On This Day

Sunday, June 15, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 35 19 .648 --
Red Sox 30 28 .517 7.0
Athletics 28 27 .509 7.5
Indians 29 30 .492 8.5
Tigers 27 29 .482 9.0
Senators 26 31 .456 10.5
White Sox 25 30 .455 10.5
Orioles 24 30 .444 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 31 22 .585 --
Giants 32 26 .552 1.5
Redlegs 27 24 .529 3.0
Pirates 28 28 .500 4.5
Cardinals 26 27 .491 5.0
Cubs 28 31 .475 6.0
Phillies 24 31 .436 8.0
Dodgers 24 31 .436 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chico Carrasquel 7
2 Bob Cerv 6
3 Al Dark 5
3 Joe DeMaestri 5
3 2 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Bridges 1
1 Bob Cerv 1
1 Rocky Colavito 1
1 Joe Cunningham 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chico Carrasquel 5
1 Bob Cerv 5
1 Hector Lopez 5
1 Pete Whisenant 5
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Blasingame 1
1 Alex Grammas 1
1 Al Kaline 1
1 Bob Thurman 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Wilson 2.00
2 Jim Bunning 1.33
3 Harvey Haddix 1.14
4 Bob Turley 1.00
5 Sam Jones 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gary Bell 1
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Dick Donovan 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 9
2 Jim Bunning 8
2 Harvey Haddix 8
4 Tex Clevenger 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2
2 Jack Urban 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .387
2 Stan Musial .381
3 Preston Ward .338
4 Harvey Kuenn .337
5 Nellie Fox .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Thomas 20
2 Ernie Banks 18
3 Bob Cerv 17
4 Jackie Jensen 16
5 Lee Walls 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 61
2 Ernie Banks 52
3 Bob Cerv 51
4 Jackie Jensen 46
5 2 tied 42

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 15
2 Richie Ashburn 10
2 Willie Mays 10
4 Tony Taylor 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 1.77
2 Bob Turley 2.21
3 Frank Lary 2.33
4 Arnie Portocarrero 2.48
5 Al Worthington 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Turley 10
2 Bob Friend 9
3 Ray Narleski 8
3 Bob Purkey 8
3 Warren Spahn 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 78
2 Bob Turley 74
3 Jack Harshman 68
4 Early Wynn 65
5 Billy Pierce 61

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 Gene Green .435
2 Andy Carey .431
3 Frank Malzone .407
4 Al Kaline .390
5 Vic Power .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 8
2 Jackie Jensen 7
2 Frank Thomas 7
4 Gus Triandos 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 24
2 Jackie Jensen 19
3 Don Hoak 16
4 Harry Anderson 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 4
1 Minnie Minoso 4
3 Billy Harrell 3
3 Billy Hunter 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Hyde 0.00
1 Willard Schmidt 0.00
3 Turk Farrell 0.49
4 Ray Moore 0.90
5 Milt Pappas 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brooks Lawrence 3
1 Johnny Podres 3
1 Bob Purkey 3
1 Ray Semproch 3
1 Bob Turley 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 31
1 Bob Turley 31
3 Jim Bunning 28
4 Jack Harshman 27
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Hyde 5
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 4
3 Leo Kiely 3
4 Ryne Duren 2
4 Virgil Trucks 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gene Green .378
2 Andy Carey .367
3 Richie Ashburn .365
4 Willie Mays .363
5 Vic Power .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 11
2 Ken Boyer 10
2 Jackie Jensen 10
2 Mickey Mantle 10
2 Frank Thomas 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 34
2 Ernie Banks 28
3 Jackie Jensen 27
4 Harry Anderson 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 8
2 Billy Harrell 7
3 Don Blasingame 6
4 Jim Landis 5
4 Willie Mays 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.16
2 Ray Moore 1.40
3 Al Worthington 1.56
4 Stu Miller 1.78
5 Whitey Ford 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don McMahon 6
2 Whitey Ford 5
2 Bob Purkey 5
2 Bob Turley 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 52
2 Jack Harshman 46
3 Billy Pierce 43
4 Bob Turley 42
5 Early Wynn 38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .359
2 Willie Mays .356
3 Ted Williams .355
4 Mickey Mantle .329
5 Richie Ashburn .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 53
2 Roy Sievers 41
3 Hank Aaron 37
3 Willie Mays 37
3 Frank Thomas 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 129
2 Frank Thomas 120
3 Jackie Jensen 117
4 Hank Aaron 110
5 Roy Sievers 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 36
2 Willie Mays 30
3 Jim Gilliam 23
4 Don Blasingame 21
5 Richie Ashburn 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 2.39
2 Whitey Ford 2.46
3 Frank Sullivan 2.65
4 Cal McLish 2.67
5 Warren Spahn 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 22
1 Bob Turley 22
3 Bob Friend 19
4 Jim Bunning 18
5 Bob Buhl 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 198
1 Bob Turley 198
3 Early Wynn 180
4 Jack Sanford 175
5 2 tied 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 16
2 Bob Grim 15
3 Clem Labine 13
3 Billy Muffett 13
3 2 others tied 13