On This Day

Thursday, August 21, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	76	45	.628	--
White Sox	64	56	.533	11.5
Red Sox	60	58	.508	14.5
Tigers	57	61	.483	17.5
Orioles	57	61	.483	17.5
Indians	57	64	.471	19.0
Athletics	55	64	.462	20.0
Senators	51	68	.429	24.0

Games

Orioles 7, Tigers 6

Red Sox 8, Indians 6

Yankees 6, White Sox 3

Athletics 7, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	71	50	.587	--
Giants	63	56	.529	7.0
Pirates	64	57	.529	7.0
Dodgers	58	62	.483	12.5
Cardinals	57	62	.479	13.0
Cubs	57	65	.467	14.5
Redlegs	56	65	.463	15.0
Phillies	54	63	.462	15.0

Games

Cubs 5, Pirates 3

Braves 4, Dodgers 0

Redlegs 8, Giants 1

Cardinals 2, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harry Anderson	3
1	Ernie Banks	3
1	Julio Becquer	3
1	Rocky Colavito	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	2
1	Hector Lopez	2
3	Hank Aaron	1
3	Lew Burdette	1
3	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	5
2	Alex Grammas	3
2	Hector Lopez	3
2	Roy Sievers	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Kubek	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lew Burdette	1.25
2	Curt Simmons	0.71
3	Don Newcombe	0.57
4	Moe Drabowsky	0.50
5	Billy O'Dell	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Beamon	1
1	Tom Brewer	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Moe Drabowsky	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Brewer	6
1	Hal Griggs	6
3	Lew Burdette	5
3	Larry Jackson	5
3	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Glen Hobbie	1
1	Billy Loes	1
1	Dick Tomanek	1
1	Murray Wall	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.350
2	Richie Ashburn	.345
3	Pete Runnels	.329
4	Hank Aaron	.328
5	Willie Mays	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	40
2	Mickey Mantle	35
3	Roy Sievers	34
4	Jackie Jensen	33
4	Frank Thomas	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	107
2	Ernie Banks	106
3	Frank Thomas	97
4	Roy Sievers	92
5	Bob Cerv	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	24
2	Luis Aparicio	23
3	Willie Mays	22
4	Jim Rivera	19
5	Don Blasingame	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	1.86
2	Billy Pierce	2.64
3	Art Ditmar	2.72
4	Jack Harshman	2.76
5	Sam Jones	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	18
2	Bob Friend	16
2	Warren Spahn	16
4	Johnny Antonelli	14
4	3 others tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	164
2	Bob Turley	141
3	Early Wynn	137
4	Whitey Ford	128
5	2 tied	127

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	17
1	Dick Hyde	17
3	Roy Face	16
4	Clem Labine	12
5	2 tied	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Jensen	.415
2	Stan Musial	.415
3	Roy Sievers	.413
4	Mickey Mantle	.404
5	Hank Aaron	.403

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	9
2	Frank Robinson	6
3	Rocky Colavito	5
3	Mickey Mantle	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	18
2	Ernie Banks	16
3	Roger Maris	15
4	Ken Boyer	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	5
2	Luis Aparicio	4
2	Jim Rivera	4
4	Richie Ashburn	3
4	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Witt	0.69
2	Gordon Jones	0.73
3	Billy O'Dell	1.09
4	Connie Johnson	1.50
4	Billy Pierce	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	3
1	Lew Burdette	3
1	Don Drysdale	3
4	Tom Acker	2
4	25 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	25
1	Billy O'Dell	25
1	Juan Pizarro	25
4	Red Witt	24
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Hyde	4
2	Roy Face	3
2	Marv Grissom	3
2	Johnny Klippstein	3
2	Murray Wall	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.409
2	Richie Ashburn	.402
3	Mickey Mantle	.394
4	Bob Nieman	.388
5	Ernie Banks	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	14
2	Frank Robinson	13
3	Rocky Colavito	12
4	Mickey Mantle	11
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	33
2	Roy Sievers	31
3	Mickey Mantle	29
3	Roger Maris	29
5	Rocky Colavito	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	8
2	Mickey Mantle	6
2	Jim Rivera	6
4	Jim Gilliam	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Witt	0.77
2	Dick Donovan	1.15
3	Carl Willey	1.53
4	Juan Pizarro	1.89
5	Joey Jay	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Willey	6
2	Lew Burdette	5
2	Bob Friend	5
2	Red Witt	5
5	16 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	45
2	Jack Harshman	44
2	Larry Jackson	44
4	Red Witt	43
5	Sam Jones	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	7
2	Dick Hyde	6
3	Marv Grissom	5
3	Johnny Klippstein	5
5	6 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.363
2	Richie Ashburn	.346
3	Willie Mays	.334
4	Hank Aaron	.324
5	Ted Williams	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	55
2	Roy Sievers	45
3	Jackie Jensen	42
4	Frank Thomas	39
5	2 tied	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	136
2	Ernie Banks	134
3	Roy Sievers	120
4	Frank Thomas	118
5	Hank Aaron	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	31
2	Willie Mays	28
3	Richie Ashburn	25
4	Jim Rivera	24
5	Don Blasingame	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	1.89
2	Jack Harshman	2.65
3	Warren Spahn	2.89
4	Cal McLish	2.90
5	Arnie Portocarrero	2.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	22
1	Warren Spahn	22
3	Bob Turley	21
4	Lew Burdette	20
5	Whitey Ford	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	197
2	Bob Turley	182
3	Jim Bunning	176
4	Early Wynn	167
5	Billy Pierce	162

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	20
2	Ryne Duren	17
2	Marv Grissom	17
2	Dick Hyde	17
5	Clem Labine	12