On This Day

Saturday, July 5, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	48	24	.667	--
Athletics	38	36	.514	11.0
Red Sox	37	37	.500	12.0
Tigers	36	37	.493	12.5
White Sox	36	38	.486	13.0
Indians	36	40	.474	14.0
Orioles	35	39	.473	14.0
Senators	30	45	.400	19.5

Games

White Sox 8, Tigers 1

Indians 8, Athletics 2

Orioles 3, Senators 1

Red Sox 3, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	39	33	.542	--
Cardinals	38	34	.528	1.0
Giants	40	37	.519	1.5
Phillies	36	36	.500	3.0
Redlegs	36	36	.500	3.0
Cubs	38	39	.494	3.5
Pirates	36	40	.474	5.0
Dodgers	33	41	.446	7.0

Games

Phillies 8, Redlegs 5

Cubs 7, Dodgers 1

Pirates 4, Braves 2

Giants 5, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Aaron	3
1	Larry Doby	3
1	Ray Jablonski	3
1	Ted Kazanski	3
1	Jerry Lynch	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Bauer	1
1	Don Blasingame	1
1	Bob Boyd	1
1	Rocky Colavito	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Boyd	3
1	Nellie Fox	3
1	Ray Jablonski	3
1	Jim Landis	3
1	Walt Moryn	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Jensen	1
1	Jim Rivera	1
1	John Roseboro	1
1	Frank Torre	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sandy Koufax	999.00
2	Moe Drabowsky	0.69
3	Ray Narleski	0.62
4	Hal Griggs	0.56
5	Mike McCormick	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Brown	1
1	Moe Drabowsky	1
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Moe Drabowsky	9
2	Hal Griggs	5
2	Ray Narleski	5
4	Harvey Haddix	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	1
1	Billy O'Dell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.360
2	Willie Mays	.359
3	Al Dark	.328
4	Nellie Fox	.327
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	Mickey Mantle	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Thomas	67
2	Jackie Jensen	65
3	Bob Cerv	62
4	Ernie Banks	58
5	Daryl Spencer	51

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	Bob Friend	10
2	Ray Narleski	10
2	Warren Spahn	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	98
2	Bob Turley	90
3	Whitey Ford	84
3	Early Wynn	84
5	Billy Pierce	83

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	13
2	Roy Face	8
2	Dick Hyde	8
2	Larry Jackson	8
5	3 tied	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Bailey	.462
2	Hank Bauer	.433
3	Albie Pearson	.415
4	Vic Power	.404
5	Hank Aaron	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	8
2	Roy Sievers	7
3	Jackie Jensen	6
4	Bob Cerv	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	16
2	Jim Lemon	15
2	Hector Lopez	15
4	Jim Landis	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Blasingame	5
1	Willie Mays	5
3	Ken Boyer	4
3	Jim Rivera	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	0.27
2	Roy Face	0.47
3	Don Larsen	0.56
4	Turk Farrell	0.61
5	Red Witt	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Moe Drabowsky	4
1	Sandy Koufax	4
3	Turk Farrell	3
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	3
3	Billy Pierce	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Moe Drabowsky	27
2	Sandy Koufax	24
3	Billy O'Dell	19
4	Billy Pierce	18
5	3 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Jackson	5
2	Ryne Duren	3
3	Johnny Antonelli	2
3	Don Elston	2
3	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Bauer	.383
2	Jim Landis	.382
3	Vic Power	.371
4	Norm Siebern	.363
5	Frank Malzone	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jackie Jensen	14
2	Mickey Mantle	13
3	Roy Sievers	10
4	Jim Lemon	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	32
2	Harry Anderson	27
3	Jim Landis	26
4	Frank Thomas	24
5	5 tied	23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Turk Farrell	0.62
2	Roy Face	0.71
3	Stu Miller	1.24
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.38
5	Billy Pierce	1.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ike Delock	5
1	Moe Drabowsky	5
1	Turk Farrell	5
1	Sandy Koufax	5
1	Ray Semproch	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	48
2	Sam Jones	44
3	Sandy Koufax	41
4	Billy O'Dell	40
5	2 tied	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	6
1	Larry Jackson	6
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
4	Roy Face	4
4	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.366
2	Stan Musial	.359
3	Willie Mays	.352
4	Nellie Fox	.318
5	Mickey Mantle	.314

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	118
2	Jackie Jensen	117
3	Frank Thomas	115
4	Roy Sievers	106
5	Hank Aaron	101

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.26
2	Bob Turley	2.56
3	Warren Spahn	2.65
4	Bob Buhl	2.86
5	Cal McLish	2.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	183
2	Bob Turley	180
3	Moe Drabowsky	175
4	Jack Sanford	173
5	Billy Pierce	172

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marv Grissom	14
2	Ryne Duren	13
2	Roy Face	13
2	Turk Farrell	13
2	Billy Muffett	13