Banks Heads Roster Of Baseball All Stars

NEW YORK--Shortstop Ernie Banks of the Chicago Cubs, the major league home run leader this season, topped the voting for the 1958 Associated Press major league all-star team named Thursday Banks was named by 160 of the 173 members of the Baseball Writers Assn. of America participating in the annual poll.

There were only four repeaters from last year's squad. They were first baseman Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals, outfielder Hank Aaron, left-handed pitcher Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves, and outfielder Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees.

The others picked were second baseman Nellie Fox of the Chicago White Sox, third baseman Frank Thomas of the Pittsburgh Pirates, outfielder Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants, catcher Del Crandall of the Braves and right-handed pitcher Bob Turley of the Yankees.

Thus, National Leaguers filled seven of the 10 positions.

Both league batting champions, outfielders Ted Wiliams and Richie Ashburn, were second team choices.