On This Day

Saturday, May 3, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 10 4 .714 --
Senators 8 5 .615 1.5
Athletics 8 6 .571 2.0
Indians 9 8 .529 2.5
Tigers 8 8 .500 3.0
Orioles 6 8 .429 4.0
Red Sox 6 10 .375 5.0
White Sox 4 10 .286 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 10 6 .625 --
Pirates 9 6 .600 0.5
Giants 10 7 .588 0.5
Redlegs 7 5 .583 1.0
Braves 9 7 .563 1.0
Phillies 7 8 .467 2.5
Dodgers 6 11 .353 4.5
Cardinals 3 11 .214 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Gardner 3
1 Granny Hamner 3
3 Hank Aaron 2
3 Ernie Banks 2
3 11 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 Dick Brown 1
1 Dick Groat 1
1 Randy Jackson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 3
2 Dick Brown 2
2 Dale Long 2
4 Ernie Banks 1
4 14 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 1
1 Tony Taylor 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Taylor Phillips 0.86
2 Billy O'Dell 0.78
3 Bob Friend 0.75
4 Curt Simmons 0.40
5 2 tied 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 Billy O'Dell 1
1 Curt Simmons 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy O'Dell 7
2 Taylor Phillips 6
3 Curt Simmons 4
4 Lew Burdette 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 1
1 Turk Farrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .509
2 Johnny Temple .422
3 Don Hoak .408
4 Bob Cerv .404
5 Willie Mays .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee Walls 9
2 Bob Cerv 8
3 Eddie Mathews 7
3 Hank Sauer 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Cerv 24
2 Lee Walls 17
3 Eddie Mathews 16
3 Daryl Spencer 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 4
1 Tony Taylor 4
3 Richie Ashburn 3
3 Jim Piersall 3
5 11 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 0.33
2 Bob Purkey 1.03
3 Gerry Staley 1.17
4 Jack Harshman 1.50
5 Billy O'Dell 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 4
1 Johnny Podres 4
3 Bob Buhl 3
3 Don Elston 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 32
2 Johnny Podres 25
3 Ralph Terry 20
4 Ruben Gomez 19
4 Warren Spahn 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Gorman 4
2 Roy Face 3
2 Hal Jeffcoat 3
2 Clem Labine 3
5 8 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .364
2 Stan Musial .362
3 Mickey Mantle .360
4 Willie Mays .342
5 Frank Robinson .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 47
2 Hank Aaron 44
3 Roy Sievers 40
4 Eddie Mathews 38
4 Duke Snider 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 131
2 Ernie Banks 112
3 Del Ennis 107
4 Jackie Jensen 106
4 Frank Malzone 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 33
2 Luis Aparicio 29
3 Jim Gilliam 25
4 Don Blasingame 19
4 2 others tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 2.30
2 Billy O'Dell 2.37
3 Bobby Shantz 2.51
4 Bob Buhl 2.61
5 Jim Bunning 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 20
1 Jim Bunning 20
1 Warren Spahn 20
4 Jack Sanford 19
5 Billy Pierce 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Sanford 198
2 Connie Johnson 190
3 Jim Bunning 185
4 Early Wynn 183
5 Dick Drott 172

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 19
2 Clem Labine 17
3 Marv Grissom 15
4 Ray Narleski 14
5 3 tied 12