On This Day

Friday, May 2, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 10 4 .714 --
Senators 8 5 .615 1.5
Athletics 8 6 .571 2.0
Indians 9 7 .563 2.0
Tigers 8 8 .500 3.0
Orioles 5 8 .385 4.5
Red Sox 6 10 .375 5.0
White Sox 4 10 .286 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 10 5 .667 --
Giants 10 6 .625 0.5
Redlegs 7 5 .583 1.5
Pirates 8 6 .571 1.5
Braves 8 7 .533 2.0
Phillies 6 8 .429 3.5
Dodgers 6 10 .375 4.5
Cardinals 3 11 .214 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Crowe 3
1 Gene Green 3
1 Don Hoak 3
1 Tony Kubek 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walt Moryn 2
2 Jim Bolger 1
2 Bob Cerv 1
2 Wes Covington 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Crowe 6
2 Jim Bolger 3
2 Bill Skowron 3
2 Don Zimmer 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Ted Beard 1
1 Reno Bertoia 1
1 Chico Fernandez 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Camilo Pascual 1.18
2 Ralph Terry 0.67
3 Jim Bunning 0.62
4 Dave Sisler 0.57
5 Johnny Podres 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Elston 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Brooks Lawrence 1
1 Mike McCormick 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 13
2 Jack Sanford 7
3 Johnny Podres 6
4 Jim Bunning 5
4 Mike McCormick 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 1
1 Hal Jeffcoat 1
1 Clem Labine 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .509
2 Johnny Temple .422
3 Don Hoak .408
4 Willie Mays .406
5 Brooks Robinson .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee Walls 9
2 Bob Cerv 8
3 Hank Sauer 7
4 Eddie Mathews 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Cerv 24
2 Lee Walls 17
3 Daryl Spencer 16
4 Chico Carrasquel 14
4 Orlando Cepeda 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 4
2 Richie Ashburn 3
2 Jim Piersall 3
2 Tony Taylor 3
5 10 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Larsen 0.00
2 Bob Turley 0.33
3 Bob Purkey 1.03
4 Gerry Staley 1.17
5 Jack Harshman 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Podres 4
2 Bob Buhl 3
2 Don Elston 3
2 Bob Friend 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 32
2 Johnny Podres 25
3 Ralph Terry 20
4 Ruben Gomez 19
4 Warren Spahn 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gorman 4
2 Hal Jeffcoat 3
2 Clem Labine 3
4 Ryne Duren 2
4 7 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .364
2 Mickey Mantle .360
3 Stan Musial .357
4 Willie Mays .344
5 Frank Robinson .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 46
2 Hank Aaron 44
3 Roy Sievers 41
4 Duke Snider 38
5 Eddie Mathews 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 131
2 Ernie Banks 111
3 Del Ennis 107
3 Jackie Jensen 107
5 Frank Malzone 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 33
2 Luis Aparicio 29
3 Jim Gilliam 25
4 Don Blasingame 19
4 2 others tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 2.30
2 Billy O'Dell 2.45
3 Bobby Shantz 2.51
4 Bob Buhl 2.61
5 Tom Sturdivant 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 20
1 Jim Bunning 20
1 Warren Spahn 20
4 Jack Sanford 19
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Sanford 198
2 Connie Johnson 190
3 Jim Bunning 185
4 Early Wynn 183
5 Dick Drott 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 19
2 Clem Labine 17
3 Marv Grissom 15
4 Ray Narleski 14
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 12