On This Day

Monday, May 26, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 25 6 .806 --
Red Sox 19 18 .514 9.0
Athletics 16 16 .500 9.5
Indians 18 20 .474 10.5
White Sox 15 19 .441 11.5
Orioles 14 18 .438 11.5
Tigers 16 21 .432 12.0
Senators 15 20 .429 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 26 13 .667 --
Braves 22 13 .629 2.0
Pirates 20 17 .541 5.0
Cubs 19 22 .463 8.0
Phillies 16 20 .444 8.5
Redlegs 14 18 .438 8.5
Cardinals 15 20 .429 9.0
Dodgers 14 23 .378 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Walt Moryn 3
2 Mike Baxes 2
2 Harry Chiti 2
2 Wes Covington 2
2 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Busby 1
1 Harry Chiti 1
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Bob Martyn 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Busby 4
2 Frank Torre 3
3 Bob Martyn 2
3 Sammy Taylor 2
3 Don Zimmer 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gil Hodges 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Robin Roberts 0.70
2 Carl Erskine 0.67
3 Connie Johnson 0.50
4 Moe Drabowsky 0.36
5 Ralph Terry 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Carl Erskine 1
1 Don McMahon 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 7
2 Murry Dickson 5
3 Moe Drabowsky 4
3 Carl Erskine 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .457
2 Willie Mays .401
3 Nellie Fox .360
4 Gil McDougald .358
5 Bob Skinner .343

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 34
2 Ernie Banks 33
2 Willie Mays 33
2 Daryl Spencer 33
5 2 tied 32

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 0.86
2 Whitey Ford 1.64
3 Bob Rush 1.93
4 Jack Harshman 2.19
5 Taylor Phillips 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 7
1 Bob Turley 7
3 Ned Garver 6
3 Warren Spahn 6
5 8 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ruben Gomez 43
1 Billy Pierce 43
3 Warren Spahn 41
3 Early Wynn 41
5 4 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 7
2 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 Jackie Jensen .480
2 Bob Skinner .444
3 Bob Nieman .432
4 Willie Mays .422
5 Al Dark .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 9
2 Jackie Jensen 5
2 Daryl Spencer 5
4 Ed Bailey 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 18
2 Dick Gernert 15
3 Ernie Banks 14
3 Jackie Jensen 14
3 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 Bob Turley 0.33
2 Clem Labine 0.51
3 Tom Gorman 0.73
4 Ned Garver 1.00
5 Hal Jeffcoat 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 3
1 Ned Garver 3
1 Ruben Gomez 3
1 Don McMahon 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 25
2 Dick Tomanek 23
2 Early Wynn 23
4 Ruben Gomez 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 3
1 Leo Kiely 3
3 Don Gross 2
3 Hal Jeffcoat 2
3 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .416
2 Willie Mays .404
3 Al Dark .367
4 Jackie Jensen .365
5 Nellie Fox .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 13
2 Frank Thomas 12
3 Orlando Cepeda 10
4 Lee Walls 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 29
2 Willie Mays 28
3 Ernie Banks 25
4 George Crowe 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 8
2 Tony Taylor 6
3 Richie Ashburn 5
3 Jim Gilliam 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 1.00
2 Taylor Phillips 1.69
3 Early Wynn 1.80
4 Ron Kline 1.84
5 Mike McCormick 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Turley 6
2 Bob Friend 5
2 Ron Kline 5
4 Johnny Antonelli 4
4 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Antonelli 35
1 Ruben Gomez 35
3 Camilo Pascual 32
3 Billy Pierce 32
3 Bob Turley 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 5
1 George Zuverink 5
3 Hal Jeffcoat 4
4 Turk Farrell 3
4 4 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .376
2 Mickey Mantle .354
3 Willie Mays .349
4 Ted Williams .348
5 Nellie Fox .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 49
2 Willie Mays 42
3 Hank Aaron 38
4 Roy Sievers 37
5 Eddie Mathews 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 126
2 Hank Aaron 119
3 Willie Mays 110
4 Frank Malzone 109
5 Jackie Jensen 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 34
2 Willie Mays 28
3 Jim Gilliam 25
4 Don Blasingame 20
5 Minnie Minoso 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 2.22
2 Warren Spahn 2.39
3 Whitey Ford 2.55
4 Billy O'Dell 2.62
5 Bob Buhl 2.64

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Sanford 181
2 Dick Drott 179
2 Early Wynn 179
4 Bob Turley 175
5 Billy Pierce 169

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 19
2 Marv Grissom 17
2 Clem Labine 17
4 George Zuverink 14
5 2 tied 12