On This Day

Friday, August 15, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	74	42	.638	--
White Sox	60	55	.522	13.5
Red Sox	57	56	.504	15.5
Tigers	56	57	.496	16.5
Indians	56	60	.483	18.0
Orioles	52	59	.468	19.5
Athletics	50	62	.446	22.0
Senators	50	64	.439	23.0

Games

Senators 3, Orioles 1

Red Sox 6, Yankees 2

White Sox 4, Indians 3

Athletics 12, Tigers 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	67	47	.588	--
Pirates	61	53	.535	6.0
Giants	59	55	.518	8.0
Phillies	53	58	.477	12.5
Cubs	55	61	.474	13.0
Cardinals	54	60	.474	13.0
Dodgers	54	60	.474	13.0
Redlegs	53	62	.461	14.5

Games

Redlegs 6, Pirates 1

Dodgers 4, Cardinals 3

Dodgers 5, Cardinals 3

Braves 1, Phillies 0

Cubs 3, Giants 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ken Boyer	4
1	Gene Freese	4
1	Bubba Phillips	4
4	Richie Ashburn	3
4	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Bolling	1
1	Bob Boyd	1
1	Ken Boyer	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Bolling	5
2	Ken Boyer	3
3	Ed Bailey	2
3	Dee Fondy	2
3	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	2
2	Bob Cerv	1
2	Sherm Lollar	1
2	Eddie Mathews	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dave Hillman	1.25
2	Billy Hoeft	1.00
3	Larry Jackson	0.64
4	Ron Kline	0.50
4	3 others tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Bowsfield	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Dave Hillman	1
1	Johnny Klippstein	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Hillman	10
2	Larry Jackson	9
3	Jack Harshman	6
4	Turk Lown	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Gorman	1
1	Turk Lown	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.342
2	Stan Musial	.335
3	Willie Mays	.331
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	102
2	Ernie Banks	97
3	Frank Thomas	89
4	Roy Sievers	87
5	Bob Cerv	83

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	1.78
2	Sam Jones	2.50
3	Billy Pierce	2.67
4	Stu Miller	2.72
5	Ray Moore	2.77

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	153
2	Bob Turley	137
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	12
5	2 tied	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.411
2	Richie Ashburn	.400
3	Minnie Minoso	.397
4	Roy Sievers	.396
5	Wes Covington	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Sievers	7
2	Ernie Banks	6
2	Roger Maris	6
2	Frank Robinson	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	19
2	Roger Maris	16
3	Hank Aaron	14
3	Ernie Banks	14
3	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	6
2	Jim Gilliam	5
3	Luis Aparicio	4
3	Don Blasingame	4
3	Jim Rivera	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Witt	0.33
2	Carl Willey	1.05
3	Ray Moore	1.44
4	Art Ditmar	1.73
4	Sam Jones	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Willey	4
2	Lew Burdette	3
2	Cal McLish	3
2	Ray Moore	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Harshman	30
2	Larry Jackson	27
3	Dave Hillman	23
4	Lew Burdette	22
5	Red Witt	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Hyde	4
2	Roy Face	3
2	Marv Grissom	3
2	Johnny Klippstein	3
2	Clem Labine	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.425
2	Mickey Mantle	.400
3	Richie Ashburn	.398
4	Roy Sievers	.370
5	Minnie Minoso	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	13
2	Ernie Banks	12
2	Rocky Colavito	12
2	Roy Sievers	12
5	3 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	33
2	Ernie Banks	30
2	Rocky Colavito	30
4	Roger Maris	29
5	Hank Aaron	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	8
2	Jim Rivera	7
3	Luis Aparicio	6
3	Mickey Mantle	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joey Jay	1.10
2	Red Witt	1.22
3	Dick Donovan	1.27
4	Whitey Ford	1.47
5	Sam Jones	1.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Willey	6
2	Dick Donovan	5
2	Bob Friend	5
2	Cal McLish	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	45
2	Larry Jackson	44
3	Bob Turley	40
3	Early Wynn	40
5	2 tied	39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.359
2	Richie Ashburn	.344
3	Willie Mays	.337
4	Harvey Kuenn	.324
5	Ted Williams	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	53
2	Roy Sievers	45
3	Jackie Jensen	41
4	Hank Aaron	37
5	3 tied	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	134
2	Jackie Jensen	133
3	Roy Sievers	120
4	Hank Aaron	116
5	Frank Thomas	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	34
2	Willie Mays	27
3	Richie Ashburn	25
3	Don Blasingame	25
5	Jim Rivera	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	1.83
2	Jack Harshman	2.58
3	Cal McLish	2.79
4	Warren Spahn	2.82
5	Sam Jones	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	24
2	Bob Friend	21
2	Bob Turley	21
4	Lew Burdette	18
4	Whitey Ford	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	197
2	Bob Turley	190
3	Jim Bunning	185
4	Early Wynn	165
5	Whitey Ford	160

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	19
2	Ryne Duren	17
2	Marv Grissom	17
4	Dick Hyde	16
5	2 tied	12