On This Day

Friday, August 8, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	71	36	.664	--
Red Sox	54	52	.509	16.5
White Sox	53	53	.500	17.5
Indians	53	54	.495	18.0
Tigers	51	53	.490	18.5
Orioles	47	56	.456	22.0
Athletics	47	56	.456	22.0
Senators	46	62	.426	25.5

Games

Indians 10, Athletics 4

Tigers 6, White Sox 2

Senators 4, Orioles 2

Yankees 2, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	61	44	.581	--
Pirates	55	52	.514	7.0
Giants	55	53	.509	7.5
Phillies	51	53	.490	9.5
Cardinals	51	55	.481	10.5
Redlegs	51	55	.481	10.5
Cubs	52	57	.477	11.0
Dodgers	50	57	.467	12.0

Games

Cardinals 6, Cubs 3

Dodgers 6, Giants 3

Phillies 7, Braves 6

Pirates 1, Redlegs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Bowman	3
1	Wes Covington	3
1	Solly Hemus	3
1	Jim Rivera	3
5	29 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Bowman	1
1	Wes Covington	1
1	Del Ennis	1
1	Curt Flood	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Furillo	5
2	Bob Bowman	4
2	Del Ennis	4
4	Wes Covington	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Harvey Kuenn	1
1	Jim Landis	1
1	Roman Mejias	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Witt	1.43
2	Ike Delock	1.00
2	Joe Nuxhall	1.00
4	Whitey Ford	0.86
5	Juan Pizarro	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Don Ferrarese	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Witt	10
2	Juan Pizarro	8
3	Joe Nuxhall	7
4	Whitey Ford	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Hyde	1
1	Johnny Klippstein	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.346
2	Richie Ashburn	.345
3	Willie Mays	.339
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	1.66
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	Whitey Ford	14
3	Bob Friend	14
5	2 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	146
2	Bob Turley	129
3	Early Wynn	125
4	Whitey Ford	121
5	Jim Bunning	117

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	17
2	Dick Hyde	14
3	Roy Face	13
4	Clem Labine	11
5	Leo Kiely	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.462
2	Al Kaline	.396
2	Bob Nieman	.396
4	Hank Aaron	.393
4	Luis Aparicio	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wes Covington	6
1	Roy Sievers	6
3	Hank Aaron	5
3	Ernie Banks	5
3	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	15
1	Wes Covington	15
1	Roy Sievers	15
4	Del Ennis	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	0.35
2	Sam Jones	0.67
3	Carl Willey	0.68
4	Red Witt	0.72
5	Herb Moford	0.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cal McLish	3
1	Pedro Ramos	3
1	Robin Roberts	3
1	Warren Spahn	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	28
2	Red Witt	27
3	Sandy Koufax	26
4	Whitey Ford	24
5	2 tied	23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.453
2	Pete Runnels	.394
3	Norm Larker	.382
4	Hank Aaron	.379
5	Russ Nixon	.375

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	Wes Covington	26
4	2 others tied	26

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	Dick Donovan	1.36
4	Gerry Staley	1.69
5	Whitey Ford	1.73

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	Don Drysdale	41
2	Early Wynn	41
4	Jim Bunning	40
4	Joe Nuxhall	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	7
2	Roy Face	5
2	Dick Hyde	5
2	Johnny Klippstein	5
5	3 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.364
2	Willie Mays	.343
3	Richie Ashburn	.342
4	Harvey Kuenn	.329
5	Ted Williams	.328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	129
1	Jackie Jensen	129
3	Hank Aaron	113
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	1.95
2	Jack Harshman	2.59
3	Warren Spahn	2.63
4	Cal McLish	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	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	192
2	Bob Turley	188
3	Jim Bunning	182
4	Early Wynn	169
5	Billy Pierce	161

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	18
2	Ryne Duren	17
3	Marv Grissom	15
4	Dick Hyde	14
5	2 tied	12