On This Day

Sunday, May 4, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 10 4 .714 --
Senators 9 5 .643 1.0
Athletics 8 7 .533 2.5
Indians 10 9 .526 2.5
Orioles 8 8 .500 3.0
Tigers 8 10 .444 4.0
Red Sox 7 11 .389 5.0
White Sox 4 10 .286 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 11 7 .611 --
Pirates 10 7 .588 0.5
Braves 10 7 .588 0.5
Giants 11 8 .579 0.5
Redlegs 8 6 .571 1.0
Dodgers 8 11 .421 3.5
Phillies 7 10 .412 3.5
Cardinals 3 12 .200 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lee Walls 6
2 Frank Malzone 5
2 Bob Nieman 5
2 Albie Pearson 5
5 6 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roman Mejias 3
2 Orlando Cepeda 2
2 Charlie Neal 2
4 Rocky Bridges 1
4 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Gilliam 4
1 Roman Mejias 4
1 Charlie Neal 4
1 Albie Pearson 4
1 Don Zimmer 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 2
2 Ed Bailey 1
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Orlando Cepeda 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Kline 0.75
1 Milt Pappas 0.75
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.60
4 Harvey Haddix 0.58
5 Johnny Antonelli 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Baumann 1
1 Don Bessent 1
1 Don Elston 1
1 Mike Garcia 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 9
2 Harvey Haddix 7
3 Ron Kline 6
3 Milt Pappas 6
5 Frank Baumann 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 1
1 Don Ferrarese 1
1 Ed Roebuck 1
1 George Zuverink 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .517
2 Don Hoak .397
3 Sherm Lollar .390
4 Johnny Temple .389
5 Bill Skowron .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee Walls 9
2 Bob Cerv 8
2 Hank Sauer 8
4 Eddie Mathews 7
4 Frank Thomas 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Cerv 24
2 Lee Walls 18
3 Orlando Cepeda 17
4 Ernie Banks 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 0.33
2 Jack Harshman 1.00
3 Frank Baumann 1.29
4 Dick Hyde 1.47
5 Milt Pappas 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Elston 4
1 Bob Friend 4
1 Jack Harshman 4
1 Johnny Podres 4
1 Warren Spahn 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 32
2 Johnny Podres 25
3 Ralph Terry 20
4 Carl Erskine 19
4 3 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 4
1 Tom Gorman 4
3 Hal Jeffcoat 3
3 Clem Labine 3
5 10 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .367
2 Stan Musial .366
3 Mickey Mantle .361
4 Willie Mays .342
5 Frank Robinson .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 47
2 Hank Aaron 43
3 Roy Sievers 40
4 Eddie Mathews 38
4 Duke Snider 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 127
2 Ernie Banks 114
3 Del Ennis 108
3 Frank Malzone 108
5 Jackie Jensen 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 32
2 Luis Aparicio 29
3 Jim Gilliam 24
4 Don Blasingame 19
4 2 others tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 2.27
2 Billy O'Dell 2.37
3 Bobby Shantz 2.51
4 Bob Buhl 2.61
5 Warren Spahn 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 21
2 Bob Buhl 20
2 Jim Bunning 20
4 Jack Sanford 19
5 Billy Pierce 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Sanford 198
2 Connie Johnson 190
3 Jim Bunning 185
4 Early Wynn 183
5 Dick Drott 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 19
2 Clem Labine 17
3 Marv Grissom 15
4 Ray Narleski 14
5 Roy Face 13