On This Day

Thursday, April 24, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 7 2 .778 --
Athletics 6 3 .667 1.0
Tigers 6 4 .600 1.5
Senators 4 3 .571 2.0
Indians 5 5 .500 2.5
Orioles 3 5 .375 3.5
Red Sox 3 7 .300 4.5
White Sox 2 7 .222 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 6 2 .750 --
Giants 6 3 .667 0.5
Braves 5 3 .625 1.0
Redlegs 4 3 .571 1.5
Phillies 3 4 .429 2.5
Pirates 3 5 .375 3.0
Dodgers 3 6 .333 3.5
Cardinals 2 6 .250 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Aaron 3
1 Ed Bailey 3
1 Mike Baxes 3
1 Del Ennis 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee Walls 3
2 Hank Aaron 2
2 Hank Sauer 2
4 Bob Bowman 1
4 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee Walls 8
2 Vic Power 3
2 Hank Sauer 3
4 Hank Aaron 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Clemente 1
1 Tony Taylor 1
1 Sammy White 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Tomanek 0.60
2 Mike Fornieles 0.44
2 Warren Spahn 0.44
4 Bob Shaw 0.43
4 Curt Simmons 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wally Burnette 1
1 Ray Crone 1
1 Gene Fodge 1
1 Mike Fornieles 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Moore 5
2 Mike Fornieles 4
2 Bob Friend 4
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 4
2 Warren Spahn 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 1
1 Tom Gorman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .500
2 Brooks Robinson .481
3 Rocky Colavito .455
4 Harvey Kuenn .415
5 Gil McDougald .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 5
2 Hank Aaron 4
2 Bob Cerv 4
2 Jackie Jensen 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Cerv 15
2 Jackie Jensen 11
2 Daryl Spencer 11
2 Lee Walls 11
5 Stan Musial 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Piersall 3
2 Luis Aparicio 2
2 Richie Ashburn 2
2 Gary Geiger 2
2 2 others tied 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 Bob Friend 2
1 8 others tied 2

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gorman 4
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 .376
2 Mickey Mantle .361
3 Stan Musial .354
4 Willie Mays .339
5 Hank Aaron .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 46
1 Ernie Banks 46
3 Roy Sievers 40
4 Duke Snider 39
5 Ted Williams 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 135
2 Jackie Jensen 114
3 Ernie Banks 110
3 Del Ennis 110
5 Stan Musial 108

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 2.55
5 Jim Bunning 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 21
2 Jim Bunning 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 Dick Drott 171

Saves

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