On This Day

Friday, May 23, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	23	5	.821	--
Indians	18	17	.514	8.5
Red Sox	17	17	.500	9.0
Orioles	14	15	.483	9.5
Athletics	14	15	.483	9.5
Senators	14	18	.438	11.0
White Sox	13	18	.419	11.5
Tigers	13	21	.382	13.0

Games

White Sox 1, Orioles 0

Indians 2, Senators 1

Yankees 8, Tigers 1

Red Sox 9, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	24	12	.667	--
Braves	19	12	.613	2.5
Pirates	19	15	.559	4.0
Cubs	18	19	.486	6.5
Phillies	15	19	.441	8.0
Cardinals	14	18	.438	8.0
Redlegs	12	17	.414	8.5
Dodgers	13	22	.371	10.5

Games

Redlegs 4, Dodgers 1

Giants 5, Braves 3

Cubs 11, Phillies 4

Pirates 3, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ted Williams	4
2	Al Dark	3
2	Chuck Essegian	3
2	Jim Gilliam	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Bailey	1
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Don Buddin	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Dark	3
1	Dick Gernert	3
1	Elston Howard	3
1	Gil McDougald	3
5	8 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Harrell	1
1	Billy Moran	1
1	Herb Plews	1
1	Frank Robinson	1
1	Bob Skinner	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Early Wynn	1.80
2	Johnny Antonelli	1.25
3	Warren Spahn	1.00
4	Willard Nixon	0.75
5	Jack Harshman	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Glen Hobbie	1
1	Ron Kline	1
1	Cal McLish	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	9
2	Warren Spahn	8
3	Ray Herbert	6
4	Johnny Antonelli	5
4	4 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Gross	1
1	Hal Jeffcoat	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.470
2	Willie Mays	.417
3	Gil McDougald	.374
4	Mickey Vernon	.365
5	Nellie Fox	.354

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Thomas	34
2	Willie Mays	33
2	Daryl Spencer	33
4	Ernie Banks	31
4	Bob Cerv	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	10
2	Tony Taylor	8
3	Richie Ashburn	7
4	Bob Skinner	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	0.86
2	Whitey Ford	1.75
3	Dick Hyde	1.85
4	Bob Rush	1.91
5	Jack Harshman	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	7
2	Bob Friend	6
2	Warren Spahn	6
4	Don Elston	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ruben Gomez	41
1	Warren Spahn	41
1	Early Wynn	41
4	Johnny Antonelli	40
4	3 others tied	40

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Nieman	.500
2	Willie Mays	.483
3	Jackie Jensen	.431
4	Stan Musial	.383
5	Gil McDougald	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	12
2	Dick Gernert	5
2	Jackie Jensen	5
2	Daryl Spencer	5
5	9 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	24
2	Frank Thomas	16
3	Dick Gernert	15
4	Daryl Spencer	14
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	6
2	Mickey Mantle	4
2	Willie Mays	4
4	Billy Harrell	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Leo Kiely	0.00
2	Clem Labine	0.57
3	Larry Jackson	0.75
4	Bob Turley	1.25
5	Hal Jeffcoat	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	4
2	Whitey Ford	3
2	Sam Jones	3
2	Ron Kline	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	28
2	Sam Jones	26
3	Bob Turley	24
4	Johnny Antonelli	22
4	Warren Spahn	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	4
2	George Zuverink	3
3	Don Gross	2
3	Larry Jackson	2
3	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.471
2	Willie Mays	.398
3	Gil McDougald	.362
4	Jackie Jensen	.360
5	Mickey Vernon	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	13
2	Frank Thomas	12
2	Lee Walls	12
4	Orlando Cepeda	10
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Thomas	30
2	Willie Mays	29
3	Daryl Spencer	25
4	George Crowe	24
4	Lee Walls	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	10
2	Tony Taylor	7
3	Bob Skinner	6
4	Richie Ashburn	5
4	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	Ron Kline	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	6
2	Don Elston	5
2	Bob Friend	5
2	Ron Kline	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	37
1	Early Wynn	37
3	Johnny Antonelli	35
3	Pedro Ramos	35
5	Warren Spahn	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Zuverink	5
2	Ryne Duren	4
2	Roy Face	4
2	Hal Jeffcoat	4
5	5 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.379
2	Willie Mays	.355
3	Ted Williams	.355
4	Mickey Mantle	.353
5	Bill Skowron	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	49
2	Willie Mays	43
3	Hank Aaron	38
4	Roy Sievers	37
5	2 tied	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	125
2	Hank Aaron	119
3	Willie Mays	113
4	Frank Malzone	110
5	Stan Musial	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	34
2	Willie Mays	28
3	Jim Gilliam	25
4	Don Blasingame	19
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	2.22
2	Warren Spahn	2.43
3	Billy O'Dell	2.59
4	Whitey Ford	2.64
5	Bobby Shantz	2.68

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Sanford	188
2	Early Wynn	182
3	Bob Turley	175
4	Dick Drott	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