On This Day

Saturday, June 21, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 38 21 .644 --
Tigers 30 30 .500 8.5
Athletics 30 30 .500 8.5
Red Sox 31 32 .492 9.0
White Sox 29 31 .483 9.5
Senators 28 32 .467 10.5
Indians 29 34 .460 11.0
Orioles 27 32 .458 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 33 24 .579 --
Giants 33 29 .532 2.5
Pirates 32 29 .525 3.0
Redlegs 29 27 .518 3.5
Cardinals 29 29 .500 4.5
Cubs 30 33 .476 6.0
Phillies 27 32 .458 7.0
Dodgers 25 35 .417 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Bailey 4
1 Al Dark 4
1 Albie Pearson 4
1 Herb Plews 4
5 4 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Buddin 1
1 Bob Cerv 1
1 Clint Courtney 1
1 Al Dark 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clint Courtney 3
1 George Crowe 3
1 Roman Mejias 3
1 Herb Plews 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Billy Pierce 1.50
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 0.83
3 Duke Maas 0.60
4 Frank Lary 0.50
5 Harvey Haddix 0.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Face 1
1 Harvey Haddix 1
1 Ray Herbert 1
1 Frank Lary 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 6
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 5
3 Pedro Ramos 4
4 Lew Burdette 3
4 6 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tex Clevenger 1
1 Tom Gorman 1
1 Larry Jackson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .382
2 Stan Musial .367
3 Al Dark .344
4 Nellie Fox .342
5 Bob Skinner .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Thomas 20
2 Jackie Jensen 19
3 Ernie Banks 18
3 Bob Cerv 18
5 2 tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 64
2 Bob Cerv 55
3 Ernie Banks 53
4 Jackie Jensen 50
5 2 tied 42

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 15
2 Richie Ashburn 10
2 Willie Mays 10
2 Tony Taylor 10
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 1.61
2 Frank Lary 2.14
3 Bob Turley 2.33
4 Arnie Portocarrero 2.54
5 Camilo Pascual 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Turley 10
2 Bob Friend 9
3 Whitey Ford 8
3 Frank Lary 8
3 4 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 81
2 Bob Turley 76
3 Jack Harshman 74
4 Early Wynn 73
5 Billy Pierce 68

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 10
2 Dick Hyde 7
2 Leo Kiely 7
4 Roy Face 6
4 3 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Dark .481
2 Al Kaline .418
3 Duke Snider .417
4 Frank Malzone .410
5 Rocky Colavito .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jackie Jensen 8
2 Rocky Colavito 6
2 Frank Thomas 6
4 Ken Boyer 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 20
2 Rocky Colavito 15
3 Jackie Jensen 14
4 Harry Anderson 12
4 Frank Malzone 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Harrell 3
1 Billy Hunter 3
1 Minnie Minoso 3
4 Luis Aparicio 2
4 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Lary 0.00
2 Glen Hobbie 0.47
3 Paul Giel 0.52
4 Curt Raydon 1.06
5 Billy Hoeft 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 3
1 Frank Lary 3
1 Ray Semproch 3
4 Gary Bell 2
4 25 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 37
2 Ray Narleski 25
3 Whitey Ford 22
3 Jack Harshman 22
5 Early Wynn 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 4
2 Dick Hyde 3
3 Ryne Duren 2
3 Roy Face 2
3 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .406
2 Al Dark .377
3 Bob Skinner .372
4 Ted Kluszewski .361
5 Gene Green .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 11
1 Ken Boyer 11
3 Jackie Jensen 10
4 Rocky Colavito 9
5 6 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 31
2 Ernie Banks 28
3 Bob Cerv 25
3 Jackie Jensen 25
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Blasingame 6
1 Billy Harrell 6
3 Luis Aparicio 5
3 Willie Mays 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.29
2 Frank Lary 1.36
3 Whitey Ford 1.46
4 Camilo Pascual 1.73
5 Billy Pierce 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Lary 5
1 Don McMahon 5
1 Billy Pierce 5
4 Jim Bunning 4
4 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 48
2 Jack Harshman 45
3 Sam Jones 41
3 Early Wynn 41
5 Whitey Ford 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Hyde 6
2 Leo Kiely 5
3 Ryne Duren 4
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 4
5 10 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .361
2 Ted Williams .357
3 Stan Musial .349
4 Mickey Mantle .326
5 Nellie Fox .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 48
2 Roy Sievers 39
3 Willie Mays 37
4 Hank Aaron 36
4 Frank Thomas 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 125
2 Frank Thomas 120
3 Jackie Jensen 115
4 Hank Aaron 111
5 Frank Malzone 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 34
2 Willie Mays 28
3 Jim Gilliam 23
4 Don Blasingame 21
5 Jim Rivera 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.35
2 Bob Turley 2.51
3 Don Larsen 2.78
4 Frank Sullivan 2.83
5 Warren Spahn 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 22
2 Bob Turley 20
3 Bob Friend 19
4 Jim Bunning 18
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 187
2 Bob Turley 184
3 Early Wynn 181
4 Jack Sanford 176
5 Jim Bunning 167

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 16
2 Bob Grim 15
3 Turk Farrell 13
3 Clem Labine 13
3 Billy Muffett 13