On This Day

Sunday, June 8, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	32	14	.696	--
Athletics	25	22	.532	7.5
Red Sox	26	24	.520	8.0
Indians	24	27	.471	10.5
Senators	23	26	.469	10.5
Orioles	21	26	.447	11.5
White Sox	21	27	.438	12.0
Tigers	21	27	.438	12.0

Games

Red Sox 6, White Sox 5

Red Sox 4, White Sox 1

Indians 14, Yankees 1

Senators 4, Tigers 3

Orioles 4, Athletics 0

Athletics 2, Orioles 1

Indians 5, Yankees 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	30	21	.588	--
Braves	27	20	.574	1.0
Redlegs	23	22	.511	4.0
Cardinals	24	24	.500	4.5
Cubs	26	27	.491	5.0
Pirates	24	26	.480	5.5
Phillies	21	28	.429	8.0
Dodgers	21	28	.429	8.0

Games

Cubs 4, Pirates 0

Dodgers 12, Braves 4

Redlegs 6, Giants 3

Cardinals 6, Phillies 5

Phillies 6, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Goodman	6
2	Harry Anderson	5
2	Bobby Avila	5
2	Gene Green	5
2	Wally Post	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Anderson	3
2	Rocky Colavito	2
2	Jackie Jensen	2
4	Hank Aaron	1
4	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Anderson	6
2	Rocky Colavito	4
2	Jackie Jensen	4
4	Don Hoak	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Harrell	2
2	Ed Bailey	1
2	Don Blasingame	1
2	Jim Busby	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Moe Drabowsky	2.50
2	Pedro Ramos	1.00
3	Ray Narleski	0.73
4	Jim Brosnan	0.70
5	Larry Jackson	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Brown	1
1	Moe Drabowsky	1
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Leo Kiely	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Jackson	8
1	Ray Narleski	8
1	Pedro Ramos	8
4	Jim Brosnan	7
4	Ron Kline	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Hyde	1
1	Virgil Trucks	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1
1	George Zuverink	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.418
2	Willie Mays	.416
3	Gene Green	.349
4	Harvey Kuenn	.341
5	Richie Ashburn	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	17
2	Frank Thomas	16
3	Bob Cerv	15
4	Willie Mays	14
4	Lee Walls	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	49
1	Frank Thomas	49
3	Bob Cerv	45
4	Willie Mays	42
5	Jackie Jensen	40

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	13
2	Willie Mays	10
3	Richie Ashburn	9
4	Tony Taylor	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Arnie Portocarrero	1.55
2	Whitey Ford	1.77
3	Bob Turley	2.22
4	Warren Spahn	2.57
5	Jack Harshman	2.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	9
2	Bob Friend	8
2	Warren Spahn	8
4	Whitey Ford	7
4	3 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	66
2	Jack Harshman	62
2	Bob Turley	62
4	Billy Pierce	59
5	Dick Drott	57

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	8
2	Hal Jeffcoat	6
2	Leo Kiely	6
2	George Zuverink	6
5	4 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Andy Carey	.476
2	Willie Mays	.443
3	Gene Green	.429
4	Vic Power	.411
5	Dale Long	.406

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	8
2	Ken Boyer	7
2	Mickey Mantle	7
4	Wes Covington	6
4	Roy Sievers	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	16
2	Harry Anderson	15
2	Don Hoak	15
2	Roy Sievers	15
2	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Willard Schmidt	0.00
2	Billy Muffett	0.73
3	George Zuverink	0.75
4	Arnie Portocarrero	0.90
5	Frank Sullivan	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Brosnan	3
1	Whitey Ford	3
1	Don McMahon	3
1	Billy Muffett	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	28
2	Sam Jones	26
3	Billy Pierce	25
4	Dick Drott	22
4	3 others tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Hyde	4
2	Leo Kiely	3
3	Ryne Duren	2
3	Virgil Trucks	2
3	Vito Valentinetti	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.447
2	Andy Carey	.391
3	Bob Nieman	.386
4	Gene Green	.381
5	Richie Ashburn	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	13
2	Ernie Banks	11
3	Dick Gernert	10
3	Mickey Mantle	10
5	3 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	33
2	Frank Thomas	31
3	Ernie Banks	30
4	Jackie Jensen	28
5	Dick Gernert	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	9
1	Willie Mays	9
3	Billy Harrell	7
4	Don Blasingame	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Arnie Portocarrero	1.34
2	Whitey Ford	1.64
3	Cal McLish	1.74
4	Camilo Pascual	2.25
5	Murry Dickson	2.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	6
1	Bob Turley	6
3	Don McMahon	5
4	Jim Brosnan	4
4	13 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	52
2	Bob Turley	46
3	Jack Harshman	45
4	Billy Pierce	44
5	Early Wynn	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	6
1	Leo Kiely	6
3	Dick Hyde	4
3	George Zuverink	4
5	2 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.370
2	Willie Mays	.362
3	Ted Williams	.354
4	Mickey Mantle	.342
5	Richie Ashburn	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	54
2	Roy Sievers	41
3	Hank Aaron	40
4	Willie Mays	39
5	Eddie Mathews	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	133
2	Hank Aaron	117
3	Frank Thomas	114
4	Jackie Jensen	113
5	Willie Mays	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	34
2	Willie Mays	31
3	Jim Gilliam	23
4	Don Blasingame	21
5	Richie Ashburn	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	2.39
2	Cal McLish	2.45
3	Whitey Ford	2.50
4	Warren Spahn	2.51
5	Bob Buhl	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	23
2	Bob Turley	21
3	Bob Friend	19
4	Bob Buhl	18
5	Jim Bunning	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	189
2	Sam Jones	186
3	Early Wynn	182
4	Moe Drabowsky	176
4	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