On This Day

Thursday, July 31, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	65	34	.657	--
Red Sox	49	48	.505	15.0
White Sox	49	50	.495	16.0
Orioles	47	48	.495	16.0
Indians	48	52	.480	17.5
Athletics	46	50	.479	17.5
Tigers	46	52	.469	18.5
Senators	42	58	.420	23.5

Games

Tigers 3, Red Sox 2

Yankees 8, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	54	42	.563	--
Giants	54	45	.545	1.5
Pirates	49	49	.500	6.0
Redlegs	49	49	.500	6.0
Cubs	49	51	.490	7.0
Phillies	46	50	.479	8.0
Cardinals	46	51	.474	8.5
Dodgers	44	54	.449	11.0

Games

Redlegs 10, Giants 9

Braves 4, Dodgers 1

Phillies 4, Cardinals 3

Cubs 5, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Leon Wagner	4
2	Ken Boyer	3
2	Willie Kirkland	3
2	Jerry Lynch	3
5	25 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Leon Wagner	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Harry Anderson	1
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Kirkland	3
1	Roger Maris	3
1	Norm Siebern	3
1	Leon Wagner	3
5	5 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mickey Mantle	1
1	Norm Siebern	1
1	Bob Skinner	1
1	Johnny Temple	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Juan Pizarro	1.14
2	Johnny Podres	1.00
3	Al Worthington	0.90
4	Frank Lary	0.75
4	Curt Raydon	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Hearn	1
1	Glen Hobbie	1
1	Frank Lary	1
1	Duke Maas	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Worthington	9
2	Juan Pizarro	8
3	Frank Lary	6
3	Johnny Podres	6
3	Curt Raydon	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Bill Henry	1
1	Johnny Kucks	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.343
2	Willie Mays	.341
3	Richie Ashburn	.333
4	Al Dark	.331
5	Pete Runnels	.329

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	91
2	Ernie Banks	83
3	Frank Thomas	82
4	Bob Cerv	76
5	2 tied	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	Mickey Mantle	.442
3	Billy Goodman	.409
4	Bob Boyd	.408
5	Norm Larker	.394

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	15
2	Ernie Banks	14
2	Frank Robinson	14
4	Yogi Berra	13
4	7 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	4
1	Johnny Temple	4
3	Mickey Mantle	3
3	Jim Rivera	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Jones	0.32
2	Juan Pizarro	0.50
3	Bob Porterfield	0.67
4	Dick Donovan	0.69
5	Whitey Ford	0.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Purkey	3
2	Gary Bell	2
2	Tom Brewer	2
2	Art Ditmar	2
2	24 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	25
2	Early Wynn	21
3	Jim Bunning	19
4	Whitey Ford	18
4	4 others tied	18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Larker	.410
2	Elston Howard	.398
3	Billy Goodman	.396
4	Pete Runnels	.387
5	Hank Aaron	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	14
2	Ernie Banks	11
3	Hank Aaron	9
3	Rocky Colavito	9
3	Frank Robinson	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	31
2	Ernie Banks	29
3	Frank Malzone	27
4	Sherm Lollar	26
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	8
2	Johnny Temple	6
3	Richie Ashburn	5
3	Willie Mays	5
3	Don Zimmer	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Alex Kellner	1.15
2	Joey Jay	1.39
3	Dick Donovan	1.53
4	Sam Jones	1.53
5	Bill Henry	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ike Delock	5
1	Joey Jay	5
1	Cal McLish	5
1	Arnie Portocarrero	5
1	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	.360
2	Willie Mays	.348
3	Ted Williams	.331
4	Richie Ashburn	.330
5	Mickey Mantle	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	51
2	Roy Sievers	42
3	Jackie Jensen	38
4	Hank Aaron	37
5	2 tied	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	127
2	Jackie Jensen	125
3	Frank Thomas	111
4	Hank Aaron	110
5	Roy Sievers	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	33
2	Willie Mays	30
3	Jim Gilliam	22
4	Don Blasingame	21
5	Richie Ashburn	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.01
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	18
5	3 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	194
2	Bob Turley	190
3	Jim Bunning	188
4	Early Wynn	165
5	Billy Pierce	160

Saves

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