On This Day

Thursday, April 18, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 2 0 1.000 --
Yankees 2 0 1.000 0.0
Athletics 2 1 .667 0.5
Red Sox 1 1 .500 1.0
Indians 1 1 .500 1.0
Senators 1 2 .333 1.5
Orioles 1 2 .333 1.5
Tigers 0 3 .000 2.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 2 0 1.000 --
Braves 2 0 1.000 0.0
Giants 1 1 .500 1.0
Pirates 1 1 .500 1.0
Cardinals 1 1 .500 1.0
Cubs 1 1 .500 1.0
Phillies 0 2 .000 2.0
Redlegs 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Baker 3
1 Bob Bowman 3
1 Dee Fondy 3
1 Billy Gardner 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Hank Bauer 1
1 Joe DeMaestri 1
1 Dick Gernert 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gene Baker 4
1 Roger Maris 4
3 Gail Harris 3
3 Hank Sauer 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 2
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Dee Fondy 1
2 Jim Gilliam 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Sullivan 0.75
2 Johnny Kucks 0.71
2 Sal Maglie 0.71
4 Moe Drabowsky 0.57
5 Ted Abernathy 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Ruben Gomez 1
1 Bob Grim 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Sullivan 6
2 Johnny Kucks 5
2 Sal Maglie 5
4 Moe Drabowsky 4
4 Ray Moore 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gene Mauch .571
1 Stan Musial .571
3 Bob Bowman .556
4 Jim Gilliam .545
5 8 tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 2
1 Roy Sievers 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Hank Bauer 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Triandos 6
2 Ray Boone 5
3 Gene Baker 4
3 Roger Maris 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 2
2 Luis Aparicio 1
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Don Blasingame 1
2 8 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lew Burdette 0.00
1 Sal Maglie 0.00
1 Pedro Ramos 0.00
1 Wally Burnette 0.00
1 6 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Brewer 1
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Wally Burnette 1
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 14 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 10
2 Billy Pierce 9
3 Robin Roberts 8
4 Bob Chakales 7
4 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ike Delock 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .349
2 Ted Williams .341
3 Harvey Kuenn .332
4 Hank Aaron .327
5 Charlie Maxwell .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 50
2 Duke Snider 44
3 Frank Robinson 38
4 Joe Adcock 37
4 Eddie Mathews 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 128
2 Mickey Mantle 126
3 Stan Musial 108
4 Harry Simpson 107
4 Vic Wertz 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 40
2 Luis Aparicio 22
2 Jim Gilliam 22
2 Jim Rivera 22
5 Bobby Avila 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.42
2 Herb Score 2.56
3 Early Wynn 2.69
4 Lew Burdette 2.70
5 Warren Spahn 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 27
2 Frank Lary 21
2 Warren Spahn 21
4 Tom Brewer 20
4 6 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 273
2 Billy Pierce 196
3 Paul Foytack 186
4 Sam Jones 176
5 Billy Hoeft 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 19
2 Hersh Freeman 17
3 George Zuverink 16
4 Turk Lown 13
5 2 tied 11