On This Day

Thursday, July 24, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	61	30	.670	--
Red Sox	47	43	.522	13.5
Orioles	45	45	.500	15.5
Athletics	43	46	.483	17.0
White Sox	44	49	.473	18.0
Indians	44	50	.468	18.5
Tigers	42	48	.467	18.5
Senators	39	54	.419	23.0

Games

Orioles 7, White Sox 3

Indians 6, Senators 1

Yankees 10, Tigers 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	50	39	.562	--
Giants	50	40	.556	0.5
Cubs	46	47	.495	6.0
Cardinals	44	45	.494	6.0
Redlegs	44	46	.489	6.5
Pirates	44	47	.484	7.0
Phillies	41	46	.471	8.0
Dodgers	41	50	.451	10.0

Games

Redlegs 4, Cubs 3

Cardinals 4, Braves 0

Pirates 5, Dodgers 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Russ Nixon	4
1	Gene Woodling	4
3	Ernie Banks	3
3	Al Kaline	3
3	Mickey Mantle	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Aspromonte	1
1	Ed Bailey	1
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Rocky Colavito	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tito Francona	4
1	Russ Nixon	4
3	Gil McDougald	3
3	Marv Throneberry	3
5	8 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
None

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Gary Bell	1.00
2	Sam Jones	0.75
3	Jim Wilson	0.67
4	Jim Bunning	0.40
5	Milt Pappas	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Ryne Duren	1
1	Sam Jones	1
1	Alex Kellner	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	6
2	Gary Bell	4
2	Jim Bunning	4
2	Milt Pappas	4
2	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Acker	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Bob Turley	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.355
2	Willie Mays	.344
3	Pete Runnels	.332
4	Al Dark	.328
5	Vic Power	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jackie Jensen	28
2	Frank Thomas	27
3	Ernie Banks	26
3	Mickey Mantle	26
5	Roy Sievers	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	85
2	Frank Thomas	77
3	Ernie Banks	75
4	Bob Cerv	67
5	2 tied	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	2.39
3	Bob Turley	2.50
4	Billy Pierce	2.61
5	Jack Harshman	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	15
2	Whitey Ford	12
2	Bob Friend	12
2	Ray Semproch	12
2	Warren Spahn	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	130
2	Jim Bunning	112
2	Bob Turley	112
4	Early Wynn	110
5	Billy Pierce	98

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Yogi Berra	.469
2	Pete Runnels	.449
3	Richie Ashburn	.442
4	Jerry Lumpe	.435
5	Russ Nixon	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	6
1	Frank Robinson	6
1	Roy Sievers	6
4	Ernie Banks	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	17
2	Ernie Banks	16
2	Frank Malzone	16
2	Frank Robinson	16
2	Dick Stuart	16

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	Whitey Ford	0.00
1	Ramon Monzant	0.00
3	Alex Kellner	0.98
4	Gerry Staley	1.00
5	Hal Brown	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Hyde	4
1	Joey Jay	4
3	Lew Burdette	3
3	Ike Delock	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	35
2	Sam Jones	32
3	Joey Jay	29
4	Early Wynn	26
5	Joe Nuxhall	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	5
2	Ryne Duren	3
2	Roy Face	3
2	Turk Lown	3
5	4 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Larker	.455
2	Yogi Berra	.403
2	Elston Howard	.403
4	Hank Aaron	.400
5	Pete Runnels	.398

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	14
2	Roy Sievers	12
3	Hank Aaron	9
3	Jackie Jensen	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	35
2	Jim Landis	27
3	Mickey Mantle	25
4	Frank Malzone	24
4	Roy Sievers	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	8
2	Richie Ashburn	5
2	Don Blasingame	5
4	Luis Aparicio	4
4	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1.08
2	Joey Jay	1.20
3	Billy Pierce	1.33
4	Dave Hillman	1.42
5	Alex Kellner	1.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ike Delock	6
2	Art Ditmar	5
2	Joey Jay	5
2	Cal McLish	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	51
2	Sam Jones	49
3	Joey Jay	48
4	Gary Bell	38
5	Early Wynn	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	6
2	Roy Face	5
2	Clem Labine	5
4	Dick Hyde	4
4	Turk Lown	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.363
2	Ted Williams	.354
3	Willie Mays	.349
4	Richie Ashburn	.320
5	Carl Furillo	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	49
2	Roy Sievers	45
3	Jackie Jensen	38
4	Hank Aaron	35
4	Frank Thomas	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	128
2	Ernie Banks	120
3	Roy Sievers	110
4	Frank Thomas	108
5	Hank Aaron	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	34
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	2.67
3	Billy O'Dell	2.81
4	Arnie Portocarrero	2.84
5	Cal McLish	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	23
1	Bob Turley	23
3	Bob Friend	19
4	Lew Burdette	18
4	Whitey Ford	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	189
2	Bob Turley	188
3	Sam Jones	187
4	Billy Pierce	172
5	Early Wynn	171

Saves

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