On This Day

Tuesday, September 16, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 89 56 .614 --
White Sox 77 67 .535 11.5
Tigers 72 71 .503 16.0
Indians 71 73 .493 17.5
Red Sox 70 72 .493 17.5
Orioles 67 76 .469 21.0
Athletics 67 76 .469 21.0
Senators 61 83 .424 27.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 87 58 .600 --
Pirates 82 65 .558 6.0
Giants 75 71 .514 12.5
Redlegs 74 74 .500 14.5
Cardinals 69 75 .479 17.5
Dodgers 67 79 .459 20.5
Cubs 66 79 .455 21.0
Phillies 63 82 .434 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Bell 4
1 Dutch Dotterer 4
1 Bob Lillis 4
4 Ed Bouchee 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Smoky Burgess 1
1 Rocky Colavito 1
1 Dutch Dotterer 1
1 Chico Fernandez 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 4
2 Al Dark 3
2 Chico Fernandez 3
2 Pete Whisenant 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Gino Cimoli 1
1 Mickey Mantle 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gary Bell 1.25
2 Ryne Duren 0.80
3 Frank Lary 0.67
4 Ron Kline 0.60
5 2 tied 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Acker 1
1 Gary Bell 1
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 John Buzhardt 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Acker 8
2 Johnny Klippstein 7
2 Brooks Lawrence 7
4 Ron Kline 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Hillman 1
1 Orlando Pena 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .343
2 Stan Musial .338
3 Willie Mays .336
4 Hank Aaron .333
5 Bob Skinner .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 46
2 Mickey Mantle 40
3 Rocky Colavito 38
3 Roy Sievers 38
5 Bob Cerv 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 124
2 Jackie Jensen 115
3 Frank Thomas 108
4 Rocky Colavito 106
5 Roy Sievers 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 29
2 Richie Ashburn 28
3 Willie Mays 26
4 Don Blasingame 20
4 Jim Rivera 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.09
2 Stu Miller 2.53
3 Bob Turley 2.65
4 Billy Pierce 2.68
5 Jack Harshman 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 21
1 Bob Turley 21
3 Warren Spahn 20
4 Lew Burdette 18
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 212
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 Al Kaline .462
2 Rocky Colavito .459
3 Joe Adcock .457
4 Orlando Cepeda .429
5 Ken Boyer .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Cerv 7
2 Gail Harris 5
3 Harry Anderson 4
3 Ernie Banks 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gail Harris 16
2 Bob Cerv 14
3 Joe Cunningham 13
3 Frank Robinson 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Mantle 5
2 Luis Aparicio 3
2 Jim Piersall 3
2 Tony Taylor 3
5 8 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Pizarro 0.00
2 Red Witt 0.48
3 Duke Maas 0.52
4 Carl Erskine 0.73
5 Brooks Lawrence 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gary Bell 3
1 Jim Bunning 3
1 Dick Donovan 3
1 Bob Friend 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Foytack 23
1 Bob Mabe 23
3 Dick Donovan 22
4 Early Wynn 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tex Clevenger 3
1 Orlando Pena 3
3 Jim Brosnan 2
3 Art Ditmar 2
3 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Anderson .375
2 Joe Cunningham .374
3 Rocky Colavito .371
4 Johnny Temple .364
5 Ken Boyer .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 12
2 Ernie Banks 9
3 Harry Anderson 8
3 Willie Mays 8
3 Dick Stuart 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 31
2 Jerry Lynch 29
3 Gail Harris 28
4 Willie Mays 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 6
1 Jim Piersall 6
3 Richie Ashburn 5
3 Chico Fernandez 5
3 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Lary 1.45
2 Red Witt 1.59
3 Bob Rush 1.75
4 Duke Maas 1.79
5 Lew Burdette 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 6
2 Dick Donovan 5
2 Bob Friend 5
2 Bob Grim 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 59
2 Juan Pizarro 39
3 Paul Foytack 37
4 Jim Bunning 34
4 Dick Donovan 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 5
2 Billy Loes 4
3 Tex Clevenger 3
3 Don Elston 3
3 4 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .348
2 Hank Aaron .338
3 Richie Ashburn .337
4 Ted Williams .332
5 Willie Mays .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 49
2 Roy Sievers 41
3 Rocky Colavito 40
3 Mickey Mantle 40
5 Frank Thomas 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 131
2 Jackie Jensen 124
3 Frank Thomas 114
4 Roy Sievers 112
5 Rocky Colavito 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 29
2 Richie Ashburn 28
3 Willie Mays 26
4 Jim Landis 21
4 Jim Rivera 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.13
2 Stu Miller 2.55
3 Jack Harshman 2.69
4 Bob Turley 2.82
5 Billy O'Dell 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 23
2 Warren Spahn 22
2 Bob Turley 22
4 Lew Burdette 20
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 213
2 Jim Bunning 177
3 Early Wynn 174
4 Bob Turley 168
5 Warren Spahn 157

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 20
2 Dick Hyde 19
3 Ryne Duren 18
4 Clem Labine 14
5 Don Elston 13