On This Day

Friday, August 1, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	66	34	.660	--
Red Sox	49	50	.495	16.5
Indians	50	52	.490	17.0
White Sox	49	51	.490	17.0
Orioles	47	49	.490	17.0
Tigers	47	52	.475	18.5
Athletics	46	51	.474	18.5
Senators	43	58	.426	23.5

Games

Yankees 7, White Sox 0

Indians 7, Red Sox 1

Indians 3, Red Sox 1

Tigers 3, Orioles 1

Senators 10, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	55	42	.567	--
Giants	54	46	.540	2.5
Pirates	50	49	.505	6.0
Redlegs	49	50	.495	7.0
Cubs	49	52	.485	8.0
Phillies	47	50	.485	8.0
Cardinals	46	52	.469	9.5
Dodgers	45	54	.455	11.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Redlegs 2

Braves 4, Giants 2

Phillies 3, Cubs 1

Pirates 2, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Lemon	4
2	Roberto Clemente	3
2	Jim Gilliam	3
2	Frank House	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	2
1	Jim Lemon	2
3	Orlando Cepeda	1
3	Carl Furillo	1
3	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	4
1	Jim Lemon	4
1	Minnie Minoso	4
1	Bill Skowron	4
5	2 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
None

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Robin Roberts	2.00
2	Dave Sisler	1.40
3	Cal McLish	0.89
4	Herb Moford	0.80
5	Jack Harshman	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Ron Kline	1
1	Johnny Klippstein	1
1	Cal McLish	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lew Burdette	8
1	Cal McLish	8
3	Jack Harshman	7
3	Dave Sisler	7
5	Robin Roberts	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Hyde	1
1	Don McMahon	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.342
2	Willie Mays	.339
3	Richie Ashburn	.332
4	Al Dark	.330
5	Vic Power	.325

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	91
2	Ernie Banks	83
3	Frank Thomas	82
4	Bob Cerv	76
5	Roy Sievers	69

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	2.55
4	Sam Jones	2.63
5	Bob Turley	2.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	16
2	Whitey Ford	13
2	Bob Friend	13
2	Bob Purkey	13
2	Warren Spahn	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	137
2	Bob Turley	121
3	Jim Bunning	115
4	Early Wynn	112
5	Whitey Ford	109

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	16
2	Dick Hyde	13
3	Roy Face	12
4	Leo Kiely	10
5	Clem Labine	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.422
2	Hank Aaron	.421
3	Al Kaline	.417
4	Norm Larker	.412
5	Bob Boyd	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	7
2	Jim Lemon	6
2	Frank Robinson	6
4	Hank Aaron	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	15
2	Ernie Banks	14
2	Gil McDougald	14
2	Russ Nixon	14
5	6 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	4
2	Mickey Mantle	3
2	Jim Rivera	3
2	John Roseboro	3
2	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Jones	0.32
2	Juan Pizarro	0.50
3	Dick Donovan	0.69
4	Whitey Ford	0.72
5	Bob Porterfield	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Purkey	3
1	Robin Roberts	3
1	Hal Woodeshick	3
4	Gary Bell	2
4	24 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	25
2	Early Wynn	21
3	Jim Bunning	19
3	Robin Roberts	19
5	5 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	3
1	Johnny Kucks	3
1	Turk Lown	3
4	Turk Farrell	2
4	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Larker	.405
2	Elston Howard	.394
3	Billy Goodman	.387
4	Pete Runnels	.374
5	Orlando Cepeda	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	12
2	Rocky Colavito	11
3	Hank Aaron	9
3	Ernie Banks	9
3	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	29
2	Ernie Banks	27
2	Rocky Colavito	27
4	Gail Harris	25
4	2 others tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	6
1	Johnny Temple	6
3	Richie Ashburn	5
3	Willie Mays	5
3	Don Zimmer	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Alex Kellner	1.15
2	Gerry Staley	1.29
3	Joey Jay	1.39
4	Dick Donovan	1.53
5	Sam Jones	1.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cal McLish	6
2	Joey Jay	5
2	Arnie Portocarrero	5
2	Bob Purkey	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	48
2	Joey Jay	46
3	Sam Jones	45
4	Bob Turley	38
5	Stu Miller	37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.363
2	Willie Mays	.347
3	Richie Ashburn	.331
4	Ted Williams	.328
5	Mickey Mantle	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	50
2	Roy Sievers	42
3	Jackie Jensen	38
4	Hank Aaron	37
5	Frank Thomas	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	126
2	Jackie Jensen	125
3	Frank Thomas	111
4	Hank Aaron	110
5	Roy Sievers	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	33
2	Willie Mays	29
3	Don Blasingame	21
3	Jim Gilliam	21
5	Richie Ashburn	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.01
2	Jack Harshman	2.65
3	Cal McLish	2.68
4	Warren Spahn	2.73
5	Bob Turley	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	24
2	Bob Turley	23
3	Bob Friend	20
4	Lew Burdette	18
4	2 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	194
2	Jim Bunning	186
2	Bob Turley	186
4	Early Wynn	165
5	Billy Pierce	163

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	17
2	Ryne Duren	16
3	Marv Grissom	14
4	Dick Hyde	13
4	Billy Muffett	13