On This Day

Sunday, August 3, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	67	36	.650	--
Red Sox	51	51	.500	15.5
White Sox	51	52	.495	16.0
Tigers	50	52	.490	16.5
Indians	51	54	.486	17.0
Orioles	47	52	.475	18.0
Athletics	47	53	.470	18.5
Senators	45	59	.433	22.5

Games

White Sox 3, Yankees 1

White Sox 4, Yankees 0

Red Sox 3, Indians 2

Red Sox 4, Indians 2

Tigers 3, Orioles 2

Tigers 4, Orioles 1

Athletics 12, Senators 0

Senators 4, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	58	42	.580	--
Giants	54	49	.524	5.5
Pirates	53	49	.520	6.0
Cubs	51	53	.490	9.0
Redlegs	50	52	.490	9.0
Phillies	48	52	.480	10.0
Dodgers	47	55	.461	12.0
Cardinals	46	55	.455	12.5

Games

Dodgers 8, Redlegs 6

Redlegs 3, Dodgers 1

Braves 4, Giants 3

Braves 6, Giants 0

Phillies 8, Cubs 2

Cubs 12, Phillies 10

Pirates 2, Cardinals 0

Pirates 2, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gene Green	5
1	Minnie Minoso	5
3	Richie Ashburn	4
3	Chico Carrasquel	4
3	8 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	2
1	John Roseboro	2
3	Joe Adcock	1
3	Bobby Avila	1
3	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	5
2	Harry Anderson	4
2	Ernie Banks	4
2	Chico Fernandez	4
5	6 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	2
2	Mickey Mantle	1
2	Minnie Minoso	1
2	Charlie Neal	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dick Donovan	1.00
2	Ralph Terry	0.86
3	Don Drysdale	0.80
4	Sandy Koufax	0.71
4	Milt Pappas	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	Mike Fornieles	1
1	Paul Foytack	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	8
2	Red Witt	7
3	Johnny Antonelli	6
3	Whitey Ford	6
3	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Henry	1
1	Johnny Klippstein	1
1	Frank Sullivan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.342
2	Stan Musial	.335
3	Willie Mays	.335
4	Harvey Kuenn	.329
5	Bob Skinner	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	30
1	Jackie Jensen	30
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	87
3	Frank Thomas	83
4	Bob Cerv	77
5	2 tied	72

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	1.75
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	Bob Friend	14
2	Warren Spahn	14
4	Whitey Ford	13
4	2 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	139
2	Bob Turley	121
2	Early Wynn	121
4	Jim Bunning	117
5	Whitey Ford	115

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	.458
2	Richie Ashburn	.433
3	Bob Nieman	.408
4	Bob Skinner	.396
5	2 tied	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	7
2	Frank Robinson	6
3	Wes Covington	5
3	Jim Lemon	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	17
2	Rocky Colavito	15
2	Roger Maris	15
4	Ernie Banks	14
4	4 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	4
1	Mickey Mantle	4
3	Willie Mays	3
3	Jim Rivera	3
3	John Roseboro	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	0.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Donovan	3
1	Bob Friend	3
1	Mudcat Grant	3
1	Dick Hyde	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	27
2	Don Drysdale	24
2	Whitey Ford	24
4	Jim Bunning	21
4	Warren Spahn	21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.412
2	Billy Goodman	.384
3	Norm Larker	.380
4	Richie Ashburn	.375
5	Elston Howard	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	11
2	Hank Aaron	10
2	Wes Covington	10
2	Mickey Mantle	10
2	2 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	30
2	Jackie Jensen	29
3	Rocky Colavito	27
3	Wes Covington	27
5	3 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	8
2	Jim Rivera	7
3	Johnny Temple	6
4	Mickey Mantle	5
4	Willie Mays	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Alex Kellner	1.13
2	Gerry Staley	1.29
3	Sam Jones	1.31
4	Bill Henry	1.38
5	Dick Donovan	1.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cal McLish	6
2	Art Ditmar	5
2	Dick Donovan	5
2	Bob Friend	5
2	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	45
2	Don Drysdale	42
3	Joey Jay	41
3	Sam Jones	41
3	Early Wynn	41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.349
2	Willie Mays	.344
3	Richie Ashburn	.339
4	Ted Williams	.328
5	Harvey Kuenn	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	50
2	Roy Sievers	41
3	Jackie Jensen	39
4	Hank Aaron	38
5	Frank Thomas	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	127
2	Jackie Jensen	125
3	Hank Aaron	114
4	Frank Thomas	112
5	Roy Sievers	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	33
2	Willie Mays	28
3	Richie Ashburn	22
4	Don Blasingame	21
5	2 tied	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.03
2	Jack Harshman	2.52
3	Warren Spahn	2.65
4	Cal McLish	2.69
5	Bob Turley	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	25
2	Bob Turley	23
3	Bob Friend	21
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