On This Day

Friday, June 27, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	42	22	.656	--
Athletics	34	31	.523	8.5
Tigers	33	32	.508	9.5
Red Sox	33	34	.493	10.5
White Sox	31	34	.477	11.5
Indians	32	36	.471	12.0
Orioles	29	35	.453	13.0
Senators	28	38	.424	15.0

Games

White Sox 3, Senators 0

Indians 6, Orioles 5

Tigers 7, Red Sox 4

Yankees 10, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	35	28	.556	--
Cardinals	34	30	.531	1.5
Giants	36	33	.522	2.0
Redlegs	32	31	.508	3.0
Cubs	33	35	.485	4.5
Pirates	32	36	.471	5.5
Phillies	30	34	.469	5.5
Dodgers	31	36	.463	6.0

Games

Redlegs 6, Giants 5

Dodgers 3, Braves 1

Phillies 5, Cardinals 4

Cubs 3, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Aaron	3
1	Yogi Berra	3
1	Orlando Cepeda	3
1	Rocky Colavito	3
1	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Bobby Avila	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	Rocky Colavito	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	3
1	Gil McDougald	3
1	Harry Simpson	3
1	Daryl Spencer	3
5	13 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Landis	2
2	Ken Boyer	1
2	Jim Busby	1
2	Sammy Esposito	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Billy Pierce	9.00
2	Sandy Koufax	0.89
3	Joey Jay	0.83
4	Ruben Gomez	0.50
5	Robin Roberts	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Art Ditmar	1
1	Moe Drabowsky	1
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Bill Fischer	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	9
2	Sandy Koufax	8
3	Joey Jay	5
3	Billy O'Dell	5
5	6 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Henry	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.374
2	Stan Musial	.354
3	Al Dark	.343
4	Richie Ashburn	.339
5	Nellie Fox	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Thomas	21
2	Jackie Jensen	20
3	Bob Cerv	19
4	Ernie Banks	18
5	2 tied	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Thomas	65
2	Bob Cerv	58
3	Ernie Banks	54
4	Jackie Jensen	53
5	Orlando Cepeda	50

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	15
2	Willie Mays	14
3	Richie Ashburn	12
4	Don Blasingame	11
5	Tony Taylor	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	1.66
2	Bob Turley	2.36
3	Frank Lary	2.46
4	Arnie Portocarrero	2.55
5	Jack Harshman	2.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	11
2	Bob Friend	9
2	Ray Narleski	9
2	Warren Spahn	9
5	6 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	86
2	Bob Turley	80
3	Billy Pierce	77
4	Early Wynn	76
5	2 tied	75

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	11
2	Dick Hyde	7
2	Larry Jackson	7
2	Hal Jeffcoat	7
2	Leo Kiely	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Dark	.471
2	Duke Snider	.433
3	Ted Kluszewski	.432
4	Al Kaline	.413
5	Rocky Colavito	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jackie Jensen	5
2	Rocky Colavito	4
2	Al Kaline	4
2	Jim Lemon	4
2	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hector Lopez	15
2	Al Kaline	14
3	George Crowe	13
4	Bob Cerv	12
4	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Blasingame	5
2	Willie Mays	4
3	Solly Hemus	3
3	Jim Rivera	3
5	9 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Ditmar	0.00
2	Jim Bunning	0.50
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.74
4	Billy Pierce	0.79
5	2 tied	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	3
1	Sandy Koufax	3
1	Billy Pierce	3
4	Jim Bunning	2
4	19 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	28
2	Ray Narleski	23
2	Robin Roberts	23
4	Jim Bunning	22
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Jackson	5
2	Ryne Duren	2
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	2
4	Hank Aguirre	1
4	22 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.416
2	Ted Kluszewski	.394
3	Rocky Colavito	.389
4	Vic Power	.377
5	Frank Malzone	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jackie Jensen	11
1	Roy Sievers	11
3	Ken Boyer	10
3	Rocky Colavito	10
5	4 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Thomas	29
2	Harry Anderson	27
2	Rocky Colavito	27
4	Jackie Jensen	26
4	Roy Sievers	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Blasingame	9
1	Willie Mays	9
3	Luis Aparicio	4
3	Richie Ashburn	4
3	6 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Susce	1.13
2	Stu Miller	1.29
3	Turk Farrell	1.50
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.63
5	Ray Moore	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	5
1	Billy Pierce	5
3	Johnny Antonelli	4
3	Ike Delock	4
3	8 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	45
2	Sandy Koufax	43
3	Jack Harshman	41
4	Sam Jones	39
5	Whitey Ford	38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.359
2	Willie Mays	.358
3	Stan Musial	.351
4	Richie Ashburn	.322
5	Nellie Fox	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	47
2	Roy Sievers	42
3	Willie Mays	37
4	Hank Aaron	36
4	Frank Thomas	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	122
2	Jackie Jensen	115
3	Frank Thomas	114
4	Hank Aaron	109
5	Roy Sievers	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	34
2	Willie Mays	29
3	Don Blasingame	24
4	Jim Gilliam	23
5	Richie Ashburn	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.34
2	Bob Turley	2.52
3	Don Larsen	2.55
4	Warren Spahn	2.66
5	Bob Buhl	2.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	23
2	Bob Turley	21
3	Bob Friend	19
4	Jim Bunning	17
4	3 others tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	188
2	Sam Jones	187
3	Early Wynn	180
4	Jack Sanford	177
5	Billy Pierce	172

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marv Grissom	16
2	Turk Farrell	13
2	Bob Grim	13
2	Billy Muffett	13
5	2 tied	12