On This Day

Tuesday, September 9, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	84	55	.604	--
White Sox	72	65	.526	11.0
Red Sox	70	66	.515	12.5
Tigers	67	69	.493	15.5
Indians	67	71	.486	16.5
Orioles	66	70	.485	16.5
Athletics	64	73	.467	19.0
Senators	58	79	.423	25.0

Games

White Sox 4, Red Sox 1

Indians 9, Yankees 2

Tigers 7, Senators 1

Athletics 8, Orioles 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	82	57	.590	--
Pirates	77	64	.546	6.0
Giants	71	68	.511	11.0
Redlegs	70	71	.496	13.0
Cardinals	67	71	.486	14.5
Dodgers	65	73	.471	16.5
Cubs	64	75	.460	18.0
Phillies	60	77	.438	21.0

Games

Braves 3, Redlegs 2

Phillies 4, Dodgers 3

Pirates 2, Giants 1

Cardinals 8, Cubs 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Kaline	4
2	Joe Adcock	3
2	Johnny Callison	3
2	Bob Nieman	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Preston Ward	3
2	Russ Nixon	2
3	Ernie Banks	1
3	Bob Cerv	1
3	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Kasko	4
1	Russ Nixon	4
3	Jim Gentile	3
3	Bob Nieman	3
3	Preston Ward	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	Willie Mays	1
1	Jim Rivera	1
1	Earl Torgeson	1
1	Bill Tuttle	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Early Wynn	1.17
2	Sandy Koufax	0.89
3	Ralph Terry	0.83
4	Jim Bunning	0.80
5	Stu Miller	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Bob Rush	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	8
2	Jack Meyer	7
2	Stu Miller	7
2	Early Wynn	7
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	1
1	Jack Meyer	1
1	Chuck Stobbs	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.338
2	Richie Ashburn	.335
3	Hank Aaron	.333
4	Willie Mays	.328
5	Pete Runnels	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	45
2	Mickey Mantle	40
3	Roy Sievers	36
4	Frank Thomas	35
5	2 tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	119
2	Jackie Jensen	113
3	Frank Thomas	106
4	Roy Sievers	100
5	Rocky Colavito	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	27
2	Luis Aparicio	26
3	Willie Mays	25
4	Don Blasingame	20
4	Jim Rivera	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.10
2	Stu Miller	2.45
3	Sam Jones	2.74
4	Billy O'Dell	2.75
5	Bob Turley	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	20
2	Bob Friend	19
2	Warren Spahn	19
4	Lew Burdette	16
4	Bob Purkey	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	206
2	Early Wynn	163
3	Bob Turley	153
4	Jim Bunning	150
5	Warren Spahn	142

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	20
2	Dick Hyde	19
3	Ryne Duren	17
4	Clem Labine	14
5	Leo Kiely	12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.415
2	Minnie Minoso	.389
3	Joe Cunningham	.388
4	Dick Groat	.382
5	Walt Moryn	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	6
1	Walt Moryn	6
3	Harry Anderson	5
3	Eddie Mathews	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jerry Lynch	21
2	Gail Harris	15
3	Carl Furillo	14
3	Walt Moryn	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Landis	4
1	Jim Piersall	4
3	Richie Ashburn	3
3	Jim Gilliam	3
3	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Barry Latman	0.00
2	Pedro Ramos	0.69
3	Red Witt	0.87
4	Carl Willey	1.04
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Early Wynn	4
2	Tom Brewer	3
2	Paul Foytack	3
2	Vern Law	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	28
2	Early Wynn	23
3	Bob Anderson	22
4	Don Drysdale	20
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	3
1	Roy Face	3
1	Brooks Lawrence	3
4	Tex Clevenger	2
4	6 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Cunningham	.418
2	Hank Aaron	.388
3	Minnie Minoso	.372
4	Ernie Banks	.365
5	Bob Nieman	.358

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jerry Lynch	30
2	Rocky Colavito	29
3	Ernie Banks	27
4	Gail Harris	26
4	Willie Mays	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	9
2	Luis Aparicio	7
3	Jim Piersall	6
4	Richie Ashburn	5
4	Jim Landis	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Barry Latman	0.68
2	Red Witt	1.26
3	Billy O'Dell	1.26
4	Don Drysdale	1.58
5	Stu Miller	1.92

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	60
2	Larry Jackson	43
2	Billy O'Dell	43
4	Ray Herbert	39
5	2 tied	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	6
2	Dick Hyde	5
3	Don Elston	4
4	Tom Gorman	3
4	5 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.348
2	Richie Ashburn	.336
3	Ted Williams	.334
4	Hank Aaron	.333
5	Willie Mays	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	54
2	Roy Sievers	42
3	Mickey Mantle	40
4	Frank Thomas	39
5	Jackie Jensen	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	134
2	Jackie Jensen	122
3	Frank Thomas	116
4	Roy Sievers	113
5	Rocky Colavito	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	28
2	Richie Ashburn	27
2	Willie Mays	27
4	Jim Rivera	22
5	Jim Gilliam	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.12
2	Stu Miller	2.52
3	Billy O'Dell	2.57
4	Jack Harshman	2.75
5	Warren Spahn	2.92

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	220
2	Jim Bunning	181
3	Early Wynn	173
4	Bob Turley	168
5	Warren Spahn	158

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	21
2	Dick Hyde	19
3	Ryne Duren	17
4	Clem Labine	14
5	2 tied	13