On This Day

Sunday, June 1, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 27 10 .730 --
Athletics 21 17 .553 6.5
White Sox 19 20 .487 9.0
Indians 21 23 .477 9.5
Red Sox 20 23 .465 10.0
Tigers 19 23 .452 10.5
Senators 18 23 .439 11.0
Orioles 16 22 .421 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 28 17 .622 --
Braves 25 16 .610 1.0
Pirates 23 20 .535 4.0
Redlegs 18 20 .474 6.5
Cubs 22 25 .468 7.0
Cardinals 19 22 .463 7.0
Phillies 18 24 .429 8.5
Dodgers 17 26 .395 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Richie Ashburn 5
1 Andy Carey 5
1 Willie Jones 5
1 Johnny Temple 5
5 Chico Fernandez 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andy Carey 2
2 Gene Green 1
2 Solly Hemus 1
2 Johnny Temple 1
2 Gus Triandos 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Temple 6
2 Solly Hemus 5
3 Andy Carey 4
4 Ray Jablonski 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Baxes 1
1 Eddie Kasko 1
1 Gil McDougald 1
1 Roy McMillan 1
1 Minnie Minoso 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Turley 1.11
2 Ray Herbert 0.86
3 Stan Williams 0.75
4 Dick Drott 0.62
5 Sam Jones 0.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 Ray Herbert 1
1 Joe Nuxhall 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 10
2 Sam Jones 7
3 Gary Bell 6
3 Turk Farrell 6
3 Ray Herbert 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Hyde 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .431
2 Willie Mays .407
3 Bob Nieman .355
4 Nellie Fox .352
5 2 tied .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Cerv 14
2 Ernie Banks 13
2 Orlando Cepeda 13
2 Willie Mays 13
2 2 others tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Cerv 42
2 Ernie Banks 40
3 Frank Thomas 39
4 Willie Mays 37
5 Orlando Cepeda 36

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 Whitey Ford 1.85
2 Bob Turley 1.89
3 Bob Rush 2.06
4 Warren Spahn 2.37
5 Don Mossi 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 8
1 Warren Spahn 8
1 Bob Turley 8
4 Ned Garver 7
5 4 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 54
2 Bob Turley 53
3 Early Wynn 52
4 Billy Pierce 48
5 2 tied 47

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .481
2 Ken Boyer .431
3 Dick Groat .423
4 Willie Mays .397
5 2 tied .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 6
1 Ken Boyer 6
3 Walt Moryn 5
4 Del Crandall 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 16
2 Ken Boyer 14
3 Elston Howard 13
3 Walt Moryn 13
5 Bob Cerv 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cal McLish 0.95
2 Paul Foytack 1.31
3 Al Worthington 1.50
4 Arnie Portocarrero 1.59
5 2 tied 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don McMahon 4
2 Johnny Antonelli 3
2 Bob Friend 3
2 Ned Garver 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 25
1 Early Wynn 25
3 Dick Drott 22
4 Paul Foytack 21
4 Bob Turley 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 2
1 Leo Kiely 2
1 Vito Valentinetti 2
4 Ron Blackburn 1
4 20 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .408
2 Bob Nieman .388
3 Stan Musial .374
4 Nellie Fox .362
5 Jackie Jensen .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 12
2 Orlando Cepeda 9
2 Walt Moryn 9
4 Ernie Banks 8
4 Frank Thomas 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 30
2 Ernie Banks 28
3 Frank Thomas 27
4 George Crowe 25
5 Orlando Cepeda 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 8
2 Willie Mays 6
2 Bob Skinner 6
4 Richie Ashburn 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Arnie Portocarrero 1.50
2 Whitey Ford 1.70
3 Cal McLish 1.88
4 Early Wynn 2.03
5 Robin Roberts 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Turley 6
2 Bob Friend 5
2 Ron Kline 5
2 Warren Spahn 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 43
2 Harvey Haddix 41
3 Bob Turley 40
4 Early Wynn 39
5 Dick Drott 38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .374
2 Willie Mays .354
3 Mickey Mantle .347
4 Ted Williams .345
5 Richie Ashburn .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 51
2 Willie Mays 41
3 Roy Sievers 39
4 Hank Aaron 38
5 Eddie Mathews 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 129
2 Hank Aaron 115
3 Willie Mays 110
4 Frank Thomas 106
5 2 tied 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 34
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 2.46
3 Whitey Ford 2.61
4 Cal McLish 2.67
5 Bob Buhl 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 24
2 Bob Turley 20
3 Bob Buhl 19
3 Jim Bunning 19
3 Bob Friend 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Sanford 191
2 Early Wynn 189
3 Bob Turley 180
4 Sam Jones 174
5 Connie Johnson 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 18
2 Marv Grissom 17
3 Clem Labine 15
4 George Zuverink 13
5 2 tied 12