On This Day

Monday, May 12, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 13 5 .722 --
Senators 13 9 .591 2.0
Orioles 11 9 .550 3.0
Tigers 12 12 .500 4.0
Athletics 9 10 .474 4.5
Indians 11 13 .458 5.0
Red Sox 10 15 .400 6.5
White Sox 7 13 .350 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 15 7 .682 --
Giants 16 9 .640 0.5
Pirates 15 9 .625 1.0
Cubs 13 13 .500 4.0
Redlegs 9 11 .450 5.0
Phillies 9 15 .375 7.0
Cardinals 8 14 .364 7.0
Dodgers 9 16 .360 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Clint Courtney 3
1 Joe Cunningham 3
1 Willie Mays 3
1 Vic Power 3
1 Bob Schmidt 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 2
1 Daryl Spencer 2
3 Ernie Banks 1
3 Neil Chrisley 1
3 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 5
2 Ernie Banks 2
2 Neil Chrisley 2
2 Clint Courtney 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Taylor 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ruben Gomez 1.43
2 Frank Barnes 0.50
3 Alex Kellner 0.43
4 Frank Sullivan 0.20
5 Ray Moore 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Ruben Gomez 1
1 Dick Hyde 1
1 Phil Paine 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ruben Gomez 10
2 Dick Hyde 5
3 Don Bessent 4
3 Murry Dickson 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Jackson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .483
2 Gil McDougald .403
3 Willie Mays .398
4 Bill Skowron .373
5 Nellie Fox .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Cerv 10
2 Frank Thomas 9
2 Lee Walls 9
4 Orlando Cepeda 8
4 Hank Sauer 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Cerv 28
2 Frank Thomas 23
3 Ernie Banks 21
3 Orlando Cepeda 21
3 Daryl Spencer 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Taylor 7
2 Richie Ashburn 6
3 Luis Aparicio 4
3 Jim Gilliam 4
3 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Harshman 1.25
1 Bob Turley 1.25
3 Dick Hyde 1.32
4 Whitey Ford 1.62
5 Frank Baumann 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 5
1 Jack Harshman 5
1 Warren Spahn 5
4 Bob Buhl 4
4 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ruben Gomez 33
2 Herb Score 32
3 Camilo Pascual 28
3 Johnny Podres 28
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 4
1 Roy Face 4
1 Tom Gorman 4
1 Hal Jeffcoat 4
5 4 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .429
2 Granny Hamner .426
3 Frank Malzone .408
4 Bobby Avila .400
5 Willie Mays .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Thomas 8
2 Bob Cerv 6
3 Orlando Cepeda 5
3 Willie Mays 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 17
2 George Crowe 13
2 Granny Hamner 13
2 Willie Mays 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Taylor 5
2 Richie Ashburn 3
2 Bobby Avila 3
2 Minnie Minoso 3
2 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Porterfield 0.00
2 Dick Hyde 0.60
3 Ron Kline 0.62
4 Turk Farrell 0.71
5 Mike McCormick 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 3
1 Jack Harshman 3
1 Ron Kline 3
1 Vern Law 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 23
2 Ruben Gomez 20
3 Bob Friend 18
3 Ron Kline 18
5 Taylor Phillips 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Zuverink 3
2 Ryne Duren 2
2 Roy Face 2
2 Turk Farrell 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .366
2 Mickey Mantle .363
3 Ted Williams .358
4 Willie Mays .348
5 Bill Skowron .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 48
2 Hank Aaron 41
3 Roy Sievers 39
4 Willie Mays 38
4 Duke Snider 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 123
2 Ernie Banks 118
3 Frank Malzone 111
4 Del Ennis 105
4 2 others tied 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 31
2 Luis Aparicio 29
3 Jim Gilliam 25
4 Don Blasingame 19
4 Johnny Temple 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 2.37
2 Warren Spahn 2.47
3 Billy O'Dell 2.54
4 Bobby Shantz 2.57
5 Bob Buhl 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 22
2 Bob Buhl 21
3 Jim Bunning 20
4 Lew Burdette 17
4 3 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Sanford 182
2 Connie Johnson 180
3 Early Wynn 178
4 Jim Bunning 174
5 Dick Drott 169

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 19
2 Clem Labine 17
3 Marv Grissom 16
4 Roy Face 13
5 4 tied 12