On This Day

Friday, April 26, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 6 1 .857 --
Red Sox 6 3 .667 1.0
Yankees 5 3 .625 1.5
Athletics 5 5 .500 2.5
Orioles 4 6 .400 3.5
Indians 3 5 .375 3.5
Senators 4 7 .364 4.0
Tigers 3 6 .333 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 7 1 .875 --
Dodgers 6 2 .750 1.0
Phillies 4 4 .500 3.0
Giants 4 5 .444 3.5
Redlegs 4 5 .444 3.5
Cubs 3 5 .375 4.0
Pirates 3 6 .333 4.5
Cardinals 2 5 .286 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Groat 3
1 Al Kaline 3
1 George Kell 3
1 Jim Lemon 3
1 Jim Pendleton 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 2
2 Del Crandall 1
2 Chico Fernandez 1
2 Al Kaline 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Adcock 5
2 Al Kaline 4
3 Chico Fernandez 3
3 Jim Piersall 3
3 Frank Thomas 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Whitey Herzog 1
1 George Kell 1
1 Stan Lopata 1
1 Rip Repulski 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Cardwell 0.80
2 Billy Pierce 0.71
3 Johnny Antonelli 0.40
4 Tom Sturdivant 0.33
5 Ray Moore 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Cardwell 1
1 Duke Maas 1
1 Ray Moore 1
1 Billy Pierce 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 5
2 Johnny Antonelli 4
2 Don Cardwell 4
2 Bob Lemon 4
2 Duke Maas 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul LaPalme 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .536
2 Al Dark .419
3 Jim Gilliam .412
4 Joe Ginsberg .409
5 Del Crandall .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Skizas 5
2 Joe Adcock 4
2 Roy Sievers 4
2 Harry Simpson 4
2 Bill Skowron 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Sievers 15
2 Carl Furillo 11
2 Bill Tuttle 11
4 Joe Adcock 10
4 3 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Landis 3
2 Luis Aparicio 2
2 Jim Gilliam 2
2 Willie Mays 2
2 3 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clem Labine 0.00
1 Jim Wilson 0.00
1 Pete Burnside 0.00
1 Sal Maglie 0.00
5 2 tied 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 3
2 Whitey Ford 2
2 Ruben Gomez 2
2 Bob Grim 2
2 5 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 17
1 Herb Score 17
3 Mike Fornieles 12
4 Bob Chakales 11
4 6 others tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 3
2 Bob Miller 2
2 Raul Sanchez 2
4 Don Cardwell 1
4 15 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .348
2 Ted Williams .345
3 Hank Aaron .331
4 Harvey Kuenn .329
5 Stan Musial .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 50
2 Duke Snider 46
3 Joe Adcock 41
4 Frank Robinson 39
5 Willie Mays 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 129
2 Mickey Mantle 121
3 Harry Simpson 110
4 Joe Adcock 108
5 Roy Sievers 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 42
2 Luis Aparicio 23
3 Jim Gilliam 22
3 Jim Rivera 22
5 Bobby Avila 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 2.48
2 Herb Score 2.53
3 Whitey Ford 2.58
4 Lew Burdette 2.62
5 Sal Maglie 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 26
2 Warren Spahn 23
3 Frank Lary 22
4 Johnny Antonelli 20
4 4 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 262
2 Billy Pierce 197
3 Paul Foytack 187
4 Sam Jones 176
5 Billy Hoeft 175

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 22
2 Hersh Freeman 17
3 George Zuverink 15
4 Turk Lown 14
5 2 tied 11