On This Day

Saturday, May 24, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	23	6	.793	--
Red Sox	18	17	.514	8.0
Indians	18	18	.500	8.5
Orioles	14	16	.467	9.5
Athletics	14	16	.467	9.5
Senators	15	18	.455	10.0
White Sox	14	18	.438	10.5
Tigers	14	21	.400	12.0

Games

White Sox 4, Orioles 3

Senators 6, Indians 3

Tigers 3, Yankees 2

Red Sox 5, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	24	13	.649	--
Braves	20	12	.625	1.5
Pirates	20	15	.571	3.0
Cubs	18	20	.474	6.5
Phillies	16	19	.457	7.0
Redlegs	13	17	.433	7.5
Cardinals	14	19	.424	8.0
Dodgers	13	23	.361	10.5

Games

Redlegs 5, Dodgers 4

Braves 6, Giants 3

Phillies 5, Cubs 4

Pirates 6, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jerry Lynch	4
2	Orlando Cepeda	3
2	Walt Dropo	3
2	Al Kaline	3
2	Bob Skinner	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Anderson	1
1	Del Crandall	1
1	Walt Dropo	1
1	Chuck Essegian	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Groat	3
2	Ernie Banks	2
2	Harry Chiti	2
2	Walt Dropo	2
2	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Roberto Clemente	1
1	Chico Fernandez	1
1	Curt Flood	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Gene Conley	1.20
2	Dick Drott	0.75
3	Alex Kellner	0.67
3	Frank Lary	0.67
5	Don Mossi	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Bill Fischer	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Johnny Klippstein	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Gene Conley	6
1	Dick Drott	6
1	Tom Gorman	6
1	Frank Lary	6
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bud Byerly	1
1	Leo Kiely	1
1	Brooks Lawrence	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.471
2	Willie Mays	.405
3	Gil McDougald	.369
4	Nellie Fox	.349
5	Harvey Kuenn	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	13
1	Frank Thomas	13
3	Orlando Cepeda	12
3	Lee Walls	12
5	Bob Cerv	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Thomas	34
2	Ernie Banks	33
2	Willie Mays	33
2	Daryl Spencer	33
5	Bob Cerv	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	10
2	Richie Ashburn	8
2	Tony Taylor	8
4	Bob Skinner	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	0.86
2	Whitey Ford	1.75
3	Dick Hyde	1.85
4	Bob Rush	1.91
5	Jack Harshman	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	7
1	Bob Turley	7
3	Warren Spahn	6
4	Don Elston	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ruben Gomez	41
1	Warren Spahn	41
1	Early Wynn	41
4	Johnny Antonelli	40
4	3 others tied	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	6
1	Hal Jeffcoat	6
3	George Zuverink	5
4	Roy Face	4
4	5 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Nieman	.500
2	Bob Skinner	.442
3	Willie Mays	.431
4	Stan Musial	.426
5	Jackie Jensen	.423

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	10
2	Del Crandall	5
2	Dick Gernert	5
2	Jackie Jensen	5
2	Daryl Spencer	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	19
2	Frank Thomas	16
3	Dick Gernert	15
4	Ernie Banks	14
4	Daryl Spencer	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	6
2	Willie Mays	4
3	Billy Harrell	3
3	Jackie Jensen	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Leo Kiely	0.00
2	Bob Turley	0.33
3	Clem Labine	0.51
4	Hal Jeffcoat	1.32
5	Whitey Ford	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	3
1	Bob Friend	3
1	Don Mossi	3
1	Robin Roberts	3
1	Bob Turley	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	23
2	Johnny Antonelli	22
3	Bob Friend	21
4	Dick Tomanek	20
5	4 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	4
2	Leo Kiely	3
2	George Zuverink	3
4	Don Gross	2
4	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.472
2	Willie Mays	.402
3	Jackie Jensen	.353
4	Bob Skinner	.349
5	Lee Walls	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	13
2	Frank Thomas	12
3	Lee Walls	11
4	Orlando Cepeda	10
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Thomas	30
2	Willie Mays	29
3	Ernie Banks	25
4	George Crowe	24
5	2 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	8
2	Tony Taylor	7
3	Richie Ashburn	6
3	Bob Skinner	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	1.00
2	Dick Hyde	1.44
3	Bob Rush	1.74
4	Ron Kline	1.84
5	Whitey Ford	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	6
1	Bob Turley	6
3	Ron Kline	5
3	Vern Law	5
3	Warren Spahn	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	37
2	Johnny Antonelli	35
2	Pedro Ramos	35
4	Bob Friend	34
4	Warren Spahn	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Zuverink	5
2	Ryne Duren	4
2	Roy Face	4
2	Hal Jeffcoat	4
5	6 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.379
2	Ted Williams	.354
3	Willie Mays	.353
4	Mickey Mantle	.352
5	Bill Skowron	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	49
2	Willie Mays	43
3	Hank Aaron	38
4	Roy Sievers	37
5	2 tied	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	127
2	Hank Aaron	120
3	Willie Mays	113
4	Frank Malzone	110
5	3 tied	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	34
2	Willie Mays	28
3	Jim Gilliam	25
4	Don Blasingame	19
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	2.22
2	Warren Spahn	2.43
3	Billy O'Dell	2.62
4	Whitey Ford	2.64
5	Bobby Shantz	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	23
2	Bob Buhl	20
3	Jim Bunning	19
3	Bob Turley	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Sanford	188
2	Early Wynn	182
3	Dick Drott	179
4	Bob Turley	175
5	Moe Drabowsky	166

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Grim	19
2	Marv Grissom	17
2	Clem Labine	17
4	George Zuverink	14
5	Turk Farrell	13