On This Day

Saturday, April 26, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 8 3 .727 --
Senators 6 3 .667 1.0
Athletics 7 4 .636 1.0
Indians 7 5 .583 1.5
Tigers 6 6 .500 2.5
Orioles 4 6 .400 3.5
White Sox 3 8 .273 5.0
Red Sox 3 9 .250 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 8 3 .727 --
Braves 7 3 .700 0.5
Cubs 6 4 .600 1.5
Pirates 5 5 .500 2.5
Redlegs 4 5 .444 3.0
Dodgers 4 7 .364 4.0
Phillies 3 6 .333 4.0
Cardinals 3 7 .300 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Baxes 3
1 Rocky Bridges 3
1 Roberto Clemente 3
1 Al Dark 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Mazeroski 2
2 Joe Adcock 1
2 Harry Anderson 1
2 Andy Carey 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Mazeroski 4
2 Joe Adcock 2
2 Harry Anderson 2
2 Chico Carrasquel 2
2 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Jim Gilliam 1
1 Jim Landis 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Turley 1.00
2 Mudcat Grant 0.83
3 Bob Buhl 0.71
4 Johnny Antonelli 0.62
4 Billy Loes 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 1
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Don Gross 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Antonelli 5
1 Bob Buhl 5
1 Mudcat Grant 5
1 Billy Loes 5
1 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tex Clevenger 1
1 Billy Muffett 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .524
2 Harvey Kuenn .429
3 Willie Mays .426
4 Hank Sauer .407
5 Brooks Robinson .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 5
1 Hank Sauer 5
1 Lee Walls 5
4 Hank Aaron 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Cerv 16
2 Daryl Spencer 12
2 Lee Walls 12
4 Del Ennis 11
4 Jackie Jensen 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 3
1 Richie Ashburn 3
1 Jim Piersall 3
4 Gary Geiger 2
4 3 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 0.00
1 Don Larsen 0.00
3 Whitey Ford 0.47
4 Bob Purkey 0.52
5 Bob Rush 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 3
2 Bud Byerly 2
2 Paul Foytack 2
2 Bob Friend 2
2 15 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 26
2 Ralph Terry 16
3 Bob Buhl 14
3 Carl Erskine 14
3 3 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gorman 4
2 Ryne Duren 2
2 Roy Face 2
2 Hal Jeffcoat 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .373
2 Mickey Mantle .358
3 Stan Musial .355
4 Willie Mays .341
5 Frank Robinson .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 45
1 Ernie Banks 45
3 Roy Sievers 40
4 Duke Snider 39
5 Ted Williams 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 133
2 Jackie Jensen 111
3 Del Ennis 109
4 Ernie Banks 107
5 2 tied 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 37
2 Luis Aparicio 29
3 Jim Gilliam 25
4 Don Blasingame 21
5 Johnny Temple 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 2.36
2 Bobby Shantz 2.46
3 Bob Buhl 2.51
4 Billy O'Dell 2.55
5 Warren Spahn 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 21
2 Bob Buhl 20
2 Jim Bunning 20
4 Billy Pierce 19
4 Jack Sanford 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 191
2 Connie Johnson 188
2 Jack Sanford 188
4 Jim Bunning 183
5 2 tied 170

Saves

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