On This Day

Friday, June 6, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	31	12	.721	--
Athletics	23	21	.523	8.5
Red Sox	23	24	.489	10.0
White Sox	21	24	.467	11.0
Indians	22	26	.458	11.5
Tigers	21	25	.457	11.5
Orioles	20	24	.455	11.5
Senators	21	26	.447	12.0

Games

Red Sox 3, White Sox 2

Yankees 6, Indians 5

Tigers 11, Senators 2

Orioles 3, Athletics 1

Orioles 2, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	27	18	.600	--
Giants	29	20	.592	0.0
Redlegs	22	21	.512	4.0
Cardinals	23	22	.511	4.0
Cubs	25	26	.490	5.0
Pirates	23	25	.479	5.5
Phillies	19	27	.413	8.5
Dodgers	19	28	.404	9.0

Games

Cubs 6, Pirates 1

Dodgers 4, Braves 3

Redlegs 5, Giants 4

Cardinals 3, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Williams	5
2	Carl Furillo	4
3	Andy Carey	3
3	Billy Gardner	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	2
2	Harry Chiti	1
2	Carl Furillo	1
2	Johnny Groth	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	4
2	Jerry Lynch	3
3	Frank Bolling	2
3	Dick Gray	2
3	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Roberto Clemente	1
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	Jim Landis	1
1	Willie Mays	1
1	Sammy Taylor	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dick Drott	1.43
2	Sam Jones	1.20
3	Bob Turley	0.82
4	Bob Rush	0.78
5	Milt Pappas	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ike Delock	1
1	Dick Drott	1
1	Billy Hoeft	1
1	Connie Johnson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	12
2	Dick Drott	10
3	Bob Turley	9
4	Bob Rush	7
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Leo Kiely	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.433
2	Stan Musial	.420
3	Nellie Fox	.344
4	Richie Ashburn	.343
5	Harvey Kuenn	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	16
2	Bob Cerv	15
3	Willie Mays	14
3	Frank Thomas	14
3	Lee Walls	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	48
2	Bob Cerv	45
3	Frank Thomas	44
4	Willie Mays	40
5	Orlando Cepeda	38

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	13
2	Willie Mays	10
3	Richie Ashburn	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	2.22
4	Johnny Kucks	2.23
5	Jack Harshman	2.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	9
2	Bob Friend	8
2	Warren Spahn	8
4	Ned Garver	7
4	Bob Purkey	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	66
2	Bob Turley	62
3	Dick Drott	57
4	Billy Pierce	54
5	Early Wynn	53

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.475
2	Andy Carey	.455
3	Dick Groat	.429
4	Richie Ashburn	.408
5	Ernie Banks	.403

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	8
2	Ken Boyer	6
2	Wes Covington	6
2	Mickey Mantle	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	19
2	Bob Cerv	15
3	Ken Boyer	12
3	Wes Covington	12
3	7 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Willard Schmidt	0.00
2	Arnie Portocarrero	0.41
3	Tom Brewer	0.60
4	Cal McLish	0.95
5	Whitey Ford	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don McMahon	4
2	Jim Brosnan	3
2	Billy Pierce	3
2	Bob Purkey	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Drott	28
2	Sam Jones	26
3	Bob Turley	24
4	Jack Harshman	23
4	Ray Herbert	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Hyde	3
1	Leo Kiely	3
3	Ryne Duren	2
3	Vito Valentinetti	2
5	21 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.466
2	Bob Nieman	.386
3	Richie Ashburn	.374
4	Stan Musial	.355
5	Bob Skinner	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	13
2	Ernie Banks	10
3	Wes Covington	9
3	Dick Gernert	9
3	Mickey Mantle	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	32
2	Willie Mays	31
3	Frank Thomas	27
4	Dick Gernert	24
4	Jackie Jensen	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	9
1	Willie Mays	9
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	Johnny Kucks	2.15
5	Taylor Phillips	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	6
2	Whitey Ford	5
2	Don McMahon	5
4	Jim Brosnan	4
4	14 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	52
2	Bob Turley	46
3	Dick Drott	43
4	Early Wynn	40
5	Billy Pierce	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	6
2	Leo Kiely	5
3	Dick Hyde	4
4	Hal Jeffcoat	3
4	3 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.370
2	Willie Mays	.364
3	Mickey Mantle	.348
4	Ted Williams	.347
5	Richie Ashburn	.324

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	Frank Thomas	109
5	Willie Mays	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	34
2	Willie Mays	31
3	Jim Gilliam	24
4	Don Blasingame	21
5	Richie Ashburn	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	2.39
2	Warren Spahn	2.44
3	Whitey Ford	2.47
4	Cal McLish	2.66
5	Bob Buhl	2.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	24
2	Bob Turley	21
3	Bob Friend	19
4	Bob Buhl	18
4	Jim Bunning	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	189
2	Sam Jones	186
3	Jack Sanford	185
4	Early Wynn	180
5	Dick Drott	176

Saves

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