On This Day

Tuesday, September 23, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 89 61 .593 --
White Sox 79 70 .530 9.5
Tigers 75 74 .503 13.5
Red Sox 75 74 .503 13.5
Indians 75 74 .503 13.5
Orioles 72 77 .483 16.5
Athletics 71 79 .473 18.0
Senators 61 88 .409 27.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 90 61 .596 --
Pirates 84 67 .556 6.0
Giants 78 72 .520 11.5
Redlegs 75 76 .497 15.0
Cardinals 71 79 .473 18.5
Cubs 69 81 .460 20.5
Dodgers 69 81 .460 20.5
Phillies 66 85 .437 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Green 3
1 Jack Harshman 3
1 Willie Mays 3
1 Wally Post 3
1 Ted Williams 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Harshman 2
2 Frank Bolling 1
2 Ed Bouchee 1
2 Harry Chiti 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 4
2 Ed Bouchee 3
2 Jack Harshman 3
2 Randy Jackson 3
2 Mickey Mantle 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 Harry Chiti 1
1 Chico Fernandez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul Foytack 1.00
1 Jack Harshman 1.00
3 Ned Garver 0.71
4 Juan Pizarro 0.57
5 Pedro Ramos 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Foytack 1
1 Jack Harshman 1
1 Sam Jones 1
1 Jim Owens 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Harshman 9
2 Juan Pizarro 8
3 Dave Sisler 7
4 Stu Miller 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brosnan 1
1 Turk Farrell 1
1 Frank Sullivan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .344
2 Richie Ashburn .344
3 Stan Musial .334
4 Hank Aaron .331
5 Pete Runnels .325

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 128
2 Jackie Jensen 120
3 Frank Thomas 109
4 Rocky Colavito 106
5 Roy Sievers 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 31
2 Richie Ashburn 30
3 Luis Aparicio 29
4 Jim Rivera 21
5 Don Blasingame 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.03
2 Stu Miller 2.47
3 Billy Pierce 2.67
4 Jack Harshman 2.81
5 Sam Jones 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 22
2 Warren Spahn 21
2 Bob Turley 21
4 Lew Burdette 19
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 220
2 Early Wynn 173
3 Jim Bunning 172
4 Bob Turley 168
5 Jack Harshman 158

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 Willie Mays .491
2 Bob Skinner .405
3 Bob Lillis .404
4 Richie Ashburn .397
5 2 tied .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Cerv 7
2 Rocky Colavito 4
2 Dale Long 4
2 Jerry Lynch 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Cerv 13
2 Hank Aaron 12
2 Clint Courtney 12
2 Gail Harris 12
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 7
2 Mickey Mantle 4
3 Luis Aparicio 3
3 Richie Ashburn 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bud Daley 0.60
2 Lew Burdette 0.75
2 Whitey Ford 0.75
4 Frank Lary 1.33
5 Jim Bunning 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 3
1 Lew Burdette 3
1 Dick Donovan 3
1 Bob Friend 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 26
2 Stu Miller 25
3 Paul Foytack 23
4 Jack Harshman 19
4 3 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brosnan 3
1 Mudcat Grant 3
3 Art Ditmar 2
3 Turk Lown 2
5 26 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .416
2 Johnny Temple .378
3 Bob Skinner .368
4 Al Kaline .365
5 Orlando Cepeda .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Cerv 9
2 Rocky Colavito 8
2 Walt Moryn 8
4 Harry Anderson 7
4 Jerry Lynch 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gail Harris 27
1 Jerry Lynch 27
3 Frank Robinson 25
4 Willie Mays 24
5 Rocky Colavito 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 9
2 Richie Ashburn 6
2 Mickey Mantle 6
4 Luis Aparicio 5
4 Jim Landis 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Barry Latman 0.35
2 Duke Maas 1.39
3 Frank Lary 1.74
4 Stu Miller 1.76
5 Paul Foytack 1.86

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 42
2 Jim Bunning 40
2 Paul Foytack 40
4 Ray Herbert 38
5 2 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brosnan 4
1 Roy Face 4
3 Tex Clevenger 3
3 Don Elston 3
3 5 others tied 3