On This Day

Monday, May 5, 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
Orioles 8 8 .500 3.0
Indians 10 10 .500 3.0
Tigers 8 10 .444 4.0
Red Sox 8 11 .421 4.5
White Sox 4 10 .286 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 11 7 .611 --
Cubs 11 7 .611 0.0
Braves 10 7 .588 0.5
Redlegs 8 6 .571 1.0
Giants 11 9 .550 1.0
Phillies 8 10 .444 3.0
Dodgers 8 12 .400 4.0
Cardinals 3 12 .200 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Avila 3
1 Orlando Cepeda 3
1 Ray Jablonski 3
1 Dave Philley 3
5 11 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Brown 1
1 Don Buddin 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 Carl Furillo 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Granny Hamner 5
2 Dick Brown 3
2 Ray Jablonski 3
2 R C Stevens 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Avila 1
1 Minnie Minoso 1
1 Bob Skinner 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ruben Gomez 0.40
1 Bob Smith 0.40
3 Vern Law 0.31
4 Ray Narleski 0.23
5 Ray Semproch 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Law 1
1 Ray Semproch 1
1 Bob Smith 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ruben Gomez 4
1 Vern Law 4
1 Bob Smith 4
4 Ray Narleski 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Gross 1
1 Frank Sullivan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .517
2 Mickey Vernon .400
3 Don Hoak .397
4 Sherm Lollar .390
5 Johnny Temple .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee Walls 9
2 Bob Cerv 8
2 Hank Sauer 8
2 Frank Thomas 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Cerv 24
2 Orlando Cepeda 18
2 Lee Walls 18
4 Frank Thomas 17
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 5
2 Luis Aparicio 4
2 Tony Taylor 4
4 Minnie Minoso 3
4 3 others tied 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 Ruben Gomez 23
4 Ralph Terry 20
5 3 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 .365
2 Stan Musial .365
3 Mickey Mantle .363
4 Willie Mays .342
5 Frank Robinson .318

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 Frank Malzone 109
4 Del Ennis 108
5 2 tied 105

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 18
5 Billy Pierce 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Connie Johnson 190
2 Jack Sanford 188
3 Jim Bunning 185
4 Early Wynn 176
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