On This Day

Saturday, June 28, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 43 22 .662 --
Athletics 34 32 .515 9.5
Tigers 33 33 .500 10.5
Red Sox 34 34 .500 10.5
White Sox 32 34 .485 11.5
Indians 33 36 .478 12.0
Orioles 29 36 .446 14.0
Senators 28 39 .418 16.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 36 28 .563 --
Cardinals 35 30 .538 1.5
Redlegs 33 31 .516 3.0
Giants 36 34 .514 3.0
Pirates 33 36 .478 5.5
Cubs 33 36 .478 5.5
Phillies 30 35 .462 6.5
Dodgers 31 37 .456 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harvey Kuenn 4
2 Luis Aparicio 3
2 Curt Flood 3
2 Gail Harris 3
2 Bill Virdon 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jackie Jensen 2
1 Roy Sievers 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Yogi Berra 1
3 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gene Green 4
1 Jackie Jensen 4
3 Yogi Berra 3
3 Norm Siebern 3
3 Bob Skinner 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Marty Keough 1
1 Eddie Mathews 1
1 Willie Mays 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whitey Ford 1.60
2 Jim Bunning 0.75
3 Joe Nuxhall 0.56
4 Tex Clevenger 0.50
4 2 others tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Sal Maglie 1
1 Don Mossi 1
1 Joe Nuxhall 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whitey Ford 8
2 Jim Bunning 6
3 Joe Nuxhall 5
4 Tex Clevenger 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Porterfield 1
1 Gerry Staley 1
1 Murray Wall 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .370
2 Stan Musial .351
3 Al Dark .338
4 Richie Ashburn .337
5 Harvey Kuenn .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jackie Jensen 22
2 Frank Thomas 21
3 Bob Cerv 19
4 Ernie Banks 18
5 Roy Sievers 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 65
2 Bob Cerv 58
3 Jackie Jensen 57
4 Ernie Banks 54
5 Orlando Cepeda 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 16
2 Willie Mays 15
3 Richie Ashburn 12
4 Don Blasingame 11
5 Tony Taylor 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 1.53
2 Bob Turley 2.36
3 Frank Lary 2.42
4 Arnie Portocarrero 2.55
5 Jack Harshman 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Turley 11
2 Whitey Ford 9
2 Bob Friend 9
2 Ray Narleski 9
2 Warren Spahn 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 86
2 Bob Turley 80
3 Whitey Ford 79
4 Billy Pierce 77
5 Early Wynn 76

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 11
2 Dick Hyde 7
2 Larry Jackson 7
2 Hal Jeffcoat 7
2 Leo Kiely 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Dark .444
2 Ted Kluszewski .439
3 Duke Snider .439
4 Jim Landis .434
5 Bob Cerv .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jackie Jensen 7
2 Al Kaline 5
2 Roy Sievers 5
4 Rocky Colavito 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 14
1 Hector Lopez 14
3 George Crowe 13
4 Bob Cerv 12
4 Jackie Jensen 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Blasingame 5
1 Willie Mays 5
3 Solly Hemus 3
3 Jim Rivera 3
5 7 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 0.00
1 Art Ditmar 0.00
3 Whitey Ford 0.69
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 0.74
5 Carl Willey 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 3
1 Billy Pierce 3
3 Johnny Antonelli 2
3 Jim Bunning 2
3 24 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 28
2 Sandy Koufax 24
3 Whitey Ford 22
4 Early Wynn 21
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Jackson 5
2 Ryne Duren 2
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 2
4 Tex Clevenger 1
4 24 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duke Snider .424
2 Ted Kluszewski .394
3 Vic Power .382
4 Rocky Colavito .370
5 Frank Malzone .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jackie Jensen 13
1 Roy Sievers 13
3 Ken Boyer 9
3 Rocky Colavito 9
3 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Jensen 30
2 Frank Thomas 29
3 Roy Sievers 28
4 Rocky Colavito 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 10
2 Don Blasingame 7
3 Luis Aparicio 5
4 Richie Ashburn 4
4 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Turk Farrell 0.64
2 George Susce 1.13
3 Stu Miller 1.29
4 Whitey Ford 1.41
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 5
2 Johnny Antonelli 4
2 Ike Delock 4
2 Moe Drabowsky 4
2 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 51
2 Whitey Ford 46
3 Sam Jones 39
3 Sandy Koufax 39
5 Bob Turley 37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .360
2 Willie Mays .357
3 Stan Musial .348
4 Richie Ashburn .321
5 Nellie Fox .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 47
2 Roy Sievers 44
3 Hank Aaron 37
4 Jackie Jensen 36
4 2 others tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 122
2 Jackie Jensen 117
3 Frank Thomas 114
4 Hank Aaron 109
5 Roy Sievers 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 35
2 Willie Mays 30
3 Don Blasingame 23
3 Jim Gilliam 23
5 Richie Ashburn 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.25
2 Bob Turley 2.52
3 Don Larsen 2.55
4 Warren Spahn 2.66
5 Frank Sullivan 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 23
2 Bob Turley 21
3 Bob Friend 19
4 Whitey Ford 18
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 188
2 Sam Jones 187
3 Jack Sanford 172
4 Moe Drabowsky 171
4 Early Wynn 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 16
2 Turk Farrell 13
2 Bob Grim 13
2 Billy Muffett 13
5 2 tied 12