On This Day

Sunday, April 27, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 8 3 .727 --
Athletics 7 4 .636 1.0
Senators 6 4 .600 1.5
Tigers 7 6 .538 2.0
Indians 7 6 .538 2.0
Orioles 4 6 .400 3.5
Red Sox 4 9 .308 5.0
White Sox 3 8 .273 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 8 4 .667 --
Cubs 7 4 .636 0.5
Braves 7 4 .636 0.5
Pirates 5 5 .500 2.0
Redlegs 4 5 .444 2.5
Dodgers 5 7 .417 3.0
Phillies 4 6 .400 3.0
Cardinals 3 8 .273 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Richie Ashburn 3
1 Billy Harrell 3
1 Gail Harris 3
4 Reno Bertoia 2
4 20 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Ken Boyer 1
1 Dick Brown 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chico Fernandez 3
1 Dick Gray 3
1 Dale Long 3
4 Richie Ashburn 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Wilson 2
2 Frank Bolling 1
2 Jim Gilliam 1
2 Don Zimmer 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Drott 0.71
1 Ruben Gomez 0.71
3 Jack Sanford 0.64
4 Russ Kemmerer 0.43
5 Johnny Podres 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Elston 1
1 Billy Hoeft 1
1 Johnny Podres 1
1 Jack Sanford 1
1 Dave Sisler 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Sanford 7
2 Dick Drott 5
2 Ruben Gomez 5
2 Johnny Podres 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Presko 1
1 Freddy Rodriguez 1
1 Murray Wall 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .533
2 Richie Ashburn .429
3 Harvey Kuenn .415
4 Willie Mays .412
5 Brooks Robinson .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 6
2 Eddie Mathews 5
2 Lee Walls 5
4 Hank Aaron 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Cerv 16
2 Lee Walls 13
3 Daryl Spencer 12
4 Del Ennis 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 3
1 Richie Ashburn 3
1 Jim Piersall 3
4 Gary Geiger 2
4 5 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 2 tied 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 3
1 Johnny Podres 3
3 Bud Byerly 2
3 Don Elston 2
3 19 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 26
2 Johnny Podres 19
3 Ralph Terry 16
4 Bob Buhl 14
4 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 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .374
2 Mickey Mantle .360
3 Stan Musial .356
4 Willie Mays .339
5 Hank Aaron .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 45
1 Ernie Banks 45
3 Roy Sievers 40
4 Duke Snider 38
5 Ted Williams 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 133
2 Del Ennis 109
2 Jackie Jensen 109
4 Ernie Banks 108
5 2 tied 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 37
2 Luis Aparicio 29
3 Jim Gilliam 26
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 Johnny Podres 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 20
1 Jim Bunning 20
1 Jack Sanford 20
1 Warren Spahn 20
5 Billy Pierce 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Sanford 195
2 Early Wynn 191
3 Connie Johnson 188
4 Jim Bunning 183
5 Dick Drott 175

Saves

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