On This Day

Monday, August 25, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 78 47 .624 --
White Sox 65 59 .524 12.5
Red Sox 63 59 .516 13.5
Orioles 60 62 .492 16.5
Tigers 59 63 .484 17.5
Indians 59 66 .472 19.0
Athletics 57 66 .463 20.0
Senators 52 71 .423 25.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 73 51 .589 --
Pirates 67 59 .532 7.0
Giants 64 59 .520 8.5
Dodgers 60 63 .488 12.5
Cardinals 60 64 .484 13.0
Phillies 57 64 .471 14.5
Redlegs 58 67 .464 15.5
Cubs 57 69 .452 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carl Furillo 3
1 Felix Mantilla 3
1 Wally Moon 3
4 Luis Aparicio 2
4 16 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gino Cimoli 1
1 Rocky Colavito 1
1 Clint Courtney 1
1 Wally Moon 1
1 Pete Whisenant 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 4
2 Billy Goodman 3
2 Wally Moon 3
4 Clint Courtney 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Blasingame 1
1 Ken Boyer 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Jackson 0.78
2 Warren Spahn 0.70
3 Johnny Podres 0.60
4 Jack Harshman 0.44
5 Harvey Haddix 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Clevenger 1
1 Larry Jackson 1
1 Milt Pappas 1
1 Johnny Podres 1
1 Warren Spahn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Jackson 7
1 Warren Spahn 7
3 Johnny Podres 6
4 Harvey Haddix 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Loes 1
1 Pedro Ramos 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .347
2 Richie Ashburn .344
3 Hank Aaron .328
4 Pete Runnels .327
5 Willie Mays .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 41
2 Mickey Mantle 36
3 Roy Sievers 34
4 Jackie Jensen 33
4 Frank Thomas 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Jensen 110
2 Ernie Banks 108
3 Frank Thomas 100
4 Roy Sievers 93
5 Rocky Colavito 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 24
1 Richie Ashburn 24
3 Willie Mays 22
4 Don Blasingame 20
5 Jim Rivera 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.11
2 Billy Pierce 2.56
3 Sam Jones 2.71
4 Stu Miller 2.79
5 Art Ditmar 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Turley 18
2 Bob Friend 17
2 Warren Spahn 17
4 Johnny Antonelli 14
4 4 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 178
2 Bob Turley 141
3 Early Wynn 140
4 Jim Bunning 132
4 2 others tied 132

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gene Woodling .400
2 Stan Musial .383
3 Hank Aaron .375
3 Bob Nieman .375
5 Dick Stuart .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 7
1 Rocky Colavito 7
3 Frank Robinson 6
3 Dick Stuart 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 19
2 Frank Thomas 16
3 Willie Jones 15
3 Dick Stuart 15
5 Gene Woodling 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 5
1 Jim Gilliam 5
3 Don Blasingame 3
3 Gil Hodges 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Rush 0.56
2 Gordon Jones 0.60
3 Murray Wall 0.75
4 Lew Burdette 1.00
5 Connie Johnson 1.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 3
1 Don Drysdale 3
1 Bob Friend 3
1 Connie Johnson 3
1 Billy Pierce 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 32
2 Jack Harshman 26
3 Ray Herbert 21
3 Larry Jackson 21
3 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 3
1 Billy Loes 3
3 Tom Gorman 2
3 Marv Grissom 2
3 5 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .395
2 Hank Aaron .389
3 Bob Nieman .370
4 Roy Sievers .358
5 Leon Wagner .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 14
2 Rocky Colavito 12
3 Frank Robinson 11
4 Mickey Mantle 10
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 34
2 Ernie Banks 31
3 Roger Maris 29
3 Roy Sievers 29
5 Hank Aaron 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 8
2 Jim Gilliam 7
3 Don Blasingame 6
3 Mickey Mantle 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Witt 1.14
2 Bob Grim 1.64
3 Connie Johnson 1.95
4 Warren Spahn 1.96
5 Dick Donovan 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 5
1 Don Drysdale 5
1 Bob Friend 5
1 Larry Jackson 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Jackson 50
2 Sam Jones 48
3 Jack Harshman 47
4 Red Witt 46
5 Juan Pizarro 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 6
2 Marv Grissom 5
2 Dick Hyde 5
2 Johnny Klippstein 5
5 2 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .359
2 Richie Ashburn .344
3 Ted Williams .330
4 Willie Mays .327
5 Billy Goodman .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 55
2 Roy Sievers 44
3 Jackie Jensen 40
4 Frank Thomas 39
5 Mickey Mantle 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Jensen 136
2 Ernie Banks 135
3 Roy Sievers 120
4 Frank Thomas 119
5 Hank Aaron 111

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.09
2 Jack Harshman 2.71
3 Cal McLish 2.83
4 Warren Spahn 2.83
5 Billy O'Dell 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 23
2 Bob Friend 22
3 Bob Turley 21
4 Lew Burdette 18
4 Whitey Ford 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 211
2 Bob Turley 182
3 Jim Bunning 179
4 Early Wynn 166
5 Whitey Ford 165

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 21
2 Ryne Duren 17
2 Dick Hyde 17
4 Marv Grissom 16
5 Clem Labine 12