Baseball44 On This Day: Wednesday, August 13, 1958

On This Day

Wednesday, August 13, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	73	41	.640	--
White Sox	58	55	.513	14.5
Tigers	56	55	.505	15.5
Red Sox	56	55	.505	15.5
Indians	55	59	.482	18.0
Orioles	52	58	.473	19.0
Athletics	49	61	.445	22.0
Senators	49	64	.434	23.5

Games

Orioles 2, Red Sox 1

Athletics 2, White Sox 1

White Sox 6, Athletics 5

Tigers 6, Indians 2

Tigers 3, Indians 2

Senators 9, Yankees 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	65	47	.580	--
Pirates	61	52	.540	4.5
Giants	58	54	.518	7.0
Cardinals	54	57	.486	10.5
Phillies	53	57	.482	11.0
Cubs	54	60	.474	12.0
Redlegs	52	61	.460	13.5
Dodgers	51	60	.459	13.5

Games

Braves 9, Redlegs 2

Braves 4, Redlegs 2

Dodgers 6, Cubs 5

Pirates 10, Phillies 9

Giants 11, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Aaron	4
1	Billy Goodman	4
1	Eddie Mathews	4
1	Frank Robinson	4
5	13 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roberto Clemente	2
2	Joe Adcock	1
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	Earl Battey	1
2	21 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roberto Clemente	4
1	Roger Maris	4
1	Valmy Thomas	4
4	Joe Adcock	3
4	9 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	2
2	Bobby Avila	1
2	Paul Foytack	1
2	Gil Hodges	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lew Burdette	0.75
2	Herb Moford	0.67
2	Camilo Pascual	0.67
2	Juan Pizarro	0.67
5	Whitey Ford	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Tex Clevenger	1
1	Paul Foytack	1
1	Ned Garver	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lew Burdette	6
1	Dick Donovan	6
1	Whitey Ford	6
1	Camilo Pascual	6
1	Juan Pizarro	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Vern Law	1
1	Billy O'Dell	1
1	Pedro Ramos	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.339
2	Stan Musial	.337
3	Willie Mays	.333
4	Pete Runnels	.328
5	Hank Aaron	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	35
2	Mickey Mantle	33
2	Roy Sievers	33
4	Jackie Jensen	32
5	2 tied	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	101
2	Ernie Banks	97
3	Frank Thomas	89
4	Roy Sievers	86
5	Bob Cerv	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	23
2	Luis Aparicio	22
3	Willie Mays	21
4	Jim Rivera	18
5	Don Blasingame	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	1.78
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	Whitey Ford	127
5	Jim Bunning	125

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	Mickey Mantle	.386
4	Jim Davenport	.378
5	Minnie Minoso	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	7
1	Roy Sievers	7
3	Roger Maris	6
4	Jim Lemon	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	18
2	Roger Maris	17
3	Hank Aaron	15
3	Ernie Banks	15
3	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	6
2	Mickey Mantle	4
2	Jim Rivera	4
4	Luis Aparicio	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Witt	0.53
2	Ray Moore	1.13
3	Cal McLish	1.33
4	Carl Willey	1.42
5	Bob Turley	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Witt	4
2	Lew Burdette	3
2	Cal McLish	3
2	Pedro Ramos	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Witt	31
2	Juan Pizarro	28
3	Jack Harshman	24
4	Larry Jackson	23
4	Sandy Koufax	23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.418
2	Mickey Mantle	.413
3	Richie Ashburn	.377
4	Roy Sievers	.369
5	Billy Goodman	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Sievers	13
2	Ernie Banks	12
2	Frank Robinson	12
4	Mickey Mantle	11
5	2 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	34
2	Ernie Banks	32
3	Hank Aaron	29
4	Wes Covington	28
5	Roger Maris	27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Witt	1.22
2	Whitey Ford	1.24
3	Dick Donovan	1.27
4	Joey Jay	1.34
5	Bill Henry	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	5
1	Dick Donovan	5
1	Bob Friend	5
1	Cal McLish	5
1	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	46
2	Sam Jones	45
3	Jim Bunning	39
4	Whitey Ford	38
4	Red Witt	38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.357
2	Richie Ashburn	.337
3	Willie Mays	.336
4	Ted Williams	.327
5	Harvey Kuenn	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	55
2	Roy Sievers	45
3	Jackie Jensen	41
4	Hank Aaron	37
5	2 tied	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	136
2	Jackie Jensen	133
3	Roy Sievers	119
4	Hank Aaron	117
5	Frank Thomas	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	34
2	Willie Mays	28
3	Richie Ashburn	25
4	Don Blasingame	24
5	Jim Rivera	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	1.94
2	Jack Harshman	2.56
3	Cal McLish	2.58
4	Warren Spahn	2.82
5	Sam Jones	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	24
2	Bob Friend	22
3	Bob Turley	21
4	Lew Burdette	19
5	2 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