On This Day

Sunday, August 17, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	74	44	.627	--
White Sox	62	55	.530	11.5
Red Sox	59	56	.513	13.5
Tigers	56	59	.487	16.5
Orioles	54	59	.478	17.5
Indians	56	62	.475	18.0
Athletics	52	62	.456	20.0
Senators	50	66	.431	23.0

Games

Orioles 2, Senators 1

Red Sox 6, Yankees 5

White Sox 3, Indians 2

Athletics 4, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	70	47	.598	--
Pirates	62	55	.530	8.0
Giants	61	55	.526	8.5
Cardinals	55	61	.474	14.5
Dodgers	55	61	.474	14.5
Cubs	55	63	.466	15.5
Redlegs	55	63	.466	15.5
Phillies	53	61	.465	15.5

Games

Redlegs 4, Pirates 3

Redlegs 7, Pirates 5

Cardinals 12, Dodgers 7

Dodgers 9, Cardinals 3

Braves 5, Phillies 1

Braves 4, Phillies 1

Giants 8, Cubs 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jerry Lynch	5
2	Del Ennis	4
2	Gene Freese	4
2	Jim Gilliam	4
2	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gene Freese	2
1	Dick Stuart	2
1	Bobby Thomson	2
4	Ernie Banks	1
4	24 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	4
1	Frank Torre	4
3	Ken Boyer	3
3	Harry Chiti	3
3	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gino Cimoli	1
1	Dee Fondy	1
1	Willie Kirkland	1
1	Jerry Lynch	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Connie Johnson	1.25
2	Red Witt	1.11
3	Sam Jones	0.85
4	Juan Pizarro	0.80
5	Bob Grim	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Acker	1
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Ike Delock	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	11
2	Red Witt	10
3	Jim Brosnan	8
3	Juan Pizarro	8
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Leo Kiely	1
1	Don Newcombe	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.344
2	Stan Musial	.341
3	Willie Mays	.330
4	Pete Runnels	.330
5	Hank Aaron	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	38
2	Mickey Mantle	35
3	Roy Sievers	33
4	Jackie Jensen	32
4	Frank Thomas	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	104
2	Ernie Banks	101
3	Frank Thomas	96
4	Roy Sievers	87
5	Bob Cerv	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	23
1	Richie Ashburn	23
3	Willie Mays	21
4	Jim Rivera	19
5	Don Blasingame	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	1.78
2	Billy Pierce	2.64
3	Stu Miller	2.72
4	Ray Moore	2.77
5	Sam Jones	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	17
2	Bob Friend	16
2	Warren Spahn	16
4	Whitey Ford	14
4	Bob Purkey	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	164
2	Bob Turley	137
2	Early Wynn	137
4	Jim Bunning	127
4	Whitey Ford	127

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	17
2	Dick Hyde	16
3	Roy Face	15
4	Clem Labine	12
5	Leo Kiely	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.438
2	Carl Furillo	.420
3	Mickey Mantle	.411
4	Frank Malzone	.393
5	Minnie Minoso	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	9
2	Mickey Mantle	7
3	Frank Robinson	6
4	Roger Maris	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	18
1	Mickey Mantle	18
1	Roger Maris	18
4	Roy Sievers	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	5
1	Jim Gilliam	5
3	Luis Aparicio	4
3	Don Blasingame	4
3	Jim Rivera	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy O'Dell	0.71
2	Red Witt	0.77
3	Carl Willey	1.42
4	Ray Moore	1.44
5	Billy Pierce	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	3
1	Bob Friend	3
1	Ray Moore	3
1	Billy Pierce	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Witt	31
2	Juan Pizarro	28
3	Larry Jackson	27
4	Sam Jones	25
5	Jack Harshman	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	3
1	Marv Grissom	3
1	Dick Hyde	3
1	Johnny Klippstein	3
5	2 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.412
2	Mickey Mantle	.404
3	Richie Ashburn	.395
4	Russ Nixon	.363
5	Bob Nieman	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	14
2	Frank Robinson	13
3	Rocky Colavito	11
3	Mickey Mantle	11
5	Jim Lemon	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	32
2	Roger Maris	31
3	Mickey Mantle	28
4	Roy Sievers	27
5	Hank Aaron	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	8
1	Jim Rivera	8
3	Luis Aparicio	6
3	Mickey Mantle	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Witt	0.77
2	Joey Jay	1.10
3	Dick Donovan	1.32
4	Whitey Ford	1.47
5	Carl Willey	1.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Willey	6
2	Bob Friend	5
2	Warren Spahn	5
2	Red Witt	5
5	13 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	52
2	Early Wynn	46
3	Juan Pizarro	45
4	Larry Jackson	43
4	Red Witt	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	6
2	Marv Grissom	5
2	Dick Hyde	5
4	Johnny Klippstein	4
4	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.360
2	Richie Ashburn	.346
3	Willie Mays	.334
4	Ted Williams	.324
5	Pete Runnels	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	55
2	Roy Sievers	45
3	Jackie Jensen	41
4	Frank Thomas	38
5	Mickey Mantle	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	135
2	Jackie Jensen	134
3	Roy Sievers	119
3	Frank Thomas	119
5	Hank Aaron	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	33
2	Willie Mays	27
3	Richie Ashburn	25
4	Don Blasingame	24
4	Jim Rivera	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	1.83
2	Jack Harshman	2.66
3	Cal McLish	2.79
4	Warren Spahn	2.85
5	Billy O'Dell	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	24
2	Bob Friend	22
3	Bob Turley	20
4	Lew Burdette	19
5	Whitey Ford	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	200
2	Jim Bunning	186
3	Bob Turley	183
4	Early Wynn	171
5	Billy Pierce	165

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	19
2	Ryne Duren	17
2	Marv Grissom	17
4	Dick Hyde	16
5	Clem Labine	12