On This Day

Friday, July 25, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 62 30 .674 --
Red Sox 47 44 .516 14.5
Orioles 46 45 .505 15.5
White Sox 45 49 .479 18.0
Athletics 43 47 .478 18.0
Indians 44 51 .463 19.5
Tigers 42 49 .462 19.5
Senators 40 54 .426 23.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 51 40 .560 --
Giants 50 41 .549 1.0
Cubs 47 48 .495 6.0
Cardinals 45 46 .495 6.0
Pirates 45 47 .489 6.5
Redlegs 45 47 .489 6.5
Phillies 41 47 .466 8.5
Dodgers 42 50 .457 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Cunningham 5
2 Joe Adcock 4
2 Ernie Banks 4
2 Del Crandall 4
2 Stan Musial 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Cerv 2
1 Wes Covington 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Ernie Banks 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Stuart 3
1 Gene Woodling 3
3 Joe Adcock 2
3 Ernie Banks 2
3 18 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Hoak 1
1 Willie Mays 1
1 Danny Morejon 1
1 Jim Rivera 1
1 Johnny Temple 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Stu Miller 1.17
2 Whitey Ford 1.00
3 Curt Raydon 0.88
4 Don Cardwell 0.86
5 Juan Pizarro 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Clevenger 1
1 Dick Donovan 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Bill Henry 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Pizarro 9
2 Stu Miller 7
2 Curt Raydon 7
4 Don Cardwell 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Hyde 1
1 Fred Kipp 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .359
2 Willie Mays .348
3 Pete Runnels .328
4 Al Dark .328
5 Bob Cerv .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jackie Jensen 28
2 Ernie Banks 27
2 Frank Thomas 27
4 Bob Cerv 26
4 2 others tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Jensen 85
2 Ernie Banks 77
2 Frank Thomas 77
4 Bob Cerv 69
5 Roy Sievers 64

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 19
2 Willie Mays 18
3 Richie Ashburn 16
4 Don Blasingame 14
4 Jim Rivera 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 1.68
2 Arnie Portocarrero 2.43
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 13
3 Bob Friend 12
3 Bob Purkey 12
3 2 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 130
2 Jim Bunning 112
2 Bob Turley 112
4 Early Wynn 110
5 Whitey Ford 103

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 16
2 Dick Hyde 12
3 Roy Face 11
4 Leo Kiely 10
5 Clem Labine 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Yogi Berra .438
2 Bob Boyd .426
3 Elston Howard .410
4 Don Zimmer .405
5 Richie Ashburn .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 7
2 Ernie Banks 6
2 Frank Robinson 6
2 Roy Sievers 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Stuart 17
2 Ernie Banks 16
2 Gail Harris 16
2 Frank Robinson 16
5 Frank Malzone 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 4
1 Johnny Temple 4
3 Willie Mays 3
4 Luis Aparicio 2
4 3 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 0.00
2 Alex Kellner 0.98
3 Tex Clevenger 1.04
4 Hal Brown 1.06
4 Gerry Staley 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Donovan 4
1 Dick Hyde 4
1 Joey Jay 4
4 Ike Delock 3
4 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 35
2 Sam Jones 32
3 Joey Jay 29
4 Early Wynn 25
5 Joe Nuxhall 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Larker .441
2 Hank Aaron .415
3 Elston Howard .402
4 Billy Goodman .392
5 Bob Boyd .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 13
1 Roy Sievers 13
3 Hank Aaron 10
4 Ernie Banks 9
4 Jackie Jensen 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Jensen 34
2 Jim Landis 26
2 Roy Sievers 26
4 Frank Malzone 24
4 Mickey Mantle 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 8
2 Don Blasingame 5
2 Johnny Temple 5
4 Luis Aparicio 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alex Kellner 0.95
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 1.08
3 Joey Jay 1.20
4 Billy Pierce 1.33
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ike Delock 6
1 Arnie Portocarrero 6
3 Art Ditmar 5
3 Whitey Ford 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 51
2 Joey Jay 48
3 Sam Jones 44
4 Joe Nuxhall 36
5 3 tied 34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .363
2 Ted Williams .353
3 Willie Mays .352
4 Richie Ashburn .320
5 Mickey Mantle .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 50
2 Roy Sievers 45
3 Jackie Jensen 38
4 Hank Aaron 36
5 Frank Thomas 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Jensen 128
2 Ernie Banks 122
3 Roy Sievers 110
4 Frank Thomas 108
5 Hank Aaron 107

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 2.07
2 Bob Turley 2.67
3 Billy O'Dell 2.81
4 Arnie Portocarrero 2.84
5 Vinegar Bend Mizell 2.86

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 189
2 Bob Turley 188
3 Sam Jones 187
4 Billy Pierce 167
4 Early Wynn 167

Saves

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