On This Day

Friday, May 16, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 16 5 .762 --
Senators 13 12 .520 5.0
Orioles 11 11 .500 5.5
Athletics 11 12 .478 6.0
Tigers 13 15 .464 6.5
Indians 13 15 .464 6.5
Red Sox 12 15 .444 7.0
White Sox 10 14 .417 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 16 8 .667 --
Giants 18 11 .621 0.5
Pirates 17 11 .607 1.0
Cubs 15 15 .500 4.0
Redlegs 10 13 .435 5.5
Cardinals 11 15 .423 6.0
Phillies 11 16 .407 6.5
Dodgers 10 19 .345 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nellie Fox 4
2 Tony Kubek 3
2 Harvey Kuenn 3
2 Dale Long 3
5 15 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Anderson 1
1 Bobby Avila 1
1 Frank Bolling 1
1 Bob Cerv 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 3
2 Harry Anderson 2
2 Bob Cerv 2
2 Frank House 2
2 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Kubek 1
1 Harvey Kuenn 1
1 Gil McDougald 1
1 Jim Rivera 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Herm Wehmeier 1.25
2 Sam Jones 1.12
3 Billy Pierce 1.11
4 Curt Simmons 1.00
5 Johnny Podres 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Elston 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Tom Gorman 1
1 Sam Jones 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 10
2 Sam Jones 9
3 Curt Raydon 6
3 Curt Simmons 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .475
2 Willie Mays .409
3 Gil McDougald .394
4 Harvey Kuenn .391
5 Nellie Fox .367

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Cerv 30
2 Willie Mays 28
2 Daryl Spencer 28
4 Frank Thomas 27
5 2 tied 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 Frank Baumann 1.67
5 Whitey Ford 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 6
2 Don Elston 5
2 Bob Friend 5
2 Jack Harshman 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 35
2 Ruben Gomez 33
2 Camilo Pascual 33
2 Johnny Podres 33
5 2 tied 32

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 .415
2 Stan Musial .413
3 Nellie Fox .409
4 George Crowe .405
5 Harvey Kuenn .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 9
2 Orlando Cepeda 5
2 Stan Lopata 5
2 Frank Thomas 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 21
2 George Crowe 18
3 Frank Thomas 15
4 Daryl Spencer 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Taylor 5
2 Luis Aparicio 4
2 Willie Mays 4
4 Richie Ashburn 3
4 4 others 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 Don Elston 3
1 Sam Jones 3
1 Ron Kline 3
1 Vern Law 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 28
2 Sam Jones 24
3 Bob Friend 19
3 Taylor Phillips 19
3 Bob Turley 19

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 .370
2 Ted Williams .367
3 Mickey Mantle .357
4 Willie Mays .353
5 Bill Skowron .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 48
2 Willie Mays 42
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 Willie Mays 113
4 Frank Malzone 110
5 2 tied 105

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 4 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 183
2 Jack Sanford 180
3 Dick Drott 175
3 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 12
4 3 others tied 12