On This Day

Thursday, August 7, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 70 36 .660 --
Red Sox 54 51 .514 15.5
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 62 .421 25.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 61 43 .587 --
Giants 55 52 .514 7.5
Pirates 54 52 .509 8.0
Redlegs 51 54 .486 10.5
Phillies 50 53 .485 10.5
Cubs 52 56 .481 11.0
Cardinals 50 55 .476 11.5
Dodgers 49 57 .462 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Freese 3
1 Frank Malzone 3
1 Bob Thurman 3
4 Hank Aaron 2
4 16 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Buddin 1
1 Jim Lemon 1
1 Eddie Mathews 1
1 Wally Moon 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 3
1 Roy Sievers 3
1 Ted Williams 3
4 Ed Bailey 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dee Fondy 1
1 Charlie Neal 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sandy Koufax 1.43
2 Sam Jones 0.88
3 Warren Spahn 0.86
4 Frank Sullivan 0.64
5 Don Cardwell 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Cardwell 1
1 Sam Jones 1
1 Sandy Koufax 1
1 Warren Spahn 1
1 Frank Sullivan 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 10
2 Sam Jones 7
2 Ramon Monzant 7
2 Frank Sullivan 7
5 Warren Spahn 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Klippstein 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .346
2 Richie Ashburn .344
3 Willie Mays .337
4 Pete Runnels .335
5 Harvey Kuenn .328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Jensen 96
2 Ernie Banks 90
3 Frank Thomas 83
4 Bob Cerv 80
5 Roy Sievers 77

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 Sam Jones 2.47
3 Bob Turley 2.55
4 Stu Miller 2.72
5 Billy Pierce 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Turley 17
2 Warren Spahn 15
3 Bob Friend 14
4 Whitey Ford 13
4 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 146
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 .459
2 Al Kaline .417
2 Bob Nieman .417
4 Hank Aaron .400
5 Harvey Kuenn .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 6
1 Roy Sievers 6
3 Hank Aaron 5
3 Ernie Banks 5
3 7 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 16
2 Roy Sievers 15
3 Rocky Colavito 14
3 Roger Maris 14
3 Ted Williams 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 Dick Donovan 0.35
2 Sam Jones 0.50
3 Carl Willey 0.68
4 Red Witt 0.86
5 Herb Moford 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Kellner 3
1 Cal McLish 3
1 Pedro Ramos 3
1 Robin Roberts 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 26
2 Larry Jackson 23
2 Stu Miller 23
4 Sam Jones 22
5 Jack Harshman 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .451
2 Pete Runnels .396
3 Hank Aaron .387
4 Norm Larker .384
5 Billy Goodman .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Sievers 12
2 Hank Aaron 11
2 Frank Robinson 11
4 Ernie Banks 10
4 Rocky Colavito 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 31
2 Jackie Jensen 28
2 Roy Sievers 28
4 Frank Malzone 26
5 5 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 1.26
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 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 48
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 3 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .363
2 Richie Ashburn .341
3 Willie Mays .341
4 Ted Williams .328
5 Harvey Kuenn .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 51
2 Roy Sievers 43
3 Jackie Jensen 40
4 Hank Aaron 38
5 3 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 129
1 Jackie Jensen 129
3 Hank Aaron 114
4 Roy Sievers 112
5 Frank Thomas 111

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 2.59
3 Cal McLish 2.59
4 Warren Spahn 2.63
5 Bob Turley 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 25
2 Bob Turley 22
3 Bob Friend 21
4 Lew Burdette 19
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 192
2 Bob Turley 188
3 Jim Bunning 182
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