Events of Saturday, August 23, 1958 (original) (raw)
Events of Saturday, August 23, 1958
Events of Saturday, August 23, 1958
8-22-1958 8-24-1958 8-23-1957 8-23-1959
DET A 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 5 11 0 BAL A 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 2
BOX+PBP WP: Cicotte (2-3) LP: Portocarrero (12-9)
CLE A 2 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 8 10 2 BOS A 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 9 1
BOX+PBP WP: McLish (13-6) LP: Sisler (7-7) HR: Colavito (30), Minoso (18), Jackson (2)
CHI A 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 0 - 7 9 1 NY A 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 6 2
BOX+PBP WP: Pierce (14-8) LP: Ford (14-7) HR: Boone (11), Skowron (13)
KC A 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 4 0 WAS A 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 2
BOX+PBP WP: Grim (3-5) LP: Pascual (7-8)
PIT N 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 6 10 1 CHI N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1
BOX+PBP WP: Porterfield (3-5) LP: Phillips (6-8) HR: Banks (41)
MIL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 4 0 LA N 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 4 x - 10 13 0
BOX+PBP WP: Drysdale (9-11) LP: Pizarro (4-2) HR: Crandall (16), Hodges (19), Pignatano (8), Drysdale 2 (7)
CIN N 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 7 0 SF N 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 x - 5 9 0
BOX+PBP WP: Giel (4-4) LP: Purkey (14-8) HR: Mays (22), Wagner (9), Kirkland (11)
PHI N 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 13 0 STL N 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1
BOX+PBP WP: Morehead (1-2) LP: Maglie (2-6) SV: Farrell (10) HR: Post (9)
Standings At Close of Play of August 23, 1958
NL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Milwaukee Braves 122 71 51 0 .582 - 529 446 San Francisco Giants 120 64 56 0 .533 6.0 565 556 Pittsburgh Pirates 121 64 57 0 .529 6.5 534 484 Los Angeles Dodgers 120 59 61 0 .492 11.0 539 597 St. Louis Cardinals 120 58 62 0 .483 12.0 488 530 Cincinnati Reds 123 57 66 0 .463 14.5 536 510 Chicago Cubs 124 57 67 0 .460 15.0 570 585 Philadelphia Phillies 118 54 64 0 .458 15.0 507 560
AL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA New York Yankees 124 77 46 1 .626 - 622 451 Chicago White Sox 123 65 57 1 .533 11.5 521 502 Boston Red Sox 121 61 59 1 .508 14.5 565 553 Baltimore Orioles 121 58 62 1 .483 17.5 414 442 Detroit Tigers 120 58 62 0 .483 17.5 509 515 Cleveland Indians 123 58 65 0 .472 19.0 559 531 Kansas City Athletics 123 57 64 2 .471 19.0 505 557 Washington Senators 123 51 70 2 .421 25.0 462 606
Births on This Date
Deaths on This Date
Bill Breckinridge (50)
Transactions
Chicago Cubs claimed Jim Marshall from Baltimore Orioles on waivers.
Baltimore Orioles claimed Hoyt Wilhelm from Cleveland Indians on waivers.