On This Day

Wednesday, May 14, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 15 5 .750 --
Senators 13 11 .542 4.0
Orioles 11 11 .500 5.0
Tigers 13 13 .500 5.0
Indians 12 14 .462 6.0
Red Sox 12 15 .444 6.5
Athletics 9 12 .429 6.5
White Sox 9 13 .409 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 16 8 .667 --
Pirates 17 9 .654 0.0
Giants 17 10 .630 0.5
Cubs 14 14 .500 4.0
Cardinals 10 14 .417 6.0
Redlegs 9 13 .409 6.0
Phillies 10 16 .385 7.0
Dodgers 9 18 .333 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harvey Kuenn 4
2 Ted Kluszewski 3
2 Stan Musial 3
2 Bob Skinner 3
2 Lee Walls 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 2
2 Ed Bailey 1
2 Del Crandall 1
2 Dick Gernert 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roger Maris 4
2 Al Kaline 3
2 Bill Renna 3
4 Ken Aspromonte 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 2
2 Luis Aparicio 1
2 Billy Harrell 1
2 Minnie Minoso 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Billy O'Dell 1.20
2 Warren Spahn 0.88
3 Dick Donovan 0.83
4 Bob Turley 0.78
5 Vinegar Bend Mizell 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Brosnan 1
1 Dick Donovan 1
1 Leo Kiely 1
1 Vern Law 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 7
1 Bob Turley 7
3 Duke Maas 6
3 Vinegar Bend Mizell 6
3 Billy O'Dell 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mudcat Grant 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .500
2 Willie Mays .411
3 Gil McDougald .377
4 Bill Skowron .373
5 Harvey Kuenn .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee Walls 11
2 Bob Cerv 10
3 Orlando Cepeda 9
3 Frank Thomas 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Cerv 28
2 Daryl Spencer 27
3 Frank Thomas 26
4 Willie Mays 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Taylor 8
2 Luis Aparicio 6
2 Richie Ashburn 6
4 Jim Gilliam 4
4 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 1.00
2 Jack Harshman 1.25
3 Dick Hyde 1.32
4 Whitey Ford 1.62
5 Frank Baumann 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 6
2 Bob Friend 5
2 Jack Harshman 5
2 Vern Law 5
2 Bob Turley 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ruben Gomez 33
2 Herb Score 32
2 Bob Turley 32
4 Pedro Ramos 30
5 Warren Spahn 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 4
1 Roy Face 4
1 Tom Gorman 4
1 Marv Grissom 4
1 Hal Jeffcoat 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .442
2 Granny Hamner .397
3 Willie Mays .396
4 Daryl Spencer .379
5 Orlando Cepeda .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 7
1 Frank Thomas 7
3 Orlando Cepeda 6
3 Bob Cerv 6
5 Daryl Spencer 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 18
2 Willie Mays 17
3 Daryl Spencer 15
4 Ernie Banks 14
4 Granny Hamner 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Taylor 6
2 Minnie Minoso 4
3 Luis Aparicio 3
3 Richie Ashburn 3
3 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Porterfield 0.00
2 Dick Hyde 0.60
3 Frank Lary 1.00
4 Jack Harshman 1.16
5 Ron Kline 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Kline 4
1 Vern Law 4
3 Jack Harshman 3
3 Frank Lary 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 23
2 Ron Kline 21
3 Ruben Gomez 20
4 Bob Turley 19
5 Pedro Ramos 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 3
1 George Zuverink 3
3 Ryne Duren 2
3 Roy Face 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .375
2 Ted Williams .363
3 Mickey Mantle .360
4 Willie Mays .350
5 Bill Skowron .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 48
2 Hank Aaron 40
2 Willie Mays 40
4 Roy Sievers 39
5 Duke Snider 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 120
2 Hank Aaron 119
3 Frank Malzone 110
4 Willie Mays 109
5 Jackie Jensen 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 34
2 Luis Aparicio 31
3 Jim Gilliam 25
4 Don Blasingame 19
4 2 others tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 2.26
2 Warren Spahn 2.42
3 Bobby Shantz 2.50
4 Billy O'Dell 2.50
5 Dick Donovan 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 23
2 Bob Buhl 21
3 Jim Bunning 20
4 Bob Turley 18
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 183
2 Jack Sanford 182
3 Connie Johnson 180
4 Bob Turley 175
5 Jim Bunning 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 19
2 Marv Grissom 17
2 Clem Labine 17
4 Roy Face 13
5 3 tied 12