On This Day

Monday, August 4, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 68 36 .654 --
Red Sox 51 51 .500 16.0
White Sox 51 52 .495 16.5
Tigers 50 52 .490 17.0
Indians 51 54 .486 17.5
Orioles 47 53 .470 19.0
Athletics 47 53 .470 19.0
Senators 45 59 .433 23.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 58 43 .574 --
Giants 55 49 .529 4.5
Pirates 54 49 .524 5.0
Redlegs 50 52 .490 8.5
Cubs 51 54 .486 9.0
Phillies 48 52 .480 9.5
Cardinals 47 55 .461 11.5
Dodgers 47 56 .456 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Clemente 3
1 Al Dark 3
1 Willie Mays 3
4 Ken Boyer 2
4 9 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roberto Clemente 1
1 Gene Green 1
1 Mickey Mantle 1
1 Willie Mays 1
1 Bill Skowron 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Bressoud 3
1 Bob Skinner 3
3 Yogi Berra 2
3 Al Dark 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Jackson 2.00
2 Curt Raydon 0.40
3 Dick Drott 0.36
4 Arnie Portocarrero 0.30
5 Juan Pizarro 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Giel 1
1 Larry Jackson 1
1 Don Larsen 1
1 Curt Raydon 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Jackson 12
2 Dick Drott 4
2 Paul Giel 4
2 Curt Raydon 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 1
1 Roy Face 1
1 Marv Grissom 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .342
2 Willie Mays .338
3 Stan Musial .338
4 Al Dark .332
5 Harvey Kuenn .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 30
1 Jackie Jensen 30
3 Mickey Mantle 29
4 Bob Cerv 28
4 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 Willie Mays 21
2 Richie Ashburn 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 Sam Jones 2.55
4 Bob Turley 2.63
5 Billy Pierce 2.80

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 17
2 Roy Face 13
2 Dick Hyde 13
4 Leo Kiely 10
4 Clem Labine 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .466
2 Richie Ashburn .446
3 Bob Skinner .407
4 Al Kaline .404
5 2 tied .389

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 16
2 Rocky Colavito 15
3 Ernie Banks 14
3 Wes Covington 14
3 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 4
1 Mickey Mantle 4
1 Willie Mays 4
4 John Roseboro 3
5 7 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Jones 0.33
2 Dick Donovan 0.35
3 Vern Law 0.50
4 Carl Willey 0.68
5 Red Witt 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 3
1 Mudcat Grant 3
1 Alex Kellner 3
1 Pedro Ramos 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 24
1 Larry Jackson 24
3 Juan Pizarro 20
4 Red Witt 19
4 Early Wynn 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 4
2 Johnny Kucks 3
3 Turk Farrell 2
3 Marv Grissom 2
3 5 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .407
2 Hank Aaron .405
3 Billy Goodman .379
4 Elston Howard .375
5 Norm Larker .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 11
2 Hank Aaron 10
2 Wes Covington 10
2 Mickey Mantle 10
2 Frank Robinson 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 29
2 Wes Covington 27
2 Jackie Jensen 27
4 Yogi Berra 25
4 3 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alex Kellner 1.30
2 Sam Jones 1.31
3 Juan Pizarro 1.33
4 Bill Henry 1.38
5 Gerry Staley 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Donovan 5
1 Bob Friend 5
1 Dick Hyde 5
1 Joey Jay 5
1 Cal McLish 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 45
2 Don Drysdale 42
3 Joey Jay 41
3 Sam Jones 41
5 2 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 6
1 Clem Labine 6
3 Dick Hyde 5
4 Ryne Duren 4
4 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .354
2 Willie Mays .345
3 Richie Ashburn .339
4 Ted Williams .327
5 Harvey Kuenn .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 50
2 Roy Sievers 40
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 115
4 Frank Thomas 112
5 Roy Sievers 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 33
2 Willie Mays 29
3 Richie Ashburn 22
4 Don Blasingame 21
5 Jim Rivera 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.03
2 Jack Harshman 2.52
3 Warren Spahn 2.65
4 Cal McLish 2.66
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 165
5 Whitey Ford 159

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 18
2 Ryne Duren 17
3 Marv Grissom 15
4 Dick Hyde 13
5 2 tied 12