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| Breaking News |  | Red-Hot Aaron NL Player of the Week
Monday, September 22nd, 1958: It's always a thrill for fans of the team and students of the game alike when a superstar in the making shows what he's got. Hank Aaron, the Milwaukee Braves 24-year-old right fielder, put himself in the spotlight last week making him the clear-cut choice for National League Player of the Week honors.
He ripped 14 hits in 31 at-bats, compiling a .452 average with 1 home run and 6 RBIs.
This year Aaron has hit at a .322 pace and produced 105 RBIs, 23 home runs and scored 88 runs. |
 | AL Names Top Player of the Week
Monday, September 22nd, 1958: At the age of 30, Nellie Fox might have some potential he hasn't realized yet -- if his success at the plate last week is any indication. The Chicago second baseman put up some exceptional numbers the past seven days with a .526 batting average. For his efforts Fox collected the American League Player of the Week Award.
He racked up 10 hits in 19 at-bats, no home runs and 2 RBIs last week in 5 games.
This year Fox is batting .342 with 204 hits, no home runs, 62 RBIs, 49 walks, .402 OBP and has scored 76 runs. |
 | Pirates Whitewashed by Sanford
Sunday, September 21st, 1958: Jack Sanford pitched a strong game in blanking the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0, allowed no runs on 5 hits, totaled 2 strikeouts and gave up no walks.
The Philadelphia manager said he could tell right away it was going to be a good game for Sanford. "Right from the start, you could see how economical he was," he said. "He threw a lot of strikes."
So far this season Sanford has a record of 21-11 with 166 strikeouts and 93 walks in 307 innings and a 3.22 ERA. |
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| Yesterday's Games - National League | | Away Team | Home Team | Result | Time | Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher | | Los Angeles | Chicago | 7-3 | 3:05 pm | D.Drysdale (26-12, 3.19 ERA) | D.Drott (14-20, 4.29 ERA) | | Milwaukee | Cincinnati | 2-3 | 2:05 pm | O.Pena (5-8, 4.75 ERA) | W.Spahn (17-14, 3.06 ERA) | | Pittsburgh | Philadelphia | 4-3 | 1:05 pm | R.Kline (21-14, 2.93 ERA) | C.Simmons (15-22, 3.65 ERA) | | Pittsburgh | Philadelphia | 0-6 | 4:05 pm | J.Sanford (21-11, 3.22 ERA) | G.Witt (12-9, 3.59 ERA) | | San Francisco | St. Louis | 1-6 | 3:05 pm | L.McDaniel (11-13, 3.27 ERA) | S.Miller (14-15, 2.74 ERA) |
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