On This Day

Thursday, May 15, 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 14 .481 5.5
Indians 13 14 .481 5.5
Athletics 10 12 .455 6.0
Red Sox 12 15 .444 6.5
White Sox 9 14 .391 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 16 8 .667 --
Giants 18 10 .643 --
Pirates 17 10 .630 0.5
Cubs 14 15 .483 4.5
Redlegs 10 13 .435 5.5
Cardinals 10 15 .400 6.5
Phillies 10 16 .385 7.0
Dodgers 10 18 .357 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gus Bell 3
1 George Crowe 3
1 Curt Flood 3
1 Mickey Vernon 3
5 19 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Bolling 1
1 George Crowe 1
1 Curt Flood 1
1 Gail Harris 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Crowe 5
2 Roger Maris 3
2 Vic Power 3
4 Gail Harris 2
4 Minnie Minoso 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Willie Mays 1
1 Johnny Temple 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Billy Hoeft 2.00
2 Dick Drott 0.62
3 Harvey Haddix 0.57
3 Clem Labine 0.57
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ned Garver 1
1 Johnny Klippstein 1
1 Clem Labine 1
1 Mike McCormick 1
1 Don Mossi 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick Drott 8
2 Bob Friend 6
3 Harvey Haddix 4
3 Clem Labine 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Constable 1
1 Hal Jeffcoat 1
1 Ed Roebuck 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .479
2 Willie Mays .414
3 Harvey Kuenn .377
4 Gil McDougald .377
5 Daryl Spencer .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee Walls 11
2 Bob Cerv 10
2 Frank Thomas 10
4 Orlando Cepeda 9
4 Willie Mays 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Cerv 28
2 Daryl Spencer 27
2 Frank Thomas 27
4 Willie Mays 25
5 Ernie Banks 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Taylor 8
2 Luis Aparicio 7
3 Richie Ashburn 6
4 Willie Mays 5
5 7 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 Bob Friend 30
4 Pedro Ramos 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Jeffcoat 5
2 Ryne Duren 4
2 Roy Face 4
2 Tom Gorman 4
2 Marv Grissom 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .434
2 Stan Musial .419
3 Granny Hamner .407
4 George Crowe .405
5 Daryl Spencer .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 8
2 Frank Thomas 7
3 Orlando Cepeda 5
4 Bob Cerv 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Crowe 18
1 Willie Mays 18
1 Frank Thomas 18
4 Granny Hamner 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Taylor 6
2 Luis Aparicio 4
2 Willie Mays 4
2 Minnie Minoso 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Paine 0.00
2 Dick Hyde 0.60
3 Jack Harshman 1.00
3 Frank Lary 1.00
3 Early Wynn 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Law 4
2 Ron Kline 3
2 Mike McCormick 3
2 Warren Spahn 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 23
2 Ruben Gomez 20
3 Bob Friend 19
3 Bob Turley 19
5 Billy O'Dell 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 3
1 Hal Jeffcoat 3
3 Ryne Duren 2
3 Roy Face 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .371
2 Ted Williams .366
3 Mickey Mantle .360
4 Willie Mays .351
5 Bill Skowron .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 48
2 Willie Mays 41
3 Hank Aaron 40
4 Roy Sievers 39
5 Duke Snider 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 121
2 Hank Aaron 119
3 Frank Malzone 110
3 Willie Mays 110
5 Jackie Jensen 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 33
2 Luis Aparicio 32
3 Jim Gilliam 25
4 Johnny Temple 20
5 2 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 20
2 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 Dick Drott 175
4 Bob Turley 175

Saves

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