On This Day

Tuesday, July 1, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 44 24 .647 --
Athletics 36 33 .522 8.5
Red Sox 36 34 .514 9.0
Tigers 34 35 .493 10.5
White Sox 34 36 .486 11.0
Indians 34 39 .466 12.5
Orioles 32 37 .464 12.5
Senators 29 41 .414 16.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 39 28 .582 --
Cardinals 37 32 .536 3.0
Giants 37 35 .514 4.5
Redlegs 33 34 .493 6.0
Cubs 35 37 .486 6.5
Pirates 34 38 .472 7.5
Phillies 32 36 .471 7.5
Dodgers 32 39 .451 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Norm Siebern 5
1 Gene Woodling 5
3 Jim Landis 4
3 Mickey Mantle 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 2
1 Norm Larker 2
1 Mickey Mantle 2
1 Tony Taylor 2
5 17 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Norm Larker 4
1 Sherm Lollar 4
3 Harry Anderson 3
3 Larry Doby 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 2
2 Bob Cerv 1
2 Hector Lopez 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Larsen 1.50
2 Ray Semproch 0.88
3 Moe Drabowsky 0.78
4 Ned Garver 0.71
4 Frank Lary 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Ike Delock 1
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Ned Garver 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Moe Drabowsky 7
1 Ray Semproch 7
3 Don Larsen 6
4 Ike Delock 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 1
1 Glen Hobbie 1
1 Connie Johnson 1
1 Ed Roebuck 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .370
2 Stan Musial .357
3 Al Dark .339
4 Richie Ashburn .331
5 Nellie Fox .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jackie Jensen 24
2 Frank Thomas 22
3 Bob Cerv 21
4 Ernie Banks 20
5 Roy Sievers 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 66
2 Jackie Jensen 62
3 Bob Cerv 60
4 Ernie Banks 56
5 Orlando Cepeda 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 17
2 Willie Mays 15
3 Richie Ashburn 12
3 Don Blasingame 12
5 Tony Taylor 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 1.53
2 Don Larsen 1.77
3 Ray Moore 2.48
4 Arnie Portocarrero 2.49
5 Bob Turley 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Turley 11
2 Warren Spahn 10
3 Whitey Ford 9
3 Bob Friend 9
3 2 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 92
2 Bob Turley 83
3 Billy Pierce 81
4 Early Wynn 80
5 2 tied 79

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 12
2 Dick Hyde 7
2 Larry Jackson 7
2 Hal Jeffcoat 7
2 2 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Dark .436
2 Jim Landis .435
3 Curt Flood .419
4 Ed Bailey .410
4 Bob Boyd .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jackie Jensen 8
2 Roy Sievers 6
3 Hector Lopez 5
3 Ted Williams 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Jensen 16
2 Harry Anderson 14
3 Hank Aaron 13
3 George Crowe 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Blasingame 5
1 Willie Mays 5
1 Jim Rivera 5
4 Jim Busby 3
5 7 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 0.00
2 Don Larsen 0.56
3 Whitey Ford 0.69
4 Dick Tomanek 0.73
5 Carl Willey 1.00

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 25
2 Moe Drabowsky 22
2 Whitey Ford 22
4 Jim Bunning 20
4 Billy Pierce 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Jackson 4
2 Ryne Duren 3
3 Bill Henry 2
4 Johnny Antonelli 1
4 30 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Kluszewski .387
2 Duke Snider .382
3 Jim Landis .380
4 Vic Power .380
5 Frank Malzone .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jackie Jensen 15
2 Mickey Mantle 12
3 Roy Sievers 11
4 Frank Thomas 9
4 Gus Triandos 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Jensen 35
2 Frank Thomas 29
3 Harry Anderson 28
4 Hector Lopez 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 8
2 Don Blasingame 7
3 Luis Aparicio 6
3 Jim Rivera 6
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Turk Farrell 0.62
2 Whitey Ford 1.16
3 Billy Pierce 1.64
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.67
5 Ike Delock 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ike Delock 5
1 Moe Drabowsky 5
1 Sandy Koufax 5
1 Ray Semproch 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 48
2 Sam Jones 45
3 Whitey Ford 44
4 Sandy Koufax 42
5 Bob Turley 40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .361
2 Willie Mays .356
3 Stan Musial .355
4 Richie Ashburn .320
5 Nellie Fox .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 49
2 Roy Sievers 42
3 Jackie Jensen 37
3 Willie Mays 37
3 Frank Thomas 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 123
2 Jackie Jensen 115
3 Frank Thomas 114
4 Hank Aaron 108
5 Roy Sievers 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 36
2 Willie Mays 30
3 Don Blasingame 24
4 Jim Gilliam 23
5 Richie Ashburn 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.25
2 Bob Turley 2.52
3 Don Larsen 2.59
4 Warren Spahn 2.63
5 Cal McLish 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 23
2 Bob Turley 21
3 Bob Friend 19
4 Lew Burdette 18
4 Whitey Ford 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 184
1 Bob Turley 184
3 Early Wynn 175
4 Jack Sanford 174
5 Billy Pierce 172

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 14
2 Turk Farrell 13
2 Billy Muffett 13
4 Ryne Duren 12
4 3 others tied 12