On This Day

Wednesday, April 30, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 9 4 .692 --
Athletics 8 4 .667 0.5
Senators 7 4 .636 1.0
Tigers 8 7 .533 2.0
Indians 7 7 .500 2.5
Orioles 5 6 .455 3.0
Red Sox 4 10 .286 5.5
White Sox 3 9 .250 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 9 5 .643 --
Cubs 8 5 .615 0.5
Braves 8 5 .615 0.5
Pirates 7 5 .583 1.0
Redlegs 6 5 .545 1.5
Phillies 5 7 .417 3.0
Dodgers 5 9 .357 4.0
Cardinals 3 10 .231 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Orlando Cepeda 4
2 Bob Cerv 3
2 Al Dark 3
2 Al Kaline 3
2 Bill Virdon 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 2
1 Bob Cerv 2
1 Frank Robinson 2
4 Orlando Cepeda 1
4 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Cerv 5
2 Ernie Banks 3
2 Jim Davenport 3
4 Frank Bolling 2
4 14 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Orlando Cepeda 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Kline 1.50
2 Frank Lary 0.75
3 Pedro Ramos 0.56
4 Lindy McDaniel 0.44
5 Jack Harshman 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 1
1 Jim Brosnan 1
1 Tex Clevenger 1
1 Ned Garver 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Kline 6
1 Frank Lary 6
1 Herb Score 6
4 Pedro Ramos 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .528
2 Johnny Temple .405
3 Bob Cerv .400
3 Roberto Clemente .400
3 Brooks Robinson .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee Walls 8
2 Hank Sauer 7
3 Bob Cerv 6
3 Eddie Mathews 6
5 Ernie Banks 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Cerv 21
2 Lee Walls 16
3 Daryl Spencer 14
4 Orlando Cepeda 13
4 2 others tied 13

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 Gerry Staley 0.75
4 Bob Purkey 1.03
5 Jack Harshman 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 3
1 Bob Friend 3
1 Ned Garver 3
1 Jack Harshman 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 32
2 Johnny Podres 19
2 Warren Spahn 19
4 Pedro Ramos 17
5 3 tied 16

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 .359
3 Stan Musial .358
4 Willie Mays .342
5 Frank Robinson .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 47
2 Hank Aaron 44
3 Roy Sievers 40
4 Duke Snider 38
4 Ted Williams 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 131
2 Ernie Banks 111
3 Del Ennis 110
4 Jackie Jensen 108
5 Minnie Minoso 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 33
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 2.51
3 Billy O'Dell 2.62
4 Bob Buhl 2.62
5 Johnny Podres 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 21
2 Bob Buhl 20
2 Jim Bunning 20
4 Jack Sanford 19
5 Billy Pierce 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Sanford 191
2 Connie Johnson 187
3 Early Wynn 183
4 Jim Bunning 182
5 Dick Drott 175

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 19
2 Clem Labine 16
3 Ray Narleski 15
4 Marv Grissom 14
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 12