On This Day

Tuesday, April 22, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 7 1 .875 --
Athletics 5 2 .714 1.5
Tigers 5 3 .625 2.0
Senators 3 3 .500 3.0
Orioles 3 3 .500 3.0
Indians 3 5 .375 4.0
White Sox 2 5 .286 4.5
Red Sox 1 7 .125 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 4 2 .667 --
Braves 4 2 .667 --
Redlegs 3 2 .600 0.5
Giants 4 3 .571 0.5
Dodgers 3 4 .429 1.5
Phillies 2 3 .400 1.5
Pirates 2 4 .333 2.0
Cardinals 2 4 .333 2.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Preston Ward 4
2 Luis Aparicio 3
2 Orlando Cepeda 3
2 Willie Mays 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Cerv 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Chico Carrasquel 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Cerv 4
2 Hank Aaron 3
2 Rocky Colavito 3
2 Del Ennis 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Harshman 1.00
2 Billy Hoeft 0.50
3 Johnny Podres 0.43
4 Ralph Lumenti 0.40
5 Bob Buhl 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 Ned Garver 1
1 Jack Harshman 1
1 Billy Hoeft 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Harshman 7
2 Billy Hoeft 6
3 Bob Buhl 4
3 Ralph Lumenti 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 1
1 Tom Gorman 1
1 Clem Labine 1
1 Billy Muffett 1
1 Billy O'Dell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .484
2 Brooks Robinson .474
3 Harvey Kuenn .471
4 Stan Musial .464
5 Ernie Banks .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Cerv 4
1 Jackie Jensen 4
1 Eddie Mathews 4
1 Stan Musial 4
5 4 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Cerv 14
2 Ernie Banks 8
2 Billy Hunter 8
2 Jackie Jensen 8
2 2 others tied 8

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 Bob Turley 0.00
4 Bob Buhl 0.51
5 Ray Semproch 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 2
1 Ned Garver 2
1 Ruben Gomez 2
1 Jack Harshman 2
1 2 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Podres 14
2 Herb Score 13
3 Jack Harshman 11
3 Ralph Terry 11
5 Don Larsen 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gorman 3
2 Ryne Duren 2
2 Hal Jeffcoat 2
2 Clem Labine 2
2 Gerry Staley 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .379
2 Mickey Mantle .363
3 Stan Musial .354
4 Willie Mays .342
5 Frank Robinson .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 46
2 Hank Aaron 45
3 Roy Sievers 41
4 Duke Snider 39
5 Ted Williams 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 135
2 Jackie Jensen 111
2 Roy Sievers 111
4 Ernie Banks 110
5 Del Ennis 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 38
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 Billy O'Dell 2.53
3 Bobby Shantz 2.55
4 Bob Buhl 2.57
5 Jim Bunning 2.64

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 188
2 Jack Sanford 187
3 Connie Johnson 184
4 Jim Bunning 180
5 Dick Drott 171

Saves

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