On This Day

Wednesday, June 4, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	29	11	.725	--
Athletics	22	19	.537	7.5
Indians	22	24	.478	10.0
White Sox	20	22	.476	10.0
Senators	21	24	.467	10.5
Red Sox	21	24	.467	10.5
Orioles	18	23	.439	11.5
Tigers	19	25	.432	12.0

Games

Indians 7, Red Sox 5

White Sox 7, Yankees 2

Athletics 5, Senators 4

Orioles 6, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	27	16	.628	--
Giants	28	19	.596	1.0
Pirates	23	23	.500	5.5
Cubs	24	25	.490	6.0
Cardinals	21	22	.488	6.0
Redlegs	20	21	.488	6.0
Phillies	18	26	.409	9.5
Dodgers	18	27	.400	10.0

Games

Cubs 11, Phillies 5

Dodgers 3, Redlegs 0

Braves 10, Giants 9

Cardinals 6, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mike Baxes	4
1	Willie Mays	4
3	Hank Aaron	3
3	Ernie Banks	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	2
2	Yogi Berra	1
2	Ken Boyer	1
2	Wes Covington	1
2	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	4
2	Wes Covington	3
2	Gail Harris	3
2	Sammy Taylor	3
2	Gus Triandos	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	2
2	Luis Aparicio	1
2	Ray Jablonski	1
2	Roger Maris	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Podres	1.40
2	Billy Pierce	0.86
3	Johnny Klippstein	0.67
4	Mike McCormick	0.62
5	4 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	Moe Drabowsky	1
1	Ernie Johnson	1
1	Billy Pierce	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Podres	7
2	Billy Pierce	6
3	Mike McCormick	5
4	Moe Drabowsky	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gene Conley	1
1	Jack Harshman	1
1	Billy Muffett	1
1	Virgil Trucks	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.437
2	Willie Mays	.415
3	Richie Ashburn	.350
4	Gil McDougald	.343
5	Harvey Kuenn	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	16
2	Bob Cerv	15
3	Frank Thomas	14
3	Lee Walls	14
5	2 tied	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	47
2	Bob Cerv	45
3	Frank Thomas	43
4	Willie Mays	39
5	Orlando Cepeda	37

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	12
2	Willie Mays	9
3	Richie Ashburn	8
3	Tony Taylor	8
5	Bob Skinner	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Arnie Portocarrero	1.42
2	Whitey Ford	1.62
3	Bob Turley	1.89
4	Dick Hyde	2.18
5	Johnny Kucks	2.23

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	54
1	Billy Pierce	54
3	Bob Turley	53
4	Jack Harshman	52
4	Early Wynn	52

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	7
2	Hal Jeffcoat	6
3	Tom Gorman	5
3	Billy Muffett	5
3	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.458
2	Dick Groat	.451
3	Willie Mays	.426
4	Ernie Banks	.419
5	Al Kaline	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	9
2	Ken Boyer	6
2	Wes Covington	6
4	Del Crandall	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	23
2	Bob Cerv	15
3	Walt Moryn	14
4	Wes Covington	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Blasingame	4
1	Willie Mays	4
3	Billy Harrell	3
4	Luis Aparicio	2
4	10 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cal McLish	0.95
2	Arnie Portocarrero	1.04
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.20
4	Paul Foytack	1.37
5	2 tied	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don McMahon	4
2	Jim Brosnan	3
2	Whitey Ford	3
2	Taylor Phillips	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	26
2	Jack Harshman	23
3	Taylor Phillips	20
3	Early Wynn	20
5	4 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Hyde	3
2	Vito Valentinetti	2
3	Ron Blackburn	1
3	Bud Byerly	1
3	23 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.440
2	Bob Nieman	.386
3	Stan Musial	.385
4	Richie Ashburn	.366
5	Jackie Jensen	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	12
2	Ernie Banks	10
3	Wes Covington	9
3	Dick Gernert	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	32
2	Ernie Banks	31
3	Frank Thomas	28
4	Dick Gernert	26
5	Wes Covington	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	8
1	Willie Mays	8
3	Billy Harrell	5
3	Bob Skinner	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Arnie Portocarrero	1.15
2	Whitey Ford	1.37
3	Cal McLish	1.64
4	Early Wynn	2.03
5	Johnny Kucks	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	5
1	Don McMahon	5
1	Bob Turley	5
4	Jim Brosnan	4
4	12 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	41
2	Sam Jones	40
3	Early Wynn	39
4	Bob Turley	37
5	Jack Harshman	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	5
2	Dick Hyde	4
3	Don Gross	3
3	Hal Jeffcoat	3
3	4 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.374
2	Willie Mays	.359
3	Mickey Mantle	.351
4	Ted Williams	.347
5	Richie Ashburn	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	54
2	Roy Sievers	41
3	Hank Aaron	40
3	Willie Mays	40
5	Eddie Mathews	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	134
2	Hank Aaron	118
3	Willie Mays	111
4	Frank Thomas	109
5	2 tied	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	34
2	Willie Mays	30
3	Jim Gilliam	24
4	Don Blasingame	21
5	4 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	2.28
2	Warren Spahn	2.37
3	Whitey Ford	2.47
4	Cal McLish	2.67
5	Bob Buhl	2.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	183
2	Jack Sanford	180
2	Bob Turley	180
4	Sam Jones	174
5	Moe Drabowsky	171

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Grim	18
2	Marv Grissom	17
3	Clem Labine	15
4	Billy Muffett	13
4	George Zuverink	13