On This Day

Saturday, August 9, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	71	37	.657	--
Red Sox	55	52	.514	15.5
White Sox	54	53	.505	16.5
Indians	54	54	.500	17.0
Tigers	51	54	.486	18.5
Orioles	48	56	.462	21.0
Athletics	47	57	.452	22.0
Senators	46	63	.422	25.5

Games

Indians 3, Athletics 1

White Sox 9, Tigers 3

Red Sox 9, Yankees 6

Orioles 12, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	61	45	.575	--
Pirates	56	52	.519	6.0
Giants	56	53	.514	6.5
Phillies	52	53	.495	8.5
Cardinals	52	55	.486	9.5
Redlegs	51	56	.477	10.5
Cubs	52	58	.473	11.0
Dodgers	50	58	.463	12.0

Games

Cardinals 3, Cubs 2

Giants 6, Dodgers 3

Phillies 5, Braves 4

Pirates 5, Redlegs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Davenport	3
1	Al Kaline	3
1	Sherm Lollar	3
1	Frank Malzone	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	2
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	Harry Bright	1
2	Jim Davenport	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherm Lollar	6
2	Mickey Mantle	4
2	Hank Sauer	4
4	Bob Nieman	3
5	12 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	2
1	Nellie Fox	2
3	Richie Ashburn	1
3	Don Blasingame	1
3	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Podres	1.17
2	Ralph Terry	0.83
3	Gary Bell	0.67
4	Sal Maglie	0.60
5	Curt Simmons	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	Jim Hearn	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Antonelli	7
1	Johnny Podres	7
3	Tom Acker	6
3	Gary Bell	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	1
1	Marv Grissom	1
1	Billy Loes	1
1	Murray Wall	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.345
2	Stan Musial	.342
3	Willie Mays	.336
4	Pete Runnels	.334
5	Harvey Kuenn	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	32
2	Jackie Jensen	31
2	Mickey Mantle	31
2	Roy Sievers	31
5	Bob Cerv	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	97
2	Ernie Banks	92
3	Frank Thomas	83
4	Bob Cerv	80
5	Roy Sievers	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	22
2	Willie Mays	21
3	Luis Aparicio	19
4	Don Blasingame	16
4	Jim Rivera	16

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	Roy Face	14
2	Dick Hyde	14
4	Clem Labine	11
5	Leo Kiely	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.453
2	Al Kaline	.429
3	Luis Aparicio	.397
4	Leon Wagner	.381
5	Bob Nieman	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	5
1	Jim Lemon	5
1	Mickey Mantle	5
1	Roy Sievers	5
1	Ted Williams	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	15
1	Sherm Lollar	15
1	Roger Maris	15
4	Mickey Mantle	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	6
2	Mickey Mantle	5
3	Jim Landis	3
3	Willie Mays	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Jones	0.67
2	Carl Willey	0.68
3	Red Witt	0.72
4	Warren Spahn	1.00
5	Vern Law	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Hearn	3
1	Cal McLish	3
1	Pedro Ramos	3
1	Robin Roberts	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Witt	27
2	Sandy Koufax	26
3	Larry Jackson	23
4	Johnny Antonelli	22
5	2 tied	21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.446
2	Pete Runnels	.389
3	Hank Aaron	.379
4	Russ Nixon	.369
5	Billy Goodman	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Sievers	12
2	Hank Aaron	11
2	Ernie Banks	11
2	Frank Robinson	11
5	Mickey Mantle	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	33
2	Jackie Jensen	29
2	Roy Sievers	29
4	Gail Harris	27
4	Frank Malzone	27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	0.72
2	Sam Jones	1.26
3	Dick Donovan	1.60
4	Gerry Staley	1.69
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Donovan	6
2	Lew Burdette	5
2	Art Ditmar	5
2	Dick Hyde	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	6
3	Dick Hyde	5
3	Johnny Klippstein	5
5	4 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.359
2	Richie Ashburn	.342
3	Willie Mays	.341
4	Ted Williams	.326
5	Harvey Kuenn	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	52
2	Roy Sievers	43
3	Jackie Jensen	40
4	Hank Aaron	38
5	Eddie Mathews	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	131
2	Jackie Jensen	130
3	Hank Aaron	114
4	Roy Sievers	113
5	Frank Thomas	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	31
2	Willie Mays	29
3	Richie Ashburn	24
4	Don Blasingame	23
5	Jim Rivera	21

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	Vinegar Bend Mizell	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	25
2	Bob Turley	22
3	Bob Friend	21
4	Lew Burdette	18
4	2 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	192
2	Bob Turley	188
3	Jim Bunning	182
4	Early Wynn	169
5	2 tied	158

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	19
2	Ryne Duren	17
3	Marv Grissom	16
4	Dick Hyde	14
5	2 tied	12