On This Day

Saturday, August 2, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	67	34	.663	--
Indians	51	52	.495	17.0
Red Sox	49	51	.490	17.5
White Sox	49	52	.485	18.0
Orioles	47	50	.485	18.0
Tigers	48	52	.480	18.5
Athletics	46	52	.469	19.5
Senators	44	58	.431	23.5

Games

Yankees 6, White Sox 1

Indians 4, Red Sox 1

Tigers 8, Orioles 7

Senators 6, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	56	42	.571	--
Giants	54	47	.535	3.5
Pirates	51	49	.510	6.0
Cubs	50	52	.490	8.0
Redlegs	49	51	.490	8.0
Phillies	47	51	.480	9.0
Cardinals	46	53	.465	10.5
Dodgers	46	54	.460	11.0

Games

Dodgers 3, Redlegs 2

Braves 10, Giants 0

Cubs 6, Phillies 5

Pirates 1, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Aaron	4
1	Richie Ashburn	4
3	Yogi Berra	3
3	Tony Kubek	3
3	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Frank Bolling	1
1	Wes Covington	1
1	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	6
2	Gus Triandos	5
3	Hank Aaron	3
3	Frank Bolling	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Ray Jablonski	1
1	Jim Rivera	1
1	Bob Skinner	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Nuxhall	1.33
2	Tom Brewer	0.83
3	Vern Law	0.75
3	Stan Williams	0.75
3	Early Wynn	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Cicotte	1
1	Art Ditmar	1
1	Mudcat Grant	1
1	Bill Henry	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	9
2	Joe Nuxhall	8
3	Mudcat Grant	6
3	Stan Williams	6
5	Tom Brewer	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	1
1	Clem Labine	1
1	George Susce	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.338
2	Willie Mays	.338
3	Stan Musial	.338
4	Al Dark	.328
5	Harvey Kuenn	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jackie Jensen	30
2	Ernie Banks	29
3	Bob Cerv	28
3	Mickey Mantle	28
3	2 others tied	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	92
2	Ernie Banks	83
3	Frank Thomas	82
4	Bob Cerv	77
5	Roy Sievers	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	20
2	Luis Aparicio	19
3	Richie Ashburn	18
4	Jim Rivera	15
5	Don Blasingame	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	1.71
2	Stu Miller	2.19
3	Arnie Portocarrero	2.55
4	Sam Jones	2.55
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	139
2	Bob Turley	121
2	Early Wynn	121
4	Jim Bunning	117
5	Whitey Ford	109

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.456
2	Mickey Mantle	.422
3	Richie Ashburn	.411
4	Billy Goodman	.395
5	Bob Nieman	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	7
2	Jim Lemon	6
2	Frank Robinson	6
4	Hank Aaron	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	18
2	Rocky Colavito	15
3	Gil McDougald	14
3	Russ Nixon	14
5	5 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	4
2	Mickey Mantle	3
2	Jim Rivera	3
2	John Roseboro	3
2	Don Zimmer	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Jones	0.50
1	Vern Law	0.50
1	Juan Pizarro	0.50
4	Carl Willey	0.68
5	Dick Donovan	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mudcat Grant	3
1	Dick Hyde	3
1	Robin Roberts	3
1	Carl Willey	3
5	26 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	27
2	Jim Bunning	21
3	Robin Roberts	19
3	Early Wynn	19
5	2 tied	18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Larker	.405
2	Hank Aaron	.402
3	Billy Goodman	.391
4	Elston Howard	.380
5	Yogi Berra	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	12
2	Rocky Colavito	11
3	Hank Aaron	10
3	Frank Robinson	10
3	Roy Sievers	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	30
2	Ernie Banks	27
2	Rocky Colavito	27
4	Yogi Berra	25
4	3 others tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	7
2	Richie Ashburn	6
2	Johnny Temple	6
4	Willie Mays	5
4	Don Zimmer	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Alex Kellner	1.15
2	Gerry Staley	1.29
3	Bill Henry	1.39
4	Joey Jay	1.46
5	Sam Jones	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cal McLish	6
2	Art Ditmar	5
2	Dick Hyde	5
2	Joey Jay	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	47
2	Jim Bunning	45
3	Joey Jay	41
3	Early Wynn	41
5	Stan Williams	40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.354
2	Willie Mays	.346
3	Richie Ashburn	.334
4	Ted Williams	.331
5	Harvey Kuenn	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	49
2	Roy Sievers	42
3	Jackie Jensen	39
4	Hank Aaron	38
5	Frank Thomas	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	126
2	Ernie Banks	123
3	Hank Aaron	113
4	Frank Thomas	111
5	Roy Sievers	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	33
2	Willie Mays	28
3	Don Blasingame	21
3	Jim Gilliam	21
5	2 tied	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.01
2	Jack Harshman	2.52
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	192
2	Jim Bunning	188
3	Bob Turley	186
4	Early Wynn	174
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