On This Day

Friday, May 10, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 13 7 .650 --
Yankees 12 8 .600 1.0
Indians 11 8 .579 1.5
Red Sox 12 9 .571 1.5
Athletics 11 11 .500 3.0
Tigers 11 12 .478 3.5
Orioles 9 12 .429 4.5
Senators 6 18 .250 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 14 6 .700 --
Redlegs 13 7 .650 1.0
Dodgers 12 8 .600 2.0
Cardinals 10 9 .526 3.5
Phillies 11 10 .524 3.5
Giants 10 13 .435 5.5
Cubs 7 13 .350 7.0
Pirates 5 16 .238 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Logan 4
1 Sherm Lollar 4
3 Bob Boyd 3
3 Eddie Mathews 3
3 Willie Mays 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Ken Boyer 1
1 Nellie Fox 1
1 Granny Hamner 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Logan 5
2 Eddie Mathews 3
2 Wally Moon 3
4 Larry Doby 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Sanford 1.25
2 Connie Johnson 0.73
3 Ron Kline 0.64
4 Mike Garcia 0.43
4 Ruben Gomez 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Garcia 1
1 Ruben Gomez 1
1 Connie Johnson 1
1 Billy Pierce 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Sanford 10
2 Connie Johnson 8
3 Ron Kline 7
4 Juan Pizarro 5
5 Don Lee 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 1
1 Gerry Staley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .443
2 Don Hoak .415
3 Stan Musial .383
4 Harry Simpson .369
5 Hank Aaron .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 9
2 Hank Aaron 6
2 Joe Adcock 6
2 Wally Moon 6
2 Roy Sievers 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Sievers 24
2 Don Hoak 21
2 Harry Simpson 21
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 Whitey Ford 1.09
2 Jim Wilson 1.34
3 Tom Sturdivant 1.50
3 Bobby Shantz 1.50
5 Roger Craig 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ruben Gomez 4
1 Duke Maas 4
1 Billy Pierce 4
1 Jack Sanford 4
1 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 39
2 Billy Pierce 31
3 Robin Roberts 27
3 Jack Sanford 27
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 4
2 Ike Delock 3
2 Hersh Freeman 3
2 Clem Labine 3
2 Bob Miller 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .429
2 Don Hoak .422
3 Hank Foiles .421
4 Gene Woodling .412
5 Harvey Kuenn .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 6
2 Joe Adcock 4
2 Roy Campanella 4
2 Wally Moon 4
5 7 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Hoak 16
2 Larry Doby 13
2 Chico Fernandez 13
4 Hank Aaron 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 5
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 Vern Law 0.63
3 Jim Bunning 0.75
4 Willard Nixon 1.00
4 Bobby Shantz 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Duke Maas 4
2 Warren Hacker 3
2 Billy Pierce 3
2 Jack Sanford 3
2 Virgil Trucks 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Sanford 24
2 Herb Score 22
3 Don Cardwell 21
4 Duke Maas 20
4 Early Wynn 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hersh Freeman 3
1 Ray Narleski 3
3 Ike Delock 2
3 Gerry Staley 2
5 15 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .356
2 Hank Aaron .344
3 Mickey Mantle .335
4 Harvey Kuenn .330
5 Bill Virdon .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 46
2 Duke Snider 44
3 Joe Adcock 42
4 Eddie Mathews 38
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 127
2 Mickey Mantle 116
3 Harry Simpson 111
4 Joe Adcock 110
5 Larry Doby 109

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 2.46
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 263
2 Billy Pierce 194
3 Sam Jones 184
4 Paul Foytack 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 Tom Morgan 11