On This Day

Wednesday, August 6, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	70	36	.660	--
Red Sox	53	51	.510	16.0
White Sox	53	52	.505	16.5
Indians	52	54	.491	18.0
Tigers	50	53	.485	18.5
Orioles	47	55	.461	21.0
Athletics	47	55	.461	21.0
Senators	45	61	.425	25.0

Games

Yankees 3, Orioles 1

Red Sox 8, Senators 2

White Sox 4, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	60	43	.583	--
Giants	55	51	.519	6.5
Pirates	54	51	.514	7.0
Redlegs	51	53	.490	9.5
Cubs	52	55	.486	10.0
Phillies	49	53	.480	10.5
Cardinals	49	55	.471	11.5
Dodgers	48	57	.457	13.0

Games

Dodgers 5, Cubs 2

Phillies 8, Redlegs 5

Braves 2, Pirates 1

Cardinals 8, Giants 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Luis Aparicio	4
1	Don Blasingame	4
3	Solly Hemus	3
3	Willie Kirkland	3
3	Pete Runnels	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Sievers	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Ray Boone	1
2	Bob Cerv	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kazanski	4
2	Jackie Jensen	3
2	Willie Kirkland	3
2	Stan Musial	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Blasingame	1
1	Jim Landis	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carl Willey	1.75
2	Jack Harshman	1.14
3	Tom Brewer	0.62
4	Bob Davis	0.50
5	Billy Pierce	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	1
1	Art Ditmar	1
1	Billy Pierce	1
1	Robin Roberts	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	8
2	Carl Willey	7
3	Chuck Stobbs	6
4	Tom Brewer	5
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Clem Labine	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.343
2	Richie Ashburn	.342
3	Willie Mays	.341
4	Pete Runnels	.333
5	Harvey Kuenn	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	31
1	Jackie Jensen	31
3	Mickey Mantle	30
3	Roy Sievers	30
5	Bob Cerv	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	95
2	Ernie Banks	90
3	Frank Thomas	83
4	Bob Cerv	80
5	Roy Sievers	74

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	1.75
2	Bob Turley	2.55
3	Sam Jones	2.55
4	Stu Miller	2.72
5	Billy Pierce	2.76

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	Clem Labine	11
5	Leo Kiely	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.443
2	Al Kaline	.442
3	Bob Nieman	.404
4	Bob Skinner	.393
5	Russ Nixon	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	7
2	Mickey Mantle	6
3	Hank Aaron	5
3	Ernie Banks	5
3	5 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	17
2	Yogi Berra	16
3	Mickey Mantle	15
3	Russ Nixon	15
5	5 tied	14

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	Carl Willey	0.68
4	Chuck Stobbs	0.71
5	Red Witt	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Art Ditmar	3
1	Bob Friend	3
1	Mudcat Grant	3
1	Alex Kellner	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	24
1	Larry Jackson	24
3	Stu Miller	23
4	Jack Harshman	21
5	Juan Pizarro	20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.450
2	Pete Runnels	.392
3	Norm Larker	.384
4	Billy Goodman	.383
5	Hank Aaron	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	11
1	Frank Robinson	11
1	Roy Sievers	11
4	Ernie Banks	10
4	Rocky Colavito	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	31
2	Jackie Jensen	27
3	Hank Aaron	25
3	Yogi Berra	25
3	4 others tied	25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Alex Kellner	1.17
2	Sam Jones	1.31
3	Juan Pizarro	1.33
4	Dick Donovan	1.36
5	Gerry Staley	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cal McLish	6
2	Lew Burdette	5
2	Art Ditmar	5
2	Dick Donovan	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	41
2	Jim Bunning	40
3	Bob Turley	39
4	Stan Williams	37
4	Early Wynn	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	7
2	Roy Face	5
3	Ryne Duren	4
3	Dick Hyde	4
3	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.360
2	Willie Mays	.342
3	Richie Ashburn	.338
4	Ted Williams	.326
5	Harvey Kuenn	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	51
2	Roy Sievers	42
3	Jackie Jensen	40
4	Hank Aaron	38
5	2 tied	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	130
2	Jackie Jensen	128
3	Hank Aaron	114
4	Frank Thomas	112
5	Roy Sievers	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	33
2	Willie Mays	29
3	Richie Ashburn	23
4	Don Blasingame	22
5	Jim Rivera	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.03
2	Jack Harshman	2.54
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	161

Saves

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