On This Day

Thursday, May 9, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 12 7 .632 --
Yankees 12 7 .632 0.0
Red Sox 12 9 .571 1.0
Indians 10 8 .556 1.5
Athletics 11 10 .524 2.0
Tigers 11 11 .500 2.5
Orioles 8 12 .400 4.5
Senators 6 18 .250 8.5

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Yost 4
2 Reno Bertoia 2
2 Frank House 2
2 Harvey Kuenn 2
2 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Sievers 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Sievers 3
2 Jim Lemon 2
3 Lou Berberet 1
3 Reno Bertoia 1
3 8 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Landis 1
1 Jim Piersall 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Wilson 1.12
2 Camilo Pascual 0.38
3 Frank Lary 0.18
4 Dean Stone 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Camilo Pascual 1
1 Jim Wilson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Wilson 9
2 Camilo Pascual 5
3 Al Aber 2
3 Frank Lary 2
5 2 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .443
2 Don Hoak .415
3 Stan Musial .403
4 Hank Aaron .372
5 Reno Bertoia .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 9
2 Hank Aaron 6
2 Joe Adcock 6
2 Roy Sievers 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Sievers 24
2 Don Hoak 21
3 Harry Simpson 20
4 Carl Furillo 19
4 Hank Sauer 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 7
2 Jim Landis 6
3 Jim Gilliam 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
3 Jim Wilson 1.34
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 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 39
2 Billy Pierce 29
3 Robin Roberts 27
4 Jim Wilson 25
5 3 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 .484
2 Don Hoak .426
3 Hank Foiles .412
4 Vic Power .405
5 Harry Simpson .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 6
2 Joe Adcock 4
2 Roy Campanella 4
4 Hank Aaron 3
4 7 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Hoak 19
2 Chico Fernandez 13
3 Frank Robinson 12
3 Ted Williams 12
5 6 tied 11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Sturdivant 0.39
2 Johnny Kucks 0.50
3 Vern Law 0.67
4 Bobby Shantz 1.00
5 Sam Jones 1.06

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
5 15 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .356
2 Hank Aaron .345
3 Mickey Mantle .338
4 Harvey Kuenn .329
5 Bill Virdon .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 46
2 Duke Snider 44
3 Joe Adcock 42
4 Eddie Mathews 37
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 128
2 Mickey Mantle 116
3 Joe Adcock 110
3 Harry Simpson 110
5 Larry Doby 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 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herb Score 2.56
2 Whitey Ford 2.60
3 Warren Spahn 2.65
4 Lew Burdette 2.78
5 Early Wynn 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 25
2 Warren Spahn 23
3 Frank Lary 22
4 Johnny Antonelli 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 269
2 Billy Pierce 192
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 2 tied 11