On This Day

Friday, May 30, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	25	10	.714	--
Athletics	19	17	.528	6.5
White Sox	19	19	.500	7.5
Indians	21	21	.500	7.5
Red Sox	20	21	.488	8.0
Tigers	18	23	.439	10.0
Senators	17	22	.436	10.0
Orioles	15	21	.417	10.5

Games

Red Sox 2, Orioles 0

Orioles 2, Red Sox 0

White Sox 6, Tigers 5

White Sox 4, Tigers 2

Indians 7, Athletics 1

Athletics 7, Indians 6

Senators 13, Yankees 8

Senators 7, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	27	16	.628	--
Braves	24	15	.615	1.0
Pirates	22	19	.537	4.0
Cubs	22	23	.489	6.0
Cardinals	18	21	.462	7.0
Redlegs	16	19	.457	7.0
Phillies	17	22	.436	8.0
Dodgers	15	26	.366	11.0

Games

Cubs 3, Dodgers 2

Cubs 10, Dodgers 8

Redlegs 10, Phillies 1

Braves 7, Pirates 4

Pirates 12, Braves 6

Cardinals 7, Giants 6

Cardinals 8, Giants 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Gray	5
1	Dick Groat	5
1	Felix Mantilla	5
1	Bill Mazeroski	5
1	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walt Moryn	3
1	Roy Sievers	3
3	Ken Boyer	2
3	Rocky Colavito	2
3	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	7
2	Joe Cunningham	6
3	Ken Aspromonte	5
3	Ken Boyer	5
3	2 others tied	5

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	2
2	Dick Gray	1
2	Billy Harrell	1
2	Gil Hodges	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harvey Haddix	1.67
2	Connie Johnson	1.00
2	Bobby Shantz	1.00
2	Ralph Terry	1.00
5	Ned Garver	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	Don Elston	1
1	Ned Garver	1
1	Don Gross	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	10
2	Connie Johnson	8
3	Ralph Terry	7
4	Lew Burdette	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tex Clevenger	1
1	Duke Maas	1
1	Ray Moore	1
1	Bob Trowbridge	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.442
2	Willie Mays	.402
3	Bob Nieman	.364
4	Nellie Fox	.361
5	Gil McDougald	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Cerv	13
1	Willie Mays	13
1	Frank Thomas	13
1	Lee Walls	13
5	2 tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Cerv	40
2	Ernie Banks	38
3	Frank Thomas	37
4	Willie Mays	35
5	Daryl Spencer	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	11
2	Richie Ashburn	8
2	Tony Taylor	8
4	Willie Mays	7
4	Bob Skinner	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	1.61
2	Whitey Ford	1.85
3	Bob Rush	2.06
4	Warren Spahn	2.31
5	Frank Baumann	2.45

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	50
2	Billy Pierce	48
3	Sam Jones	47
4	Johnny Antonelli	46
4	Ruben Gomez	46

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	.463
2	Jackie Jensen	.440
3	Ken Boyer	.423
4	Richie Ashburn	.422
5	Nellie Fox	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	5
1	Ken Boyer	5
1	Del Crandall	5
1	Walt Moryn	5
5	6 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	14
1	Walt Moryn	14
3	Ken Boyer	12
3	Bob Cerv	12
3	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Erskine	0.50
2	Mike Fornieles	0.69
3	Sam Jones	1.40
4	Robin Roberts	1.67
5	Paul Foytack	1.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don McMahon	4
2	Whitey Ford	3
2	Ned Garver	3
2	Billy Pierce	3
5	29 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	30
2	Harvey Haddix	26
3	Russ Kemmerer	23
3	Early Wynn	23
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	3
1	Leo Kiely	3
3	Gerry Staley	2
3	Vito Valentinetti	2
3	George Zuverink	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Nieman	.397
2	Willie Mays	.392
3	Stan Musial	.382
4	Jackie Jensen	.378
5	Nellie Fox	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	12
2	Frank Thomas	11
3	Ernie Banks	9
3	Orlando Cepeda	9
3	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	29
1	Frank Thomas	29
3	Willie Mays	28
4	Bob Cerv	24
4	George Crowe	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	8
2	Willie Mays	6
2	Bob Skinner	6
2	Tony Taylor	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Arnie Portocarrero	1.35
2	Cal McLish	1.93
3	Early Wynn	2.03
4	Ron Kline	2.04
5	Bob Turley	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ron Kline	6
2	Ned Garver	5
2	Frank Lary	5
2	Bob Turley	5
5	11 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	41
2	Early Wynn	39
3	Billy Pierce	37
4	Johnny Antonelli	36
4	Sam Jones	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	5
1	George Zuverink	5
3	Hal Jeffcoat	4
4	Marv Grissom	3
4	3 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.372
2	Willie Mays	.352
3	Ted Williams	.347
4	Mickey Mantle	.345
5	Nellie Fox	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	50
2	Willie Mays	42
3	Roy Sievers	39
4	Hank Aaron	37
5	Eddie Mathews	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	127
2	Hank Aaron	115
3	Willie Mays	110
4	Frank Thomas	107
5	2 tied	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	35
2	Willie Mays	29
3	Jim Gilliam	25
4	Don Blasingame	21
5	4 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	2.28
2	Warren Spahn	2.45
3	Whitey Ford	2.61
4	Bob Buhl	2.67
5	Billy O'Dell	2.74

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	187
2	Jack Sanford	186
3	Bob Turley	175
4	Connie Johnson	173
5	2 tied	171

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Grim	18
2	Marv Grissom	17
3	Clem Labine	16
4	George Zuverink	13
5	2 tied	12