On This Day

Wednesday, September 17, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 89 57 .610 --
White Sox 77 67 .535 11.0
Tigers 73 71 .507 15.0
Red Sox 71 73 .493 17.0
Indians 71 73 .493 17.0
Athletics 68 77 .469 20.5
Orioles 67 76 .469 20.5
Senators 61 83 .424 27.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 87 59 .596 --
Pirates 82 65 .558 5.5
Giants 75 71 .514 12.0
Redlegs 74 74 .500 14.0
Cardinals 70 75 .483 16.5
Cubs 67 79 .459 20.0
Dodgers 67 79 .459 20.0
Phillies 63 83 .432 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Runnels 4
2 Don Buddin 3
2 Joe DeMaestri 3
2 Hal Smith 3
5 14 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reno Bertoia 2
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Don Buddin 1
2 Harry Chiti 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Chiti 4
2 Reno Bertoia 3
2 Preston Ward 3
4 Ernie Banks 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Wilson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Monbouquette 1.00
2 Jim Bunning 0.80
3 Ray Herbert 0.62
4 Bob Turley 0.58
5 Larry Jackson 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Anderson 1
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Ray Herbert 1
1 Larry Jackson 1
1 Bill Monbouquette 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 8
2 Bill Monbouquette 7
2 Bob Turley 7
4 Ray Herbert 5
4 Larry Jackson 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brosnan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .342
2 Stan Musial .338
3 Willie Mays .336
4 Hank Aaron .332
5 Bob Skinner .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 47
2 Mickey Mantle 41
3 Rocky Colavito 38
3 Roy Sievers 38
5 Bob Cerv 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 126
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 Billy Pierce 2.68
4 Bob Turley 2.75
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 169
4 Bob Turley 164
5 Warren Spahn 146

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 Rocky Colavito .459
2 Joe Adcock .444
2 Orlando Cepeda .444
4 Ken Boyer .429
4 Al Kaline .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Cerv 6
2 Ernie Banks 5
3 Harry Anderson 4
3 Rocky Colavito 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 14
1 Gail Harris 14
3 Bob Cerv 13
3 Frank Robinson 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Mantle 5
2 Luis Aparicio 3
2 Jim Piersall 3
2 Tony Taylor 3
5 9 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 Bill Monbouquette 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 4
1 Ray Herbert 4
3 Gary Bell 3
3 Dick Donovan 3
3 Warren Spahn 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 26
2 Paul Foytack 23
3 Dick Donovan 22
4 Early Wynn 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brosnan 3
1 Tex Clevenger 3
1 Orlando Pena 3
4 Art Ditmar 2
4 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Anderson .391
2 Ken Boyer .377
3 Rocky Colavito .372
4 Joe Cunningham .363
5 Al Kaline .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 11
2 Ernie Banks 9
3 Harry Anderson 8
4 Bob Cerv 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 29
2 Gail Harris 28
3 Jerry Lynch 26
4 Ernie Banks 25
5 Frank Robinson 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 6
1 Jim Piersall 6
3 Richie Ashburn 5
3 Chico Fernandez 5
3 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Witt 1.38
2 Frank Lary 1.45
3 Bob Rush 1.75
4 Duke Maas 1.88
5 Lew Burdette 1.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 5
1 Dick Donovan 5
1 Bob Friend 5
1 Frank Lary 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 48
2 Jim Bunning 42
3 Ray Herbert 37
4 Larry Jackson 35
5 Dick Donovan 34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .348
2 Richie Ashburn .338
3 Hank Aaron .336
4 Ted Williams .333
5 Willie Mays .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 50
2 Mickey Mantle 41
2 Roy Sievers 41
4 Rocky Colavito 40
5 Frank Thomas 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 133
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 Billy O'Dell 2.86
5 Lew Burdette 2.87

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 185
3 Bob Turley 175
4 Early Wynn 174
5 Warren Spahn 159

Saves

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