On This Day

Wednesday, July 23, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 60 30 .667 --
Red Sox 47 43 .522 13.0
Orioles 44 45 .494 15.5
Athletics 43 46 .483 16.5
White Sox 44 48 .478 17.0
Tigers 42 47 .472 17.5
Indians 43 50 .462 18.5
Senators 39 53 .424 22.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 50 38 .568 --
Giants 50 40 .556 1.0
Cubs 46 46 .500 6.0
Cardinals 43 45 .489 7.0
Redlegs 43 46 .483 7.5
Pirates 43 47 .478 8.0
Phillies 41 46 .471 8.5
Dodgers 41 49 .456 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Groat 4
1 Dick Stuart 4
1 Frank Thomas 4
4 Yogi Berra 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Steve Bilko 1
1 Bob Bowman 1
1 Roberto Clemente 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Groat 6
2 Roberto Clemente 5
3 Yogi Berra 4
3 Mickey Mantle 4
3 Frank Robinson 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy O'Dell 1
1 Tony Taylor 1
1 Eddie Yost 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joey Jay 3.50
2 Bob Friend 1.11
3 Ron Kline 0.83
4 Early Wynn 0.67
5 Mudcat Grant 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Art Ditmar 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Joey Jay 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Friend 10
2 Don Drysdale 8
2 Early Wynn 8
4 Joey Jay 7
5 Joe Nuxhall 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 1
1 Johnny Kucks 1
1 Arnie Portocarrero 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .353
2 Willie Mays .344
3 Pete Runnels .332
4 Al Dark .329
5 Vic Power .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jackie Jensen 28
2 Frank Thomas 27
3 Ernie Banks 26
4 Mickey Mantle 25
4 Roy Sievers 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Jensen 85
2 Frank Thomas 77
3 Ernie Banks 74
4 Bob Cerv 67
5 2 tied 62

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 19
2 Willie Mays 17
3 Richie Ashburn 16
4 Don Blasingame 14
5 Jim Rivera 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 1.78
2 Arnie Portocarrero 2.39
3 Bob Turley 2.50
4 Billy Pierce 2.61
5 Jack Harshman 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Turley 15
2 Whitey Ford 12
2 Bob Friend 12
2 Ray Semproch 12
2 Warren Spahn 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 124
2 Bob Turley 112
3 Early Wynn 110
4 Jim Bunning 108
5 Billy Pierce 98

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 16
2 Dick Hyde 11
3 Roy Face 10
3 Leo Kiely 10
5 Clem Labine 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Lumpe .488
2 Yogi Berra .455
3 Pete Runnels .449
4 Elston Howard .446
5 Richie Ashburn .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 6
1 Roy Sievers 6
3 Ernie Banks 5
3 Steve Bilko 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Jensen 17
2 Frank Malzone 16
3 Ernie Banks 15
3 Frank Robinson 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Temple 4
2 Jim Rivera 3
3 Luis Aparicio 2
3 Richie Ashburn 2
3 5 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ramon Monzant 0.00
2 Gerry Staley 0.53
3 Hal Brown 1.06
4 Mike McCormick 1.13
5 Alex Kellner 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Hyde 4
1 Joey Jay 4
3 Lew Burdette 3
3 Ike Delock 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 31
2 Joey Jay 29
3 Sam Jones 26
3 Early Wynn 26
5 Stan Williams 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 5
2 Ryne Duren 3
2 Turk Lown 3
4 Roy Face 2
4 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Elston Howard .425
2 Pete Runnels .398
3 Bob Boyd .397
4 Hank Aaron .397
5 Billy Goodman .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 13
1 Roy Sievers 13
3 Hank Aaron 9
3 Jackie Jensen 9
5 Ernie Banks 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Jensen 35
2 Jim Landis 26
3 Roy Sievers 25
4 Frank Malzone 24
4 Mickey Mantle 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 8
2 Don Blasingame 6
3 Richie Ashburn 5
4 Luis Aparicio 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 1.08
2 Joey Jay 1.20
3 Billy Pierce 1.33
4 Dave Hillman 1.42
5 John Briggs 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ike Delock 6
2 Art Ditmar 5
2 Joey Jay 5
2 Cal McLish 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joey Jay 48
2 Jim Bunning 47
3 Sam Jones 43
4 Early Wynn 37
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 6
2 Clem Labine 5
3 Roy Face 4
3 Dick Hyde 4
3 Turk Lown 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .360
2 Ted Williams .354
3 Willie Mays .347
4 Richie Ashburn .318
5 Nellie Fox .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 49
2 Roy Sievers 45
3 Jackie Jensen 38
4 Hank Aaron 35
4 Frank Thomas 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Jensen 128
2 Ernie Banks 119
3 Roy Sievers 110
4 Frank Thomas 108
5 Hank Aaron 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 34
2 Willie Mays 30
3 Don Blasingame 24
4 Jim Gilliam 23
5 Richie Ashburn 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.21
2 Bob Turley 2.68
3 Arnie Portocarrero 2.84
4 Cal McLish 2.85
5 Warren Spahn 2.86

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 188
2 Sam Jones 186
3 Jim Bunning 185
4 Billy Pierce 172
5 Early Wynn 171

Saves

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