On This Day

Tuesday, May 19, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	20	11	.645	--
White Sox	21	13	.618	0.5
Orioles	20	14	.588	1.5
Senators	17	19	.472	5.5
Athletics	14	16	.467	5.5
Red Sox	13	18	.419	7.0
Yankees	12	18	.400	7.5
Tigers	12	20	.375	8.5

Games

Orioles 2, White Sox 1

Indians 5, Senators 2

Tigers 6, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	21	10	.677	--
Giants	18	16	.529	4.5
Cubs	19	17	.528	4.5
Dodgers	19	17	.528	4.5
Redlegs	17	16	.515	5.0
Pirates	16	18	.471	6.5
Cardinals	14	20	.412	8.5
Phillies	11	21	.344	10.5

Games

Cubs 8, Phillies 7

Dodgers 6, Redlegs 4

Braves 8, Giants 1

Cardinals 8, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wes Covington	3
1	Dutch Dotterer	3
1	Ron Fairly	3
1	Don Hoak	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gino Cimoli	1
1	Rocky Colavito	1
1	Wes Covington	1
1	Del Crandall	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wes Covington	4
1	Carl Sawatski	4
3	Rocky Bridges	3
3	Bill White	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Frank Robinson	1
1	Norm Siebern	1
1	Hal Smith	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joey Jay	0.89
2	Billy O'Dell	0.50
3	Dave Hillman	0.43
4	Gene Conley	0.40
5	Willard Schmidt	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Elston	1
1	Mudcat Grant	1
1	Larry Jackson	1
1	Joey Jay	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joey Jay	8
2	Gene Conley	4
2	Billy O'Dell	4
2	Willard Schmidt	4
5	7 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Brodowski	1
1	Clem Labine	1
1	Jerry Walker	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.462
2	Harvey Kuenn	.392
3	Smoky Burgess	.371
4	Nellie Fox	.364
5	Rocky Colavito	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	14
1	Eddie Mathews	14
3	Rocky Colavito	12
4	Hank Aaron	11
5	5 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	36
2	Hank Aaron	35
3	Don Demeter	33
3	Frank Robinson	33
5	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	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jerry Walker	1.45
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.49
3	Gene Conley	1.62
4	Mudcat Grant	1.77
5	Stu Miller	1.83

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	Clem Labine	5
2	Billy Loes	5
4	Tex Clevenger	4
5	5 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Cunningham	.500
2	Bill Tuttle	.469
3	Bill White	.455
4	Hank Aaron	.429
5	2 tied	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	7
2	Bob Allison	6
2	Rocky Colavito	6
4	Ken Boyer	5
4	3 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	3 tied	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	0.87
3	Joe Nuxhall	1.02
4	Mike McCormick	1.13
5	Stu Miller	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	4
2	Don Elston	3
2	Roy Face	3
2	Glen Hobbie	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	27
2	Don Drysdale	20
2	Sam Jones	20
4	Glen Hobbie	18
4	Early Wynn	18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.443
2	Roger Maris	.393
3	Willie Mays	.374
4	Bill White	.361
5	Johnny Temple	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	13
2	Rocky Colavito	11
2	Eddie Mathews	11
4	Hank Aaron	9
4	Jim Lemon	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	30
2	Harmon Killebrew	28
3	Willie Mays	27
3	Frank Robinson	27
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	Frank Robinson	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.22
2	Jerry Walker	1.59
3	Gene Conley	1.62
4	Mudcat Grant	1.77
5	Stu Miller	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Roy Face	6
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
2	Early Wynn	5
4	Jim Bunning	4
4	8 others 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
4	Clem Labine	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.364
2	Richie Ashburn	.339
3	Al Kaline	.335
4	Willie Mays	.333
5	Pete Runnels	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	51
2	Ernie Banks	49
3	Mickey Mantle	44
4	Frank Robinson	37
4	Roy Sievers	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	141
2	Rocky Colavito	123
3	Jackie Jensen	121
4	Hank Aaron	117
5	Frank Robinson	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	30
1	Willie Mays	30
3	Richie Ashburn	26
4	Jim Landis	23
5	Don Blasingame	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.87
2	Whitey Ford	2.28
3	Billy Pierce	2.50
4	Stu Miller	2.50
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	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	231
2	Jim Bunning	210
3	Early Wynn	202
4	Don Drysdale	172
5	Warren Spahn	171

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	19
1	Dick Hyde	19
3	Don Elston	16
3	Clem Labine	16
5	Ryne Duren	14