On This Day

Saturday, May 31, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	26	10	.722	--
Athletics	20	17	.541	6.5
Indians	21	22	.488	8.5
White Sox	19	20	.487	8.5
Red Sox	20	22	.476	9.0
Tigers	19	23	.452	10.0
Orioles	16	21	.432	10.5
Senators	17	23	.425	11.0

Games

Orioles 4, Senators 3

Yankees 5, Red Sox 4

Tigers 3, White Sox 0

Athletics 5, Indians 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	25	15	.625	--
Giants	27	17	.614	0.0
Pirates	22	20	.524	4.0
Cubs	22	24	.478	6.0
Cardinals	19	21	.475	6.0
Phillies	18	22	.450	7.0
Redlegs	16	20	.444	7.0
Dodgers	16	26	.381	10.0

Games

Dodgers 9, Cubs 4

Phillies 5, Redlegs 4

Braves 8, Pirates 3

Cardinals 10, Giants 9

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Aaron	3
1	Ernie Banks	3
1	Ken Boyer	3
1	Al Dark	3
1	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Gus Bell	1
1	Ken Boyer	1
1	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Boyer	3
1	Orlando Cepeda	3
1	Irv Noren	3
1	Bob Schmidt	3
1	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Adams	1
1	Reno Bertoia	1
1	Don Blasingame	1
1	Johnny Logan	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dave Sisler	1.00
2	Paul Foytack	0.71
3	Jack Urban	0.57
4	Mudcat Grant	0.50
4	2 others tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ryne Duren	1
1	Paul Foytack	1
1	Larry Jackson	1
1	Fred Kipp	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
2	Paul Foytack	5
3	Tex Clevenger	4
3	Carl Erskine	4
3	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.431
2	Willie Mays	.402
3	Bob Nieman	.359
4	Nellie Fox	.352
5	Daryl Spencer	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Cerv	14
2	Ernie Banks	13
2	Orlando Cepeda	13
2	Willie Mays	13
2	2 others tied	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Cerv	42
2	Ernie Banks	40
3	Frank Thomas	37
4	Orlando Cepeda	36
4	Willie Mays	36

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	11
2	Richie Ashburn	8
2	Tony Taylor	8
4	Willie Mays	7
4	Bob Skinner	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	1.61
2	Whitey Ford	1.85
3	Bob Rush	2.06
4	Warren Spahn	2.37
5	Frank Baumann	2.45

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	52
2	Billy Pierce	48
3	Sam Jones	47
4	Johnny Antonelli	46
4	Ruben Gomez	46

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.444
2	Ken Boyer	.439
3	Bob Martyn	.432
4	Jackie Jensen	.400
5	Willie Mays	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	6
1	Ken Boyer	6
3	Del Crandall	5
3	Eddie Mathews	5
3	Walt Moryn	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	16
2	Ken Boyer	15
3	Walt Moryn	14
4	Orlando Cepeda	13
5	4 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	4
1	Don Blasingame	4
1	Billy Harrell	4
4	Orlando Cepeda	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Fornieles	0.69
2	Paul Foytack	1.31
3	Al Worthington	1.50
4	Cal McLish	1.80
4	Bob Smith	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don McMahon	4
2	Ned Garver	3
2	Robin Roberts	3
2	Jack Urban	3
5	33 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	26
2	Early Wynn	25
3	Paul Foytack	21
3	Russ Kemmerer	21
5	Billy Pierce	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	3
1	Leo Kiely	3
3	Gerry Staley	2
3	Vito Valentinetti	2
3	George Zuverink	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.405
2	Bob Nieman	.390
3	Stan Musial	.374
4	Nellie Fox	.364
5	Jackie Jensen	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	12
2	Frank Thomas	10
3	Orlando Cepeda	9
3	Walt Moryn	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	29
2	Ernie Banks	28
2	Frank Thomas	28
4	George Crowe	25
5	Orlando Cepeda	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	8
2	Willie Mays	6
2	Bob Skinner	6
2	Tony Taylor	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Arnie Portocarrero	1.35
2	Whitey Ford	1.70
3	Cal McLish	1.93
4	Early Wynn	2.03
5	Bob Turley	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ron Kline	5
1	Warren Spahn	5
1	Bob Turley	5
4	Don Elston	4
4	12 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	41
2	Early Wynn	39
3	Billy Pierce	37
4	Sam Jones	36
5	2 tied	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	5
2	Hal Jeffcoat	4
2	George Zuverink	4
4	Marv Grissom	3
4	3 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.371
2	Willie Mays	.352
3	Ted Williams	.346
4	Mickey Mantle	.344
5	Nellie Fox	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	51
2	Willie Mays	41
3	Roy Sievers	39
4	Hank Aaron	38
5	Eddie Mathews	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	129
2	Hank Aaron	117
3	Willie Mays	109
4	Frank Malzone	105
5	Frank Thomas	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	34
2	Willie Mays	29
3	Jim Gilliam	25
4	Don Blasingame	22
5	3 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	2.28
2	Warren Spahn	2.46
3	Whitey Ford	2.61
4	Bob Buhl	2.67
5	Billy O'Dell	2.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	189
2	Jack Sanford	186
3	Bob Turley	175
4	Connie Johnson	173
5	Moe Drabowsky	168

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Grim	18
2	Marv Grissom	17
3	Clem Labine	15
4	George Zuverink	13
5	2 tied	12