On This Day

Thursday, June 5, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	30	12	.714	--
Athletics	23	19	.548	7.0
Red Sox	22	24	.478	10.0
White Sox	21	23	.477	10.0
Indians	22	25	.468	10.5
Senators	21	25	.457	11.0
Tigers	20	25	.444	11.5
Orioles	18	24	.429	12.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Indians 3

Yankees 12, White Sox 5

White Sox 3, Yankees 2

Tigers 6, Orioles 3

Athletics 2, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	27	17	.614	--
Giants	29	19	.604	0.0
Redlegs	21	21	.500	5.0
Cardinals	22	22	.500	5.0
Pirates	23	24	.489	5.5
Cubs	24	26	.480	6.0
Phillies	19	26	.422	8.5
Dodgers	18	28	.391	10.0

Games

Phillies 7, Cubs 6

Redlegs 8, Dodgers 4

Giants 5, Braves 4

Cardinals 4, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Nellie Fox	6
2	Andy Carey	4
2	Orlando Cepeda	4
2	Willie Mays	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Boone	1
1	Dick Brown	1
1	Dick Gernert	1
1	Woodie Held	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	4
1	Don Larsen	4
3	Harry Anderson	3
3	Ray Jablonski	3
3	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Adams	1
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Al Kaline	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Camilo Pascual	1.11
2	Ray Moore	1.00
3	Ralph Terry	0.70
4	Gary Bell	0.62
5	Jack Sanford	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Aguirre	1
1	Jim Constable	1
1	Mike Fornieles	1
1	Don Larsen	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Camilo Pascual	10
2	Ray Moore	7
2	Ralph Terry	7
4	Billy O'Dell	6
5	4 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	1
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Leo Kiely	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.426
2	Willie Mays	.424
3	Richie Ashburn	.351
4	Nellie Fox	.350
5	Harvey Kuenn	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	16
2	Bob Cerv	15
3	Frank Thomas	14
3	Lee Walls	14
5	2 tied	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	48
2	Bob Cerv	45
3	Frank Thomas	44
4	Willie Mays	39
5	Orlando Cepeda	38

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	13
2	Richie Ashburn	9
2	Willie Mays	9
4	Tony Taylor	8
5	Bob Skinner	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Arnie Portocarrero	1.42
2	Whitey Ford	1.62
3	Bob Turley	1.89
4	Johnny Kucks	2.23
5	Jack Harshman	2.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	8
1	Warren Spahn	8
1	Bob Turley	8
4	Ned Garver	7
4	Bob Purkey	7

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	8
2	Hal Jeffcoat	6
3	Tom Gorman	5
3	Billy Muffett	5
3	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.469
2	Dick Groat	.462
3	Willie Mays	.435
4	Al Kaline	.413
5	Ernie Banks	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	9
2	Ken Boyer	6
2	Wes Covington	6
4	Del Crandall	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	23
2	Bob Cerv	15
3	Wes Covington	14
4	Dick Gernert	13
5	5 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Blasingame	4
1	Willie Mays	4
3	Luis Aparicio	3
3	Billy Harrell	3
5	12 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cal McLish	0.95
2	Arnie Portocarrero	1.04
3	Whitey Ford	1.29
4	Murry Dickson	1.50
5	Johnny Kucks	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don McMahon	4
2	Jim Brosnan	3
2	Billy Pierce	3
2	Bob Purkey	3
2	Jack Urban	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	23
2	Early Wynn	21
3	Billy Pierce	20
3	Jack Sanford	20
5	Moe Drabowsky	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Hyde	3
2	Ryne Duren	2
2	Leo Kiely	2
2	Vito Valentinetti	2
5	22 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.458
2	Bob Nieman	.386
3	Richie Ashburn	.382
4	Stan Musial	.368
5	Nellie Fox	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	12
2	Ernie Banks	10
2	Dick Gernert	10
4	Wes Covington	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	32
2	Willie Mays	31
3	Frank Thomas	27
4	Dick Gernert	26
5	Jackie Jensen	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	9
2	Willie Mays	8
3	Billy Harrell	5
4	Richie Ashburn	4
4	5 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Arnie Portocarrero	1.15
2	Whitey Ford	1.37
3	Cal McLish	1.74
4	Ray Moore	2.03
5	Johnny Kucks	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	5
1	Don McMahon	5
1	Bob Turley	5
4	Jim Brosnan	4
4	13 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	41
2	Sam Jones	40
2	Early Wynn	40
4	Bob Turley	37
5	Jack Harshman	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	6
2	Dick Hyde	4
2	Leo Kiely	4
4	Hal Jeffcoat	3
4	3 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.371
2	Willie Mays	.361
3	Ted Williams	.352
4	Mickey Mantle	.347
5	Richie Ashburn	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	53
2	Roy Sievers	41
3	Hank Aaron	39
3	Willie Mays	39
5	Eddie Mathews	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	132
2	Hank Aaron	116
3	Jackie Jensen	109
3	Willie Mays	109
3	Frank Thomas	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	35
2	Willie Mays	30
3	Jim Gilliam	23
4	Don Blasingame	21
5	Richie Ashburn	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	2.28
2	Warren Spahn	2.44
3	Whitey Ford	2.47
4	Cal McLish	2.67
5	Bob Buhl	2.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Sanford	185
2	Early Wynn	184
3	Bob Turley	180
4	Sam Jones	174
5	Moe Drabowsky	171

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Grim	17
1	Marv Grissom	17
3	Clem Labine	14
4	Billy Muffett	13
4	George Zuverink	13