
5 Warren Spahn 165

Saves

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