On This Day

Wednesday, July 2, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	45	24	.652	--
Athletics	36	34	.514	9.5
Red Sox	36	35	.507	10.0
Tigers	35	35	.500	10.5
White Sox	34	36	.486	11.5
Indians	34	39	.466	13.0
Orioles	32	38	.457	13.5
Senators	30	41	.423	16.0

Games

Yankees 4, Orioles 1

Senators 5, Red Sox 3

Tigers 5, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	39	29	.574	--
Cardinals	37	32	.536	2.5
Giants	38	35	.521	3.5
Redlegs	34	34	.500	5.0
Cubs	35	38	.479	6.5
Pirates	34	38	.472	7.0
Phillies	32	36	.471	7.0
Dodgers	32	39	.451	8.5

Games

Giants 5, Cubs 2

Redlegs 1, Braves 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Bauer	5
2	Gus Bell	2
2	Jim Bunning	2
2	Smoky Burgess	2
2	11 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gail Harris	1
1	Ray Jablonski	1
1	Willie Mays	1
1	Bob Schmidt	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Clint Courtney	3
1	Ted Williams	3
3	Ray Jablonski	2
3	Norm Zauchin	2
5	15 tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Orlando Cepeda	2
2	Harvey Kuenn	1
2	Al Pilarcik	1
2	Red Schoendienst	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Bunning	0.71
1	Joey Jay	0.71
3	Stu Miller	0.64
4	Dick Drott	0.56
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Brooks Lawrence	1
1	Stu Miller	1
1	Zach Monroe	1
1	Camilo Pascual	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stu Miller	7
2	Billy O'Dell	6
3	Jim Bunning	5
3	Dick Drott	5
3	Joey Jay	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Ryne Duren	1
1	Dick Hyde	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.368
2	Stan Musial	.357
3	Al Dark	.333
4	Richie Ashburn	.331
5	Nellie Fox	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jackie Jensen	24
2	Frank Thomas	22
3	Bob Cerv	21
4	Ernie Banks	20
5	Roy Sievers	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Thomas	66
2	Jackie Jensen	62
3	Bob Cerv	60
4	Ernie Banks	56
5	Orlando Cepeda	50

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	17
2	Willie Mays	15
3	Richie Ashburn	12
3	Don Blasingame	12
5	Tony Taylor	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	1.53
2	Ray Moore	2.48
3	Arnie Portocarrero	2.49
4	Bob Turley	2.52
5	Al Worthington	2.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	11
2	Warren Spahn	10
3	Whitey Ford	9
3	Bob Friend	9
3	2 others tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	92
2	Bob Turley	83
3	Billy Pierce	81
4	Early Wynn	80
5	2 tied	79

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	13
2	Dick Hyde	8
3	Larry Jackson	7
3	Hal Jeffcoat	7
3	2 others tied	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Bailey	.444
2	Curt Flood	.431
2	Jim Landis	.431
4	Albie Pearson	.409
5	Bob Boyd	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jackie Jensen	8
2	Roy Sievers	6
2	Ted Williams	6
4	Hector Lopez	5
5	6 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	16
2	Ted Williams	15
3	Hank Aaron	13
3	Harry Anderson	13
3	Hector Lopez	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Blasingame	5
1	Willie Mays	5
3	Jim Rivera	4
4	Jim Busby	3
4	Orlando Cepeda	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	0.00
2	Don Larsen	0.56
3	Carl Willey	1.00
4	Whitey Ford	1.06
5	Roy Face	1.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	4
2	Ike Delock	3
2	Moe Drabowsky	3
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	3
5	27 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	25
1	Sandy Koufax	25
3	Moe Drabowsky	18
3	Ray Semproch	18
3	Warren Spahn	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	4
1	Larry Jackson	4
3	Johnny Antonelli	2
3	Bill Henry	2
3	Dick Hyde	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Malzone	.387
2	Duke Snider	.382
3	Jim Landis	.380
4	Vic Power	.376
5	Ted Kluszewski	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jackie Jensen	15
2	Mickey Mantle	12
3	Roy Sievers	11
4	Frank Thomas	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	32
2	Frank Thomas	27
3	Harry Anderson	26
4	Hector Lopez	25
5	Roy Sievers	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	8
2	Don Blasingame	7
3	Luis Aparicio	6
3	Jim Rivera	6
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	1.16
2	Stu Miller	1.47
3	Billy Pierce	1.64
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.67
5	Ike Delock	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ike Delock	5
1	Moe Drabowsky	5
1	Sandy Koufax	5
1	Brooks Lawrence	5
1	Ray Semproch	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	53
2	Whitey Ford	44
3	Sandy Koufax	42
4	Jack Harshman	38
4	Sam Jones	38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.362
2	Stan Musial	.355
3	Willie Mays	.355
4	Richie Ashburn	.319
5	Nellie Fox	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	49
2	Roy Sievers	42
3	Willie Mays	38
4	Jackie Jensen	37
4	Frank Thomas	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	121
2	Jackie Jensen	114
2	Frank Thomas	114
4	Hank Aaron	107
5	Roy Sievers	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	36
2	Willie Mays	30
3	Don Blasingame	24
4	Jim Gilliam	23
5	Richie Ashburn	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.23
2	Bob Turley	2.52
3	Don Larsen	2.59
4	Warren Spahn	2.63
5	Bob Buhl	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	23
2	Bob Turley	21
3	Bob Friend	19
4	Lew Burdette	18
5	3 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	184
1	Bob Turley	184
3	Early Wynn	174
4	Billy Pierce	172
5	2 tied	169

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marv Grissom	14
2	Ryne Duren	13
2	Turk Farrell	13
2	Billy Muffett	13
5	2 tied	12