On This Day

Sunday, April 21, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 4 0 1.000 --
Yankees 3 1 .750 1.0
Red Sox 2 2 .500 2.0
Senators 3 3 .500 2.0
Tigers 2 3 .400 2.5
Athletics 2 3 .400 2.5
Orioles 2 4 .333 3.0
Indians 1 3 .250 3.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 4 0 1.000 --
Dodgers 4 1 .800 0.5
Cardinals 2 2 .500 2.0
Cubs 2 2 .500 2.0
Giants 2 3 .400 2.5
Pirates 2 3 .400 2.5
Phillies 2 3 .400 2.5
Redlegs 0 4 .000 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Lemon 5
2 Al Dark 4
2 Wally Moon 4
2 Bob Nieman 4
2 Bob Skinner 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Skowron 2
2 Ed Bailey 1
2 Bob Boyd 1
2 Del Ennis 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Furillo 4
1 Roy Sievers 4
3 Bob Boyd 3
3 Dale Long 3
3 Don Zimmer 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Landis 1
1 Willie Mays 1
1 Bob Nieman 1
1 Carl Powis 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vern Law 999.00
2 Jim Wilson 1.60
3 Sam Jones 1.22
4 Dave Sisler 0.70
5 Charlie Beamon 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 1
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Jackie Collum 1
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 11
2 Jim Wilson 8
3 Dave Sisler 7
4 Tom Cheney 6
4 Don Drysdale 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Cardwell 1
1 Sandy Consuegra 1
1 Roy Face 1
1 Clem Labine 1
1 Dick Littlefield 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Del Crandall .500
1 Don Hoak .500
3 Ted Williams .471
4 Bob Nieman .440
5 Stan Musial .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Skowron 4
2 Roy Sievers 3
3 Hank Bauer 2
3 Carl Furillo 2
3 9 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Furillo 8
1 Roy Sievers 8
3 Sherm Lollar 7
3 Willie Mays 7
5 5 tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 2
1 Jim Landis 2
1 Jim Rivera 2
4 Ernie Banks 1
4 16 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Wilson 0.00
1 Lew Burdette 0.00
1 Sal Maglie 0.00
1 Johnny Podres 0.00
1 5 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 2
2 Johnny Antonelli 1
2 Tom Brewer 1
2 Jim Bunning 1
2 32 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 11
2 Bob Chakales 10
2 Mike Fornieles 10
2 Frank Lary 10
2 Herb Score 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Cardwell 1
1 Sandy Consuegra 1
1 Ike Delock 1
1 Roy Face 1
1 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .351
2 Ted Williams .345
3 Harvey Kuenn .334
4 Hank Aaron .328
5 Bob Nieman .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 49
2 Duke Snider 45
3 Willie Mays 38
3 Frank Robinson 38
5 Joe Adcock 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 128
2 Mickey Mantle 123
3 Stan Musial 108
3 Harry Simpson 108
5 Vic Wertz 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 41
2 Luis Aparicio 23
3 Jim Rivera 22
4 Jim Gilliam 21
5 Bobby Avila 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.47
2 Herb Score 2.60
3 Warren Spahn 2.64
4 Lew Burdette 2.70
5 Sal Maglie 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 27
2 Frank Lary 22
2 Warren Spahn 22
4 Johnny Antonelli 20
4 4 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 263
2 Billy Pierce 196
3 Paul Foytack 186
4 Sam Jones 178
5 Billy Hoeft 176

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 20
2 Hersh Freeman 17
3 George Zuverink 16
4 Turk Lown 13
5 2 tied 11