On This Day

Friday, July 4, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	48	24	.667	--
Athletics	38	35	.521	10.5
Tigers	36	36	.500	12.0
Red Sox	37	37	.500	12.0
White Sox	35	38	.479	13.5
Indians	35	40	.467	14.5
Orioles	34	39	.466	14.5
Senators	30	44	.405	19.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Orioles 1

Orioles 5, Red Sox 3

Athletics 6, White Sox 5

Athletics 4, White Sox 3

Indians 6, Tigers 1

Tigers 3, Indians 1

Yankees 13, Senators 2

Yankees 2, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	39	32	.549	--
Cardinals	38	33	.535	1.0
Giants	39	37	.513	2.5
Redlegs	36	35	.507	3.0
Phillies	35	36	.493	4.0
Cubs	37	39	.487	4.5
Pirates	35	40	.467	6.0
Dodgers	33	40	.452	7.0

Games

Redlegs 4, Pirates 3

Redlegs 8, Pirates 3

Phillies 5, Braves 1

Phillies 4, Braves 0

Giants 6, Cubs 5

Cubs 6, Giants 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Norm Siebern	6
2	Ed Bouchee	5
2	Larry Doby	5
2	Tony Kubek	5
2	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Bell	2
1	Bill Virdon	2
3	Ed Bailey	1
3	Earl Battey	1
3	21 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	4
1	Tony Kubek	4
3	Ed Bailey	3
3	Ted Kazanski	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Gernert	1
1	Elston Howard	1
1	Frank Malzone	1
1	Bill Skowron	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Frank Sullivan	1.17
2	Milt Pappas	1.00
3	Bob Turley	0.88
4	Al Worthington	0.67
5	Warren Spahn	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bud Daley	1
1	Art Ditmar	1
1	Tom Gorman	1
1	Marv Grissom	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Sullivan	7
1	Bob Turley	7
3	Bud Daley	5
3	Bob Grim	5
3	Warren Spahn	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Tomanek	2
2	Hank Aguirre	1
2	Turk Farrell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.362
2	Willie Mays	.360
3	Al Dark	.326
4	Preston Ward	.326
5	Bob Cerv	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jackie Jensen	24
2	Bob Cerv	22
2	Frank Thomas	22
4	Ernie Banks	21
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Thomas	66
2	Jackie Jensen	65
3	Bob Cerv	62
4	Ernie Banks	58
5	2 tied	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	1.63
2	Bob Turley	2.41
3	Arnie Portocarrero	2.54
3	Al Worthington	2.54
5	Ray Moore	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	12
2	Whitey Ford	10
2	Warren Spahn	10
4	Bob Friend	9
4	3 others tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	98
2	Bob Turley	90
3	Whitey Ford	84
3	Early Wynn	84
5	Billy Pierce	81

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	13
2	Dick Hyde	8
2	Larry Jackson	8
4	Roy Face	7
4	3 others tied	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Bailey	.474
2	Hank Bauer	.436
3	Norm Siebern	.434
4	Vic Power	.415
5	Curt Flood	.403

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jackie Jensen	7
1	Mickey Mantle	7
1	Roy Sievers	7
4	Bob Cerv	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	18
2	Jim Lemon	15
3	Hector Lopez	14
4	Hank Aaron	13
4	5 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Blasingame	5
1	Willie Mays	5
3	Ken Boyer	4
4	Felipe Alou	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	0.00
2	Roy Face	0.48
3	Don Larsen	0.56
4	Don Mossi	0.75
5	Red Witt	0.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	4
2	Moe Drabowsky	3
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	3
4	Johnny Antonelli	2
4	30 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	25
1	Sandy Koufax	25
3	Sam Jones	20
4	Moe Drabowsky	18
4	Joe Nuxhall	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Jackson	5
2	Ryne Duren	3
2	Dick Tomanek	3
4	Johnny Antonelli	2
4	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Siebern	.387
2	Vic Power	.379
3	Frank Malzone	.377
4	Jim Landis	.374
5	Hank Bauer	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jackie Jensen	15
2	Mickey Mantle	13
3	Roy Sievers	10
4	Jim Lemon	9
4	Frank Thomas	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	34
2	Harry Anderson	27
3	Frank Thomas	25
4	Jim Landis	24
5	5 tied	23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Turk Farrell	0.36
2	Stu Miller	1.47
3	Billy Pierce	1.64
4	Whitey Ford	1.66
5	Ike Delock	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ike Delock	5
1	Moe Drabowsky	5
1	Sandy Koufax	5
1	Ray Semproch	5
5	14 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	48
2	Sam Jones	44
3	Whitey Ford	39
3	Sandy Koufax	39
5	Bob Turley	37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.365
2	Stan Musial	.357
3	Willie Mays	.352
4	Nellie Fox	.318
5	Mickey Mantle	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	49
2	Roy Sievers	43
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	117
3	Frank Thomas	114
4	Roy Sievers	106
5	Hank Aaron	104

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.26
2	Bob Turley	2.56
3	Don Larsen	2.59
4	Warren Spahn	2.65
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	2 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	190
2	Bob Turley	180
3	Early Wynn	178
4	Jack Sanford	173
5	Billy Pierce	170

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Turk Farrell	14
1	Marv Grissom	14
3	Ryne Duren	13
3	Billy Muffett	13
5	3 tied	12