On This Day

Monday, July 21, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 58 30 .659 --
Red Sox 47 41 .534 11.0
Orioles 43 44 .494 14.5
Tigers 42 45 .483 15.5
White Sox 43 47 .478 16.0
Athletics 41 46 .471 16.5
Indians 41 49 .456 18.0
Senators 38 51 .427 20.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 50 39 .562 --
Braves 48 38 .558 0.5
Cubs 46 45 .505 5.0
Cardinals 43 43 .500 5.5
Redlegs 42 46 .477 7.5
Pirates 41 47 .466 8.5
Dodgers 41 47 .466 8.5
Phillies 40 46 .465 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Bruton 4
2 Hank Aaron 3
2 Joe Adcock 3
2 Roy McMillan 3
5 9 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 1
1 Curt Flood 1
1 Wally Moon 1
1 Cal Neeman 1
1 Bob Thurman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cal Neeman 3
1 Bob Thurman 3
3 Joe Adcock 2
3 George Crowe 2
3 Wally Moon 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lew Burdette 0.33
1 Harvey Haddix 0.33
3 Dick Drott 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harvey Haddix 1
1 Bill Wight 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lew Burdette 5
2 Harvey Haddix 4
2 Phil Paine 4
4 Glen Hobbie 3
5 Bill Wight 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .358
2 Willie Mays .345
3 Pete Runnels .334
4 Vic Power .330
5 Al Dark .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jackie Jensen 27
2 Ernie Banks 26
2 Frank Thomas 26
4 Roy Sievers 25
5 2 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Jensen 83
2 Frank Thomas 74
3 Ernie Banks 73
4 Bob Cerv 65
5 Harry Anderson 62

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 19
2 Willie Mays 17
3 Richie Ashburn 16
4 Don Blasingame 14
5 Jim Rivera 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 1.78
2 Arnie Portocarrero 2.41
3 Bob Turley 2.47
4 Billy Pierce 2.77
5 Jack Harshman 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Turley 14
2 Whitey Ford 12
2 Warren Spahn 12
4 Bob Friend 11
4 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 124
2 Jim Bunning 108
3 Bob Turley 107
4 Early Wynn 102
5 Whitey Ford 97

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 16
2 Dick Hyde 11
3 Leo Kiely 10
4 Roy Face 9
4 Clem Labine 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Runnels .488
2 Richie Ashburn .458
3 Elston Howard .435
4 Billy Goodman .431
5 Norm Larker .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 6
1 Roy Sievers 6
3 Ernie Banks 5
4 Joe Adcock 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Malzone 16
2 Jackie Jensen 15
3 Ernie Banks 14
3 Ken Boyer 14
5 Gail Harris 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Temple 4
2 Jim Rivera 3
3 Luis Aparicio 2
3 Richie Ashburn 2
3 5 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ramon Monzant 0.00
1 Clem Labine 0.00
3 Mike McCormick 0.53
4 Gerry Staley 0.54
5 Hal Brown 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 3
1 Ike Delock 3
1 Dick Donovan 3
1 Dick Hyde 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 31
2 Sam Jones 26
3 Joey Jay 22
4 Stan Williams 21
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 5
2 Ryne Duren 3
3 Bill Fischer 2
3 Dick Hyde 2
3 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Runnels .414
2 Elston Howard .412
3 Billy Goodman .395
4 Vic Power .390
5 Bob Boyd .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Sievers 13
2 Mickey Mantle 12
3 Hank Aaron 9
3 Jackie Jensen 9
3 Jim Lemon 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Jensen 34
2 Harry Anderson 26
2 Jim Landis 26
4 Roy Sievers 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 8
2 Don Blasingame 7
2 Willie Mays 7
4 Richie Ashburn 6
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roy Face 1.04
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 1.08
3 Billy Pierce 1.32
4 Dave Hillman 1.50
5 John Briggs 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ike Delock 6
2 Cal McLish 5
2 Arnie Portocarrero 5
4 Johnny Antonelli 4
4 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 47
2 Joey Jay 45
3 Sam Jones 43
4 Joe Nuxhall 36
5 2 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 6
2 Larry Jackson 5
2 Clem Labine 5
4 Dick Hyde 4
5 6 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .361
2 Ted Williams .351
3 Willie Mays .348
4 Richie Ashburn .319
5 Carl Furillo .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 49
2 Roy Sievers 45
3 Jackie Jensen 37
4 Hank Aaron 35
4 2 others tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Jensen 126
2 Ernie Banks 119
3 Roy Sievers 109
4 Frank Thomas 107
5 Hank Aaron 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 35
2 Willie Mays 30
3 Don Blasingame 24
4 Jim Gilliam 23
5 Richie Ashburn 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.21
2 Bob Turley 2.68
3 Cal McLish 2.80
4 Warren Spahn 2.85
5 Arnie Portocarrero 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 23
2 Bob Turley 22
3 Lew Burdette 18
3 Whitey Ford 18
3 Bob Friend 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 188
2 Sam Jones 186
3 Bob Turley 185
4 Moe Drabowsky 169
5 Billy Pierce 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 16
2 Clem Labine 15
3 Roy Face 14
3 Marv Grissom 14
5 Billy Muffett 13