On This Day

Tuesday, May 27, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	25	7	.781	--
Athletics	17	16	.515	8.5
Red Sox	19	19	.500	9.0
Indians	19	20	.487	9.5
White Sox	16	19	.457	10.5
Tigers	17	21	.447	11.0
Orioles	14	19	.424	11.5
Senators	15	21	.417	12.0

Games

White Sox 7, Senators 3

Indians 7, Orioles 6

Tigers 3, Red Sox 2

Athletics 7, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	26	14	.650	--
Braves	23	13	.639	1.0
Pirates	21	17	.553	4.0
Phillies	17	20	.459	7.5
Redlegs	15	18	.455	7.5
Cubs	19	23	.452	8.0
Cardinals	15	21	.417	9.0
Dodgers	14	24	.368	11.0

Games

Redlegs 4, Cubs 3

Braves 3, Cardinals 2

Phillies 5, Giants 1

Pirates 5, Dodgers 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Brooks Robinson	4
1	Preston Ward	4
3	Richie Ashburn	3
3	Bob Cerv	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	1
1	Bob Cerv	1
1	Curt Flood	1
1	Billy Harrell	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Cerv	4
2	Rip Repulski	3
3	Joe Adcock	2
3	Billy Gardner	2
3	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Clint Courtney	1
1	Billy Harrell	1
1	Don Hoak	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Urban	1.17
2	Paul Foytack	1.00
3	Sam Jones	0.88
4	Early Wynn	0.69
5	Brooks Lawrence	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Foytack	1
1	Hal Jeffcoat	1
1	Ron Kline	1
1	Jack Sanford	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Foytack	9
1	Early Wynn	9
3	Sam Jones	7
3	Jack Urban	7
5	Jack Sanford	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Blackburn	1
1	Gerry Staley	1
1	Vito Valentinetti	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.450
2	Willie Mays	.398
3	Nellie Fox	.355
4	Gil McDougald	.354
5	Daryl Spencer	.348

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Cerv	36
1	Frank Thomas	36
3	Ernie Banks	34
4	Willie Mays	33
4	Daryl Spencer	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	11
2	Richie Ashburn	8
2	Tony Taylor	8
4	Bob Skinner	6
5	5 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	1.61
2	Whitey Ford	1.64
3	Bob Rush	1.93
4	Jack Harshman	2.19
5	Warren Spahn	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	7
1	Warren Spahn	7
1	Bob Turley	7
4	Ned Garver	6
4	Ron Kline	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	50
2	Sam Jones	47
3	Ruben Gomez	43
3	Billy Pierce	43
3	Bob Turley	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	7
2	Hal Jeffcoat	6
3	Gerry Staley	5
3	George Zuverink	5
5	5 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Jensen	.468
2	Bob Martyn	.432
3	Bob Skinner	.429
4	Richie Ashburn	.409
5	Bob Nieman	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	7
2	Ed Bailey	4
2	Orlando Cepeda	4
2	Del Crandall	4
2	8 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Gernert	14
2	Ernie Banks	13
2	Jackie Jensen	13
2	Willie Mays	13
2	Frank Thomas	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	7
2	Billy Harrell	4
2	Willie Mays	4
4	Jackie Jensen	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clem Labine	0.54
2	Tom Gorman	0.73
3	Ned Garver	1.00
4	Hal Jeffcoat	1.08
5	Taylor Phillips	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	3
1	Ned Garver	3
1	Ron Kline	3
1	Don McMahon	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	32
2	Sam Jones	26
3	Billy Pierce	25
4	Dick Tomanek	23
5	Paul Foytack	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	3
1	Leo Kiely	3
3	Don Gross	2
3	Hal Jeffcoat	2
3	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.416
2	Willie Mays	.386
3	Jackie Jensen	.373
4	Nellie Fox	.354
5	Frank Thomas	.351

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Thomas	30
2	Willie Mays	27
3	Ernie Banks	26
4	George Crowe	24
5	2 tied	23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Taylor Phillips	1.69
2	Early Wynn	2.03
3	Ron Kline	2.04
4	Mike McCormick	2.11
5	Whitey Ford	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ron Kline	6
2	Bob Friend	5
2	Warren Spahn	5
2	Bob Turley	5
5	8 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	39
2	Sam Jones	36
3	Ruben Gomez	35
4	Camilo Pascual	32
4	Billy Pierce	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	5
1	George Zuverink	5
3	Hal Jeffcoat	4
4	Turk Farrell	3
4	4 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.374
2	Mickey Mantle	.351
3	Willie Mays	.348
4	Ted Williams	.345
5	Nellie Fox	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	48
2	Willie Mays	42
3	Hank Aaron	38
4	Roy Sievers	37
5	Eddie Mathews	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	124
2	Hank Aaron	118
3	Willie Mays	110
4	Jackie Jensen	107
4	Frank Malzone	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	35
2	Willie Mays	28
3	Jim Gilliam	25
4	Don Blasingame	20
5	5 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	2.27
2	Warren Spahn	2.37
3	Whitey Ford	2.55
4	Bob Buhl	2.64
5	Billy O'Dell	2.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	24
2	Bob Buhl	20
2	Jim Bunning	20
4	Bob Turley	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	188
2	Jack Sanford	186
3	Bob Turley	176
4	Sam Jones	167
5	2 tied	166

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Grim	19
2	Marv Grissom	17
3	Clem Labine	16
4	George Zuverink	14
5	2 tied	12