On This Day

Thursday, April 17, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 2 0 1.000 --
Tigers 2 1 .667 0.5
Yankees 2 1 .667 0.5
Athletics 2 1 .667 0.5
White Sox 1 2 .333 1.5
Senators 1 2 .333 1.5
Indians 1 2 .333 1.5
Red Sox 1 3 .250 2.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 2 0 1.000 --
Phillies 1 0 1.000 0.5
Giants 2 1 .667 0.5
Pirates 1 1 .500 1.0
Braves 1 1 .500 1.0
Dodgers 1 2 .333 1.5
Redlegs 0 1 .000 1.5
Cardinals 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Davenport 4
1 Pete Runnels 4
3 Tito Francona 3
3 Elston Howard 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 2
2 Reno Bertoia 1
2 Bob Cerv 1
2 Gino Cimoli 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 5
2 Bob Cerv 2
2 Jim Davenport 2
2 Al Smith 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Reno Bertoia 1
1 Gary Geiger 1
1 Willie Kirkland 1
1 Gil McDougald 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Brewer 0.56
1 Johnny Kucks 0.56
3 Glen Hobbie 0.50
3 Lindy McDaniel 0.50
5 Mudcat Grant 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Barclay 1
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Jack Harshman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Brewer 5
1 Mudcat Grant 5
1 Johnny Kucks 5
1 Lindy McDaniel 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 1
1 Ed Mayer 1
1 Gerry Staley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brooks Robinson .833
2 Gus Triandos .625
3 Frank Bolling .615
4 Charlie Maxwell .571
5 Roberto Clemente .556

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 4
2 Jackie Jensen 3
3 Bob Cerv 2
3 Sherm Lollar 2
3 Gus Triandos 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Cerv 9
2 Eddie Mathews 7
3 Jackie Jensen 5
4 Frank Bolling 4
4 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ted Beard 1
1 Reno Bertoia 1
1 Gary Geiger 1
1 Willie Kirkland 1
1 6 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Bunning 0.00
1 Ned Garver 0.00
1 Ruben Gomez 0.00
1 Don Larsen 0.00
1 11 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Barclay 1
1 Ron Blackburn 1
1 Jim Brosnan 1
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 16 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Podres 11
2 Dave Sisler 8
3 Ralph Terry 7
4 Ruben Gomez 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 1
1 Tom Gorman 1
1 Marv Grissom 1
1 Ed Mayer 1
1 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .389
2 Mickey Mantle .362
3 Stan Musial .345
4 Willie Mays .333
5 Frank Robinson .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 44
2 Ernie Banks 43
3 Roy Sievers 41
3 Duke Snider 41
5 Ted Williams 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 132
2 Roy Sievers 113
3 Jackie Jensen 108
4 Vic Wertz 104
5 3 tied 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 38
2 Luis Aparicio 27
3 Jim Gilliam 26
4 Don Blasingame 20
5 Johnny Temple 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Shantz 2.45
2 Jim Bunning 2.58
3 Johnny Podres 2.59
4 Tom Sturdivant 2.61
5 Bob Turley 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 21
2 Warren Spahn 20
3 Billy Pierce 19
3 Jack Sanford 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Sanford 188
2 Early Wynn 187
3 Jim Bunning 185
4 Connie Johnson 181
5 Moe Drabowsky 170

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 19
2 Clem Labine 17
3 Ray Narleski 16
4 Marv Grissom 15
5 2 tied 12