On This Day

Friday, May 22, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	22	11	.667	--
White Sox	23	13	.639	0.5
Orioles	21	15	.583	2.5
Athletics	15	18	.455	7.0
Senators	17	21	.447	7.5
Red Sox	15	19	.441	7.5
Tigers	13	21	.382	9.5
Yankees	12	20	.375	9.5

Games

Orioles 5, Yankees 0

Red Sox 4, Senators 3

Indians 1, Tigers 0

White Sox 2, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	22	11	.667	--
Dodgers	21	18	.538	4.0
Giants	19	17	.528	4.5
Cubs	20	19	.513	5.0
Redlegs	18	18	.500	5.5
Pirates	18	19	.486	6.0
Cardinals	16	21	.432	8.0
Phillies	12	23	.343	11.0

Games

Cardinals 3, Cubs 1

Dodgers 2, Giants 1

Braves 10, Phillies 5

Pirates 4, Redlegs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Aaron	4
2	Richie Ashburn	3
2	Don Blasingame	3
2	Orlando Cepeda	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Reno Bertoia	1
1	Gene Freese	1
1	Dick Gernert	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	3
2	Wes Covington	2
2	Gene Freese	2
2	Dick Gernert	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	3
2	Luis Aparicio	1
2	Don Blasingame	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Paul Foytack	1.50
2	Don Drysdale	1.38
3	Gary Bell	1.00
3	Glen Hobbie	1.00
5	Johnny Antonelli	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Ike Delock	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	11
2	Camilo Pascual	8
3	Johnny Antonelli	7
3	Gary Blaylock	7
5	Glen Hobbie	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Turk Lown	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.468
2	Harvey Kuenn	.383
3	Nellie Fox	.369
4	Smoky Burgess	.358
5	Johnny Temple	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	15
2	Eddie Mathews	14
3	Hank Aaron	13
4	Rocky Colavito	12
5	4 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	39
1	Ernie Banks	39
3	Don Demeter	34
3	Frank Robinson	34
5	2 tied	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	12
2	Charlie Neal	7
3	Jim Landis	6
3	Vada Pinson	6
3	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.28
2	Jerry Walker	1.45
3	Mudcat Grant	1.77
4	Bob Shaw	1.82
5	Stu Miller	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	7
2	Roy Face	6
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
2	Early Wynn	6
5	8 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	69
2	Early Wynn	54
3	Herb Score	52
4	Warren Spahn	49
5	Jim Bunning	46

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	7
2	Clem Labine	5
2	Billy Loes	5
4	Tex Clevenger	4
4	Turk Lown	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Del Crandall	.451
2	Hank Aaron	.431
3	Bill White	.425
4	Joe Cunningham	.421
5	Eddie Yost	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	7
2	Rocky Colavito	6
3	Hank Aaron	5
3	Ken Boyer	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	17
1	Willie Mays	17
3	Rocky Colavito	14
4	Ernie Banks	13
4	Harmon Killebrew	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	8
2	Jim Landis	4
2	Earl Torgeson	4
4	Richie Ashburn	3
4	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Nuxhall	1.02
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.04
3	Stu Miller	1.42
4	Bob Buhl	1.50
4	Mike McCormick	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	3
1	Don Elston	3
1	Bob Shaw	3
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	3
1	Early Wynn	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	22
2	Gary Blaylock	21
2	Jim Bunning	21
4	Danny McDevitt	20
5	3 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy Loes	3
1	Turk Lown	3
1	Jim Perry	3
4	Roy Face	2
4	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.441
2	Harvey Kuenn	.437
3	Bill White	.386
4	Nellie Fox	.376
5	Roger Maris	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	13
2	Hank Aaron	11
2	Rocky Colavito	11
2	Eddie Mathews	11
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	32
2	Ernie Banks	27
2	Harmon Killebrew	27
4	Eddie Mathews	26
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	11
2	Charlie Neal	6
2	Tony Taylor	6
4	Willie Mays	5
4	Vada Pinson	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.02
2	Jerry Walker	1.59
3	Gene Conley	1.62
4	Bob Buhl	1.72
5	Mudcat Grant	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Roy Face	6
2	Lew Burdette	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	Harvey Haddix	38
5	2 tied	34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.372
2	Richie Ashburn	.338
3	Al Kaline	.336
4	Pete Runnels	.325
5	Willie Mays	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	51
2	Ernie Banks	50
3	Mickey Mantle	44
4	Hank Aaron	38
5	2 tied	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	143
2	Rocky Colavito	125
3	Jackie Jensen	121
4	Hank Aaron	120
5	Frank Robinson	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	31
1	Willie Mays	31
3	Richie Ashburn	27
4	Don Blasingame	23
4	Jim Landis	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.80
2	Whitey Ford	2.29
3	Billy Pierce	2.39
4	Stu Miller	2.50
5	Cal McLish	2.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	24
2	Cal McLish	21
2	Billy Pierce	21
2	Warren Spahn	21
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	227
2	Jim Bunning	210
3	Early Wynn	202
4	Don Drysdale	183
5	Warren Spahn	167

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	19
1	Dick Hyde	19
3	Don Elston	17
4	Clem Labine	15
5	Ryne Duren	14