On This Day

Saturday, July 12, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	52	26	.667	--
Red Sox	40	39	.506	12.5
Tigers	38	39	.494	13.5
Athletics	38	39	.494	13.5
White Sox	38	41	.481	14.5
Orioles	37	40	.481	14.5
Indians	38	44	.463	16.0
Senators	33	46	.418	19.5

Games

White Sox 7, Red Sox 4

White Sox 13, Red Sox 5

Yankees 10, Indians 0

Tigers 3, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	42	35	.545	--
Giants	43	38	.531	1.0
Cardinals	40	36	.526	1.5
Phillies	39	38	.506	3.0
Cubs	40	41	.494	4.0
Redlegs	38	39	.494	4.0
Pirates	37	43	.463	6.5
Dodgers	35	44	.443	8.0

Games

Phillies 12, Cubs 2

Dodgers 4, Redlegs 3

Giants 5, Braves 3

Cardinals 2, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Nellie Fox	5
2	Richie Ashburn	4
2	Jim Landis	4
2	Frank Malzone	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Battey	2
1	Andy Carey	2
1	Jim Landis	2
1	Sherm Lollar	2
5	9 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Battey	5
1	Andy Carey	5
1	Jim Landis	5
1	Sherm Lollar	5
5	Frank Malzone	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ossie Alvarez	1
1	Don Blasingame	1
1	Tony Kubek	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dick Donovan	0.57
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.50
3	Bob Friend	0.43
4	Brooks Lawrence	0.38
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Art Ditmar	1
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	Fred Kipp	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Donovan	8
2	Herb Score	5
3	Johnny Antonelli	4
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	4
5	6 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy Hoeft	1
1	Clem Labine	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.364
2	Willie Mays	.347
3	Al Dark	.328
4	Nellie Fox	.328
5	Bob Cerv	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jackie Jensen	26
2	Frank Thomas	25
3	Ernie Banks	23
3	Bob Cerv	23
5	Mickey Mantle	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	76
2	Frank Thomas	71
3	Ernie Banks	64
4	Bob Cerv	63
5	Harry Anderson	58

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	17
2	Richie Ashburn	15
2	Willie Mays	15
4	Don Blasingame	13
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.01
2	Bob Turley	2.45
3	Arnie Portocarrero	2.49
4	Ray Moore	2.64
5	Billy Pierce	2.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	13
2	Ray Semproch	11
3	Whitey Ford	10
3	Bob Friend	10
3	3 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	108
2	Bob Turley	97
3	Whitey Ford	89
4	Jim Bunning	86
5	Early Wynn	85

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	15
2	Dick Hyde	10
3	Roy Face	8
3	Larry Jackson	8
3	2 others tied	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Larker	.457
2	Larry Doby	.441
3	Harry Anderson	.434
4	Stan Musial	.429
5	Billy Goodman	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	9
2	Jackie Jensen	6
3	Ernie Banks	5
3	Jim Lemon	5
3	Roy Sievers	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	23
2	Jim Landis	17
2	Jim Lemon	17
4	Harry Anderson	16
5	Mickey Mantle	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	4
2	Richie Ashburn	3
2	Ken Boyer	3
4	Felipe Alou	2
4	8 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	0.57
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1.20
3	Joey Jay	1.38
3	Ruben Gomez	1.38
5	2 tied	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ike Delock	3
1	Cal McLish	3
1	Arnie Portocarrero	3
1	Ray Semproch	3
1	Frank Sullivan	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	25
2	Sam Jones	22
3	Joey Jay	21
4	Moe Drabowsky	19
5	Whitey Ford	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	4
2	Dick Hyde	3
3	Johnny Antonelli	2
3	Don Elston	2
3	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Landis	.393
2	Bob Cerv	.384
3	Harry Anderson	.374
4	Al Dark	.369
5	2 tied	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jackie Jensen	12
2	Mickey Mantle	11
3	Jim Lemon	9
3	Roy Sievers	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	32
2	Harry Anderson	28
3	Jim Landis	26
4	Ted Williams	25
5	Jim Lemon	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Blasingame	7
1	Jim Rivera	7
3	Richie Ashburn	5
3	Willie Mays	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	0.72
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1.19
3	Art Ditmar	1.29
4	Joey Jay	1.40
5	Stu Miller	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ike Delock	5
1	Ray Semproch	5
3	Johnny Antonelli	4
3	Jim Bunning	4
3	9 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	47
2	Whitey Ford	39
3	Moe Drabowsky	37
4	Sam Jones	36
5	2 tied	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	6
1	Larry Jackson	6
3	Dick Hyde	4
3	Billy O'Dell	4
5	5 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.375
2	Stan Musial	.366
3	Willie Mays	.355
4	Richie Ashburn	.320
5	Nellie Fox	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	51
2	Roy Sievers	42
3	Jackie Jensen	38
3	Willie Mays	38
5	Frank Thomas	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	125
2	Ernie Banks	123
3	Frank Thomas	110
4	Roy Sievers	107
5	Hank Aaron	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	33
2	Willie Mays	30
3	Don Blasingame	24
3	Jim Gilliam	24
5	Richie Ashburn	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.45
2	Bob Turley	2.61
3	Bob Buhl	2.71
4	Warren Spahn	2.73
5	Cal McLish	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	23
2	Bob Turley	22
3	Lew Burdette	18
3	Bob Friend	18
5	3 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	190
2	Bob Turley	181
3	Moe Drabowsky	178
4	Jim Bunning	175
5	Billy Pierce	168

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	15
2	Roy Face	13
2	Marv Grissom	13
2	Billy Muffett	13
5	2 tied	12