On This Day

Monday, June 2, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 28 10 .737 --
Athletics 21 17 .553 7.0
Indians 21 23 .477 10.0
White Sox 19 21 .475 10.0
Red Sox 20 23 .465 10.5
Tigers 19 23 .452 11.0
Senators 19 23 .452 11.0
Orioles 16 23 .410 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 28 17 .622 --
Braves 25 16 .610 1.0
Pirates 23 21 .523 4.5
Redlegs 19 20 .487 6.0
Cubs 22 25 .468 7.0
Cardinals 19 22 .463 7.0
Phillies 18 24 .429 8.5
Dodgers 17 26 .395 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ted Kluszewski 3
1 Joe Nuxhall 3
3 Hank Bauer 2
3 Julio Becquer 2
3 8 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Bauer 2
2 Don Hoak 1
2 Mickey Mantle 1
2 Roy Sievers 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Bauer 2
1 Don Hoak 2
1 Joe Nuxhall 2
1 Frank Thomas 2
5 6 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Nuxhall 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Nuxhall 1.14
2 Jack Harshman 1.10
3 Whitey Ford 0.91
4 Hal Griggs 0.45
5 Jim Wilson 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Hal Griggs 1
1 Joe Nuxhall 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Harshman 11
2 Whitey Ford 10
3 Joe Nuxhall 8
4 Hal Griggs 5
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .431
2 Willie Mays .407
3 Bob Nieman .367
4 Nellie Fox .352
5 2 tied .346

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 Frank Thomas 41
3 Ernie Banks 40
4 Willie Mays 37
5 Orlando Cepeda 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 Whitey Ford 1.62
2 Bob Turley 1.89
3 Bob Rush 2.06
4 Warren Spahn 2.37
5 Jack Harshman 2.40

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 54
2 Bob Turley 53
3 Jack Harshman 52
3 Early Wynn 52
5 Billy Pierce 48

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 .477
2 Dick Groat .438
3 Bob Martyn .419
4 Willie Mays .407
5 Ken Boyer .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 6
2 Ken Boyer 5
2 Walt Moryn 5
4 Hank Bauer 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 16
2 Elston Howard 13
2 Walt Moryn 13
4 Bob Cerv 12
5 3 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Blasingame 4
2 Billy Harrell 3
3 Orlando Cepeda 2
3 Gil Hodges 2
3 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cal McLish 0.95
2 Jim Brosnan 1.20
3 Paul Foytack 1.37
4 Whitey Ford 1.50
4 Al Worthington 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don McMahon 4
2 Whitey Ford 3
2 Bob Friend 3
2 Ned Garver 3
5 24 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 25
2 Jack Harshman 23
3 Billy Pierce 20
3 Early Wynn 20
5 4 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vito Valentinetti 2
2 Ron Blackburn 1
2 Bud Byerly 1
2 Tex Clevenger 1
2 18 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .407
2 Bob Nieman .400
3 Stan Musial .379
4 Nellie Fox .369
5 Richie Ashburn .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 12
2 Orlando Cepeda 9
3 Ernie Banks 8
3 Frank Thomas 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 30
2 Frank Thomas 29
3 Ernie Banks 27
4 Orlando Cepeda 22
4 Dick Gernert 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 7
2 Willie Mays 6
2 Bob Skinner 6
4 Richie Ashburn 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 1.37
2 Arnie Portocarrero 1.50
3 Cal McLish 1.88
4 Early Wynn 2.03
5 Robin Roberts 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 5
1 Bob Friend 5
1 Ron Kline 5
1 Warren Spahn 5
1 Bob Turley 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 41
2 Sam Jones 40
3 Early Wynn 39
4 Jack Harshman 38
5 Bob Turley 37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .373
2 Willie Mays .355
3 Mickey Mantle .350
4 Ted Williams .345
5 Richie Ashburn .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 51
2 Willie Mays 41
3 Roy Sievers 40
4 Hank Aaron 38
5 Eddie Mathews 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 129
2 Hank Aaron 115
3 Willie Mays 110
4 Frank Thomas 107
5 2 tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 33
2 Willie Mays 29
3 Jim Gilliam 25
4 Don Blasingame 21
5 4 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 2.28
2 Warren Spahn 2.37
3 Whitey Ford 2.47
4 Cal McLish 2.67
5 Bob Buhl 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 24
2 Bob Turley 20
3 Bob Buhl 19
3 Jim Bunning 19
3 Bob Friend 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 183
2 Jack Sanford 180
2 Bob Turley 180
4 Sam Jones 174
5 Dick Drott 170

Saves

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