On This Day

Sunday, August 10, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	72	38	.655	--
Red Sox	56	53	.514	15.5
White Sox	55	54	.505	16.5
Indians	55	55	.500	17.0
Tigers	52	55	.486	18.5
Orioles	49	57	.462	21.0
Athletics	48	58	.453	22.0
Senators	47	64	.423	25.5

Games

Indians 11, Athletics 2

Athletics 4, Indians 2

White Sox 5, Tigers 2

Tigers 4, White Sox 3

Yankees 7, Red Sox 5

Red Sox 9, Yankees 3

Senators 6, Orioles 2

Orioles 6, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	63	45	.583	--
Pirates	58	52	.527	6.0
Giants	57	53	.518	7.0
Cardinals	53	56	.486	10.5
Phillies	52	55	.486	10.5
Cubs	53	59	.473	12.0
Redlegs	51	58	.468	12.5
Dodgers	50	59	.459	13.5

Games

Cubs 9, Cardinals 4

Cardinals 6, Cubs 2

Giants 12, Dodgers 8

Braves 8, Phillies 7

Braves 14, Phillies 3

Pirates 3, Redlegs 2

Pirates 4, Redlegs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Mathews	7
2	Hank Aaron	5
2	Jim Davenport	5
2	Solly Hemus	5
2	5 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	2
1	Del Crandall	2
1	Jim Davenport	2
1	Bill Mazeroski	2
1	Harry Simpson	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Thomson	5
1	Frank Torre	5
3	Ernie Banks	4
3	Del Crandall	4
3	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Blasingame	1
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Foster Castleman	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Billy O'Dell	1.00
2	Dave Hillman	0.75
2	Larry Jackson	0.75
2	Stan Williams	0.75
5	4 tied	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Bowsfield	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Don Gross	1
1	Larry Jackson	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy O'Dell	7
2	Ted Bowsfield	6
2	Bud Daley	6
2	Dave Hillman	6
2	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Hyde	1
1	Juan Pizarro	1
1	Murray Wall	1
1	Al Worthington	1
1	Early Wynn	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.343
2	Richie Ashburn	.340
3	Willie Mays	.336
4	Pete Runnels	.335
5	Harvey Kuenn	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	34
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	98
2	Ernie Banks	96
3	Frank Thomas	84
4	Bob Cerv	80
4	Roy Sievers	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	22
2	Willie Mays	21
3	Luis Aparicio	19
4	Don Blasingame	17
4	Jim Rivera	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	1.66
2	Sam Jones	2.47
3	Bob Turley	2.60
4	Stu Miller	2.72
5	Cal McLish	2.75

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	133
3	Early Wynn	127
4	Whitey Ford	121
5	Jim Bunning	117

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	17
2	Dick Hyde	15
3	Roy Face	14
4	Clem Labine	11
5	Leo Kiely	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.414
2	Leon Wagner	.400
3	Mickey Vernon	.395
4	Mickey Mantle	.393
5	Richie Ashburn	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	7
2	Rocky Colavito	5
2	Jim Lemon	5
2	Mickey Mantle	5
2	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	17
2	Ernie Banks	16
2	Roy Sievers	16
2	Ted Williams	16
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	6
1	Mickey Mantle	6
3	Don Blasingame	3
3	Jim Landis	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Jones	0.67
2	Red Witt	0.72
3	Roy Face	0.73
4	Warren Spahn	1.00
5	Ray Moore	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cal McLish	4
1	Pedro Ramos	4
1	Carl Willey	4
4	Jim Hearn	3
4	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Jackson	29
2	Red Witt	27
3	Juan Pizarro	22
4	Johnny Antonelli	21
4	2 others tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Klippstein	4
2	Roy Face	3
2	Turk Farrell	3
2	Dick Hyde	3
5	6 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.411
2	Hank Aaron	.403
3	Pete Runnels	.381
4	Mickey Mantle	.379
5	Bob Boyd	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	13
2	Hank Aaron	11
2	Frank Robinson	11
2	Roy Sievers	11
5	2 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	35
2	Hank Aaron	29
2	Wes Covington	29
2	Roy Sievers	29
5	Frank Malzone	28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	0.72
2	Sam Jones	1.26
3	Dick Donovan	1.60
4	Gerry Staley	1.71
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Donovan	6
1	Cal McLish	6
3	Art Ditmar	5
3	Dick Hyde	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	48
2	Bob Turley	43
3	Early Wynn	42
4	Don Drysdale	41
5	2 tied	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	7
2	Roy Face	6
3	Dick Hyde	5
3	Johnny Klippstein	5
5	3 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.362
2	Willie Mays	.342
3	Richie Ashburn	.338
4	Ted Williams	.326
5	Harvey Kuenn	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	54
2	Roy Sievers	43
3	Jackie Jensen	40
4	Hank Aaron	37
5	3 tied	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	135
2	Jackie Jensen	131
3	Roy Sievers	115
4	Hank Aaron	114
5	Frank Thomas	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	31
2	Willie Mays	28
3	Richie Ashburn	24
3	Don Blasingame	24
5	Jim Rivera	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	1.85
2	Cal McLish	2.58
3	Jack Harshman	2.59
4	Warren Spahn	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
1	Bob Turley	192
3	Jim Bunning	182
4	Early Wynn	164
5	Billy Pierce	158

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	19
2	Ryne Duren	17
3	Marv Grissom	16
4	Dick Hyde	15
5	Billy Muffett	12