On This Day

Saturday, July 26, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 63 30 .677 --
Red Sox 47 45 .511 15.5
Orioles 47 45 .511 15.5
White Sox 46 49 .484 18.0
Athletics 43 48 .473 19.0
Tigers 43 49 .467 19.5
Indians 44 52 .458 20.5
Senators 40 55 .421 24.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 51 41 .554 --
Giants 51 41 .554 0.0
Cubs 48 48 .500 5.0
Redlegs 46 47 .495 5.5
Cardinals 45 47 .489 6.0
Pirates 45 48 .484 6.5
Dodgers 43 50 .462 8.5
Phillies 41 48 .461 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gil Hodges 4
2 Richie Ashburn 3
2 Ernie Banks 3
2 Al Dark 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bowman 1
1 Gene Conley 1
1 Joe DeMaestri 1
1 Del Ennis 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 5
2 Bill Skowron 4
3 Ernie Banks 3
3 Al Kaline 3
3 Sherm Lollar 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Roseboro 2
2 Frank Bolling 1
2 Al Kaline 1
2 Dale Long 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Herb Moford 1.00
1 Hal Woodeshick 1.00
3 Sandy Koufax 0.64
4 Jack Harshman 0.60
5 Bob Davis 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 1
1 Harvey Haddix 1
1 Jack Harshman 1
1 Sandy Koufax 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Woodeshick 8
2 Sandy Koufax 7
2 Herb Moford 7
4 Jack Harshman 6
5 Gene Conley 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Art Ditmar 1
1 Marv Grissom 1
1 Billy O'Dell 1
1 Early Wynn 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .354
2 Willie Mays .344
3 Al Dark .331
4 Richie Ashburn .331
5 Pete Runnels .329

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 87
2 Ernie Banks 80
3 Frank Thomas 77
4 Bob Cerv 70
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 2.79

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 111
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 Richie Ashburn .451
2 Bob Boyd .444
3 Pete Runnels .423
4 Elston Howard .400
4 Red Wilson .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 7
2 Roy Sievers 6
3 Ernie Banks 5
3 Rocky Colavito 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 18
2 Charlie Neal 16
3 Gail Harris 15
3 Jim Landis 15
3 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 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 0.00
2 Bill Henry 0.93
3 Joey Jay 1.00
4 Gerry Staley 1.02
5 Alex Kellner 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Donovan 4
2 Johnny Antonelli 3
2 Art Ditmar 3
2 Whitey Ford 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 26
1 Early Wynn 26
3 Joe Nuxhall 23
4 Dick Donovan 22
4 2 others tied 22

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 .429
2 Hank Aaron .407
3 Elston Howard .402
4 Bob Boyd .398
5 Billy Goodman .392

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 36
2 Jim Landis 28
3 Ernie Banks 26
3 Roy Sievers 26
5 Mickey Mantle 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 8
2 Johnny Temple 5
3 Luis Aparicio 4
3 Richie Ashburn 4
3 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alex Kellner 0.95
2 Joey Jay 1.20
3 Billy Pierce 1.33
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.38
5 Dave Hillman 1.42

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 Early Wynn 35

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 .361
2 Ted Williams .355
3 Willie Mays .351
4 Richie Ashburn .324
5 Mickey Mantle .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 50
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 129
2 Ernie Banks 125
3 Roy Sievers 110
4 Frank Thomas 108
5 Hank Aaron 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 34
2 Willie Mays 29
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 2.80
4 Arnie Portocarrero 2.84
5 Vinegar Bend Mizell 2.85

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 Early Wynn 168
5 Billy Pierce 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