On This Day

Thursday, June 12, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	35	15	.700	--
Red Sox	28	26	.519	9.0
Athletics	26	25	.510	9.5
Senators	26	27	.491	10.5
Orioles	24	27	.471	11.5
Indians	25	30	.455	12.5
Tigers	23	29	.442	13.0
White Sox	22	30	.423	14.0

Games

Orioles 7, Indians 5

Red Sox 4, Tigers 2

Athletics 4, Yankees 1

Yankees 3, Athletics 2

Senators 6, White Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	29	21	.580	--
Giants	30	25	.545	1.5
Redlegs	25	23	.521	3.0
Pirates	27	26	.509	3.5
Cardinals	25	25	.500	4.0
Cubs	27	29	.482	5.0
Phillies	23	29	.442	7.0
Dodgers	22	30	.423	8.0

Games

Braves 5, Cubs 4

Phillies 4, Dodgers 3

Pirates 2, Giants 1

Redlegs 5, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Vic Power	5
2	Andy Carey	4
2	Bob Cerv	4
2	Hector Lopez	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Smith	2
2	Ed Bailey	1
2	Andy Carey	1
2	Bob Cerv	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Anderson	3
1	Jim Marshall	3
1	Al Smith	3
4	Ed Bailey	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	2
2	Andy Carey	1
2	Orlando Cepeda	1
2	Brooks Lawrence	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Brooks Lawrence	0.83
2	Jack Sanford	0.75
3	Whitey Ford	0.70
4	Tom Sturdivant	0.67
5	Curt Raydon	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ryne Duren	1
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Ray Herbert	1
1	Dick Hyde	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Ford	7
2	Jack Sanford	6
2	Tom Sturdivant	6
2	Stan Williams	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ike Delock	1
1	Billy O'Dell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.397
2	Willie Mays	.393
3	Harvey Kuenn	.341
4	Richie Ashburn	.340
5	Orlando Cepeda	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Thomas	19
2	Ernie Banks	18
3	Bob Cerv	16
4	Jackie Jensen	15
4	Lee Walls	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Thomas	58
2	Ernie Banks	52
3	Bob Cerv	46
4	Jackie Jensen	45
5	Willie Mays	42

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	15
2	Richie Ashburn	10
2	Willie Mays	10
4	Billy Harrell	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	1.77
2	Arnie Portocarrero	2.10
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	2 tied	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	.444
2	Andy Carey	.431
3	Vic Power	.429
4	Gene Green	.412
4	Dale Long	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Sievers	8
2	Ernie Banks	7
2	Mickey Mantle	7
4	Ken Boyer	6
4	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Thomas	22
2	Roy Sievers	19
3	Jackie Jensen	18
4	Harry Anderson	15
4	Ernie Banks	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	5
2	Luis Aparicio	4
2	Billy Harrell	4
4	Roy McMillan	3
4	Bill Tuttle	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Willard Schmidt	0.00
2	Turk Farrell	0.52
3	Bob Lemon	0.67
4	Milt Pappas	1.00
5	2 tied	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Brooks Lawrence	3
1	Bob Purkey	3
1	Bob Turley	3
4	Jim Brosnan	2
4	29 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	25
2	Whitey Ford	24
3	Jim Bunning	23
4	Bob Turley	22
5	Jack Harshman	21

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	.389
2	Richie Ashburn	.378
3	Andy Carey	.373
4	Gene Green	.372
5	Vic Power	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	11
2	Jackie Jensen	10
2	Frank Thomas	10
4	Ken Boyer	9
4	4 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Thomas	35
2	Ernie Banks	31
2	Jackie Jensen	31
4	Harry Anderson	24
4	Dick Gernert	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	11
2	Willie Mays	9
3	Billy Harrell	8
4	Don Blasingame	5
4	Jim Landis	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stu Miller	1.65
2	Whitey Ford	1.85
3	Arnie Portocarrero	2.23
4	Johnny Kucks	2.45
5	Sam Jones	2.52

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	.366
2	Willie Mays	.358
3	Ted Williams	.353
4	Mickey Mantle	.340
5	Richie Ashburn	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	54
2	Roy Sievers	42
3	Hank Aaron	39
3	Willie Mays	39
5	2 tied	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	133
2	Frank Thomas	120
3	Jackie Jensen	116
4	Hank Aaron	115
5	Roy Sievers	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	36
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	2.46
3	Cal McLish	2.65
4	Warren Spahn	2.72
5	Frank Sullivan	2.78

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	181
4	Early Wynn	174
5	2 tied	173

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marv Grissom	17
2	Bob Grim	16
3	Clem Labine	14
4	Billy Muffett	13
4	George Zuverink	13