On This Day

Tuesday, July 15, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	54	28	.659	--
Red Sox	42	40	.512	12.0
Tigers	41	40	.506	12.5
Orioles	39	42	.481	14.5
Athletics	39	42	.481	14.5
White Sox	39	44	.470	15.5
Indians	39	46	.459	16.5
Senators	36	47	.434	18.5

Games

Orioles 4, White Sox 3

Red Sox 5, Athletics 2

Tigers 12, Yankees 5

Senators 5, Indians 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	44	36	.550	--
Giants	45	39	.536	1.0
Cubs	43	41	.512	3.0
Cardinals	40	39	.506	3.5
Pirates	40	43	.482	5.5
Phillies	39	42	.481	5.5
Redlegs	38	42	.475	6.0
Dodgers	38	45	.458	7.5

Games

Pirates 6, Dodgers 2

Giants 1, Phillies 0

Braves 4, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Elston Howard	4
1	Brooks Robinson	4
3	Gail Harris	3
3	Ozzie Virgil	3
5	26 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	2
2	Wes Covington	1
2	Jackie Jensen	1
2	Mickey Mantle	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gail Harris	4
2	Hank Aaron	3
2	Jackie Jensen	3
2	Al Kaline	3
2	Charlie Maxwell	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ozzie Virgil	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joey Jay	0.89
2	Don Drysdale	0.78
3	Ron Kline	0.67
4	Sal Maglie	0.62
5	Arnie Portocarrero	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Clevenger	1
1	Joey Jay	1
1	Ron Kline	1
1	Frank Lary	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joey Jay	8
2	Tex Clevenger	7
2	Don Drysdale	7
4	Gary Bell	6
5	4 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Aguirre	1
1	Don Gross	1
1	Leo Kiely	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.362
2	Willie Mays	.341
3	Al Dark	.333
4	Vic Power	.331
5	Pete Runnels	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jackie Jensen	27
2	Frank Thomas	25
3	Mickey Mantle	24
4	Ernie Banks	23
4	Bob Cerv	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	79
2	Frank Thomas	72
3	Ernie Banks	67
4	Bob Cerv	63
5	Harry Anderson	59

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	17
2	Richie Ashburn	15
2	Willie Mays	15
4	Don Blasingame	13
5	Jim Rivera	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	1.89
2	Bob Turley	2.45
3	Arnie Portocarrero	2.46
4	Camilo Pascual	2.59
5	Billy Pierce	2.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	13
2	Whitey Ford	11
2	Ray Semproch	11
4	Bob Friend	10
4	3 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	108
2	Bob Turley	97
3	Whitey Ford	91
3	Early Wynn	91
5	Billy Pierce	87

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	15
2	Dick Hyde	11
3	Leo Kiely	9
4	Roy Face	8
4	2 others tied	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Elston Howard	.472
2	Pete Runnels	.429
3	Larry Doby	.412
4	Lee Walls	.404
5	Vic Power	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	10
2	Ernie Banks	5
2	Lee Walls	5
4	Earl Battey	4
4	7 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	19
2	Jim Landis	17
3	Mickey Mantle	16
4	Harry Anderson	15
5	4 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	5
2	Richie Ashburn	3
3	Felipe Alou	2
3	Ken Boyer	2
3	8 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Murray Wall	0.95
2	Dave Hillman	1.00
3	John Briggs	1.13
4	Alex Kellner	1.17
5	Joey Jay	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	3
1	Ike Delock	3
1	Joey Jay	3
1	Mike McCormick	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joey Jay	29
2	Don Drysdale	20
2	Stan Williams	20
4	Gary Bell	19
4	3 others tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	4
1	Dick Hyde	4
3	Clem Labine	3
4	Hank Aguirre	2
4	7 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.398
2	Al Dark	.389
3	Jim Landis	.380
4	Bob Cerv	.368
4	Vic Power	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jackie Jensen	12
1	Mickey Mantle	12
3	Roy Sievers	9
4	Jim Landis	8
4	Jim Lemon	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	34
2	Harry Anderson	26
3	Jim Landis	25
4	Jim Lemon	24
5	Sherm Lollar	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	8
2	Don Blasingame	7
3	Richie Ashburn	5
3	Willie Mays	5
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.92
2	Billy Pierce	0.92
3	Art Ditmar	1.41
4	Joey Jay	1.50
5	Stu Miller	1.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ike Delock	5
1	Billy Pierce	5
3	Jim Bunning	4
3	Lew Burdette	4
3	11 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	47
2	Stan Williams	39
3	Joey Jay	38
4	Sam Jones	36
5	2 tied	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	6
1	Larry Jackson	6
3	Dick Hyde	5
4	Don Elston	3
4	7 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.363
2	Ted Williams	.363
3	Willie Mays	.353
4	Carl Furillo	.319
5	Richie Ashburn	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	50
2	Roy Sievers	43
3	Jackie Jensen	39
4	Willie Mays	36
5	Frank Thomas	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	127
2	Ernie Banks	123
3	Frank Thomas	111
4	Roy Sievers	108
5	Hank Aaron	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	33
2	Willie Mays	30
3	Jim Gilliam	24
4	Don Blasingame	23
5	Richie Ashburn	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.28
2	Bob Turley	2.61
3	Camilo Pascual	2.66
4	Warren Spahn	2.71
5	Cal McLish	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	22
1	Bob Turley	22
3	Lew Burdette	18
3	Whitey Ford	18
3	Bob Friend	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	182
2	Bob Turley	181
3	Moe Drabowsky	175
4	Jim Bunning	169
5	2 tied	165

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	15
2	Clem Labine	14
3	Roy Face	13
3	Marv Grissom	13
3	Billy Muffett	13