On This Day

Thursday, September 4, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 83 51 .619 --
White Sox 70 63 .526 12.5
Red Sox 68 64 .515 14.0
Tigers 65 67 .492 17.0
Orioles 65 67 .492 17.0
Indians 64 70 .478 19.0
Athletics 61 72 .459 21.5
Senators 55 77 .417 27.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 80 54 .597 --
Pirates 72 63 .533 8.5
Giants 71 64 .526 9.5
Redlegs 66 69 .489 14.5
Cardinals 65 69 .485 15.0
Dodgers 63 71 .470 17.0
Cubs 61 74 .452 19.5
Phillies 59 73 .447 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Felipe Alou 3
1 Harry Anderson 3
1 Richie Ashburn 3
1 Ken Boyer 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 Wes Covington 1
1 Gail Harris 1
1 Roger Maris 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Felipe Alou 3
1 Bill Bruton 3
1 Wes Covington 3
1 Carl Furillo 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Piersall 2
2 Duke Snider 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sam Jones 1.00
2 Bill Monbouquette 0.50
3 Cal McLish 0.40
4 Jim Bunning 0.38
4 Stu Miller 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Sam Jones 1
1 Stu Miller 1
1 Bill Monbouquette 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 8
2 Juan Pizarro 6
3 Bill Monbouquette 4
4 Jim Bunning 3
4 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Aguirre 1
1 Murray Wall 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .343
2 Stan Musial .340
3 Hank Aaron .336
4 Willie Mays .335
5 Harvey Kuenn .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 43
2 Mickey Mantle 39
3 Frank Thomas 35
4 Rocky Colavito 34
4 Roy Sievers 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 114
2 Jackie Jensen 110
3 Frank Thomas 106
4 Roy Sievers 96
5 Rocky Colavito 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 Stu Miller 2.53
3 Billy Pierce 2.60
4 Jack Harshman 2.68
5 Sam Jones 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Turley 20
2 Bob Friend 19
3 Warren Spahn 18
4 Lew Burdette 16
5 2 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 201
2 Early Wynn 150
3 Bob Turley 149
4 Jim Bunning 146
5 Warren Spahn 138

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Hyde 19
2 Roy Face 18
3 Ryne Duren 17
4 Clem Labine 12
5 2 tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Cunningham .453
2 Hank Aaron .407
3 Minnie Minoso .400
4 Charlie Maxwell .395
5 Willie Mays .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 7
2 Rocky Colavito 6
3 Ernie Banks 5
4 Larry Doby 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Furillo 16
1 Gail Harris 16
1 Willie Mays 16
1 Minnie Minoso 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Piersall 5
2 Jim Landis 4
3 Luis Aparicio 3
3 Ken Boyer 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Barry Latman 0.00
2 Don Drysdale 0.67
3 Don Ferrarese 1.16
4 Johnny Klippstein 1.23
5 Stu Miller 1.24

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 37
2 Larry Jackson 24
3 Bob Anderson 20
3 Ray Herbert 20
3 3 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Loes 3
2 Roy Face 2
2 Jack Harshman 2
2 Ray Herbert 2
2 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Cunningham .441
2 Hank Aaron .385
3 Minnie Minoso .370
4 Charlie Maxwell .363
5 Ernie Banks .361

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Furillo 30
2 Rocky Colavito 28
2 Willie Mays 28
4 Ernie Banks 27
5 Gail Harris 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy O'Dell 1.18
2 Red Witt 1.35
3 Don Drysdale 1.55
4 Don Ferrarese 1.66
5 Billy Pierce 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 6
1 Don Drysdale 6
3 Tom Brewer 5
3 Bob Friend 5
3 Billy Pierce 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 62
2 Juan Pizarro 45
3 Warren Spahn 40
4 Ray Herbert 39
4 Larry Jackson 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Hyde 6
2 Roy Face 5
3 Billy Loes 4
3 Murray Wall 4
5 3 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .352
2 Richie Ashburn .340
3 Hank Aaron .333
4 Ted Williams .332
5 Willie Mays .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 54
2 Roy Sievers 42
3 Jackie Jensen 39
3 Mickey Mantle 39
3 Frank Thomas 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 132
2 Jackie Jensen 125
3 Frank Thomas 120
4 Roy Sievers 114
5 Rocky Colavito 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 29
2 Willie Mays 27
3 Richie Ashburn 26
4 Don Blasingame 22
4 Jim Rivera 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.07
2 Stu Miller 2.56
3 Billy O'Dell 2.59
4 Jack Harshman 2.61
5 Billy Pierce 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 23
2 Bob Turley 22
3 Warren Spahn 21
4 Lew Burdette 19
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 221
2 Jim Bunning 183
3 Bob Turley 171
4 Early Wynn 165
5 Warren Spahn 160

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 21
2 Dick Hyde 19
3 Ryne Duren 17
4 Marv Grissom 14
5 2 tied 12