On This Day

Tuesday, May 13, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 14 5 .737 --
Senators 13 10 .565 3.0
Orioles 11 10 .524 4.0
Tigers 13 12 .520 4.0
Athletics 9 11 .450 5.5
Indians 11 14 .440 6.0
Red Sox 11 15 .423 6.5
White Sox 8 13 .381 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 17 9 .654 --
Braves 15 8 .652 0.5
Pirates 16 9 .640 0.5
Cubs 13 14 .481 4.5
Redlegs 9 12 .429 5.5
Phillies 10 15 .400 6.5
Cardinals 9 14 .391 6.5
Dodgers 9 17 .346 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Mays 5
2 Orlando Cepeda 4
2 Danny O'Connell 4
2 Bob Schmidt 4
2 Daryl Spencer 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 2
1 Charlie Neal 2
1 Daryl Spencer 2
4 Hank Aaron 1
4 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Daryl Spencer 6
2 Jackie Jensen 5
3 Willie Mays 4
3 Charlie Neal 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Mickey Mantle 1
1 Roger Maris 1
1 Willie Mays 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Early Wynn 0.90
2 Sam Jones 0.83
3 Pedro Ramos 0.69
4 Bob Smith 0.64
5 Robin Roberts 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 1
1 Ron Kline 1
1 Don Larsen 1
1 Frank Lary 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Ramos 9
1 Early Wynn 9
3 Bob Smith 7
4 Sam Jones 5
5 Don Gross 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ike Delock 1
1 Marv Grissom 1
1 Don Gross 1
1 Billy Muffett 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .489
2 Willie Mays .427
3 Gil McDougald .394
4 Bill Skowron .373
5 Nellie Fox .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Cerv 10
1 Lee Walls 10
3 Orlando Cepeda 9
3 Frank Thomas 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Cerv 28
2 Daryl Spencer 27
3 Frank Thomas 25
4 Willie Mays 24
5 Orlando Cepeda 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Taylor 7
2 Richie Ashburn 6
3 Luis Aparicio 5
4 Jim Gilliam 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Larsen 0.00
2 Jack Harshman 1.25
2 Bob Turley 1.25
4 Dick Hyde 1.32
5 Whitey Ford 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 5
1 Jack Harshman 5
1 Warren Spahn 5
4 Bob Buhl 4
4 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ruben Gomez 33
2 Herb Score 32
3 Pedro Ramos 30
4 Camilo Pascual 28
4 Johnny Podres 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 4
1 Roy Face 4
1 Tom Gorman 4
1 Marv Grissom 4
1 Hal Jeffcoat 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .442
2 Stan Musial .442
3 Granny Hamner .431
4 Orlando Cepeda .396
5 Bobby Avila .385

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 19
2 Willie Mays 17
3 Daryl Spencer 15
4 Granny Hamner 14
5 3 tied 13

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 Turk Farrell 0.71
4 Frank Lary 1.00
5 Jack Harshman 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Kline 4
2 Bob Friend 3
2 Jack Harshman 3
2 Frank Lary 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 23
2 Ron Kline 21
3 Ruben Gomez 20
4 Bob Friend 18
4 Pedro Ramos 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 3
1 George Zuverink 3
3 Ryne Duren 2
3 Roy Face 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .371
2 Ted Williams .362
3 Mickey Mantle .358
4 Willie Mays .352
5 Bill Skowron .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 48
2 Hank Aaron 40
2 Willie Mays 40
4 Roy Sievers 39
5 Duke Snider 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 119
1 Ernie Banks 119
3 Frank Malzone 110
4 Willie Mays 109
5 Jackie Jensen 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 32
2 Luis Aparicio 30
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 Bobby Shantz 2.50
4 Billy O'Dell 2.54
5 Bob Buhl 2.71

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 183
2 Jack Sanford 182
3 Connie Johnson 180
4 Jim Bunning 173
5 Dick Drott 169

Saves

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