On This Day

Tuesday, August 26, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	79	47	.627	--
White Sox	66	59	.528	12.5
Red Sox	63	59	.516	14.0
Orioles	61	62	.496	16.5
Tigers	59	63	.484	18.0
Indians	59	67	.468	20.0
Athletics	57	67	.460	21.0
Senators	52	72	.419	26.0

Games

Orioles 1, Indians 0

Yankees 6, Athletics 2

White Sox 5, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	74	51	.592	--
Pirates	68	59	.535	7.0
Giants	64	60	.516	9.5
Dodgers	60	64	.484	13.5
Cardinals	60	65	.480	14.0
Phillies	58	64	.475	14.5
Redlegs	59	67	.468	15.5
Cubs	57	70	.449	18.0

Games

Phillies 10, Cubs 3

Redlegs 6, Dodgers 4

Braves 7, Giants 3

Pirates 5, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Willie Jones	4
1	Minnie Minoso	4
3	Ed Bailey	3
3	Lew Burdette	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	2
2	Wes Covington	1
2	Del Crandall	1
2	Gene Green	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jerry Lynch	3
1	Robin Roberts	3
3	Clint Courtney	2
3	Wes Covington	2
3	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Busby	1
1	Willie Jones	1
1	Jim Landis	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lew Burdette	0.44
2	Don Ferrarese	0.42
3	Moe Drabowsky	0.33
3	Sam Jones	0.33
3	Don Newcombe	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Brown	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Don Gross	1
1	Don Newcombe	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Ferrarese	5
2	Lew Burdette	4
2	Billy Muffett	4
2	Bob Turley	4
5	8 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	1
1	Brooks Lawrence	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.344
2	Richie Ashburn	.343
3	Hank Aaron	.329
4	Willie Mays	.328
5	Pete Runnels	.327

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	110
2	Ernie Banks	108
3	Frank Thomas	102
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	Bob Turley	2.77
4	Stu Miller	2.79
5	Art Ditmar	2.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	19
2	Bob Friend	17
2	Warren Spahn	17
4	Lew Burdette	15
5	5 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	180
2	Bob Turley	145
3	Early Wynn	143
4	Jim Bunning	132
4	2 others tied	132

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	18
2	Ryne Duren	17
2	Dick Hyde	17
4	Clem Labine	12
5	2 tied	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Cunningham	.414
2	Willie Jones	.404
3	Minnie Minoso	.383
4	Bob Cerv	.371
5	Harry Chiti	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	7
1	Rocky Colavito	7
3	Willie Mays	6
3	Frank Robinson	6
3	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	19
2	Frank Thomas	17
3	Willie Jones	16
4	Dick Stuart	15
5	4 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	5
2	Luis Aparicio	4
3	Don Blasingame	3
3	Gil Hodges	3
3	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Connie Johnson	0.55
2	Bob Rush	0.56
3	Gordon Jones	0.60
4	Murray Wall	0.75
5	Hal Brown	1.17

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	34
2	Larry Jackson	21
2	Billy O'Dell	21
4	Ray Herbert	20
5	3 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	3
1	Billy Loes	3
3	Tom Gorman	2
3	Marv Grissom	2
3	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.397
2	Richie Ashburn	.377
3	Roy Sievers	.374
4	Minnie Minoso	.360
5	Bob Nieman	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	14
2	Rocky Colavito	12
3	Frank Robinson	11
4	Mickey Mantle	10
5	Roger Maris	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	34
2	Roger Maris	31
3	Roy Sievers	29
4	Hank Aaron	28
4	Ernie Banks	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	1.28
2	Bob Grim	1.64
3	Don Ferrarese	1.65
4	Connie Johnson	1.95
5	Warren Spahn	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	6
2	Don Drysdale	5
2	Bob Friend	5
2	Larry Jackson	5
2	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Jackson	50
1	Sam Jones	50
3	Red Witt	46
4	Jack Harshman	41
5	Juan Pizarro	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	7
2	Dick Hyde	5
2	Johnny Klippstein	5
4	Turk Farrell	4
4	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.356
2	Richie Ashburn	.344
3	Ted Williams	.332
4	Willie Mays	.328
5	Billy Goodman	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	55
2	Roy Sievers	43
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	Frank Thomas	119
4	Roy Sievers	118
5	Hank Aaron	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	28
1	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	2.74
3	Cal McLish	2.77
4	Warren Spahn	2.83
5	Billy O'Dell	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	22
1	Warren Spahn	22
1	Bob Turley	22
4	Lew Burdette	19
5	Whitey Ford	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	207
2	Bob Turley	184
3	Jim Bunning	179
4	Early Wynn	169
5	Whitey Ford	165

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	22
2	Ryne Duren	17
2	Dick Hyde	17
4	Marv Grissom	16
5	Clem Labine	12