On This Day

Saturday, May 23, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	22	12	.647	--
White Sox	23	14	.622	0.5
Orioles	21	16	.568	2.5
Athletics	16	18	.471	6.0
Senators	18	21	.462	6.5
Red Sox	15	20	.429	7.5
Tigers	14	21	.400	8.5
Yankees	13	20	.394	8.5

Games

Yankees 13, Orioles 5

Senators 10, Red Sox 4

Tigers 6, Indians 4

Athletics 16, White Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	22	12	.647	--
Giants	20	17	.541	3.5
Dodgers	21	19	.525	4.0
Pirates	19	19	.500	5.0
Cubs	20	20	.500	5.0
Redlegs	18	19	.486	5.5
Cardinals	17	21	.447	7.0
Phillies	13	23	.361	10.0

Games

Cardinals 5, Cubs 1

Giants 4, Dodgers 2

Phillies 4, Braves 2

Pirates 6, Redlegs 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ed Bouchee	3
1	Joe DeMaestri	3
1	Jim Hegan	3
1	Frank House	3
1	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Tasby	2
2	Bob Allison	1
2	Jim Baxes	1
2	Lou Berberet	1
2	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hector Lopez	4
1	Willie Tasby	4
3	Bud Daley	3
3	Joe DeMaestri	3
3	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	Mickey Mantle	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bud Daley	1.00
1	Frank Sullivan	1.00
3	Jim Bunning	0.75
3	Sam Jones	0.75
5	Larry Jackson	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Tex Clevenger	1
1	Bud Daley	1
1	Bennie Daniels	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	9
2	Jim Bunning	6
2	Frank Sullivan	6
4	Bud Daley	4
4	Jim Owens	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Blackburn	1
1	Duke Maas	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.462
2	Harvey Kuenn	.378
3	Nellie Fox	.359
4	Smoky Burgess	.355
5	Johnny Temple	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	15
2	Eddie Mathews	14
3	Hank Aaron	13
4	Rocky Colavito	12
5	Jim Lemon	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	40
1	Ernie Banks	40
3	Frank Robinson	36
4	Don Demeter	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	Bud Daley	1.72
4	Mudcat Grant	1.77
5	Bob Shaw	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	7
2	Roy Face	6
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
2	Early Wynn	6
5	9 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	69
2	Early Wynn	56
3	Jim Bunning	52
3	Herb Score	52
5	2 tied	51

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	.431
2	Hank Aaron	.431
3	Bill White	.421
4	Joe Cunningham	.405
5	Bob Skinner	.397

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	18
2	Willie Mays	16
3	Ernie Banks	14
4	Ken Boyer	13
4	Harmon Killebrew	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Nuxhall	1.02
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.04
3	Billy O'Dell	1.20
4	Johnny Antonelli	1.33
5	Stu Miller	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	4
2	Don Elston	3
2	Larry Jackson	3
2	Bob Shaw	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	27
2	Sam Jones	26
3	Don Drysdale	22
4	Harvey Haddix	19
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy Loes	3
1	Turk Lown	3
1	Jim Perry	3
4	Roy Face	2
4	Clem Labine	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.450
2	Harvey Kuenn	.437
3	Johnny Logan	.381
4	Bill White	.379
5	Roger Maris	.369

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	33
2	Ernie Banks	27
2	Harmon Killebrew	27
4	Eddie Mathews	26
4	Frank Robinson	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	10
2	Charlie Neal	6
2	Tony Taylor	6
4	Orlando Cepeda	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.02
2	Bud Daley	1.15
3	Jerry Walker	1.59
4	Gene Conley	1.62
5	Bob Buhl	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	5
1	Roy Face	5
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
1	Early Wynn	5
5	5 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	46
2	Don Drysdale	44
3	Early Wynn	42
4	Harvey Haddix	38
5	Sam Jones	37

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	.336
3	Al Kaline	.334
4	Willie Mays	.325
5	Harvey Kuenn	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	51
2	Ernie Banks	49
3	Mickey Mantle	45
4	Hank Aaron	38
4	Frank Robinson	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	140
2	Rocky Colavito	125
3	Jackie Jensen	122
4	Hank Aaron	119
5	Frank Robinson	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	31
1	Willie Mays	31
3	Richie Ashburn	27
4	Don Blasingame	23
5	Jim Landis	22

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	Carl Willey	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	23
2	Cal McLish	21
2	Billy Pierce	21
2	Warren Spahn	21
5	4 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	236
2	Jim Bunning	216
3	Early Wynn	204
4	Don Drysdale	183
5	Warren Spahn	169

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	19
1	Dick Hyde	19
3	Don Elston	16
4	Clem Labine	15
5	Ryne Duren	14