On This Day

Wednesday, May 7, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 10 4 .714 --
Senators 10 6 .625 1.0
Athletics 8 7 .533 2.5
Orioles 8 8 .500 3.0
Indians 10 10 .500 3.0
Tigers 9 11 .450 4.0
Red Sox 9 11 .450 4.0
White Sox 4 11 .267 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 13 7 .650 --
Braves 12 7 .632 0.5
Giants 13 9 .591 1.0
Pirates 11 9 .550 2.0
Redlegs 8 8 .500 3.0
Phillies 9 11 .450 4.0
Dodgers 9 13 .409 5.0
Cardinals 3 14 .176 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Aspromonte 5
2 Jim Lemon 4
2 Albie Pearson 4
2 Red Schoendienst 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 2
2 Reno Bertoia 1
2 Wes Covington 1
2 Carl Furillo 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reno Bertoia 5
2 Bob Schmidt 4
3 Hank Aaron 3
3 Carl Furillo 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Red Schoendienst 1
1 Sammy Taylor 1
1 Tony Taylor 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hal Griggs 0.58
2 Frank Lary 0.44
2 Taylor Phillips 0.44
4 Lew Burdette 0.33
4 Fred Kipp 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Hal Griggs 1
1 Frank Lary 1
1 Taylor Phillips 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Lary 8
2 Hal Griggs 7
3 Fred Kipp 5
3 Johnny Klippstein 5
5 Taylor Phillips 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .529
2 Bill Skowron .382
3 Don Hoak .379
4 Johnny Temple .373
5 Willie Mays .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Thomas 9
1 Lee Walls 9
3 Orlando Cepeda 8
3 Bob Cerv 8
3 Hank Sauer 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Cerv 24
2 Orlando Cepeda 19
2 Daryl Spencer 19
4 Eddie Mathews 18
4 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 6
2 Tony Taylor 5
3 Luis Aparicio 4
3 Jim Gilliam 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 0.33
2 Turk Farrell 0.50
3 Jack Harshman 1.00
4 Gerry Staley 1.04
5 Frank Baumann 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 4
1 Don Elston 4
1 Bob Friend 4
1 Jack Harshman 4
1 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 32
2 Johnny Podres 25
3 Ruben Gomez 23
4 Camilo Pascual 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 4
1 Tom Gorman 4
3 Marv Grissom 3
3 Hal Jeffcoat 3
3 Clem Labine 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .367
2 Ted Williams .364
3 Mickey Mantle .360
4 Willie Mays .347
5 Bill Skowron .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 47
2 Hank Aaron 42
3 Roy Sievers 40
4 Duke Snider 38
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 127
2 Ernie Banks 114
3 Frank Malzone 110
4 Del Ennis 104
4 Roy Sievers 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 32
2 Luis Aparicio 29
3 Jim Gilliam 26
4 Don Blasingame 19
4 Chico Fernandez 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 2.27
2 Billy O'Dell 2.37
3 Bobby Shantz 2.54
4 Bob Buhl 2.61
5 Warren Spahn 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 21
1 Warren Spahn 21
3 Jim Bunning 20
4 Jack Sanford 18
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Sanford 191
2 Connie Johnson 188
3 Jim Bunning 181
4 Early Wynn 176
5 Dick Drott 172

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 19
2 Clem Labine 17
3 Marv Grissom 16
4 Ray Narleski 14
5 Roy Face 13