On This Day

Tuesday, July 29, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	64	33	.660	--
Red Sox	49	46	.516	14.0
Orioles	47	47	.500	15.5
White Sox	48	50	.490	16.5
Athletics	45	49	.479	17.5
Indians	47	52	.475	18.0
Tigers	44	52	.458	19.5
Senators	42	57	.424	23.0

Games

White Sox 2, Senators 1

Indians 9, Orioles 4

Red Sox 11, Tigers 8

Athletics 7, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	54	43	.557	--
Braves	52	42	.553	0.5
Pirates	48	48	.500	5.5
Cubs	48	50	.490	6.5
Redlegs	47	49	.490	6.5
Cardinals	46	49	.484	7.0
Phillies	44	50	.468	8.5
Dodgers	44	52	.458	9.5

Games

Giants 4, Redlegs 3

Dodgers 4, Braves 2

Phillies 3, Cardinals 2

Pirates 6, Cubs 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ken Boyer	3
1	Joe DeMaestri	3
1	Gary Geiger	3
1	Dick Groat	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	2
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	Wes Covington	1
2	Joe Ginsberg	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	7
2	Hector Lopez	3
2	Russ Nixon	3
2	Dick Stuart	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Jensen	1
1	John Roseboro	1
1	Don Zimmer	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Whitey Ford	0.86
2	Don Cardwell	0.78
3	Don Drysdale	0.73
4	Sam Jones	0.70
5	Joey Jay	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Tom Brewer	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	8
2	Don Cardwell	7
2	Sam Jones	7
4	Whitey Ford	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	1
1	Johnny Klippstein	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.353
2	Willie Mays	.344
3	Richie Ashburn	.333
4	Pete Runnels	.330
5	Bob Cerv	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jackie Jensen	29
2	Ernie Banks	28
2	Bob Cerv	28
2	Mickey Mantle	28
2	Frank Thomas	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	91
2	Ernie Banks	82
3	Frank Thomas	80
4	Bob Cerv	76
5	Roy Sievers	68

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	20
2	Luis Aparicio	19
3	Richie Ashburn	17
4	Don Blasingame	14
4	Jim Rivera	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	1.71
2	Stu Miller	2.00
3	Arnie Portocarrero	2.43
4	Sam Jones	2.63
5	Billy Pierce	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	15
2	Whitey Ford	13
2	Bob Friend	13
4	Bob Purkey	12
4	2 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	137
2	Bob Turley	118
3	Jim Bunning	115
4	Early Wynn	112
5	Whitey Ford	109

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.475
2	Mickey Mantle	.442
3	Bob Boyd	.424
4	Richie Ashburn	.415
5	Norm Larker	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	7
1	Rocky Colavito	7
1	Frank Robinson	7
4	Roy Sievers	6
5	5 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	18
2	Roy Sievers	16
3	Ernie Banks	15
3	Jackie Jensen	15
3	Frank Robinson	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	5
2	Johnny Temple	4
3	Jim Rivera	3
3	John Roseboro	3
3	Don Zimmer	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Face	0.00
2	Johnny Podres	0.56
3	Whitey Ford	0.72
4	Bob Porterfield	0.73
5	Dick Donovan	0.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Donovan	3
1	Bob Friend	3
1	Dick Hyde	3
1	Joey Jay	3
1	Arnie Portocarrero	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	29
1	Sam Jones	29
3	Joey Jay	25
4	Don Drysdale	23
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	4
2	Marv Grissom	2
2	Leo Kiely	2
2	Johnny Kucks	2
2	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Larker	.418
2	Pete Runnels	.408
3	Elston Howard	.402
4	Billy Goodman	.402
5	Bob Boyd	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	15
2	Ernie Banks	10
3	Hank Aaron	9
3	Bob Cerv	9
3	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	34
2	Ernie Banks	28
2	Frank Malzone	28
4	Jim Landis	27
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	8
2	Richie Ashburn	5
2	Willie Mays	5
2	Johnny Temple	5
2	Don Zimmer	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Alex Kellner	0.96
2	Joey Jay	1.39
3	Sam Jones	1.66
4	Dave Hillman	1.77
5	Bill Henry	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cal McLish	6
1	Arnie Portocarrero	6
3	Ike Delock	5
3	Joey Jay	5
5	13 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	51
2	Jim Bunning	48
3	Joey Jay	46
4	Bob Turley	38
5	Stu Miller	37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.366
2	Willie Mays	.349
3	Ted Williams	.341
4	Richie Ashburn	.331
5	Mickey Mantle	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	50
2	Roy Sievers	43
3	Jackie Jensen	39
4	Hank Aaron	36
5	2 tied	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	130
2	Ernie Banks	126
3	Roy Sievers	110
4	Hank Aaron	109
4	Frank Thomas	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	33
2	Willie Mays	30
3	Don Blasingame	23
3	Jim Gilliam	23
5	Richie Ashburn	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.09
2	Jack Harshman	2.61
3	Cal McLish	2.76
4	Bob Turley	2.83
5	Billy O'Dell	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	23
1	Bob Turley	23
3	Bob Friend	20
4	Whitey Ford	19
5	Lew Burdette	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	194
2	Bob Turley	190
3	Jim Bunning	188
4	Billy Pierce	166
5	Early Wynn	165

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	17
2	Ryne Duren	16
3	Marv Grissom	14
3	Clem Labine	14
5	Billy Muffett	13