On This Day

Wednesday, April 23, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 7 2 .778 --
Tigers 6 3 .667 1.0
Athletics 5 3 .625 1.5
Senators 4 3 .571 2.0
Indians 4 5 .444 3.0
Orioles 3 4 .429 3.0
White Sox 2 6 .250 4.5
Red Sox 2 7 .222 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 5 2 .714 --
Redlegs 4 2 .667 0.5
Giants 5 3 .625 0.5
Braves 4 3 .571 1.0
Phillies 3 3 .500 1.5
Dodgers 3 5 .375 2.5
Pirates 2 5 .286 3.0
Cardinals 2 5 .286 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Daryl Spencer 4
2 Don Blasingame 3
2 Orlando Cepeda 3
2 Rocky Colavito 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Avila 1
1 Foster Castleman 1
1 Gil Hodges 1
1 Willie Kirkland 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Lemon 3
1 Rip Repulski 3
1 Bobby Thomson 3
4 Ken Boyer 2
4 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 2
2 Hank Bauer 1
2 Don Blasingame 1
2 Jim Piersall 1
2 Jim Rivera 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Herb Score 1.86
2 Sam Jones 0.73
3 Bob Purkey 0.71
4 Carl Erskine 0.64
5 Billy Pierce 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Brewer 1
1 Bud Byerly 1
1 Don Elston 1
1 Paul Foytack 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 13
2 Sam Jones 8
3 Carl Erskine 7
4 Billy Pierce 5
4 Bob Purkey 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dolan Nichols 1
1 Murray Wall 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brooks Robinson .500
2 Stan Musial .467
3 Harvey Kuenn .459
4 Rocky Colavito .455
5 Ernie Banks .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Cerv 4
1 Jackie Jensen 4
1 Eddie Mathews 4
1 Stan Musial 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Cerv 14
2 Jackie Jensen 10
2 Daryl Spencer 10
4 Del Ennis 9
4 Stan Musial 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Piersall 3
2 Luis Aparicio 2
2 Richie Ashburn 2
2 Gary Geiger 2
2 Frank Robinson 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Larsen 0.00
1 Bob Turley 0.00
3 Bob Buhl 0.51
4 Bob Purkey 0.52
5 Ray Semproch 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 2
1 Bud Byerly 2
1 Paul Foytack 2
1 Ned Garver 2
1 6 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 26
2 Carl Erskine 14
2 Johnny Podres 14
4 Jack Harshman 11
4 3 others tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gorman 3
2 Ryne Duren 2
2 Hal Jeffcoat 2
2 Clem Labine 2
2 Gerry Staley 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .380
2 Mickey Mantle .359
3 Stan Musial .350
4 Willie Mays .339
5 Frank Robinson .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 46
2 Hank Aaron 44
3 Roy Sievers 41
4 Duke Snider 39
5 Ted Williams 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 133
2 Jackie Jensen 113
3 Ernie Banks 110
3 Del Ennis 110
5 Roy Sievers 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 38
2 Luis Aparicio 28
3 Jim Gilliam 24
4 Don Blasingame 21
5 Johnny Temple 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Shantz 2.46
2 Bob Turley 2.48
3 Bob Buhl 2.53
4 Billy O'Dell 2.53
5 Jim Bunning 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 20
1 Warren Spahn 20
3 Bob Buhl 19
3 Billy Pierce 19
3 Jack Sanford 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Sanford 188
1 Early Wynn 188
3 Connie Johnson 184
4 Jim Bunning 180
5 Billy Pierce 173

Saves

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