On This Day

Friday, August 29, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	79	49	.617	--
White Sox	68	59	.535	10.5
Red Sox	65	60	.520	12.5
Orioles	61	64	.488	16.5
Tigers	60	65	.480	17.5
Indians	60	68	.469	19.0
Athletics	59	67	.468	19.0
Senators	53	73	.421	25.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Orioles 2

White Sox 3, Tigers 0

Athletics 8, Indians 7

Senators 3, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	75	53	.586	--
Pirates	70	59	.543	5.5
Giants	65	62	.512	9.5
Dodgers	61	65	.484	13.0
Cardinals	61	66	.480	13.5
Redlegs	61	67	.477	14.0
Phillies	58	66	.468	15.0
Cubs	58	71	.450	17.5

Games

Redlegs 5, Phillies 3

Dodgers 4, Giants 1

Cardinals 7, Cubs 5

Pirates 3, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Aaron	4
2	Solly Hemus	3
2	Jerry Lynch	3
2	Roger Maris	3
2	Vic Power	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pete Daley	1
1	Carl Furillo	1
1	Solly Hemus	1
1	Randy Jackson	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pete Daley	4
2	Harry Chiti	3
2	Minnie Minoso	3
2	Wally Moon	3
5	6 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Landis	2
1	Billy Martin	2
3	Luis Aparicio	1
3	Ken Boyer	1
3	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Whitey Ford	999.00
2	Dick Donovan	1.20
3	Pedro Ramos	1.17
4	Don Drysdale	1.00
5	Frank Sullivan	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Bob Grim	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Giel	8
1	Larry Jackson	8
3	Don Drysdale	7
3	Pedro Ramos	7
3	2 others tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Gross	1
1	Ray Herbert	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.341
2	Hank Aaron	.339
3	Richie Ashburn	.338
4	Pete Runnels	.330
5	Willie Mays	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	42
2	Mickey Mantle	37
3	Roy Sievers	34
3	Frank Thomas	34
5	Jackie Jensen	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	110
1	Jackie Jensen	110
3	Frank Thomas	105
4	Roy Sievers	93
5	Rocky Colavito	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	26
2	Richie Ashburn	24
2	Willie Mays	24
4	Don Blasingame	20
5	Jim Rivera	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.10
2	Billy Pierce	2.49
3	Stu Miller	2.73
4	Bob Turley	2.77
5	Sam Jones	2.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	19
2	Bob Friend	18
3	Warren Spahn	17
4	Lew Burdette	15
4	2 others tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	180
2	Bob Turley	145
3	Early Wynn	143
4	Jim Bunning	140
5	3 tied	132

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	18
2	Ryne Duren	17
2	Dick Hyde	17
4	Clem Labine	12
5	2 tied	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.456
2	Joe Cunningham	.405
3	Stan Musial	.404
4	Carl Furillo	.389
5	Willie Jones	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Stuart	8
2	Ernie Banks	7
3	Rocky Colavito	5
3	Gene Freese	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Stuart	17
2	Rocky Colavito	16
2	Frank Thomas	16
4	Willie Jones	15
5	Ken Boyer	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	5
2	Luis Aparicio	3
2	Jim Landis	3
2	Willie Mays	3
2	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Rush	0.00
2	Gordon Jones	0.60
3	Hal Brown	0.86
4	Don Drysdale	1.00
5	2 tied	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	3
1	Lew Burdette	3
1	Don Drysdale	3
1	Bob Friend	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Jackson	29
2	Sam Jones	27
3	Warren Spahn	25
4	Bob Rush	20
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	3
1	Billy Loes	3
3	Tom Gorman	2
3	Ray Herbert	2
3	Bob Porterfield	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.420
2	Minnie Minoso	.354
3	Richie Ashburn	.353
4	Joe Cunningham	.344
5	Ted Williams	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	14
2	Rocky Colavito	10
3	Mickey Mantle	9
3	Roger Maris	9
3	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	28
2	Rocky Colavito	27
3	Mickey Mantle	26
3	Roger Maris	26
5	3 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	8
2	Luis Aparicio	7
2	Richie Ashburn	7
4	Don Blasingame	6
4	Jim Landis	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Rush	0.36
2	Red Witt	1.28
3	Don Ferrarese	1.65
4	Billy Pierce	1.73
5	Lew Burdette	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	6
2	Don Drysdale	5
2	Bob Friend	5
2	Larry Jackson	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Jackson	52
2	Juan Pizarro	46
2	Red Witt	46
4	Warren Spahn	44
5	Sam Jones	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	6
2	Dick Hyde	5
3	Turk Farrell	4
3	Marv Grissom	4
3	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.353
2	Richie Ashburn	.345
3	Hank Aaron	.334
4	Ted Williams	.329
5	Willie Mays	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	55
2	Roy Sievers	43
3	Jackie Jensen	40
4	Frank Thomas	39
5	Mickey Mantle	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	132
1	Jackie Jensen	132
3	Frank Thomas	122
4	Roy Sievers	118
5	Hank Aaron	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	30
1	Willie Mays	30
3	Richie Ashburn	25
4	Don Blasingame	24
4	Jim Rivera	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.04
2	Jack Harshman	2.74
3	Stu Miller	2.74
4	Billy Pierce	2.81
5	Warren Spahn	2.83

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	207
2	Jim Bunning	180
3	Bob Turley	177
4	Whitey Ford	164
5	Early Wynn	163

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	22
2	Ryne Duren	17
2	Dick Hyde	17
4	Marv Grissom	16
5	Clem Labine	12