On This Day

Wednesday, June 11, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 34 14 .708 --
Athletics 25 24 .510 9.5
Red Sox 27 26 .509 9.5
Senators 25 27 .481 11.0
Indians 25 29 .463 12.0
Orioles 23 27 .460 12.0
Tigers 23 28 .451 12.5
White Sox 22 29 .431 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 28 21 .571 --
Giants 30 24 .556 0.5
Redlegs 24 23 .511 3.0
Cardinals 25 24 .510 3.0
Pirates 26 26 .500 3.5
Cubs 27 28 .491 4.0
Phillies 22 29 .431 7.0
Dodgers 22 29 .431 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Malzone 6
2 Charlie Maxwell 5
3 Elston Howard 4
3 Tony Kubek 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Martin 2
1 Frank Thomas 2
3 Joe Adcock 1
3 Felipe Alou 1
3 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Martin 7
1 Frank Thomas 7
3 Joe Adcock 4
4 Gil Hodges 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Bolling 1
1 Jim Gilliam 1
1 Al Pilarcik 1
1 Pee Wee Reese 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sam Jones 1.00
2 Jim Bunning 0.75
3 Dick Tomanek 0.50
4 Don Drysdale 0.46
5 Ralph Terry 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 Ernie Johnson 1
1 Russ Kemmerer 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 12
2 Don Drysdale 6
2 Sam Jones 6
4 Dave Hillman 5
4 Don Larsen 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Brown 1
1 Ryne Duren 1
1 Roy Face 1
1 Don McMahon 1
1 Herb Moford 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .406
2 Willie Mays .400
3 Harvey Kuenn .341
4 Richie Ashburn .338
5 Orlando Cepeda .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Thomas 19
2 Ernie Banks 18
3 Bob Cerv 15
3 Lee Walls 15
5 3 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 57
2 Ernie Banks 52
3 Bob Cerv 45
4 Jackie Jensen 44
5 Willie Mays 42

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 13
2 Richie Ashburn 10
2 Willie Mays 10
4 Billy Harrell 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Arnie Portocarrero 1.55
2 Whitey Ford 1.77
3 Bob Turley 2.11
4 Frank Lary 2.56
5 Jack Harshman 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Turley 10
2 Bob Friend 9
3 Bob Purkey 8
3 Warren Spahn 8
5 3 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 72
2 Bob Turley 65
3 Jack Harshman 62
4 Billy Pierce 59
5 Dick Drott 58

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 9
2 Dick Hyde 6
2 Hal Jeffcoat 6
2 Leo Kiely 6
2 George Zuverink 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ernie Banks .436
2 Andy Carey .429
3 Gene Green .417
4 Ted Williams .410
5 Willie Mays .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 9
2 Ken Boyer 7
2 Mickey Mantle 7
2 Roy Sievers 7
5 Frank Thomas 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 21
2 Ernie Banks 18
2 Roy Sievers 18
4 Jackie Jensen 17
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 5
2 Don Blasingame 4
2 Billy Harrell 4
4 Roy McMillan 3
5 9 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willard Schmidt 0.00
2 Arnie Portocarrero 0.69
3 Billy Muffett 0.73
4 Milt Pappas 1.00
5 2 tied 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Muffett 3
1 Bob Purkey 3
1 Bob Turley 3
4 Jim Brosnan 2
4 28 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Harshman 28
2 Sam Jones 25
3 Jim Bunning 23
3 Dick Drott 23
5 Bob Turley 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Hyde 5
2 Leo Kiely 3
3 Ryne Duren 2
3 Virgil Trucks 2
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .409
2 Gene Green .381
3 Richie Ashburn .377
4 Andy Carey .364
5 Herb Plews .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 12
2 Jackie Jensen 10
2 Willie Mays 10
2 Frank Thomas 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 34
2 Ernie Banks 33
3 Jackie Jensen 31
4 Willie Mays 27
5 Dick Gernert 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 9
1 Willie Mays 9
3 Billy Harrell 8
4 Don Blasingame 5
4 Jim Landis 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Moore 1.47
2 Arnie Portocarrero 1.54
3 Stu Miller 1.65
4 Whitey Ford 1.88
5 Murry Dickson 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Turley 6
2 Whitey Ford 5
2 Don McMahon 5
2 Bob Purkey 5
5 7 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 51
2 Dick Drott 41
2 Billy Pierce 41
4 Jack Harshman 40
4 Bob Turley 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Leo Kiely 6
2 Ryne Duren 5
2 Dick Hyde 5
4 Billy Muffett 3
4 George Zuverink 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .367
2 Willie Mays .360
3 Ted Williams .356
4 Mickey Mantle .344
5 Richie Ashburn .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 54
2 Roy Sievers 41
3 Hank Aaron 39
3 Willie Mays 39
5 Frank Thomas 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 133
2 Frank Thomas 119
3 Hank Aaron 117
4 Jackie Jensen 115
5 Willie Mays 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 34
2 Willie Mays 31
3 Jim Gilliam 24
4 Don Blasingame 21
5 Richie Ashburn 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 2.36
2 Whitey Ford 2.50
3 Cal McLish 2.63
4 Warren Spahn 2.72
5 Jim Brosnan 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 23
2 Bob Turley 22
3 Bob Friend 20
4 Jim Bunning 18
5 Bob Buhl 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 192
2 Bob Turley 189
3 Jack Sanford 175
4 Connie Johnson 174
4 Early Wynn 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 17
1 Marv Grissom 17
3 Clem Labine 14
4 Billy Muffett 13
4 George Zuverink 13