On This Day

Sunday, July 27, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	63	32	.663	--
Red Sox	48	45	.516	14.0
Orioles	47	46	.505	15.0
White Sox	46	50	.479	17.5
Athletics	44	48	.478	17.5
Indians	46	52	.469	18.5
Tigers	43	51	.457	19.5
Senators	42	55	.433	22.0

Games

Red Sox 7, White Sox 3

Indians 7, Yankees 2

Indians 7, Yankees 2

Senators 4, Tigers 3

Senators 6, Tigers 1

Athletics 11, Orioles 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	52	41	.559	--
Giants	51	43	.543	1.5
Cubs	48	49	.495	6.0
Pirates	47	48	.495	6.0
Redlegs	47	48	.495	6.0
Cardinals	46	48	.489	6.5
Phillies	43	48	.473	8.0
Dodgers	43	52	.453	10.0

Games

Braves 4, Cubs 1

Phillies 6, Dodgers 2

Pirates 2, Giants 1

Pirates 4, Giants 3

Cardinals 4, Redlegs 3

Redlegs 10, Cardinals 1

Phillies 7, Dodgers 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Yost	6
2	Frank Robinson	5
2	Bob Skinner	5
4	Ruben Amaro	4
4	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	2
1	Willie Jones	2
1	Bob Nieman	2
1	Don Zimmer	2
5	21 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	6
2	Roger Maris	5
3	Willie Jones	4
3	Roy McMillan	4
3	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Harrell	2
2	Richie Ashburn	1
2	Orlando Cepeda	1
2	Jim Davenport	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Camilo Pascual	1.00
2	Larry Jackson	0.86
3	Mudcat Grant	0.80
3	Ron Kline	0.80
5	2 tied	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bud Byerly	1
1	Ned Garver	1
1	Mudcat Grant	1
1	Don Gross	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Camilo Pascual	7
2	Paul Foytack	6
2	Larry Jackson	6
2	Alex Kellner	6
2	Bob Turley	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Don McMahon	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.354
2	Willie Mays	.347
3	Richie Ashburn	.331
4	Bob Cerv	.330
5	Bob Skinner	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jackie Jensen	29
2	Frank Thomas	28
3	Ernie Banks	27
4	Bob Cerv	26
4	2 others tied	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	89
2	Ernie Banks	80
2	Frank Thomas	80
4	Bob Cerv	72
5	Roy Sievers	65

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	1.68
2	Arnie Portocarrero	2.43
3	Billy Pierce	2.75
4	Bob Turley	2.78
5	Jack Harshman	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	15
2	Whitey Ford	13
3	Bob Friend	12
3	Bob Purkey	12
3	2 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	130
2	Bob Turley	118
3	Jim Bunning	112
4	Early Wynn	111
5	Whitey Ford	103

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	16
2	Dick Hyde	12
3	Roy Face	11
4	Leo Kiely	10
5	Clem Labine	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Boyd	.456
2	Norm Larker	.415
3	Yogi Berra	.405
4	Hank Aaron	.400
5	Richie Ashburn	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	7
1	Rocky Colavito	7
3	Frank Robinson	6
3	Roy Sievers	6
3	Don Zimmer	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	16
1	Rocky Colavito	16
1	Gail Harris	16
4	Hank Aaron	15
4	Wes Covington	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	4
1	Jim Rivera	4
1	Johnny Temple	4
4	Luis Aparicio	2
4	10 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	0.00
2	Bill Henry	0.61
3	Dick Donovan	1.00
3	Joey Jay	1.00
5	Alex Kellner	1.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Donovan	3
1	Whitey Ford	3
1	Dick Hyde	3
1	Joey Jay	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	26
1	Camilo Pascual	26
1	Early Wynn	26
4	Joe Nuxhall	24
4	Stan Williams	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	4
2	Roy Face	3
2	Turk Lown	3
4	Bill Fischer	2
4	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Larker	.434
2	Hank Aaron	.413
3	Bob Boyd	.403
4	Billy Goodman	.397
5	2 tied	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	13
2	Hank Aaron	11
2	Roy Sievers	11
4	Rocky Colavito	10
4	Jackie Jensen	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	38
2	Jim Landis	29
3	Frank Malzone	27
4	Ernie Banks	26
5	3 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	8
2	Richie Ashburn	5
2	Willie Mays	5
2	Johnny Temple	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Alex Kellner	0.96
2	Joey Jay	1.20
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.38
4	Bill Henry	1.57
5	Dick Tomanek	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cal McLish	6
1	Arnie Portocarrero	6
3	Ike Delock	5
3	Art Ditmar	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	51
2	Joey Jay	48
3	Sam Jones	44
4	Stu Miller	38
4	Bob Turley	38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.364
2	Willie Mays	.356
3	Ted Williams	.350
4	Richie Ashburn	.325
5	Harvey Kuenn	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	50
2	Roy Sievers	45
3	Jackie Jensen	39
4	Hank Aaron	36
4	Frank Thomas	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	130
2	Ernie Banks	125
3	Frank Thomas	111
4	Hank Aaron	110
4	Roy Sievers	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	34
2	Willie Mays	30
3	Don Blasingame	24
4	Jim Gilliam	23
5	Richie Ashburn	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.07
2	Jack Harshman	2.71
3	Cal McLish	2.83
4	Bob Turley	2.83
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	2.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	190
2	Sam Jones	187
3	Jim Bunning	185
4	Early Wynn	168
5	Billy Pierce	166

Saves

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