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04/28/1958 1958 EXPANSION LEAGUE HOME BNN Index | ML | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY

BREAKING NEWS Weekly Team Power Rankings Monday, April 28th, 1958 Here are the current team power rankings: Teams (Total Points, Tendency): 1) Cincinnati Redlegs (163.3, ++) 2) Chicago White Sox (160.3, ++) 3) Baltimore Orioles (160.3, ++) 4) Cleveland Indians (160.3, ++) 5) Chicago Cubs (158.3, ++) 6) Philadelphia Phillies (133.6, +) 7) Pittsburgh Pirates (104.9, ++) 8) Milwaukee Braves (104.9, ++) 9) Boston Red Sox (102.9, --) 10) San Francisco Giants (102.9, -) 11) St. Louis Cardinals (77.1, o) 12) Washington Senators (75.1, --) 13) Detroit Tigers (75.1, --) 14) Kansas City Athletics (75.1, ++) 15) New York Yankees (49.4, +) 16) Indiananapolis Archers (47.4, --) 17) Reno Gamblers (21.7, --) 18) California City Rattlers (19.7, --) 19) Memphis Mudcats (16.7, --) 20) Los Angeles Dodgers (-14.0, --) BNN Stats: Career Pitching Leaders Monday, April 28th, 1958 Which pitchers are leading the 1958 Expansion League in career innings pitched? Hardie Henderson, -, 6753.0 Bill Vinton, -, 6212.2 Ray Keating, -, 6135.1 Peek-A-Boo Veach, -, 6036.0 Bill J Sweeney, -, 5897.0 Chicago's Aaron NL's Best Monday, April 28th, 1958 Hank Aaron demonstrated his potential to be a star in the game last week and today he took home the NL Player of the Week Award. The Chicago second baseman wreaked havoc on opposing pitchers last week, pounding them for a .458 average (11-24) with 4 home runs and 6 RBIs on his way to claiming the honor. LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Leon Wagner - PHI .462 2 Joe Cunningham CHA .452 3 Johnny Blanchard BAL .448 4 Herb Adams CLE .435 5 Hank Aaron CHN .429 LEAGUE LEADERS HR Charlie Maxwell - CIN 5 2 Hank Aaron CHN 4 2 Jim Gentile SLN 4 2 Harmon Killebrew ML1 4 2 Bobby Thomson PIT 4 LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Jim Gentile - SLN 12 2 Charlie Maxwell CIN 11 3 Hector Lopez BAL 10 3 Bob Speake CHA 10 5 5 tied with 9 LEAGUE LEADERS W 8 tied with 2 1 Frank Baumann CHN 2 1 Joe P Coleman NYA 2 1 Lloyd Merritt CIN 2 1 5 more tied with 2 LEAGUE LEADERS ERA 2 tied with 0.00 1 Billy O'Dell CHA 0.00 1 Gordon Jones CLE 0.00 3 Joe P Coleman NYA 0.63 4 Ken T Johnson BAL 0.66 LEAGUE LEADERS K 2 tied with 19 1 Herb Score NYA 19 1 Dean Stone SFN 19 3 Johnny Podres SLN 18 4 Red Witt ML1 17 NEWS AL Awards Player of the Week Smith's 20-Game Hitting Streak Ends St. Louis Draws Blanks Against Casale Blanchard Batters Reno for 5 Hits Smith Keeps Hit Streak Alive LINKS News Batting Report Major Transactions Pitching Report All Transactions Fielding Report Injuries 'Under The Knife' Draft Log Schedule Grid Free Agents Rookie Draft Pool B. Upcoming Free Agents Rookie Draft Pool P. Available Coaches Team Power Rankings Team vs Team Top Prospects Top Performances Top Players Trading Block Pos. Strength/Teams Pos. Strength/Pos. Financial Report Preseason Predictions AL STANDINGS East W L PCT GB Cleveland Indians 6 1 .857 - Baltimore Orioles 6 1 .857 - Boston Red Sox 4 3 .571 2.0 Washington Senators 3 4 .429 3.0 New York Yankees 2 5 .286 4.0 West W L PCT GB Chicago White Sox 6 1 .857 - Kansas City Athletics 3 4 .429 3.0 Detroit Tigers 3 4 .429 3.0 Reno Gamblers 1 6 .143 5.0 California City Rattlers 1 6 .143 5.0 NL STANDINGS East W L PCT GB Cincinnati Redlegs 6 1 .857 - Chicago Cubs 6 1 .857 - Philadelphia Phillies 5 2 .714 1.0 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 3 .571 2.0 Indiananapolis Archers 2 5 .286 4.0 West W L PCT GB San Francisco Giants 4 3 .571 - Milwaukee Braves 4 3 .571 - St. Louis Cardinals 3 4 .429 1.0 Memphis Mudcats 1 6 .143 3.0 Los Angeles Dodgers 0 7 .000 4.0

