Baseball44 On This Day: Monday, April 21, 1958

On This Day

Monday, April 21, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	6	1	.857	--
Athletics	4	2	.667	1.5
Senators	3	2	.600	2.0
Tigers	4	3	.571	2.0
Indians	3	4	.429	3.0
Orioles	2	3	.400	3.0
White Sox	2	4	.333	3.5
Red Sox	1	6	.143	5.0

Games

Tigers 2, White Sox 1

Athletics 9, Indians 4

Yankees 4, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	4	1	.800	--
Giants	4	2	.667	0.5
Braves	3	2	.600	1.0
Redlegs	3	2	.600	1.0
Pirates	2	3	.400	2.0
Phillies	2	3	.400	2.0
Dodgers	2	4	.333	2.5
Cardinals	1	4	.200	3.0

Games

Redlegs 4, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Don Hoak	3
1	Harvey Kuenn	3
1	Pete Runnels	3
4	Hank Bauer	2
4	14 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Bauer	1
1	Woodie Held	1
1	Frank House	1
1	Don Larsen	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank House	4
2	Don Larsen	2
2	Roger Maris	2
4	Hank Bauer	1
4	16 others tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	2
2	Dee Fondy	1
2	Gary Geiger	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Larsen	0.80
2	Ralph Terry	0.50
3	Frank Lary	0.44
4	Mudcat Grant	0.33
5	Ray Semproch	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Hal Jeffcoat	1
1	Don Larsen	1
1	Vito Valentinetti	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Larsen	8
2	Tom Acker	6
3	Jim Hearn	5
4	Turk Farrell	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Tom Gorman	1
1	Johnny Klippstein	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Davenport	.500
2	Harvey Kuenn	.467
3	Willie Mays	.462
4	Dick Gray	.455
5	Frank Bolling	.444

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jackie Jensen	4
1	Eddie Mathews	4
1	Stan Musial	4
4	Dick Gray	3
4	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Cerv	10
2	Jackie Jensen	8
3	Eddie Mathews	7
3	Stan Musial	7
3	Daryl Spencer	7

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	2
1	Gary Geiger	2
1	Jim Piersall	2
1	Frank Robinson	2
5	13 tied	1

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Larsen	0.00
1	Paul Foytack	0.00
1	Ned Garver	0.00
1	Bob Turley	0.00
1	3 others tied	0.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ruben Gomez	2
1	Don Larsen	2
3	Curt Barclay	1
3	Ron Blackburn	1
3	40 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	13
2	Johnny Podres	11
2	Ralph Terry	11
4	Don Larsen	10
5	5 tied	8

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	2
1	Hal Jeffcoat	2
1	Gerry Staley	2
4	Phil Clark	1
4	12 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.380
2	Mickey Mantle	.362
3	Stan Musial	.351
4	Willie Mays	.337
5	Gene Woodling	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	45
2	Hank Aaron	44
3	Roy Sievers	42
4	Duke Snider	39
4	Ted Williams	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	132
2	Roy Sievers	114
3	Jackie Jensen	111
4	Ernie Banks	108
5	Stan Musial	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	39
2	Luis Aparicio	26
3	Jim Gilliam	25
4	Don Blasingame	20
5	Johnny Temple	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	2.48
2	Bobby Shantz	2.55
3	Billy O'Dell	2.57
4	Tom Sturdivant	2.61
5	Jim Bunning	2.62

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Sanford	190
2	Early Wynn	187
3	Jim Bunning	184
3	Connie Johnson	184
5	Dick Drott	173

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Grim	19
2	Clem Labine	18
3	Ray Narleski	16
4	Marv Grissom	15
5	2 tied	12