On This Day

Thursday, September 11, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 85 55 .607 --
White Sox 74 65 .532 10.5
Red Sox 70 68 .507 14.0
Tigers 67 71 .486 17.0
Indians 67 72 .482 17.5
Orioles 66 72 .478 18.0
Athletics 66 73 .475 18.5
Senators 60 79 .432 24.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 83 57 .593 --
Pirates 78 64 .549 6.0
Giants 71 69 .507 12.0
Redlegs 70 72 .493 14.0
Cardinals 68 71 .489 14.5
Dodgers 65 75 .464 18.0
Cubs 64 76 .457 19.0
Phillies 62 77 .446 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Smith 3
1 Eddie Yost 3
3 Richie Ashburn 2
3 Reno Bertoia 2
3 17 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Cerv 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Cerv 3
2 Chico Fernandez 2
2 Nellie Fox 2
2 Al Kaline 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Reno Bertoia 1
1 Chico Fernandez 1
1 Willie Tasby 1
1 Earl Torgeson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ned Garver 0.75
2 Johnny Podres 0.58
3 Ike Delock 0.57
4 Dick Donovan 0.56
5 Billy O'Dell 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Donovan 1
1 Turk Farrell 1
1 Ned Garver 1
1 John Romonosky 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Podres 7
2 Ned Garver 6
3 Dick Donovan 5
4 Ike Delock 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tex Clevenger 1
1 Turk Lown 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .338
2 Richie Ashburn .335
3 Hank Aaron .333
4 Willie Mays .328
5 Pete Runnels .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 45
2 Mickey Mantle 40
3 Roy Sievers 36
4 Frank Thomas 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 119
2 Jackie Jensen 113
3 Frank Thomas 106
4 Roy Sievers 102
5 Rocky Colavito 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 27
1 Richie Ashburn 27
3 Willie Mays 25
4 Don Blasingame 20
4 Jim Rivera 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.10
2 Stu Miller 2.45
3 Sam Jones 2.74
4 Billy Pierce 2.75
5 Bob Turley 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 20
1 Bob Turley 20
3 Warren Spahn 19
4 Lew Burdette 16
4 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 206
2 Early Wynn 163
3 Bob Turley 153
4 Jim Bunning 150
5 Jack Harshman 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 20
2 Dick Hyde 19
3 Ryne Duren 17
4 Clem Labine 14
5 Leo Kiely 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .417
1 Walt Moryn .417
3 Bob Nieman .404
4 Bill Bruton .395
5 Joe Cunningham .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 5
1 Walt Moryn 5
3 Harry Anderson 4
3 Bob Cerv 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jerry Lynch 18
2 Harry Anderson 13
2 Walt Moryn 13
4 Carl Furillo 12
4 Hector Lopez 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 3
1 Jim Gilliam 3
1 Jim Landis 3
1 Mickey Mantle 3
1 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Barry Latman 0.00
2 Red Witt 0.48
3 Duke Maas 0.50
4 Zach Monroe 0.57
5 Pedro Ramos 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Donovan 3
1 Bob Friend 3
1 Bob Grim 3
1 Pedro Ramos 3
1 Early Wynn 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 26
2 Dick Donovan 23
3 Don Drysdale 20
3 Early Wynn 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tex Clevenger 3
1 Don Elston 3
3 Roy Face 2
3 Don Gross 2
3 5 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Cunningham .392
2 Minnie Minoso .366
3 Hank Aaron .363
4 Rocky Colavito .356
5 Johnny Temple .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 11
1 Willie Mays 11
3 Rocky Colavito 10
4 Dick Stuart 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 28
1 Jerry Lynch 28
3 Gail Harris 27
4 Willie Mays 25
5 Carl Furillo 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 8
2 Luis Aparicio 7
3 Jim Piersall 6
4 Richie Ashburn 5
4 Tony Taylor 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Zach Monroe 0.72
2 Red Witt 1.26
3 Johnny Klippstein 1.35
4 Stu Miller 1.92
5 Bob Rush 1.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 60
2 Juan Pizarro 42
3 Billy O'Dell 40
4 Larry Jackson 37
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 5
2 Don Elston 4
3 Tex Clevenger 3
3 Tom Gorman 3
3 4 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .349
2 Ted Williams .336
3 Richie Ashburn .336
4 Hank Aaron .331
5 Willie Mays .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 52
2 Roy Sievers 42
3 Mickey Mantle 40
4 Frank Thomas 39
5 Jackie Jensen 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 130
2 Jackie Jensen 122
3 Frank Thomas 116
4 Roy Sievers 115
5 2 tied 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 29
2 Richie Ashburn 27
3 Willie Mays 26
4 Jim Rivera 22
5 Jim Gilliam 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.12
2 Stu Miller 2.52
3 Jack Harshman 2.69
4 Billy O'Dell 2.75
5 Warren Spahn 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 23
2 Bob Turley 22
3 Warren Spahn 21
4 Lew Burdette 18
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 214
2 Jim Bunning 181
3 Early Wynn 173
4 Bob Turley 168
5 Warren Spahn 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 21
2 Dick Hyde 19
3 Ryne Duren 17
4 Clem Labine 14
5 2 tied 13