On This Day

Tuesday, September 2, 1958

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	82	51	.617	--
White Sox	69	62	.527	12.0
Red Sox	67	63	.515	13.5
Tigers	64	66	.492	16.5
Orioles	64	66	.492	16.5
Indians	64	68	.485	17.5
Athletics	59	72	.450	22.0
Senators	55	76	.420	26.0

Games

Tigers 6, Athletics 1

Senators 4, Orioles 3

Yankees 6, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	78	54	.591	--
Pirates	72	62	.537	7.0
Giants	70	63	.526	8.5
Redlegs	65	69	.485	14.0
Cardinals	63	69	.477	15.0
Dodgers	62	70	.470	16.0
Cubs	61	72	.459	17.5
Phillies	59	71	.454	18.0

Games

Dodgers 4, Giants 0

Pirates 3, Phillies 2

Cardinals 4, Redlegs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Boyd	3
1	Gail Harris	3
1	Al Kaline	3
4	Ruben Amaro	2
4	15 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Bob Cerv	1
1	Gino Cimoli	1
1	Dick Gernert	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Albie Pearson	3
2	Hank Bauer	2
2	Gail Harris	2
4	Gus Bell	1
4	26 others tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Al Kaline	1
1	Charlie Neal	1
1	John Roseboro	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Herb Moford	1.25
2	Don Cardwell	1.17
3	Bob Friend	0.88
4	Bob Mabe	0.80
5	Don Drysdale	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Bob Mabe	1
1	Herb Moford	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Mabe	8
2	Don Cardwell	7
2	Bob Friend	7
4	Don Drysdale	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Hyde	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.340
2	Richie Ashburn	.339
3	Hank Aaron	.337
4	Willie Mays	.335
5	Harvey Kuenn	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	42
2	Mickey Mantle	38
3	Frank Thomas	35
4	Rocky Colavito	34
4	Roy Sievers	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	112
2	Jackie Jensen	110
3	Frank Thomas	106
4	Roy Sievers	96
5	Rocky Colavito	95

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	2.60
3	Stu Miller	2.62
4	Jack Harshman	2.69
5	Bob Turley	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	20
2	Bob Friend	19
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	Jack Harshman	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Hyde	19
2	Roy Face	18
3	Ryne Duren	17
4	Clem Labine	12
5	2 tied	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.424
2	Joe Cunningham	.422
3	Elston Howard	.390
4	Minnie Minoso	.371
5	Willie Mays	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	7
2	Willie Mays	6
3	Dick Stuart	5
4	Harry Anderson	4
4	10 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	18
1	Wally Post	18
3	Jerry Lynch	15
3	Minnie Minoso	15
5	4 tied	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Klippstein	0.61
2	Zach Monroe	0.67
3	Don Drysdale	0.75
4	Don Ferrarese	1.11
5	2 tied	1.33

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	29
2	Don Drysdale	21
2	Cal McLish	21
2	Camilo Pascual	21
2	Bob Rush	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	3
1	Dick Hyde	3
1	Billy Loes	3
4	Ray Herbert	2
4	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.396
2	Joe Cunningham	.379
3	Minnie Minoso	.378
4	Ernie Banks	.355
5	Stan Musial	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	13
2	Rocky Colavito	11
2	Willie Mays	11
4	Mickey Mantle	10
5	Frank Robinson	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	29
2	Rocky Colavito	28
3	Willie Mays	27
4	Carl Furillo	26
5	3 tied	25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy O'Dell	1.18
2	Red Witt	1.28
3	Don Ferrarese	1.66
4	Johnny Klippstein	1.69
5	Don Drysdale	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	6
1	Don Drysdale	6
1	Bob Friend	6
4	Tom Brewer	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	54
2	Larry Jackson	47
3	Juan Pizarro	42
4	Warren Spahn	37
5	4 tied	36

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	.352
2	Richie Ashburn	.339
3	Hank Aaron	.337
4	Willie Mays	.333
5	Ted Williams	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	55
2	Roy Sievers	42
3	Jackie Jensen	39
3	Frank Thomas	39
5	Mickey Mantle	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	134
2	Jackie Jensen	128
3	Frank Thomas	121
4	Roy Sievers	116
5	Hank Aaron	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	30
2	Willie Mays	29
3	Richie Ashburn	26
4	Don Blasingame	23
5	Jim Rivera	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.11
2	Billy O'Dell	2.55
3	Stu Miller	2.56
4	Jack Harshman	2.62
5	Warren Spahn	2.80

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	213
2	Jim Bunning	180
3	Bob Turley	171
4	Early Wynn	165
5	Billy Pierce	161

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	21
2	Dick Hyde	19
3	Ryne Duren	17
4	Marv Grissom	15
5	2 tied	12