On This Day

Sunday, August 31, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	80	50	.615	--
White Sox	69	60	.535	10.5
Red Sox	66	61	.520	12.5
Orioles	62	65	.488	16.5
Tigers	61	66	.480	17.5
Indians	62	68	.477	18.0
Athletics	59	69	.461	20.0
Senators	54	74	.422	25.0

Games

Red Sox 3, Orioles 2

White Sox 3, Tigers 0

Indians 3, Athletics 2

Yankees 7, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	77	53	.592	--
Pirates	70	61	.534	7.5
Giants	68	62	.523	9.0
Redlegs	64	67	.489	13.5
Cardinals	61	68	.473	15.5
Dodgers	61	68	.473	15.5
Cubs	60	71	.458	17.5
Phillies	58	69	.457	17.5

Games

Redlegs 6, Phillies 2

Redlegs 7, Phillies 3

Braves 2, Pirates 0

Giants 14, Dodgers 2

Cubs 8, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Richie Ashburn	5
1	Johnny Temple	5
3	Ed Bouchee	4
4	Ed Bailey	3
4	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Bailey	2
1	Rocky Colavito	2
1	Carl Sawatski	2
4	Hank Bauer	1
4	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Schmidt	6
2	Jerry Lynch	4
2	Johnny Temple	4
4	Yogi Berra	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	2
2	Gail Harris	1
2	Jim Landis	1
2	Herb Plews	1
2	Bill Tuttle	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Early Wynn	1.75
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.20
3	Carl Willey	1.00
4	Cal McLish	0.67
5	Harvey Haddix	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	1
1	Harvey Haddix	1
1	Morrie Martin	1
1	Stu Miller	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Willey	9
2	Harvey Haddix	8
3	Early Wynn	7
4	Tom Brewer	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Bill Henry	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.343
2	Stan Musial	.341
3	Hank Aaron	.337
4	Willie Mays	.329
5	Pete Runnels	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	42
2	Mickey Mantle	37
3	Rocky Colavito	34
3	Roy Sievers	34
3	Frank Thomas	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	110
1	Jackie Jensen	110
3	Frank Thomas	105
4	Rocky Colavito	95
5	Roy Sievers	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	26
1	Richie Ashburn	26
3	Willie Mays	24
4	Don Blasingame	20
5	Jim Rivera	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.10
2	Billy Pierce	2.49
3	Stu Miller	2.62
4	Bob Turley	2.73
5	Sam Jones	2.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	20
2	Bob Friend	18
3	Warren Spahn	17
4	Lew Burdette	16
5	2 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	193
2	Early Wynn	150
3	Bob Turley	149
4	Jim Bunning	143
5	3 tied	132

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Cunningham	.447
2	Hank Aaron	.404
3	Nellie Fox	.389
4	Johnny Temple	.387
5	Stan Musial	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	8
2	Dick Stuart	7
3	Ernie Banks	5
3	Hector Lopez	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	20
2	Jerry Lynch	17
3	Willie Jones	15
3	Dick Stuart	15
5	Wally Post	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Rush	0.00
2	Don Ferrarese	0.56
3	Hal Brown	0.86
4	Don Drysdale	1.00
5	Lew Burdette	1.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	4
2	Tom Brewer	3
2	Don Drysdale	3
2	Bob Grim	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	40
2	Cal McLish	21
3	Larry Jackson	20
3	Bob Rush	20
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	3
1	Billy Loes	3
3	Ray Herbert	2
3	Dick Hyde	2
3	Brooks Lawrence	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.414
2	Richie Ashburn	.372
3	Ted Williams	.371
4	Minnie Minoso	.364
5	Joe Cunningham	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	13
1	Rocky Colavito	13
3	Mickey Mantle	9
3	Willie Mays	9
3	Frank Robinson	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	32
2	Ernie Banks	27
3	Roy Sievers	26
4	Mickey Mantle	25
4	Minnie Minoso	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	9
2	Jim Gilliam	8
3	Luis Aparicio	7
3	Jim Landis	7
5	Don Blasingame	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Rush	0.36
2	Red Witt	1.28
3	Don Ferrarese	1.52
4	Billy Pierce	1.73
5	Lew Burdette	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	7
2	Tom Brewer	5
2	Don Drysdale	5
2	Bob Friend	5
2	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	56
2	Larry Jackson	47
3	Jack Harshman	41
4	Tom Brewer	39
5	3 tied	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	6
1	Dick Hyde	6
3	Marv Grissom	4
3	Johnny Klippstein	4
3	Billy Loes	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.353
2	Richie Ashburn	.346
3	Hank Aaron	.333
4	Ted Williams	.332
5	Willie Mays	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	55
2	Roy Sievers	43
3	Jackie Jensen	39
3	Frank Thomas	39
5	Mickey Mantle	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	132
2	Jackie Jensen	128
3	Frank Thomas	121
4	Roy Sievers	118
5	Hank Aaron	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	30
1	Willie Mays	30
3	Richie Ashburn	27
4	Don Blasingame	24
4	Jim Rivera	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.08
2	Stu Miller	2.60
3	Billy O'Dell	2.61
4	Jack Harshman	2.74
5	Warren Spahn	2.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	23
2	Bob Friend	22
3	Warren Spahn	21
4	Lew Burdette	19
5	Billy Pierce	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	220
2	Jim Bunning	183
3	Bob Turley	181
4	Early Wynn	170
5	Whitey Ford	160

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	22
2	Dick Hyde	18
3	Ryne Duren	17
4	Marv Grissom	16
5	Clem Labine	12