On This Day

Tuesday, June 17, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	36	19	.655	--
Red Sox	30	29	.508	8.0
Athletics	28	28	.500	8.5
Tigers	28	29	.491	9.0
Indians	29	31	.483	9.5
White Sox	26	30	.464	10.5
Orioles	25	30	.455	11.0
Senators	26	32	.448	11.5

Games

White Sox 4, Red Sox 0

Yankees 4, Indians 0

Tigers 9, Senators 2

Orioles 4, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	32	22	.593	--
Giants	32	27	.542	2.5
Redlegs	27	26	.509	4.5
Cardinals	28	27	.509	4.5
Pirates	29	28	.509	4.5
Cubs	28	32	.467	7.0
Phillies	25	31	.446	8.0
Dodgers	24	32	.429	9.0

Games

Cardinals 10, Redlegs 4

Braves 6, Cubs 3

Phillies 9, Dodgers 6

Pirates 6, Giants 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ozzie Virgil	5
2	Frank Bolling	4
3	Hank Bauer	3
3	Ken Boyer	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Boyer	2
2	Felipe Alou	1
2	Harry Anderson	1
2	Frank Bolling	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Boyer	3
1	Joe Cunningham	3
1	Don Hoak	3
1	Al Kaline	3
1	Bill Skowron	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Solly Hemus	1
1	Jim Rivera	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Whitey Ford	2.00
2	Ray Narleski	1.00
3	Billy Hoeft	0.86
4	Billy O'Dell	0.80
5	Jim Brosnan	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Billy Hoeft	1
1	Billy O'Dell	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Ford	10
2	Ray Narleski	9
3	Jack Sanford	8
4	Jim Brosnan	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	1
1	Turk Farrell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.385
2	Stan Musial	.379
3	Harvey Kuenn	.339
4	Gene Green	.336
5	Richie Ashburn	.332

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	62
2	Ernie Banks	53
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	1.61
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	Whitey Ford	8
3	Ray Narleski	8
3	2 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	78
2	Bob Turley	74
3	Jack Harshman	68
4	Whitey Ford	67
5	2 tied	65

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	9
2	Roy Face	6
2	Dick Hyde	6
2	Hal Jeffcoat	6
2	2 others tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Vernon	.467
2	Frank Malzone	.424
3	Frank Torre	.414
4	Duke Snider	.406
5	Solly Hemus	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jackie Jensen	7
1	Mickey Mantle	7
1	Frank Thomas	7
4	Ken Boyer	6
5	6 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Thomas	21
2	Don Hoak	16
2	Jackie Jensen	16
4	Harry Anderson	13
4	5 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	4
2	Billy Harrell	3
2	Billy Hunter	3
2	Willie Mays	3
2	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Turk Farrell	0.67
2	Ray Moore	0.90
3	Milt Pappas	1.13
4	Billy Hoeft	1.38
4	Frank Lary	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Hoeft	3
1	Brooks Lawrence	3
1	Johnny Podres	3
1	Ray Semproch	3
5	32 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	28
2	Ray Narleski	26
3	Sam Jones	24
4	Whitey Ford	22
4	2 others tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Hyde	4
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	4
3	Leo Kiely	3
4	Ryne Duren	2
4	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.381
2	Mickey Vernon	.377
3	Gene Green	.372
4	Ken Boyer	.362
5	Andy Carey	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Boyer	12
2	Ernie Banks	11
3	Mickey Mantle	10
4	Dick Gernert	9
4	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Thomas	34
2	Ernie Banks	29
3	Jackie Jensen	26
4	Don Hoak	24
5	3 tied	23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.20
2	Whitey Ford	1.54
3	Al Worthington	1.59
4	Stu Miller	1.67
5	Camilo Pascual	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don McMahon	6
2	Whitey Ford	5
2	Bob Purkey	5
2	Bob Turley	5
5	9 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	43
2	Bob Turley	42
3	Whitey Ford	41
4	Jack Sanford	40
5	Jack Harshman	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Hyde	5
1	Leo Kiely	5
3	Ryne Duren	4
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	4
5	Turk Farrell	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.357
2	Stan Musial	.355
3	Ted Williams	.353
4	Mickey Mantle	.327
5	Richie Ashburn	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	51
2	Roy Sievers	39
3	Willie Mays	37
4	Hank Aaron	36
4	Frank Thomas	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	128
2	Frank Thomas	118
3	Jackie Jensen	117
4	Hank Aaron	108
5	Frank Malzone	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	35
2	Willie Mays	30
3	Jim Gilliam	23
4	Don Blasingame	21
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.35
2	Bob Turley	2.41
3	Frank Sullivan	2.65
4	Cal McLish	2.68
5	Johnny Podres	2.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	22
2	Bob Turley	21
3	Bob Friend	19
4	Jim Bunning	17
4	2 others tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	194
2	Bob Turley	190
3	Jack Sanford	183
4	Early Wynn	176
5	Moe Drabowsky	172

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Grim	15
1	Marv Grissom	15
3	Turk Farrell	13
3	Clem Labine	13
3	Billy Muffett	13