On This Day

Wednesday, July 30, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	64	34	.653	--
Red Sox	49	47	.510	14.0
White Sox	49	50	.495	15.5
Orioles	47	48	.495	15.5
Athletics	46	49	.484	16.5
Indians	48	52	.480	17.0
Tigers	45	52	.464	18.5
Senators	42	58	.420	23.0

Games

White Sox 11, Senators 9

Indians 6, Orioles 3

Tigers 2, Red Sox 1

Athletics 2, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	53	42	.558	--
Giants	54	44	.551	0.5
Pirates	49	48	.505	5.0
Redlegs	48	49	.495	6.0
Cubs	48	51	.485	7.0
Cardinals	46	50	.479	7.5
Phillies	45	50	.474	8.0
Dodgers	44	53	.454	10.0

Games

Redlegs 5, Giants 1

Braves 4, Dodgers 3

Phillies 5, Cardinals 1

Pirates 7, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Nellie Fox	3
1	Willy Miranda	3
1	Gene Stephens	3
4	Ossie Alvarez	2
4	21 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Chico Carrasquel	1
1	Walt Dropo	1
1	Hank Foiles	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Yost	4
2	Hank Foiles	3
2	Billy Goodman	3
2	Felix Mantilla	3
2	Al Smith	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Roy McMillan	1
1	Al Smith	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Witt	1.25
2	Bob Grim	1.00
3	Warren Spahn	0.88
4	Johnny Antonelli	0.67
5	George Susce	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Grim	1
1	Ray Narleski	1
1	Bob Purkey	1
1	Jack Sanford	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Witt	10
2	Warren Spahn	7
3	Johnny Antonelli	6
3	George Susce	6
5	Bob Grim	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Mudcat Grant	1
1	Turk Lown	1
1	Bob Porterfield	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.349
2	Willie Mays	.343
3	Richie Ashburn	.334
4	Bob Cerv	.330
5	Pete Runnels	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jackie Jensen	29
2	Ernie Banks	28
2	Bob Cerv	28
2	Mickey Mantle	28
2	Frank Thomas	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	91
2	Ernie Banks	82
2	Frank Thomas	82
4	Bob Cerv	76
5	Roy Sievers	68

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	20
2	Luis Aparicio	19
3	Richie Ashburn	17
4	Don Blasingame	14
4	Jim Rivera	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	1.71
2	Stu Miller	2.00
3	Arnie Portocarrero	2.55
4	Sam Jones	2.63
5	Billy Pierce	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	15
2	Whitey Ford	13
2	Bob Friend	13
2	Bob Purkey	13
2	Warren Spahn	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	137
2	Bob Turley	118
3	Jim Bunning	115
4	Early Wynn	112
5	Whitey Ford	109

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.448
2	Norm Larker	.432
3	Mickey Mantle	.425
4	Billy Goodman	.423
5	Richie Ashburn	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	7
1	Frank Robinson	7
3	Hank Aaron	5
3	Ernie Banks	5
3	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	18
2	Ernie Banks	15
2	Frank Robinson	15
4	Frank Malzone	14
4	Roy Sievers	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	5
2	Johnny Temple	4
3	Jim Rivera	3
3	John Roseboro	3
3	Don Zimmer	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Podres	0.56
2	Bob Porterfield	0.67
3	Whitey Ford	0.72
4	Dick Donovan	0.77
5	Alex Kellner	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Donovan	3
1	Bob Friend	3
1	Dick Hyde	3
1	Bob Purkey	3
1	Warren Spahn	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	29
1	Sam Jones	29
3	Bob Turley	21
3	Early Wynn	21
5	Warren Spahn	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	4
2	Turk Lown	3
3	Marv Grissom	2
3	Johnny Kucks	2
3	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Larker	.418
2	Elston Howard	.398
3	Billy Goodman	.396
4	Pete Runnels	.392
5	Hank Aaron	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	14
2	Ernie Banks	10
3	Bob Cerv	9
3	Rocky Colavito	9
3	Frank Robinson	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	31
2	Ernie Banks	28
3	Frank Malzone	27
4	Jim Landis	26
4	Sherm Lollar	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	8
2	Richie Ashburn	5
2	Willie Mays	5
2	Johnny Temple	5
2	Don Zimmer	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Alex Kellner	0.96
2	Joey Jay	1.39
3	Sam Jones	1.53
4	Bill Henry	1.73
5	Dave Hillman	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cal McLish	6
2	Ike Delock	5
2	Joey Jay	5
2	Arnie Portocarrero	5
2	Bob Purkey	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	48
2	Joey Jay	46
3	Sam Jones	45
4	Stu Miller	37
5	Don Drysdale	36

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.363
2	Willie Mays	.348
3	Ted Williams	.337
4	Richie Ashburn	.333
5	Mickey Mantle	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	50
2	Roy Sievers	43
3	Jackie Jensen	39
4	Hank Aaron	36
5	2 tied	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	128
2	Ernie Banks	126
3	Frank Thomas	111
4	Roy Sievers	110
5	Hank Aaron	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	33
2	Willie Mays	30
3	Jim Gilliam	23
4	Don Blasingame	21
5	Richie Ashburn	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.09
2	Jack Harshman	2.61
3	Warren Spahn	2.73
4	Cal McLish	2.76
5	Bob Turley	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	24
2	Bob Turley	23
3	Bob Friend	20
4	Whitey Ford	19
5	Lew Burdette	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	194
2	Bob Turley	190
3	Jim Bunning	188
4	Early Wynn	165
5	Moe Drabowsky	161

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	17
2	Ryne Duren	16
3	Marv Grissom	14
3	Clem Labine	14
5	Billy Muffett	13