On This Day

Tuesday, August 12, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 73 40 .646 --
White Sox 57 54 .514 15.0
Red Sox 56 54 .509 15.5
Tigers 54 55 .495 17.0
Indians 55 57 .491 17.5
Orioles 51 58 .468 20.0
Athletics 48 60 .444 22.5
Senators 48 64 .429 24.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 63 47 .573 --
Pirates 60 52 .536 4.0
Giants 57 54 .514 6.5
Cardinals 54 56 .491 9.0
Phillies 53 56 .486 9.5
Cubs 54 59 .478 10.5
Redlegs 52 59 .468 11.5
Dodgers 50 60 .455 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Bailey 3
1 Frank Bolling 3
1 Harry Chiti 3
1 Harvey Kuenn 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee Walls 2
2 Reno Bertoia 1
2 Harry Chiti 1
2 Gail Harris 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Landis 3
1 Frank Thomas 3
1 Bob Thurman 3
1 Lee Walls 3
5 15 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Roberto Clemente 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Witt 0.67
1 Early Wynn 0.67
3 Sam Jones 0.50
4 Tom Acker 0.45
5 Dick Drott 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Acker 1
1 Dick Drott 1
1 Sam Jones 1
1 Tom Morgan 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 7
2 Tom Acker 5
2 Dick Drott 5
4 Al Cicotte 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 1
1 Virgil Trucks 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .340
2 Richie Ashburn .336
3 Willie Mays .334
4 Pete Runnels .331
5 Harvey Kuenn .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 34
2 Mickey Mantle 33
3 Jackie Jensen 32
3 Roy Sievers 32
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Jensen 100
2 Ernie Banks 96
3 Frank Thomas 88
4 Roy Sievers 83
5 Bob Cerv 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 23
2 Willie Mays 21
3 Luis Aparicio 20
4 Don Blasingame 17
4 Jim Rivera 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 1.66
2 Sam Jones 2.50
3 Bob Turley 2.60
4 Billy Pierce 2.67
5 Stu Miller 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Turley 17
2 Bob Friend 15
2 Warren Spahn 15
4 Whitey Ford 14
5 2 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 153
2 Bob Turley 133
3 Early Wynn 131
4 Jim Bunning 125
5 Whitey Ford 121

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 17
2 Dick Hyde 16
3 Roy Face 15
4 Clem Labine 11
5 Leo Kiely 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .406
2 Leon Wagner .395
3 Minnie Minoso .392
4 Ted Williams .387
5 Mickey Mantle .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 7
2 Roy Sievers 6
3 Jim Lemon 5
3 Mickey Mantle 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 16
1 Roy Sievers 16
1 Ted Williams 16
4 Mickey Mantle 15
4 Bob Nieman 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 6
2 Mickey Mantle 4
3 Don Blasingame 3
3 Nellie Fox 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Witt 0.53
2 Ray Moore 1.13
3 Sam Jones 1.25
4 Cal McLish 1.33
5 Dick Donovan 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Witt 4
2 Bob Friend 3
2 Cal McLish 3
2 Pedro Ramos 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Witt 31
2 Jack Harshman 24
3 Larry Jackson 23
3 Sam Jones 23
5 Juan Pizarro 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 4
1 Dick Hyde 4
1 Johnny Klippstein 4
4 Turk Farrell 3
5 5 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .403
2 Mickey Mantle .391
3 Richie Ashburn .379
4 Yogi Berra .373
5 Pete Runnels .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Sievers 12
2 Ernie Banks 11
2 Mickey Mantle 11
2 Frank Robinson 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 32
2 Roy Sievers 31
3 Hank Aaron 29
4 Wes Covington 28
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 8
2 Mickey Mantle 7
2 Jim Rivera 7
4 Willie Mays 6
4 Johnny Temple 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 0.72
2 Dick Donovan 1.19
3 Joey Jay 1.34
4 Sam Jones 1.58
5 Red Witt 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cal McLish 6
2 Dick Donovan 5
2 Bob Friend 5
2 Warren Spahn 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 46
2 Sam Jones 45
3 Joe Nuxhall 40
4 Jim Bunning 39
5 Red Witt 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 7
2 Dick Hyde 6
2 Clem Labine 6
4 Johnny Klippstein 5
5 2 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .360
2 Willie Mays .337
3 Richie Ashburn .336
4 Ted Williams .327
5 Harvey Kuenn .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 54
2 Roy Sievers 44
3 Jackie Jensen 41
4 Hank Aaron 37
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 135
2 Jackie Jensen 132
3 Hank Aaron 116
3 Roy Sievers 116
5 Frank Thomas 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 32
2 Willie Mays 28
3 Richie Ashburn 25
4 Don Blasingame 24
5 Jim Rivera 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 1.85
2 Jack Harshman 2.56
3 Cal McLish 2.58
4 Warren Spahn 2.82
5 Vinegar Bend Mizell 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 24
2 Bob Friend 22
3 Bob Turley 21
4 Lew Burdette 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 197
2 Bob Turley 186
3 Jim Bunning 185
4 Early Wynn 167
5 Billy Pierce 165

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 19
2 Ryne Duren 17
3 Marv Grissom 16
3 Dick Hyde 16
5 Billy Muffett 12