On This Day

Monday, September 1, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	81	51	.614	--
White Sox	69	62	.527	11.5
Red Sox	67	62	.519	12.5
Orioles	64	65	.496	15.5
Tigers	63	66	.488	16.5
Indians	64	68	.485	17.0
Athletics	59	71	.454	21.0
Senators	54	76	.415	26.0

Games

Indians 6, White Sox 5

Indians 7, White Sox 1

Tigers 7, Athletics 4

Tigers 5, Athletics 1

Yankees 4, Red Sox 2

Orioles 2, Senators 0

Orioles 10, Senators 1

Red Sox 4, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	78	54	.591	--
Pirates	71	62	.534	7.5
Giants	70	62	.530	8.0
Redlegs	65	68	.489	13.5
Cardinals	62	69	.473	15.5
Dodgers	61	70	.466	16.5
Cubs	61	72	.459	17.5
Phillies	59	70	.457	17.5

Games

Braves 2, Cubs 1

Cubs 9, Braves 3

Pirates 5, Phillies 2

Phillies 9, Pirates 0

Giants 8, Dodgers 6

Giants 6, Dodgers 5

Cardinals 1, Redlegs 0

Redlegs 9, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Willie Mays	6
2	Ernie Banks	5
2	Eddie Mathews	5
4	Smoky Burgess	4
4	8 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Bolling	2
1	Willie Mays	2
3	Harry Anderson	1
3	Steve Bilko	1
3	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Anderson	4
1	Frank Bolling	4
1	Carl Furillo	4
1	Willie Mays	4
1	3 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Temple	2
1	Pete Whisenant	2
3	Chico Fernandez	1
3	Bob Nieman	1
3	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Curt Simmons	1.75
2	Ted Bowsfield	1.29
3	Camilo Pascual	0.83
4	Paul Foytack	0.67
5	Duke Maas	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Ted Bowsfield	1
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Al Cicotte	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ted Bowsfield	9
2	Curt Simmons	7
3	Duke Maas	6
4	Johnny Antonelli	5
4	5 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	1
1	Billy Hoeft	1
1	Herb Score	1
1	Al Worthington	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.339
2	Stan Musial	.339
3	Hank Aaron	.337
4	Willie Mays	.335
5	Harvey Kuenn	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	42
2	Mickey Mantle	37
3	Rocky Colavito	34
3	Roy Sievers	34
3	Frank Thomas	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	112
2	Jackie Jensen	110
3	Frank Thomas	105
4	Rocky Colavito	95
4	Roy Sievers	95

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.10
2	Billy Pierce	2.60
3	Stu Miller	2.62
4	Jack Harshman	2.69
5	Bob Turley	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	20
2	Bob Friend	18
3	Warren Spahn	17
4	Lew Burdette	16
5	2 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	193
2	Early Wynn	150
3	Bob Turley	149
4	Jim Bunning	143
5	Jack Harshman	134

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.424
2	Joe Cunningham	.415
3	Elston Howard	.390
4	Willie Mays	.375
5	Minnie Minoso	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	7
2	Willie Mays	6
3	Dick Stuart	5
4	Harry Anderson	4
4	7 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	18
2	Wally Post	17
3	Jerry Lynch	15
3	Minnie Minoso	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Landis	4
2	Luis Aparicio	3
2	Richie Ashburn	3
2	Chico Fernandez	3
2	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Klippstein	0.61
2	Hal Brown	0.86
3	Don Drysdale	1.00
4	Don Ferrarese	1.11
5	2 tied	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	3
1	Lew Burdette	3
1	Don Drysdale	3
1	Larry Jackson	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	29
2	Cal McLish	21
2	Camilo Pascual	21
2	Bob Rush	21
5	Larry Jackson	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	3
1	Billy Loes	3
3	Ray Herbert	2
3	Dick Hyde	2
3	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.413
2	Minnie Minoso	.374
3	Richie Ashburn	.360
4	Joe Cunningham	.354
5	Carl Furillo	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	13
2	Rocky Colavito	11
2	Willie Mays	11
4	Frank Robinson	10
5	Mickey Mantle	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	29
2	Rocky Colavito	28
3	Carl Furillo	27
3	Willie Mays	27
5	Roy Sievers	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	9
2	Jim Gilliam	8
3	Luis Aparicio	7
3	Jim Landis	7
5	Don Blasingame	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Witt	1.28
2	Don Ferrarese	1.66
3	Johnny Klippstein	1.69
4	Lew Burdette	1.87
5	Billy Pierce	1.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	6
2	Tom Brewer	5
2	Don Drysdale	5
2	Bob Friend	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	56
2	Larry Jackson	47
3	Juan Pizarro	42
4	Tom Brewer	39
5	2 tied	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	6
2	Dick Hyde	5
3	Marv Grissom	4
3	Johnny Klippstein	4
3	Billy Loes	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.351
2	Richie Ashburn	.342
3	Willie Mays	.336
4	Hank Aaron	.334
5	Ted Williams	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	55
2	Roy Sievers	42
3	Jackie Jensen	39
4	Frank Thomas	38
5	Mickey Mantle	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	134
2	Jackie Jensen	128
3	Frank Thomas	120
4	Roy Sievers	117
5	Hank Aaron	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	30
2	Willie Mays	29
3	Richie Ashburn	27
4	Don Blasingame	23
5	Jim Rivera	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.11
2	Billy O'Dell	2.55
3	Stu Miller	2.56
4	Jack Harshman	2.62
5	Warren Spahn	2.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	23
2	Bob Friend	22
3	Warren Spahn	21
4	Lew Burdette	19
5	Billy Pierce	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	220
2	Jim Bunning	183
3	Bob Turley	181
4	Early Wynn	165
5	Billy Pierce	161

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	22
2	Dick Hyde	18
3	Ryne Duren	17
4	Marv Grissom	16
5	2 tied	12