On This Day

Saturday, September 13, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 87 55 .613 --
White Sox 74 67 .525 12.5
Red Sox 70 70 .500 16.0
Tigers 69 71 .493 17.0
Indians 69 72 .489 17.5
Athletics 67 74 .475 19.5
Orioles 66 74 .471 20.0
Senators 61 80 .433 25.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 85 57 .599 --
Pirates 79 65 .549 7.0
Giants 74 69 .517 11.5
Redlegs 71 73 .493 15.0
Cardinals 68 73 .482 16.5
Dodgers 66 76 .465 19.0
Cubs 65 77 .458 20.0
Phillies 62 80 .437 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harry Anderson 5
2 Jim Davenport 3
2 Dick Groat 3
2 Gail Harris 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gail Harris 2
2 Harry Anderson 1
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Bob Boyd 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clint Courtney 5
2 Gail Harris 4
2 Frank Robinson 4
4 Joe DeMaestri 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Bunning 1.57
2 Early Wynn 0.54
3 Bobby Shantz 0.50
4 Larry Jackson 0.40
5 Alex Kellner 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Gordon Jones 1
1 Alex Kellner 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 11
2 Early Wynn 7
3 Alex Kellner 5
3 Bobby Shantz 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 1
1 Don Johnson 1
1 Bob Porterfield 1
1 Pedro Ramos 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .340
2 Stan Musial .338
3 Hank Aaron .333
3 Willie Mays .333
5 Ted Williams .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 46
2 Mickey Mantle 40
3 Roy Sievers 37
4 Rocky Colavito 35
4 Frank Thomas 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 123
2 Jackie Jensen 113
3 Frank Thomas 107
4 Roy Sievers 103
5 Rocky Colavito 102

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 Bob Turley 2.65
4 Sam Jones 2.74
5 Billy Pierce 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Turley 21
2 Bob Friend 20
2 Warren Spahn 20
4 Lew Burdette 17
5 2 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 206
2 Early Wynn 170
3 Jim Bunning 161
4 Bob Turley 157
5 Jack Harshman 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 20
2 Dick Hyde 19
3 Ryne Duren 18
4 Clem Labine 14
5 Leo Kiely 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Anderson .424
2 Bill Bruton .405
3 Rocky Colavito .395
4 Al Kaline .393
5 Walt Moryn .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Anderson 6
2 Bob Cerv 5
2 Willie Mays 5
2 Walt Moryn 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jerry Lynch 18
2 Willie Mays 17
3 Harry Anderson 14
3 Orlando Cepeda 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 3
1 Mickey Mantle 3
1 Jim Piersall 3
1 Tony Taylor 3
1 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Witt 0.48
2 Duke Maas 0.50
3 Zach Monroe 0.57
4 Barry Latman 0.63
5 Juan Pizarro 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gary Bell 3
1 Jim Bunning 3
1 Ray Herbert 3
1 Vern Law 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 27
2 Sam Jones 26
3 Jim Bunning 21
4 Bob Mabe 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tex Clevenger 3
1 Don Elston 3
1 Al Worthington 3
4 Roy Face 2
4 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Cunningham .376
2 Harry Anderson .375
3 Rocky Colavito .366
4 Hank Aaron .361
5 Johnny Temple .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 11
1 Rocky Colavito 11
3 Willie Mays 10
4 Dick Stuart 9
5 Harry Anderson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 31
2 Jerry Lynch 29
3 Willie Mays 28
4 Ernie Banks 26
4 Gail Harris 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 8
2 Jim Piersall 6
2 Tony Taylor 6
4 Luis Aparicio 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Barry Latman 0.72
2 Johnny Klippstein 1.37
3 Red Witt 1.59
4 Stu Miller 1.92
5 Lew Burdette 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 53
2 Larry Jackson 39
2 Early Wynn 39
4 Warren Spahn 38
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 5
2 Tex Clevenger 3
2 Don Elston 3
2 Tom Gorman 3
2 6 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .349
2 Richie Ashburn .337
3 Ted Williams .336
4 Hank Aaron .335
5 Willie Mays .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 52
2 Roy Sievers 43
3 Mickey Mantle 40
4 Frank Thomas 39
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 133
2 Jackie Jensen 122
3 Frank Thomas 117
4 Roy Sievers 115
5 Rocky Colavito 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 28
2 Richie Ashburn 27
3 Willie Mays 26
4 Jim Gilliam 21
4 Jim Rivera 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.12
2 Stu Miller 2.52
3 Jack Harshman 2.69
4 Billy O'Dell 2.75
5 Bob Turley 2.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 214
2 Jim Bunning 186
3 Early Wynn 177
4 Bob Turley 172
5 Warren Spahn 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 21
2 Dick Hyde 19
3 Ryne Duren 18
4 Clem Labine 14
5 2 tied 13