On This Day

Sunday, May 18, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 19 5 .792 --
Athletics 13 12 .520 6.5
Indians 15 16 .484 7.5
Orioles 12 13 .480 7.5
Red Sox 14 16 .467 8.0
Senators 13 15 .464 8.0
Tigers 13 17 .433 9.0
White Sox 11 16 .407 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 21 11 .656 --
Braves 17 9 .654 1.0
Pirates 17 14 .548 3.5
Phillies 14 16 .467 6.0
Cubs 15 18 .455 6.5
Cardinals 13 16 .448 6.5
Redlegs 11 14 .440 6.5
Dodgers 11 21 .344 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Boyer 5
1 Danny O'Connell 5
3 Richie Ashburn 4
3 Bobby Avila 4
3 12 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 2
1 Dick Gernert 2
3 Harry Anderson 1
3 Bob Boyd 1
3 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 4
1 George Crowe 4
1 Dick Gernert 4
1 Willie Kirkland 4
1 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 2
2 Richie Ashburn 1
2 Orlando Cepeda 1
2 Billy Harrell 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Duke Maas 2.00
2 Johnny Antonelli 1.14
3 Paul Foytack 1.00
3 Bob Turley 1.00
5 Early Wynn 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 1
1 Frank Barnes 1
1 Carl Erskine 1
1 Duke Maas 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Antonelli 8
2 Carl Erskine 7
3 Bob Turley 6
4 Mudcat Grant 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 1
1 Turk Farrell 1
1 Leo Kiely 1
1 Billy Muffett 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .476
2 Willie Mays .406
3 Gil McDougald .373
4 Harvey Kuenn .368
5 Nellie Fox .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Thomas 12
2 Orlando Cepeda 11
2 Bob Cerv 11
2 Willie Mays 11
2 Lee Walls 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Daryl Spencer 31
2 Bob Cerv 30
2 Frank Thomas 30
4 Willie Mays 29
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 10
2 Tony Taylor 8
3 Richie Ashburn 7
4 Jim Gilliam 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 0.83
2 Dick Hyde 1.27
3 Whitey Ford 1.70
4 Warren Spahn 1.86
5 Don Mossi 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 6
1 Bob Turley 6
3 Don Elston 5
3 Bob Friend 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ruben Gomez 41
2 Bob Turley 38
3 Johnny Antonelli 35
3 Sam Jones 35
3 Pedro Ramos 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 6
2 Hal Jeffcoat 5
3 Roy Face 4
3 Tom Gorman 4
3 4 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .435
2 Willie Mays .417
3 Nellie Fox .404
4 George Crowe .385
5 Al Smith .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 10
2 Orlando Cepeda 7
3 Frank Thomas 6
4 Dick Gernert 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 22
2 Frank Thomas 17
3 George Crowe 16
4 Carl Furillo 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 6
2 Richie Ashburn 4
2 Mickey Mantle 4
2 Willie Mays 4
2 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Paine 0.00
1 Stu Miller 0.00
1 Leo Kiely 0.00
4 Dick Hyde 0.56
5 Larry Jackson 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 3
1 Ron Kline 3
1 Vern Law 3
1 Don Mossi 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ruben Gomez 22
1 Bob Turley 22
3 Johnny Antonelli 21
3 Sam Jones 21
5 Early Wynn 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 4
2 George Zuverink 3
3 Marv Grissom 2
3 Don Gross 2
3 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .372
2 Ted Williams .362
3 Mickey Mantle .354
4 Willie Mays .354
5 Bill Skowron .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 48
2 Willie Mays 43
3 Hank Aaron 40
4 Roy Sievers 38
5 Duke Snider 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 120
1 Ernie Banks 120
3 Willie Mays 113
4 Frank Malzone 110
5 Stan Musial 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 35
2 Willie Mays 33
3 Jim Gilliam 25
4 Johnny Temple 20
5 Don Blasingame 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 2.26
2 Warren Spahn 2.42
3 Billy O'Dell 2.49
4 Bobby Shantz 2.65
5 Dick Donovan 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 23
2 Bob Buhl 20
3 Jim Bunning 19
4 Jack Sanford 18
4 Bob Turley 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Sanford 183
2 Early Wynn 181
3 Dick Drott 178
4 Bob Turley 173
5 Connie Johnson 170

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 19
2 Marv Grissom 17
2 Clem Labine 17
4 Turk Farrell 13
4 George Zuverink 13