On This Day

Wednesday, May 28, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 25 8 .758 --
Athletics 18 16 .529 7.5
Indians 20 20 .500 8.5
Red Sox 19 20 .487 9.0
White Sox 17 19 .472 9.5
Tigers 18 21 .462 10.0
Orioles 14 20 .412 11.5
Senators 15 22 .405 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 27 14 .659 --
Braves 23 14 .622 2.0
Pirates 21 18 .538 5.0
Cubs 20 23 .465 8.0
Phillies 17 21 .447 8.5
Redlegs 15 19 .441 8.5
Cardinals 16 21 .432 9.0
Dodgers 15 24 .385 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Aparicio 3
1 Ken Boyer 3
1 Tito Francona 3
1 Jim Gilliam 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 2
2 Hank Bauer 1
2 Gus Bell 1
2 Lou Berberet 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tito Francona 5
2 Harry Anderson 3
2 Ernie Banks 3
2 Walt Dropo 3
2 Minnie Minoso 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Blasingame 2
2 Ken Boyer 1
2 Orlando Cepeda 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Drott 0.88
2 Cal McLish 0.83
3 Johnny Antonelli 0.67
3 Ray Herbert 0.67
5 Jack Harshman 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Drott 1
1 Marv Grissom 1
1 Sandy Koufax 1
1 Frank Lary 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick Drott 7
1 Jack Harshman 7
3 Johnny Antonelli 6
3 Ray Herbert 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Paine 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .444
2 Willie Mays .398
3 Bob Nieman .376
4 Nellie Fox .359
5 Daryl Spencer .348

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 37
2 Bob Cerv 36
2 Frank Thomas 36
4 Daryl Spencer 34
5 Willie Mays 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 11
2 Richie Ashburn 8
2 Tony Taylor 8
4 Bob Skinner 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 1.61
2 Whitey Ford 1.64
3 Bob Rush 1.93
4 Warren Spahn 2.31
5 Taylor Phillips 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 7
1 Warren Spahn 7
1 Bob Turley 7
4 Ned Garver 6
4 Ron Kline 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 50
2 Sam Jones 47
3 Johnny Antonelli 46
4 Ruben Gomez 43
4 2 others tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 7
2 Hal Jeffcoat 6
3 Gerry Staley 5
3 George Zuverink 5
5 5 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Martyn .462
2 Bob Skinner .438
3 Richie Ashburn .422
4 Jackie Jensen .413
5 Preston Ward .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 5
2 Ed Bailey 4
2 Ernie Banks 4
2 Del Crandall 4
2 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 15
2 Dick Gernert 12
2 Elston Howard 12
4 Ed Bailey 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 6
2 Billy Harrell 4
3 Don Blasingame 3
3 Orlando Cepeda 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clem Labine 0.54
2 Don McMahon 0.67
3 Ned Garver 1.00
4 Hal Jeffcoat 1.15
5 Sandy Koufax 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 3
1 Ned Garver 3
1 Don McMahon 3
1 Don Mossi 3
1 Bob Turley 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick Drott 25
1 Billy Pierce 25
3 Johnny Antonelli 23
3 Early Wynn 23
5 Paul Foytack 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 3
1 Leo Kiely 3
3 Hal Jeffcoat 2
3 Gerry Staley 2
3 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Nieman .418
2 Stan Musial .400
3 Willie Mays .391
4 Jackie Jensen .369
5 Nellie Fox .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 12
1 Frank Thomas 12
3 Orlando Cepeda 9
4 Ernie Banks 8
4 Bob Cerv 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 30
2 Ernie Banks 28
3 Willie Mays 26
4 George Crowe 24
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Taylor Phillips 1.69
2 Cal McLish 1.93
3 Early Wynn 2.03
4 Ron Kline 2.04
5 Mike McCormick 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Kline 6
2 Bob Friend 5
2 Frank Lary 5
2 Warren Spahn 5
2 Bob Turley 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 39
2 Johnny Antonelli 36
2 Sam Jones 36
4 Dick Drott 33
4 Frank Lary 33

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 .370
2 Mickey Mantle .349
3 Willie Mays .348
4 Ted Williams .347
5 Nellie Fox .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 50
2 Willie Mays 42
3 Hank Aaron 37
3 Roy Sievers 37
5 Eddie Mathews 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 127
2 Hank Aaron 116
3 Willie Mays 110
4 Frank Malzone 107
5 2 tied 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 35
2 Willie Mays 28
3 Jim Gilliam 25
4 Don Blasingame 21
5 5 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 2.27
2 Warren Spahn 2.37
3 Whitey Ford 2.55
4 Bob Buhl 2.64
5 Cal McLish 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 24
2 Bob Buhl 20
2 Jim Bunning 20
4 Bob Turley 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 188
2 Jack Sanford 186
3 Bob Turley 176
4 Dick Drott 171
5 Sam Jones 167

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 18
2 Marv Grissom 17
3 Clem Labine 16
4 George Zuverink 14
5 2 tied 12