On This Day

Monday, August 11, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 72 40 .643 --
White Sox 56 54 .509 15.0
Red Sox 56 54 .509 15.0
Indians 55 56 .495 16.5
Tigers 53 55 .491 17.0
Orioles 51 57 .472 19.0
Athletics 48 59 .449 21.5
Senators 48 64 .429 24.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 63 46 .578 --
Pirates 59 52 .532 5.0
Giants 57 53 .518 6.5
Phillies 53 55 .491 9.5
Cardinals 53 56 .486 10.0
Cubs 53 59 .473 11.5
Redlegs 51 59 .464 12.5
Dodgers 50 59 .459 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Nieman 5
1 Gene Woodling 5
3 Hank Aaron 3
3 Billy Gardner 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Bailey 1
1 Joe Ginsberg 1
1 Frank House 1
1 Jackie Jensen 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Mazeroski 3
1 Roy Sievers 3
1 Gene Woodling 3
4 Hank Aaron 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Julio Becquer 1
1 Nellie Fox 1
1 Billy Gardner 1
1 Jim Landis 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Cardwell 1.00
2 Jim Bunning 0.89
3 Billy Pierce 0.88
4 Jack Harshman 0.82
5 Connie Johnson 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Don Cardwell 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 Jack Harshman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Cardwell 9
1 Jack Harshman 9
3 Jim Bunning 8
4 Billy Pierce 7
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Aguirre 1
1 Roy Face 1
1 Dick Hyde 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .343
2 Richie Ashburn .340
3 Willie Mays .336
4 Pete Runnels .331
5 Hank Aaron .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 34
2 Jackie Jensen 32
2 Mickey Mantle 32
2 Roy Sievers 32
5 Bob Cerv 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Jensen 100
2 Ernie Banks 96
3 Frank Thomas 85
4 Roy Sievers 83
5 Bob Cerv 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 22
2 Willie Mays 21
3 Luis Aparicio 20
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 Billy Pierce 2.67
5 Stu Miller 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Turley 17
2 Bob Friend 15
2 Warren Spahn 15
4 Whitey Ford 14
5 2 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 146
2 Bob Turley 133
3 Early Wynn 127
4 Jim Bunning 125
5 Whitey Ford 121

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 17
2 Dick Hyde 16
3 Roy Face 15
4 Clem Labine 11
5 Leo Kiely 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .417
2 Leon Wagner .412
3 Mickey Vernon .395
4 Mickey Mantle .390
5 Richie Ashburn .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 7
2 Mickey Mantle 6
2 Roy Sievers 6
4 Jim Lemon 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Sievers 18
2 Ernie Banks 16
2 Mickey Mantle 16
2 Ted Williams 16
5 Hank Aaron 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Jones 0.67
2 Red Witt 0.72
3 Ray Moore 1.04
4 Cal McLish 1.33
5 Dick Donovan 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 3
1 Cal McLish 3
1 Pedro Ramos 3
1 Warren Spahn 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Witt 27
2 Jack Harshman 24
3 Larry Jackson 23
4 Juan Pizarro 22
5 3 tied 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .411
2 Hank Aaron .403
3 Pete Runnels .375
4 Mickey Mantle .374
5 Yogi Berra .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 12
1 Roy Sievers 12
3 Hank Aaron 11
4 Rocky Colavito 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 34
2 Hank Aaron 31
2 Roy Sievers 31
4 Wes Covington 28
4 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 1.31
3 Joey Jay 1.34
4 Dick Donovan 1.60
5 Bill Henry 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Donovan 6
1 Cal McLish 6
3 Art Ditmar 5
3 Bob Friend 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 42
2 Joe Nuxhall 40
3 Jim Bunning 39
4 Sam Jones 38
5 Camilo Pascual 37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .363
2 Willie Mays .342
3 Richie Ashburn .338
4 Ted Williams .327
5 Harvey Kuenn .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 54
2 Roy Sievers 44
3 Jackie Jensen 41
4 Hank Aaron 37
5 3 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 135
2 Jackie Jensen 133
3 Roy Sievers 118
4 Hank Aaron 116
5 Frank Thomas 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 32
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 Jack Harshman 2.56
3 Cal McLish 2.58
4 Warren Spahn 2.82
5 Vinegar Bend Mizell 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 24
2 Bob Friend 22
3 Bob Turley 21
4 Lew Burdette 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 192
2 Jim Bunning 190
3 Bob Turley 186
4 Billy Pierce 165
5 Early Wynn 164

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 20
2 Ryne Duren 17
3 Marv Grissom 16
3 Dick Hyde 16
5 Billy Muffett 12