On This Day

Wednesday, April 16, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 2 0 1.000 --
Orioles 1 0 1.000 0.5
Athletics 2 0 1.000 0.0
Senators 1 1 .500 1.0
Yankees 1 1 .500 1.0
Red Sox 1 2 .333 1.5
White Sox 0 2 .000 2.0
Indians 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 1 0 1.000 --
Cubs 1 0 1.000 0.0
Phillies 1 0 1.000 0.0
Dodgers 1 1 .500 0.5
Giants 1 1 .500 0.5
Cardinals 0 1 .000 1.0
Braves 0 1 .000 1.0
Redlegs 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Bolling 4
2 Bob Cerv 3
2 Dick Gray 3
2 Sherm Lollar 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Bolling 1
1 Bob Cerv 1
1 Dick Gray 1
1 Jackie Jensen 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Cerv 5
2 Frank Bolling 3
2 Dick Gray 3
4 Jim Gilliam 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ted Beard 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Podres 1.22
2 Dave Sisler 0.89
3 Ralph Terry 0.54
4 Ramon Monzant 0.33
5 Dick Donovan 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Podres 1
1 Dave Sisler 1
1 George Spencer 1
1 Ralph Terry 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Podres 11
2 Dave Sisler 8
3 Ralph Terry 7
4 Dick Donovan 4
5 Ryne Duren 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gorman 1
1 Joe Presko 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Bolling .667
1 Jim King .667
3 Sherm Lollar .625
4 John Roseboro .600
5 3 tied .571

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jackie Jensen 2
1 Sherm Lollar 2
1 Eddie Mathews 2
4 Yogi Berra 1
4 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Cerv 7
2 Frank Bolling 4
2 Jackie Jensen 4
2 Sherm Lollar 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ted Beard 1
1 Jim Marshall 1
1 Al Pilarcik 1
1 Frank Robinson 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Bunning 0.00
1 Ned Garver 0.00
1 Ruben Gomez 0.00
1 Don Larsen 0.00
1 14 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Blackburn 1
1 Jim Brosnan 1
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Ned Garver 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Podres 11
2 Dave Sisler 8
3 Ralph Terry 7
4 Ruben Gomez 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 1
1 Tom Gorman 1
1 Joe Presko 1
1 Curt Raydon 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .388
2 Mickey Mantle .361
3 Stan Musial .349
4 Willie Mays .335
5 Frank Robinson .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 44
2 Ernie Banks 43
3 Roy Sievers 42
4 Duke Snider 41
5 Ted Williams 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 132
2 Roy Sievers 114
3 Jackie Jensen 107
4 Del Ennis 105
4 Vic Wertz 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 38
2 Luis Aparicio 28
3 Jim Gilliam 26
4 Don Blasingame 21
5 Johnny Temple 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Shantz 2.45
2 Jim Bunning 2.58
3 Johnny Podres 2.59
4 Tom Sturdivant 2.61
5 Warren Spahn 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 21
1 Warren Spahn 21
3 Billy Pierce 20
4 Jack Sanford 19
5 Bob Buhl 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Sanford 188
2 Jim Bunning 185
3 Early Wynn 184
4 Connie Johnson 182
5 Billy Pierce 177

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 19
2 Clem Labine 17
3 Ray Narleski 16
4 Marv Grissom 14
5 2 tied 12