On This Day

Sunday, May 25, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 25 6 .806 --
Red Sox 19 18 .514 9.0
Athletics 15 16 .484 10.0
Indians 18 20 .474 10.5
Orioles 14 17 .452 11.0
White Sox 15 19 .441 11.5
Tigers 16 21 .432 12.0
Senators 15 20 .429 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 26 13 .667 --
Braves 21 13 .618 2.5
Pirates 20 17 .541 5.0
Cubs 19 21 .475 7.5
Phillies 16 19 .457 8.0
Redlegs 14 18 .438 8.5
Cardinals 15 20 .429 9.0
Dodgers 13 23 .361 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rocky Bridges 4
1 Nellie Fox 4
1 Dick Gernert 4
1 Dick Groat 4
1 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Steve Bilko 1
1 Ken Boyer 1
1 Wes Covington 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Lepcio 4
2 Yogi Berra 3
2 Al Dark 3
2 Elston Howard 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Blasingame 1
1 Jim Landis 1
1 Charlie Maxwell 1
1 Danny O'Connell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Rush 0.90
2 Billy Pierce 0.75
3 Ned Garver 0.67
3 Dick Tomanek 0.67
5 2 tied 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Aguirre 1
1 Frank Baumann 1
1 Jim Brosnan 1
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 9
1 Bob Rush 9
3 Dick Tomanek 8
4 Harvey Haddix 6
4 Russ Kemmerer 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 1
1 Billy Hoeft 1
1 Vito Valentinetti 1
1 Bill Wight 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .457
2 Willie Mays .401
3 Nellie Fox .360
4 Gil McDougald .358
5 Bob Skinner .343

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 Ernie Banks 33
2 Willie Mays 33
2 Daryl Spencer 33
5 2 tied 32

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 0.86
2 Whitey Ford 1.64
3 Bob Rush 1.93
4 Jack Harshman 2.19
5 Taylor Phillips 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 7
1 Bob Turley 7
3 Ned Garver 6
3 Warren Spahn 6
5 8 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ruben Gomez 43
1 Billy Pierce 43
3 Warren Spahn 41
3 Early Wynn 41
5 4 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 7
2 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 .457
2 Bob Skinner .453
3 Jackie Jensen .446
4 Stan Musial .423
5 Willie Mays .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 9
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 18
2 Dick Gernert 16
3 Ernie Banks 14
3 George Crowe 14
3 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Leo Kiely 0.00
2 Bob Turley 0.33
3 Clem Labine 0.51
4 Phil Paine 0.67
5 Ned Garver 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 3
1 Bob Friend 3
1 Ned Garver 3
1 Ruben Gomez 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 28
1 Dick Tomanek 28
3 Early Wynn 23
4 Bob Friend 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 4
2 Leo Kiely 3
2 George Zuverink 3
4 Don Gross 2
4 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .441
2 Willie Mays .402
3 Al Dark .367
4 Jackie Jensen .352
5 Bob Skinner .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 13
2 Frank Thomas 12
3 Orlando Cepeda 10
4 Lee Walls 8
5 Bob Cerv 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 29
2 Willie Mays 28
3 Ernie Banks 25
3 George Crowe 25
5 Orlando Cepeda 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 1.00
2 Taylor Phillips 1.69
3 Bob Rush 1.80
4 Whitey Ford 1.81
5 Ron Kline 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Turley 6
2 Bob Friend 5
2 Ron Kline 5
2 Vern Law 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 37
2 Johnny Antonelli 35
2 Ruben Gomez 35
2 Pedro Ramos 35
5 Harvey Haddix 34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .378
2 Mickey Mantle .355
3 Willie Mays .352
4 Ted Williams .346
5 Bill Skowron .333

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 127
2 Hank Aaron 120
3 Willie Mays 113
4 Frank Malzone 109
5 Jackie Jensen 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 34
2 Willie Mays 28
3 Jim Gilliam 25
4 Don Blasingame 20
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 2.22
2 Warren Spahn 2.38
3 Whitey Ford 2.55
4 Billy O'Dell 2.62
5 Bobby Shantz 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 23
2 Bob Buhl 20
2 Jim Bunning 20
4 Bob Turley 19
5 Bob Friend 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 182
2 Jack Sanford 181
3 Dick Drott 179
4 Bob Turley 175
5 Billy Pierce 169

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 19
2 Marv Grissom 17
2 Clem Labine 17
4 George Zuverink 14
5 3 tied 12