On This Day

Wednesday, September 10, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	85	55	.607	--
White Sox	73	65	.529	11.0
Red Sox	70	67	.511	13.5
Tigers	67	70	.489	16.5
Indians	67	72	.482	17.5
Orioles	66	71	.482	17.5
Athletics	65	73	.471	19.0
Senators	59	79	.428	25.0

Games

White Sox 7, Red Sox 2

Yankees 8, Indians 3

Senators 5, Tigers 4

Athletics 4, Orioles 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	83	57	.593	--
Pirates	78	64	.549	6.0
Giants	71	69	.507	12.0
Redlegs	70	72	.493	14.0
Cardinals	68	71	.489	14.5
Dodgers	65	74	.468	17.5
Cubs	64	76	.457	19.0
Phillies	61	77	.442	21.0

Games

Braves 3, Redlegs 0

Phillies 8, Dodgers 6

Pirates 6, Giants 4

Cardinals 3, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Orlando Cepeda	4
2	Roberto Clemente	3
2	Jim Davenport	3
2	Ron Fairly	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Clint Courtney	1
1	Carl Furillo	1
1	Frank Howard	1
1	Hector Lopez	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Clint Courtney	4
1	Charlie Maxwell	4
3	Hank Bauer	2
3	Elston Howard	2
3	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	Roberto Clemente	1
1	Mickey Mantle	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Juan Pizarro	1.14
2	Paul Foytack	0.78
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.78
4	Jack Harshman	0.75
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Clevenger	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Bob Grim	1
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	8
2	Paul Foytack	7
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	7
4	Bob Friend	6
4	3 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Ditmar	1
1	Don Erickson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.338
2	Richie Ashburn	.334
3	Hank Aaron	.333
4	Willie Mays	.328
5	Pete Runnels	.320

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	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	27
1	Richie Ashburn	27
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	Billy Pierce	2.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	206
2	Early Wynn	163
3	Bob Turley	153
4	Jim Bunning	150
5	Jack Harshman	145

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	.432
2	Walt Moryn	.392
3	Orlando Cepeda	.383
4	Bob Nieman	.382
5	2 tied	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Anderson	5
1	Carl Furillo	5
1	Willie Mays	5
1	Walt Moryn	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jerry Lynch	18
2	Gail Harris	15
3	Carl Furillo	14
4	Harry Anderson	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Piersall	4
2	Luis Aparicio	3
2	Richie Ashburn	3
2	Jim Gilliam	3
2	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Barry Latman	0.00
2	Red Witt	0.48
3	Zach Monroe	0.57
4	Pedro Ramos	0.69
5	Carl Willey	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	3
1	Paul Foytack	3
1	Bob Friend	3
1	Bob Grim	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	26
2	Paul Foytack	24
2	Juan Pizarro	24
4	Bob Anderson	22
5	2 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	3
2	Tex Clevenger	2
2	Roy Face	2
2	Don Gross	2
2	6 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Cunningham	.392
2	Hank Aaron	.372
3	Minnie Minoso	.371
4	Bob Nieman	.360
5	Rocky Colavito	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	11
1	Willie Mays	11
3	Rocky Colavito	10
4	Mickey Mantle	9
4	Dick Stuart	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	28
1	Jerry Lynch	28
3	Gail Harris	26
4	Willie Mays	25
5	Carl Furillo	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	8
1	Jim Gilliam	8
3	Jim Piersall	6
4	Richie Ashburn	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Zach Monroe	0.96
2	Red Witt	1.26
3	Billy O'Dell	1.32
4	Johnny Klippstein	1.35
5	Stu Miller	1.92

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	60
2	Juan Pizarro	42
3	Jack Harshman	39
4	Warren Spahn	38
5	Larry Jackson	37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.348
2	Richie Ashburn	.335
3	Ted Williams	.334
4	Hank Aaron	.332
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	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	29
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	2.69
5	Warren Spahn	2.92

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	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