Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, May 31, 1959

On This Day

Sunday, May 31, 1959

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	25	17	.595	--
White Sox	25	19	.568	1.0
Orioles	25	21	.543	2.0
Athletics	20	21	.488	4.5
Tigers	20	23	.465	5.5
Yankees	19	23	.452	6.0
Senators	21	26	.447	6.5
Red Sox	19	24	.442	6.5

Games

Orioles 2, Red Sox 1

Athletics 9, White Sox 1

Tigers 7, Indians 4

Yankees 3, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	28	16	.636	--
Giants	26	19	.578	2.5
Pirates	25	22	.532	4.5
Dodgers	25	23	.521	5.0
Cubs	23	24	.489	6.5
Redlegs	21	25	.457	8.0
Cardinals	19	26	.422	9.5
Phillies	17	29	.370	12.0

Games

Pirates 6, Redlegs 2

Pirates 14, Redlegs 11

Dodgers 5, Cardinals 3

Phillies 6, Braves 0

Braves 2, Phillies 1

Giants 6, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Groat	6
1	Don Hoak	6
3	Smoky Burgess	4
3	Eddie Mathews	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Smoky Burgess	3
1	Don Hoak	3
3	Bob Skinner	2
4	Don Blasingame	1
4	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Skinner	7
2	Smoky Burgess	5
3	Don Hoak	4
3	Preston Ward	4
5	6 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rocky Colavito	1
1	Don Demeter	1
1	Ray Jablonski	1
1	Willie Mays	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Turley	1.33
2	Johnny Antonelli	1.10
3	Sandy Koufax	0.90
4	Jerry Davie	0.83
5	Camilo Pascual	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Hal Brown	1
1	Jerry Davie	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Antonelli	11
2	Sandy Koufax	9
3	Gary Blaylock	5
3	Jerry Davie	5
3	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Danny McDevitt	1
1	Stu Miller	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.419
2	Smoky Burgess	.370
3	Harvey Kuenn	.354
4	Nellie Fox	.344
5	Willie Mays	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	18
2	Eddie Mathews	16
3	Hank Aaron	14
3	Frank Robinson	14
5	Rocky Colavito	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	47
2	Hank Aaron	46
3	Ernie Banks	45
4	Harmon Killebrew	39
5	5 tied	37

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	14
2	Charlie Neal	10
3	Mickey Mantle	9
4	Willie Mays	8
5	3 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.12
2	Bud Daley	1.58
3	Gene Conley	2.13
4	Harvey Haddix	2.16
5	Jerry Walker	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	8
2	Johnny Antonelli	7
2	Roy Face	7
2	Warren Spahn	7
2	2 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	80
2	Early Wynn	65
3	Herb Score	64
4	Warren Spahn	58
5	Jim Bunning	56

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	8
2	Billy Loes	6
3	Clem Labine	5
4	Tex Clevenger	4
4	3 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Orlando Cepeda	.415
2	Mickey Mantle	.407
3	Dick Williams	.404
4	Luis Aparicio	.389
4	Johnny Logan	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Skinner	7
2	Harmon Killebrew	6
2	Frank Robinson	6
4	Hank Aaron	4
4	10 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Skowron	18
2	Frank Robinson	15
2	Bob Skinner	15
2	Dick Williams	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	7
2	Mickey Mantle	5
3	Ken Boyer	4
3	Orlando Cepeda	4
3	Willie Mays	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.00
1	Ruben Gomez	0.00
1	Ernie Johnson	0.00
4	Bob Grim	0.50
5	Gerry Staley	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Brown	3
1	Lew Burdette	3
1	Don Larsen	3
1	Frank Lary	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	25
2	Danny McDevitt	23
3	Johnny Antonelli	22
3	Sandy Koufax	22
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Henry	3
2	Don Elston	2
2	Roy Face	2
2	Leo Kiely	2
2	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Logan	.394
2	Bill White	.393
3	Hank Aaron	.376
4	Joe Cunningham	.370
5	Mickey Mantle	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	15
2	Rocky Colavito	10
2	Frank Robinson	10
2	Bob Skinner	10
5	Eddie Mathews	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	31
2	Frank Robinson	30
3	Harmon Killebrew	28
4	Ernie Banks	26
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	10
2	Willie Mays	8
3	Charlie Neal	6
3	Tony Taylor	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.82
2	Bud Daley	1.13
3	Don Larsen	1.83
4	Ike Delock	2.08
4	Gene Conley	2.08

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	Don Drysdale	48
2	Jim Bunning	45
3	Early Wynn	43
4	Herb Score	42
5	2 tied	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy Loes	5
2	Don Elston	4
2	Roy Face	4
2	Jim Perry	4
5	3 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.377
2	Al Kaline	.330
3	Willie Mays	.328
4	Pete Runnels	.327
5	Harvey Kuenn	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	49
2	Ernie Banks	47
2	Mickey Mantle	47
4	Frank Robinson	42
5	Hank Aaron	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	136
2	Jackie Jensen	127
3	Hank Aaron	124
4	Rocky Colavito	121
5	Frank Robinson	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	32
1	Willie Mays	32
3	Richie Ashburn	26
4	Mickey Mantle	23
5	Don Blasingame	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.74
2	Whitey Ford	2.19
3	Stu Miller	2.48
4	Billy Pierce	2.77
5	Carl Willey	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	24
2	Warren Spahn	22
3	Johnny Antonelli	19
3	Cal McLish	19
3	Billy Pierce	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	233
2	Jim Bunning	214
3	Early Wynn	195
4	Don Drysdale	192
5	Warren Spahn	167

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	20
2	Dick Hyde	19
3	Don Elston	17
4	Clem Labine	15
5	Ryne Duren	14