On This Day

Saturday, September 27, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 90 62 .592 --
White Sox 81 72 .529 9.5
Red Sox 78 75 .510 12.5
Tigers 77 76 .503 13.5
Indians 76 76 .500 14.0
Orioles 74 77 .490 15.5
Athletics 73 80 .477 17.5
Senators 61 92 .399 29.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 92 61 .601 --
Pirates 84 69 .549 8.0
Giants 79 74 .516 13.0
Redlegs 75 78 .490 17.0
Cardinals 72 81 .471 20.0
Cubs 72 82 .468 20.5
Dodgers 71 83 .461 21.5
Phillies 68 85 .444 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Richie Ashburn 3
1 Ken Boyer 3
1 Frank Malzone 3
1 Wally Post 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Chiti 1
1 Carl Furillo 1
1 Gene Green 1
1 Danny Kravitz 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cunningham 3
1 Al Kaline 3
1 Dave Philley 3
1 Pete Runnels 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Boyer 1
1 Tony Taylor 1
1 Red Wilson 1
1 Casey Wise 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jay Hook 1.00
2 Paul Foytack 0.71
3 Dave Hillman 0.60
4 Early Wynn 0.58
5 2 tied 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Cardwell 1
1 Don Elston 1
1 Paul Foytack 1
1 Leo Kiely 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 7
2 Dave Hillman 6
2 Bob Mabe 6
4 Don Cardwell 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brosnan 1
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 Frank Lary 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .347
2 Willie Mays .345
3 Stan Musial .335
4 Hank Aaron .328
5 Ted Williams .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 47
2 Mickey Mantle 42
3 Rocky Colavito 40
4 Roy Sievers 39
5 Bob Cerv 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 129
2 Jackie Jensen 120
3 Rocky Colavito 111
4 Frank Thomas 109
5 Roy Sievers 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 31
2 Richie Ashburn 30
3 Luis Aparicio 29
4 Jim Rivera 21
4 Tony Taylor 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.01
2 Stu Miller 2.47
3 Billy Pierce 2.68
4 Jack Harshman 2.81
5 Sam Jones 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 22
1 Warren Spahn 22
3 Bob Turley 21
4 Lew Burdette 20
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 220
2 Early Wynn 180
3 Jim Bunning 177
4 Bob Turley 168
5 Jack Harshman 158

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Lillis .500
2 Willie Mays .468
3 Richie Ashburn .431
4 Bob Skinner .405
5 2 tied .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 5
2 Bob Cerv 4
2 Harry Chiti 4
2 Don Demeter 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gail Harris 11
1 Frank Robinson 11
3 Al Dark 10
3 Mickey Mantle 10
5 6 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 6
2 Richie Ashburn 3
2 Chico Fernandez 3
2 Mickey Mantle 3
2 Tony Taylor 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Barry Latman 0.00
2 Bud Daley 0.60
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.98
4 Whitey Ford 1.00
5 Lew Burdette 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 3
1 Lew Burdette 3
1 John Buzhardt 3
1 Paul Foytack 3
1 Warren Spahn 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 27
2 Paul Foytack 21
3 Stu Miller 18
3 Camilo Pascual 18
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brosnan 4
2 Ryne Duren 2
2 Mudcat Grant 2
2 Johnny Klippstein 2
5 25 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .422
2 Bob Lillis .397
3 Dick Groat .376
4 Richie Ashburn .374
5 Al Kaline .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Cerv 9
1 Rocky Colavito 9
3 Walt Moryn 7
4 Harry Anderson 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jerry Lynch 23
2 Willie Mays 22
2 Frank Robinson 22
4 Rocky Colavito 21
4 Gail Harris 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 9
2 Richie Ashburn 6
2 Mickey Mantle 6
2 Tony Taylor 6
5 Chico Fernandez 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Barry Latman 0.29
2 Duke Maas 1.62
3 Paul Foytack 1.77
4 Stu Miller 1.79
5 Lew Burdette 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 5
1 Lew Burdette 5
1 Dick Donovan 5
1 Paul Foytack 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Foytack 40
1 Sam Jones 40
3 Jim Bunning 37
3 Early Wynn 37
5 2 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brosnan 5
2 Don Elston 4
2 Al Worthington 4
4 Tex Clevenger 3
4 2 others tied 3