On This Day

Saturday, May 17, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 17 5 .773 --
Orioles 12 12 .500 6.0
Athletics 12 12 .500 6.0
Senators 13 13 .500 6.0
Tigers 13 16 .448 7.5
Red Sox 13 16 .448 7.5
Indians 13 16 .448 7.5
White Sox 11 14 .440 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 17 8 .680 --
Giants 19 11 .633 0.5
Pirates 17 12 .586 2.0
Cubs 15 16 .484 5.0
Cardinals 12 15 .444 6.0
Phillies 12 16 .429 6.5
Redlegs 10 14 .417 6.5
Dodgers 10 20 .333 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Nieman 4
2 Don Blasingame 3
2 Don Buddin 3
2 Jim Busby 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 2
2 Frank Bolling 1
2 Don Buddin 1
2 Andy Carey 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Smith 4
2 Don Buddin 3
2 Andy Carey 3
2 Stan Musial 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Mantle 2
2 Luis Aparicio 1
2 Bobby Avila 1
2 Hank Bauer 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Jackson 1.00
2 Ruben Gomez 0.80
3 Frank Lary 0.67
3 Robin Roberts 0.67
5 Tom Brewer 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ruben Gomez 1
1 Larry Jackson 1
1 Ray Moore 1
1 Arnie Portocarrero 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ruben Gomez 8
2 Jack Harshman 7
3 Larry Jackson 6
3 Russ Kemmerer 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 1
1 Leo Kiely 1
1 Gerry Staley 1
1 George Zuverink 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .485
2 Willie Mays .412
3 Gil McDougald .387
4 Harvey Kuenn .377
5 Nellie Fox .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 11
1 Bob Cerv 11
1 Willie Mays 11
1 Frank Thomas 11
1 Lee Walls 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Daryl Spencer 31
2 Bob Cerv 30
3 Willie Mays 29
4 Frank Thomas 28
5 Orlando Cepeda 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 8
1 Tony Taylor 8
3 Richie Ashburn 6
4 Jim Gilliam 5
4 Willie Mays 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 1.00
2 Dick Hyde 1.27
3 Whitey Ford 1.70
4 Bob Rush 1.73
5 Warren Spahn 1.86

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 Ruben Gomez 41
2 Sam Jones 35
3 Camilo Pascual 33
3 Johnny Podres 33
5 2 tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 5
1 Hal Jeffcoat 5
3 Roy Face 4
3 Tom Gorman 4
3 3 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .455
2 Nellie Fox .419
3 Willie Mays .418
4 Harvey Kuenn .388
5 Granny Hamner .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 10
2 Orlando Cepeda 7
3 Frank Thomas 6
4 Stan Lopata 5
4 Daryl Spencer 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 22
2 Frank Thomas 16
3 Daryl Spencer 15
4 Carl Furillo 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Taylor 5
2 Luis Aparicio 4
2 Mickey Mantle 4
2 Willie Mays 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Paine 0.00
2 Dick Hyde 0.56
3 Larry Jackson 0.96
4 Dick Donovan 1.00
4 Early Wynn 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 3
1 Ron Kline 3
1 Vern Law 3
1 Curt Simmons 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ruben Gomez 22
2 Sam Jones 21
3 Bob Friend 19
3 Taylor Phillips 19
5 3 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 3
1 George Zuverink 3
3 Roy Face 2
3 Marv Grissom 2
3 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .373
2 Ted Williams .364
3 Mickey Mantle .354
4 Willie Mays .353
5 Bill Skowron .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 48
2 Willie Mays 43
3 Hank Aaron 40
4 Roy Sievers 38
5 Duke Snider 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 120
2 Hank Aaron 119
3 Willie Mays 113
4 Frank Malzone 110
5 Stan Musial 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 33
1 Willie Mays 33
3 Jim Gilliam 25
4 Johnny Temple 20
5 Don Blasingame 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 2.37
2 Warren Spahn 2.42
3 Billy O'Dell 2.49
4 Bobby Shantz 2.65
5 Dick Donovan 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 23
2 Bob Buhl 20
3 Jim Bunning 19
4 Dick Donovan 17
4 2 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Sanford 180
2 Early Wynn 176
3 Dick Drott 175
4 Connie Johnson 170
5 Bob Turley 167

Saves

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