On This Day

Monday, May 18, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	21	12	.636	--
Indians	19	11	.633	0.5
Orioles	19	14	.576	2.0
Senators	17	18	.486	5.0
Athletics	14	16	.467	5.5
Red Sox	13	18	.419	7.0
Yankees	12	17	.414	7.0
Tigers	11	20	.355	9.0

Games

Orioles 3, Indians 0

Tigers 14, Red Sox 2

White Sox 9, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	20	10	.667	--
Giants	18	15	.545	3.5
Redlegs	17	15	.531	4.0
Cubs	18	17	.514	4.5
Dodgers	18	17	.514	4.5
Pirates	16	17	.485	5.5
Cardinals	13	20	.394	8.5
Phillies	11	20	.355	9.5

Games

Redlegs 9, Dodgers 7

Braves 4, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Bunning	4
2	Frank Bolling	3
2	Earl Torgeson	3
2	Eddie Yost	3
5	23 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Bell	1
1	Reno Bertoia	1
1	Frank Bolling	1
1	Don Buddin	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bunning	5
2	Ron Fairly	3
2	Al Kaline	3
2	Charlie Maxwell	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Nellie Fox	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Stan Williams	0.75
2	Hal Brown	0.71
3	Don Ferrarese	0.62
4	Warren Spahn	0.55
5	Chuck Stobbs	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Brown	1
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Orlando Pena	1
1	Warren Spahn	1
1	Early Wynn	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	6
1	Stan Williams	6
3	Hal Brown	5
3	Jim Bunning	5
3	Don Ferrarese	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy Loes	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.477
2	Harvey Kuenn	.404
3	Smoky Burgess	.387
4	Nellie Fox	.367
5	Willie Mays	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	14
1	Eddie Mathews	14
3	Hank Aaron	11
3	Rocky Colavito	11
5	5 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	35
1	Ernie Banks	35
3	Frank Robinson	33
4	Don Demeter	32
4	Willie Mays	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	11
2	Charlie Neal	7
3	Jim Landis	6
3	Vada Pinson	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.49
2	Jerry Walker	1.53
3	Stu Miller	1.83
4	Bob Shaw	1.99
5	Whitey Ford	2.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	6
1	Roy Face	6
1	Early Wynn	6
4	Johnny Antonelli	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	58
2	Early Wynn	54
3	Warren Spahn	49
4	Jim Bunning	46
5	Herb Score	45

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Tuttle	.485
2	Joe Cunningham	.483
3	Johnny Logan	.462
4	Hank Aaron	.446
5	Bill White	.425

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	7
2	Bob Allison	6
2	Eddie Mathews	6
4	Ken Boyer	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	18
2	Hank Aaron	15
2	Ken Boyer	15
4	Bob Allison	14
5	Harmon Killebrew	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	7
2	Jim Landis	4
2	Willie Mays	4
4	Tony Kubek	3
4	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Buhl	0.55
2	Jerry Walker	0.96
3	Joe Nuxhall	1.02
4	Gene Conley	1.20
5	Stu Miller	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	4
2	Roy Face	3
2	Glen Hobbie	3
2	Bob Rush	3
2	Early Wynn	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	27
2	Don Drysdale	20
2	Sam Jones	20
2	Warren Spahn	20
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy Loes	4
2	Tex Clevenger	3
2	Roy Face	3
4	Turk Farrell	2
4	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.458
2	Roger Maris	.398
3	Willie Mays	.380
4	Smoky Burgess	.356
5	Nellie Fox	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	13
2	Rocky Colavito	11
2	Eddie Mathews	11
4	Hank Aaron	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	33
2	Willie Mays	30
2	Frank Robinson	30
4	Harmon Killebrew	28
5	Don Demeter	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	10
2	Charlie Neal	6
2	Vada Pinson	6
2	Tony Taylor	6
5	Vic Power	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gene Conley	1.00
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.22
3	Hal Griggs	1.32
4	Jerry Walker	1.53
5	Mudcat Grant	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Roy Face	6
2	Jack Sanford	5
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
2	Early Wynn	5
5	8 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	44
2	Early Wynn	42
3	Jim Bunning	40
4	Warren Spahn	38
5	Herb Score	36

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.366
2	Richie Ashburn	.340
3	Al Kaline	.334
4	Willie Mays	.334
5	Pete Runnels	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	50
2	Ernie Banks	49
3	Mickey Mantle	45
4	Jackie Jensen	37
4	3 others tied	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	140
2	Jackie Jensen	124
3	Rocky Colavito	122
4	Hank Aaron	118
5	Frank Robinson	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	32
2	Willie Mays	30
3	Richie Ashburn	26
4	Jim Landis	24
5	Don Blasingame	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.87
2	Whitey Ford	2.13
3	Stu Miller	2.40
4	Billy Pierce	2.52
5	Cal McLish	2.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	23
2	Cal McLish	21
2	Billy Pierce	21
2	Warren Spahn	21
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	231
2	Jim Bunning	210
3	Early Wynn	207
4	Don Drysdale	174
5	Warren Spahn	171

Saves

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