On This Day

Saturday, May 16, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	18	9	.667	--
White Sox	19	11	.633	0.5
Orioles	17	13	.567	2.5
Senators	16	16	.500	4.5
Athletics	13	15	.464	5.5
Red Sox	12	17	.414	7.0
Yankees	11	16	.407	7.0
Tigers	10	19	.345	9.0

Games

Indians 12, Red Sox 6

Senators 7, Athletics 2

White Sox 4, Yankees 3

Orioles 6, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	18	10	.643	--
Giants	17	14	.548	2.5
Dodgers	18	15	.545	2.5
Redlegs	16	14	.533	3.0
Cubs	17	16	.515	3.5
Pirates	15	16	.484	4.5
Cardinals	13	20	.394	7.5
Phillies	11	20	.355	8.5

Games

Cubs 3, Pirates 2

Braves 6, Dodgers 0

Giants 9, Redlegs 2

Cardinals 8, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rocky Colavito	3
1	Willie Mays	3
1	Andy Pafko	3
1	Al Smith	3
1	George Strickland	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	2
1	Rocky Colavito	2
3	Joe Adcock	1
3	Bob Allison	1
3	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	4
1	Orlando Cepeda	4
1	Rocky Colavito	4
4	Dick Gernert	3
4	Willie Tasby	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Taylor	2
2	Enos Slaughter	1
2	Al Smith	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harvey Haddix	1.14
2	Herb Score	0.69
3	Bob Buhl	0.50
4	Gary Blaylock	0.45
4	Ray Moore	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Gary Blaylock	1
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Don Elston	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	9
2	Harvey Haddix	8
3	Gary Blaylock	5
3	Ray Moore	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.483
2	Harvey Kuenn	.407
3	Smoky Burgess	.393
4	Al Kaline	.353
5	Johnny Temple	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	14
2	Harmon Killebrew	12
3	Rocky Colavito	11
4	Hank Aaron	10
5	Jackie Jensen	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	33
2	Hank Aaron	32
2	Frank Robinson	32
4	Don Demeter	31
5	2 tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	7
1	Charlie Neal	7
3	Jim Landis	6
3	Vic Power	6
3	Tony Taylor	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shaw	0.81
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.49
3	Jerry Walker	1.62
4	Bill Fischer	1.76
5	Mudcat Grant	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Roy Face	6
2	Johnny Antonelli	5
2	Lew Burdette	5
2	Cal McLish	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	55
2	Early Wynn	50
3	Herb Score	45
4	Warren Spahn	43
5	Jim Bunning	41

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	.464
2	Johnny Logan	.431
3	Bubba Phillips	.425
4	Willie Mays	.424
5	Joe Cunningham	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	7
1	Harmon Killebrew	7
1	Eddie Mathews	7
4	Bob Allison	6
4	Jackie Jensen	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	17
2	Hank Aaron	15
2	Ken Boyer	15
2	Harmon Killebrew	15
2	Frank Robinson	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Taylor	6
2	Jim Landis	4
2	Willie Mays	4
4	Luis Aparicio	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Buhl	0.55
2	Bob Shaw	0.56
3	Bud Daley	0.64
4	Gene Conley	0.75
5	Jerry Walker	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Roy Face	4
2	Gary Blaylock	3
2	Jim Bunning	3
2	Bob Rush	3
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	25
2	Gene Conley	23
2	Herb Score	23
4	Jim Bunning	22
5	Don Drysdale	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tex Clevenger	3
1	Billy Loes	3
3	Don Elston	2
3	Roy Face	2
3	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.472
2	Roger Maris	.379
3	Smoky Burgess	.370
4	Willie Mays	.364
4	Johnny Temple	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	12
2	Rocky Colavito	11
2	Harmon Killebrew	11
4	Hank Aaron	9
4	Jackie Jensen	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	30
2	Frank Robinson	29
3	Don Demeter	28
4	Willie Mays	27
5	Ernie Banks	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	7
1	Charlie Neal	7
3	Tony Taylor	6
4	Jim Landis	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shaw	0.88
2	Gene Conley	1.00
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.22
4	Hal Griggs	1.32
5	Jerry Walker	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Roy Face	6
2	Jack Sanford	5
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
4	Lew Burdette	4
4	8 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	44
2	Don Drysdale	41
3	Herb Score	36
4	Jim Bunning	35
5	2 tied	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	5
2	Tex Clevenger	4
2	Billy Loes	4
4	Clem Labine	3
5	9 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.364
2	Richie Ashburn	.338
3	Willie Mays	.334
4	Al Kaline	.333
5	Vic Power	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	50
2	Ernie Banks	48
3	Mickey Mantle	45
4	Jackie Jensen	38
4	2 others tied	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	138
2	Jackie Jensen	125
3	Rocky Colavito	121
4	Hank Aaron	115
5	Ken Boyer	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	30
2	Luis Aparicio	29
3	Richie Ashburn	26
4	Jim Landis	24
5	2 tied	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.86
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	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	237
2	Jim Bunning	205
3	Early Wynn	203
4	Don Drysdale	171
5	Bob Turley	167

Saves

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