On This Day

Sunday, May 24, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	23	13	.639	--
White Sox	23	15	.605	1.0
Orioles	22	17	.564	2.5
Athletics	17	18	.486	5.5
Senators	19	21	.475	6.0
Red Sox	15	21	.417	8.0
Tigers	15	22	.405	8.5
Yankees	14	21	.400	8.5

Games

Yankees 9, Orioles 0

Orioles 2, Yankees 1

Senators 8, Red Sox 3

Indians 3, Tigers 2

Tigers 6, Indians 3

Athletics 8, White Sox 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	23	13	.639	--
Giants	21	17	.553	3.0
Pirates	21	19	.525	4.0
Dodgers	21	20	.512	4.5
Cubs	20	21	.488	5.5
Cardinals	18	21	.462	6.5
Redlegs	18	21	.462	6.5
Phillies	14	24	.368	10.0

Games

Cardinals 7, Cubs 3

Giants 6, Dodgers 1

Phillies 6, Braves 0

Braves 8, Phillies 3

Pirates 2, Redlegs 1

Pirates 5, Redlegs 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harvey Kuenn	6
2	Yogi Berra	5
3	Hank Aaron	4
3	Harry Anderson	4
3	Jim Baxes	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	Elston Howard	1
1	Sherm Lollar	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hector Lopez	4
1	Mickey Mantle	4
3	Hank Aaron	3
3	Yogi Berra	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Blasingame	1
1	Ken Boyer	1
1	Jackie Brandt	1
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jerry Walker	1.40
2	Frank Lary	0.88
3	Gene Conley	0.83
3	Herb Score	0.83
5	Mike Garcia	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ron Blackburn	1
1	Gene Conley	1
1	Bill Fischer	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	10
2	Juan Pizarro	8
3	Frank Lary	7
3	Jerry Walker	7
5	8 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Sisler	1
1	Chuck Stobbs	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.461
2	Harvey Kuenn	.400
3	Smoky Burgess	.368
4	Nellie Fox	.363
5	Johnny Temple	.346

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	43
2	Ernie Banks	40
3	Frank Robinson	37
4	Don Demeter	34
5	2 tied	33

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	Gene Conley	1.28
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.28
3	Jerry Walker	1.36
4	Bud Daley	1.72
5	Bob Shaw	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	7
2	Roy Face	6
2	Jack Sanford	6
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
2	Early Wynn	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	69
2	Herb Score	62
3	Early Wynn	56
4	Jim Bunning	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	Hank Aaron	.429
2	Del Crandall	.423
3	Bill White	.417
4	Joe Cunningham	.405
5	Harvey Kuenn	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	5
1	Yogi Berra	5
1	Ken Boyer	5
1	Rocky Colavito	5
1	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	21
2	Willie Mays	17
3	Ernie Banks	14
4	Gus Bell	12
4	6 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ernie Johnson	0.00
2	Bob Grim	0.50
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.50
4	Jerry Walker	0.87
5	Joe Nuxhall	1.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	3
1	Don Elston	3
1	Ray Herbert	3
1	Herb Score	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	26
2	Sam Jones	25
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	24
4	Frank Lary	23
5	2 tied	19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harvey Kuenn	.453
2	Hank Aaron	.448
3	Bill White	.384
4	Johnny Logan	.370
5	2 tied	.369

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	35
2	Harmon Killebrew	28
3	Bob Cerv	26
3	Frank Robinson	26
5	2 tied	25

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	1.27
4	Gene Conley	1.28
5	Bob Buhl	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	5
1	Roy Face	5
1	Frank Lary	5
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
1	Early Wynn	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	45
2	Don Drysdale	44
2	Herb Score	44
4	Early Wynn	42
5	Harvey Haddix	38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.376
2	Al Kaline	.336
3	Richie Ashburn	.334
4	Harvey Kuenn	.332
5	Willie Mays	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	51
2	Ernie Banks	48
3	Mickey Mantle	46
4	Hank Aaron	38
4	Frank Robinson	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	138
2	Rocky Colavito	125
3	Hank Aaron	122
3	Jackie Jensen	122
5	Frank Robinson	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	31
1	Willie Mays	31
3	Richie Ashburn	27
4	Don Blasingame	24
5	Jim Landis	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.80
2	Whitey Ford	2.20
3	Stu Miller	2.50
4	Billy Pierce	2.60
5	Carl Willey	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	23
2	Billy Pierce	21
2	Warren Spahn	21
4	Cal McLish	20
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	236
2	Jim Bunning	216
3	Early Wynn	195
4	Don Drysdale	183
5	Warren Spahn	161

Saves

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