On This Day

Thursday, July 17, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	56	28	.667	--
Red Sox	44	40	.524	12.0
Tigers	41	42	.494	14.5
Orioles	41	43	.488	15.0
Athletics	39	44	.470	16.5
White Sox	40	46	.465	17.0
Indians	40	47	.460	17.5
Senators	37	48	.435	19.5

Games

Orioles 3, White Sox 0

Red Sox 6, Athletics 2

Yankees 4, Tigers 2

Indians 8, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	46	36	.561	--
Giants	47	39	.547	1.0
Cubs	45	42	.517	3.5
Cardinals	40	41	.494	5.5
Pirates	41	44	.482	6.5
Phillies	39	44	.470	7.5
Redlegs	39	44	.470	7.5
Dodgers	39	46	.459	8.5

Games

Redlegs 3, Cubs 2

Dodgers 5, Pirates 3

Giants 8, Phillies 7

Braves 8, Cardinals 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Don Blasingame	4
1	Carl Sawatski	4
3	Hank Aaron	3
3	Hank Bauer	3
3	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	2
1	Stan Musial	2
3	Harry Anderson	1
3	Frank Bolling	1
3	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	5
2	Rocky Colavito	4
2	Wes Covington	4
4	Harry Anderson	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Blasingame	1
1	Johnny Temple	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Stan Williams	0.71
2	Camilo Pascual	0.67
3	Joe Nuxhall	0.64
4	Dave Hillman	0.60
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Art Ditmar	1
1	Marv Grissom	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Nuxhall	7
2	Camilo Pascual	6
3	Billy Hoeft	5
3	Billy Pierce	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	1
1	Clem Labine	1
1	Murray Wall	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.370
2	Willie Mays	.345
3	Al Dark	.335
4	Vic Power	.333
5	Richie Ashburn	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jackie Jensen	27
2	Frank Thomas	26
3	Ernie Banks	24
3	Mickey Mantle	24
3	Roy Sievers	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	81
2	Frank Thomas	73
3	Ernie Banks	69
4	Bob Cerv	64
5	Harry Anderson	62

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	17
2	Willie Mays	16
3	Richie Ashburn	15
4	Don Blasingame	14
5	Jim Rivera	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	1.89
2	Bob Turley	2.42
3	Arnie Portocarrero	2.46
4	Billy Pierce	2.77
5	Jack Harshman	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	14
2	Whitey Ford	11
2	Bob Friend	11
2	Ray Semproch	11
2	Warren Spahn	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	112
2	Bob Turley	106
3	Jim Bunning	96
4	Billy Pierce	92
5	2 tied	91

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	16
2	Dick Hyde	11
3	Leo Kiely	10
4	Roy Face	9
5	3 tied	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Elston Howard	.500
2	Stan Musial	.457
3	Pete Runnels	.417
4	Vic Power	.410
5	Brooks Robinson	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	8
2	Roy Sievers	6
3	Wes Covington	5
3	Lee Walls	5
5	8 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	19
2	Jim Landis	17
3	Harry Anderson	15
3	Ken Boyer	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	3
1	Jim Rivera	3
1	Johnny Temple	3
4	Felipe Alou	2
4	9 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gerry Staley	0.00
2	Murray Wall	0.96
3	John Briggs	1.13
3	Hal Brown	1.13
5	Alex Kellner	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cal McLish	4
2	Lew Burdette	3
2	Ike Delock	3
2	Art Ditmar	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stan Williams	25
2	Jim Bunning	24
2	Joey Jay	24
2	Joe Nuxhall	24
5	Bob Turley	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	4
2	Ryne Duren	3
2	Roy Face	3
2	Dick Hyde	3
2	Leo Kiely	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vic Power	.389
2	Billy Goodman	.381
3	Al Dark	.377
4	Pete Runnels	.373
5	Hank Bauer	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	12
1	Roy Sievers	12
3	Jackie Jensen	11
4	Hank Aaron	8
5	5 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	35
2	Harry Anderson	29
3	Ken Boyer	25
4	Jim Landis	24
4	Roy Sievers	24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.84
2	Billy Pierce	1.11
3	Roy Face	1.42
4	Joey Jay	1.50
4	Dave Hillman	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ike Delock	6
2	Lew Burdette	5
2	Art Ditmar	5
2	Cal McLish	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	49
2	Stan Williams	41
3	Joey Jay	38
3	Joe Nuxhall	38
5	3 tied	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	7
2	Dick Hyde	5
2	Larry Jackson	5
4	Roy Face	4
4	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.368
2	Ted Williams	.360
3	Willie Mays	.349
4	Richie Ashburn	.322
5	Carl Furillo	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	51
2	Roy Sievers	46
3	Jackie Jensen	38
4	Frank Thomas	36
5	Willie Mays	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	126
2	Ernie Banks	123
3	Roy Sievers	113
4	Frank Thomas	109
5	Hank Aaron	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	33
2	Willie Mays	29
3	Don Blasingame	24
3	Jim Gilliam	24
5	Richie Ashburn	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.28
2	Bob Turley	2.59
3	Cal McLish	2.76
4	Camilo Pascual	2.84
5	Frank Sullivan	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	23
2	Warren Spahn	22
3	Lew Burdette	19
4	Whitey Ford	18
4	Bob Friend	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	190
2	Sam Jones	186
3	Jim Bunning	179
4	Moe Drabowsky	175
5	Billy Pierce	170

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	16
2	Clem Labine	15
3	Roy Face	14
4	Marv Grissom	13
4	Billy Muffett	13