On This Day

Wednesday, May 8, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 12 7 .632 --
White Sox 11 7 .611 0.5
Red Sox 12 8 .600 0.5
Indians 10 8 .556 1.5
Tigers 11 10 .524 2.0
Athletics 11 10 .524 2.0
Orioles 8 12 .400 4.5
Senators 5 18 .217 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 13 6 .684 --
Redlegs 13 7 .650 0.5
Dodgers 12 7 .632 1.0
Cardinals 10 8 .556 2.5
Phillies 10 10 .500 3.5
Giants 9 13 .409 5.5
Cubs 7 13 .350 6.5
Pirates 5 15 .250 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Woodling 4
2 Bob Boyd 3
2 Ken Boyer 3
2 Jim Brideweser 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 3
2 George Crowe 2
3 Billy Gardner 1
3 Don Hoak 1
3 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Smith 6
2 Don Hoak 4
2 Gus Triandos 4
2 Ted Williams 4
2 Gene Woodling 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Chico Fernandez 1
1 Al Kaline 1
1 Roger Maris 1
1 Lee Walls 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Sullivan 1.00
2 Don Cardwell 0.90
3 Dick Drott 0.60
4 Vern Law 0.43
5 Gene Conley 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Cardwell 1
1 Dick Drott 1
1 Warren Hacker 1
1 Billy Loes 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Cardwell 9
2 Dick Drott 6
3 Willard Schmidt 5
3 Frank Sullivan 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Hersh Freeman 1
1 Larry Jackson 1
1 Ray Narleski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .474
2 Don Hoak .415
3 Stan Musial .403
4 Hank Aaron .372
5 Harry Simpson .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 9
2 Hank Aaron 6
2 Joe Adcock 6
4 George Crowe 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Hoak 21
1 Roy Sievers 21
3 Harry Simpson 20
4 Carl Furillo 19
4 Hank Sauer 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 7
2 Jim Gilliam 5
2 Jim Landis 5
4 Richie Ashburn 4
5 7 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Jackson 0.93
2 Whitey Ford 1.09
3 Johnny Kucks 1.34
4 Frank Lary 1.36
5 Sam Jones 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Duke Maas 4
1 Warren Spahn 4
1 Virgil Trucks 4
4 Tom Brewer 3
4 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 39
2 Billy Pierce 29
3 Robin Roberts 27
4 Don Cardwell 24
4 2 others tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ike Delock 3
1 Hersh Freeman 3
1 Clem Labine 3
1 Bob Miller 3
1 Ray Narleski 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .516
2 Gene Woodling .438
3 Harry Simpson .431
4 Don Hoak .429
5 Frank Robinson .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 7
2 Joe Adcock 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Roy Campanella 4
5 9 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Hoak 20
2 Hank Aaron 14
3 Del Ennis 13
3 Chico Fernandez 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 6
2 Richie Ashburn 4
3 Jim Gilliam 3
3 Al Kaline 3
3 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Sturdivant 0.39
2 Johnny Kucks 0.50
3 Vern Law 0.67
4 Virgil Trucks 0.75
5 Bobby Shantz 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Duke Maas 4
2 Warren Hacker 3
2 Brooks Lawrence 3
2 Virgil Trucks 3
2 Early Wynn 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 24
2 Herb Score 22
3 Don Cardwell 21
4 Duke Maas 20
5 Robin Roberts 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hersh Freeman 3
1 Ray Narleski 3
3 Ike Delock 2
3 Dixie Howell 2
3 Bob Miller 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .358
2 Hank Aaron .342
3 Mickey Mantle .340
4 Harvey Kuenn .333
5 Bill Virdon .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 47
2 Duke Snider 44
3 Joe Adcock 43
4 Eddie Mathews 37
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 128
2 Mickey Mantle 117
3 Joe Adcock 111
4 Harry Simpson 110
5 2 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 42
2 Jim Gilliam 24
3 Luis Aparicio 23
4 Jim Rivera 22
5 Bobby Avila 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herb Score 2.56
2 Warren Spahn 2.57
3 Whitey Ford 2.60
4 Lew Burdette 2.78
5 Sal Maglie 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 26
2 Warren Spahn 24
3 Frank Lary 22
4 Johnny Antonelli 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 269
2 Billy Pierce 197
3 Paul Foytack 189
4 Sam Jones 182
5 Billy Hoeft 176

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 21
2 Hersh Freeman 19
3 Turk Lown 14
4 Ike Delock 12
5 3 tied 11