On This Day

Tuesday, August 5, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	69	36	.657	--
Red Sox	52	51	.505	16.0
White Sox	52	52	.500	16.5
Indians	52	54	.491	17.5
Tigers	50	53	.485	18.0
Orioles	47	54	.465	20.0
Athletics	47	54	.465	20.0
Senators	45	60	.429	24.0

Games

Yankees 4, Orioles 1

Red Sox 7, Senators 1

Indians 6, Tigers 1

White Sox 5, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	59	43	.578	--
Giants	55	50	.524	5.5
Pirates	54	50	.519	6.0
Redlegs	51	52	.495	8.5
Cubs	52	54	.491	9.0
Phillies	48	53	.475	10.5
Cardinals	48	55	.466	11.5
Dodgers	47	57	.452	13.0

Games

Cubs 10, Giants 9

Redlegs 6, Phillies 5

Braves 6, Pirates 1

Cardinals 13, Dodgers 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ernie Banks	4
1	Wally Moon	4
3	Ray Boone	3
3	Ed Bouchee	3
3	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	Del Crandall	1
1	Jerry Lynch	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	4
2	Ernie Banks	3
2	Del Crandall	3
2	Del Ennis	3
2	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Jim Marshall	1
1	Tony Taylor	1
1	Johnny Temple	1
1	Don Zimmer	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Turley	0.80
2	Connie Johnson	0.60
3	Dave Hillman	0.55
4	Jack Sanford	0.46
5	2 tied	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Glen Hobbie	1
1	Turk Lown	1
1	Cal McLish	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	8
2	Dave Hillman	6
2	Jack Sanford	6
4	Stu Miller	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.342
2	Willie Mays	.341
3	Stan Musial	.340
4	Al Dark	.331
5	Bob Skinner	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	31
2	Jackie Jensen	30
2	Mickey Mantle	30
4	Bob Cerv	28
4	2 others tied	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	92
2	Ernie Banks	90
3	Frank Thomas	83
4	Bob Cerv	78
5	2 tied	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	21
1	Willie Mays	21
3	Luis Aparicio	19
4	Jim Rivera	15
5	Don Blasingame	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	1.75
2	Bob Turley	2.55
3	Sam Jones	2.55
4	Stu Miller	2.77
5	Cal McLish	2.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	17
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	129
3	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	Richie Ashburn	.443
2	Hank Aaron	.429
3	Bob Skinner	.414
4	Al Kaline	.411
5	Gene Green	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	7
2	Mickey Mantle	6
2	Frank Robinson	6
4	Ernie Banks	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	17
2	Yogi Berra	16
2	Rocky Colavito	16
4	Mickey Mantle	15
4	Russ Nixon	15

Stolen Bases

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

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	Cal McLish	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	24
1	Larry Jackson	24
3	Bob Turley	22
4	Stu Miller	21
5	Juan Pizarro	20

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	.424
2	Billy Goodman	.387
3	Hank Aaron	.379
4	Elston Howard	.379
5	Pete Runnels	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	10
1	Ernie Banks	10
1	Rocky Colavito	10
1	Mickey Mantle	10
1	Frank Robinson	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	32
2	Jackie Jensen	27
3	Yogi Berra	25
3	Rocky Colavito	25
3	4 others tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	9
2	Johnny Temple	7
3	Willie Mays	6
3	Jim Rivera	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	Dick Donovan	1.45
5	Joey Jay	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cal McLish	6
2	Lew Burdette	5
2	Dick Donovan	5
2	Dick Hyde	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	45
2	Don Drysdale	42
3	Joey Jay	41
3	Sam Jones	41
5	Bob Turley	39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.358
2	Willie Mays	.347
3	Richie Ashburn	.338
4	Ted Williams	.325
5	Harvey Kuenn	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	51
2	Roy Sievers	40
3	Jackie Jensen	39
4	Hank Aaron	37
5	2 tied	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	130
2	Jackie Jensen	125
3	Hank Aaron	112
3	Frank Thomas	112
5	Roy Sievers	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	33
2	Willie Mays	29
3	Richie Ashburn	23
4	Don Blasingame	21
5	Jim Rivera	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.03
2	Jack Harshman	2.52
3	Cal McLish	2.59
4	Warren Spahn	2.66
5	Bob Turley	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	25
2	Bob Turley	23
3	Bob Friend	21
4	Lew Burdette	19
5	Ron Kline	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	193
2	Sam Jones	192
3	Jim Bunning	188
4	Early Wynn	165
5	Billy Pierce	158

Saves

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