On This Day

Monday, July 28, 1958

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 64 32 .667 --
Red Sox 48 46 .511 15.0
Orioles 47 46 .505 15.5
White Sox 47 50 .485 17.5
Athletics 44 49 .473 18.5
Indians 46 52 .469 19.0
Tigers 44 51 .463 19.5
Senators 42 56 .429 23.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 52 41 .559 --
Giants 53 43 .552 0.5
Cubs 48 49 .495 6.0
Pirates 47 48 .495 6.0
Redlegs 47 48 .495 6.0
Cardinals 46 48 .489 6.5
Phillies 43 50 .462 9.0
Dodgers 43 52 .453 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Orlando Cepeda 5
2 Richie Ashburn 4
2 Al Kaline 4
4 Hank Bauer 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Cerv 2
1 Mickey Mantle 2
1 Gil McDougald 2
4 Felipe Alou 1
4 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Bauer 4
2 Bob Cerv 3
2 Sherm Lollar 3
2 Gil McDougald 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Boone 1
1 Jim Landis 1
1 Mickey Mantle 1
1 Billy Martin 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Meyer 1.50
2 Ruben Gomez 0.57
3 Dick Tomanek 0.56
4 Ray Semproch 0.55
5 Mike McCormick 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Fischer 1
1 Ruben Gomez 1
1 Turk Lown 1
1 Mike McCormick 1
1 Zach Monroe 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Meyer 12
2 Ray Semproch 6
3 Turk Lown 5
3 Mike McCormick 5
3 Dick Tomanek 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Kucks 1
1 Ray Moore 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .354
2 Willie Mays .345
3 Richie Ashburn .333
4 Bob Cerv .332
5 Pete Runnels .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jackie Jensen 29
2 Bob Cerv 28
2 Mickey Mantle 28
2 Frank Thomas 28
5 Ernie Banks 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Jensen 89
2 Ernie Banks 80
2 Frank Thomas 80
4 Bob Cerv 75
5 Roy Sievers 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 20
2 Luis Aparicio 19
3 Richie Ashburn 17
4 Don Blasingame 14
4 Jim Rivera 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 1.68
2 Arnie Portocarrero 2.43
3 Billy Pierce 2.75
4 Bob Turley 2.78
5 Jack Harshman 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Turley 15
2 Whitey Ford 13
3 Bob Friend 12
3 Bob Purkey 12
3 2 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 130
2 Bob Turley 118
3 Jim Bunning 112
3 Early Wynn 112
5 Whitey Ford 103

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 16
2 Dick Hyde 12
3 Roy Face 11
4 Leo Kiely 10
5 Clem Labine 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .465
2 Bob Boyd .458
3 Norm Larker .447
4 Hank Aaron .426
5 2 tied .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 7
1 Rocky Colavito 7
3 Mickey Mantle 6
3 Frank Robinson 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 16
2 Ernie Banks 15
2 Wes Covington 15
2 Frank Malzone 15
2 Roy Sievers 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 5
2 Johnny Temple 4
3 Jim Rivera 3
4 Luis Aparicio 2
4 11 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 0.00
2 Bill Henry 0.61
3 Bob Porterfield 0.73
4 Dick Donovan 1.00
4 Joey Jay 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Donovan 3
1 Whitey Ford 3
1 Dick Hyde 3
1 Joey Jay 3
1 Arnie Portocarrero 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 27
2 Jim Bunning 26
3 Joey Jay 22
3 Sam Jones 22
5 Bob Turley 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 3
2 Marv Grissom 2
2 Leo Kiely 2
2 Johnny Kucks 2
2 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Larker .434
2 Billy Goodman .403
3 Hank Aaron .402
4 Bob Boyd .400
4 Pete Runnels .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 15
2 Roy Sievers 11
3 Hank Aaron 10
4 Ernie Banks 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Jensen 36
2 Jim Landis 28
2 Frank Malzone 28
4 Ernie Banks 26
4 Mickey Mantle 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 8
2 Willie Mays 6
3 Richie Ashburn 5
3 Johnny Temple 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alex Kellner 0.96
2 Joey Jay 1.19
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.38
4 Bill Henry 1.61
5 Whitey Ford 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cal McLish 6
1 Arnie Portocarrero 6
3 Ike Delock 5
3 Whitey Ford 5
3 Joey Jay 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 51
2 Sam Jones 44
3 Joey Jay 43
4 Bob Turley 38
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 5
1 Roy Face 5
1 Dick Hyde 5
1 Clem Labine 5
5 Turk Lown 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .365
2 Willie Mays .355
3 Ted Williams .345
4 Richie Ashburn .330
5 Mickey Mantle .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 50
2 Roy Sievers 44
3 Jackie Jensen 39
4 Hank Aaron 36
4 Frank Thomas 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Jensen 130
2 Ernie Banks 125
3 Frank Thomas 111
4 Roy Sievers 110
5 Hank Aaron 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 34
2 Willie Mays 31
3 Don Blasingame 24
4 Jim Gilliam 23
5 Richie Ashburn 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.07
2 Jack Harshman 2.71
3 Cal McLish 2.83
4 Bob Turley 2.83
5 Warren Spahn 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 23
1 Bob Turley 23
3 Whitey Ford 19
3 Bob Friend 19
5 Lew Burdette 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 190
2 Sam Jones 187
3 Jim Bunning 185
4 Early Wynn 169
5 Billy Pierce 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 16
1 Roy Face 16
3 Marv Grissom 14
3 Clem Labine 14
5 Billy Muffett 13