On This Day

Thursday, May 22, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 22 5 .815 --
Orioles 14 14 .500 8.5
Athletics 14 14 .500 8.5
Indians 17 17 .500 8.5
Red Sox 16 17 .485 9.0
Senators 14 17 .452 10.0
White Sox 12 18 .400 11.5
Tigers 13 20 .394 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 23 12 .657 --
Braves 19 11 .633 1.5
Pirates 18 15 .545 4.0
Cubs 17 19 .472 6.5
Phillies 15 18 .455 7.0
Cardinals 14 17 .452 7.0
Redlegs 11 17 .393 8.5
Dodgers 13 21 .382 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Richie Ashburn 3
1 Ernie Banks 3
1 Orlando Cepeda 3
1 Billy Gardner 3
1 Bob Martyn 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 Chuck Essegian 1
1 Billy Harrell 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Torre 5
2 Ernie Banks 4
2 Ted Williams 4
4 Hank Aaron 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Cerv 1
1 Neil Chrisley 1
1 Jim Landis 1
1 Roger Maris 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Camilo Pascual 4.00
2 Jack Sanford 0.50
3 Moe Drabowsky 0.47
4 Mudcat Grant 0.45
5 2 tied 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Ryne Duren 1
1 Mike Fornieles 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Moe Drabowsky 8
2 Tom Brewer 5
2 Ryne Duren 5
2 Mudcat Grant 5
2 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .459
2 Willie Mays .414
3 Gil McDougald .372
4 Mickey Vernon .370
5 Nellie Fox .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Thomas 13
2 Orlando Cepeda 12
2 Willie Mays 12
4 Bob Cerv 11
4 Lee Walls 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Daryl Spencer 33
1 Frank Thomas 33
3 Willie Mays 31
4 Bob Cerv 30
5 2 tied 29

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 Whitey Ford 1.75
3 Dick Hyde 1.85
4 Bob Rush 1.91
5 Warren Spahn 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 6
1 Warren Spahn 6
1 Bob Turley 6
4 Don Elston 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ruben Gomez 41
2 Sam Jones 40
3 Bob Turley 38
4 Camilo Pascual 37
5 3 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 6
2 Hal Jeffcoat 5
2 George Zuverink 5
4 Roy Face 4
4 5 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Nieman .533
2 Willie Mays .481
3 George Crowe .417
3 Jackie Jensen .417
5 Nellie Fox .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 11
2 Jackie Jensen 5
2 Daryl Spencer 5
4 Orlando Cepeda 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 22
2 Frank Thomas 15
3 George Crowe 14
3 Daryl Spencer 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 6
2 Mickey Mantle 4
2 Willie Mays 4
4 Jackie Jensen 3
4 Tony Taylor 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Leo Kiely 0.00
2 Clem Labine 0.57
3 Larry Jackson 0.75
4 Bob Turley 1.33
5 2 tied 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 3
1 Sam Jones 3
1 Don Mossi 3
1 Robin Roberts 3
1 Bob Turley 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 26
2 Bob Turley 22
3 Dick Tomanek 21
4 Bob Friend 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 4
2 George Zuverink 3
3 Larry Jackson 2
3 Hal Jeffcoat 2
3 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .466
2 Willie Mays .404
3 Gil McDougald .368
4 Daryl Spencer .362
5 Mickey Vernon .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 12
1 Frank Thomas 12
3 Lee Walls 11
4 Orlando Cepeda 10
5 Bob Cerv 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 29
2 Willie Mays 27
3 Daryl Spencer 26
4 Ernie Banks 23
4 3 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 1.00
2 Dick Hyde 1.33
3 Don Mossi 1.61
4 Bob Rush 1.74
5 Whitey Ford 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Elston 5
1 Bob Friend 5
1 Vern Law 5
1 Warren Spahn 5
1 Bob Turley 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 37
2 Johnny Antonelli 33
2 Bob Friend 33
2 Ruben Gomez 33
2 Camilo Pascual 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 5
1 George Zuverink 5
3 Roy Face 4
3 Billy Muffett 4
5 5 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .376
2 Willie Mays .355
3 Mickey Mantle .354
4 Ted Williams .352
5 Bill Skowron .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 48
2 Willie Mays 42
3 Hank Aaron 38
3 Roy Sievers 38
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 123
2 Hank Aaron 119
3 Frank Malzone 111
3 Willie Mays 111
5 Stan Musial 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 35
2 Willie Mays 28
3 Jim Gilliam 25
4 Johnny Temple 20
5 Don Blasingame 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 2.28
2 Warren Spahn 2.35
3 Billy O'Dell 2.59
4 Whitey Ford 2.64
5 Bob Buhl 2.68

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 188
2 Dick Drott 173
2 Bob Turley 173
2 Early Wynn 173
5 Moe Drabowsky 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 19
2 Marv Grissom 17
2 Clem Labine 17
4 George Zuverink 14
5 Turk Farrell 13