YESTERDAY'S GAMES - AL Away Team Home Team Result Time Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Kansas City Cleveland 4-6 7:05 pm EST B.Smith (1-0, 1.50 ERA) V.Trucks (0-1, 4.85 ERA) Boston Chicago 1-9 2:05 pm EST G.Bearden (1-0, 3.38 ERA) D.Cardwell (0-1, 9.00 ERA) California City Reno 3-4 2:05 pm EST J.Willis (1-2, 12.46 ERA) B.McCahan (0-2, 4.02 ERA) Detroit New York 2-5 7:05 pm EST J.Coleman (2-0, 0.63 ERA) W.Nixon (0-1, 7.71 ERA) Washington Baltimore 2-5 7:05 pm EST G.Brunet (1-0, 1.93 ERA) R.Semproch (0-2, 6.52 ERA) YESTERDAY'S GAMES - NL Away Team Home Team Result Time Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Los Angeles Cincinnati 3-4 7:05 pm EST K.Lehman (1-0, 4.91 ERA) B.Miller (0-1, 5.40 ERA) Philadelphia Memphis 9-6 2:05 pm EST B.Church (1-0, 5.02 ERA) E.Wynn (0-1, 9.64 ERA) Pittsburgh Chicago 8-3 3:05 pm EST B.Shantz (1-0, 2.50 ERA) G.Conley (1-1, 5.27 ERA) St. Louis Indiananapolis 9-3 7:05 pm EST J.Podres (1-1, 5.52 ERA) B.Black (0-1, 7.36 ERA) San Francisco Milwaukee 1-5 2:05 pm EST R.Witt (2-0, 2.55 ERA) D.Sisler (0-1, 2.87 ERA)

TODAY'S GAMES - AL Away Team Home Team Time Starting Pitcher Away Team Starting Pitcher Home Team Chicago (6-1, Road: 3-0) Cleveland (6-1, Home: 3-1) 7:05 pm EST LHP B.O'Dell (1-0, 0.00 ERA) RHP H.Byrd (0-0, 0.00 ERA) New York (2-5, Road: 1-4) Boston (4-3, Home: 2-0) 7:05 pm EST LHP M.McDermott (0-1, 5.79 ERA) RHP T.Brewer (0-1, 5.59 ERA) Reno (1-6, Road: 0-2) Kansas City (3-4, Home: 2-3) 7:05 pm EST LHP L.Hittle (0-0, 0.00 ERA) RHP J.Kucks (0-0, 5.00 ERA) Washington (3-4, Road: 1-3) Detroit (3-4, Home: 0-3) 7:05 pm EST RHP J.McDonald (1-0, 3.38 ERA) LHP S.Koufax (0-1, 5.06 ERA) Baltimore (6-1, Road: 3-0) California City (1-6, Home: 0-3) 7:05 pm EST RHP B.Porterfield (1-0, 2.35 ERA) RHP B.Podbielan (0-1, 6.75 ERA) TODAY'S GAMES - NL Away Team Home Team Time Starting Pitcher Away Team Starting Pitcher Home Team Los Angeles (0-7, Road: 0-4) Philadelphia (5-2, Home: 2-1) 7:05 pm EST LHP J.Pizarro (0-1, 9.45 ERA) LHP D.McDevitt (1-0, 4.26 ERA) Milwaukee (4-3, Road: 2-1) Indiananapolis (2-5, Home: 1-3) 7:05 pm EST RHP D.Brodowski (0-1, 11.25 ERA) RHP H.Wehmeier (0-1, 9.00 ERA) Chicago (6-1, Road: 3-0) San Francisco (4-3, Home: 2-0) 7:05 pm EST RHP S.Jones (1-0, 6.00 ERA) RHP V.Law (1-0, 3.38 ERA) Memphis (1-6, Road: 1-4) St. Louis (3-4, Home: 2-3) 7:05 pm EST LHP R.McKee (0-1, 36.00 ERA) RHP B.Macdonald (1-0, 1.00 ERA) Cincinnati (6-1, Road: 2-0) Pittsburgh (4-3, Home: 2-1) 7:05 pm EST RHP R.Terry (0-0, 0.00 ERA) RHP S.Williams (0-1, 9.00 ERA)