On This Day

Tuesday, May 14, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 14 7 .667 --
Yankees 14 8 .636 0.5
Indians 13 9 .591 1.5
Red Sox 13 12 .520 3.0
Tigers 12 13 .480 4.0
Athletics 12 13 .480 4.0
Orioles 9 14 .391 6.0
Senators 8 19 .296 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 17 7 .708 --
Redlegs 16 8 .667 1.0
Dodgers 13 10 .565 3.5
Phillies 14 11 .560 3.5
Cardinals 11 12 .478 5.5
Giants 12 14 .462 6.0
Cubs 7 17 .292 10.0
Pirates 7 18 .280 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Thomas 4
2 Ed Bailey 3
2 Stan Lopata 3
4 Hank Aaron 2
4 20 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 2
2 Harry Anderson 1
2 Reno Bertoia 1
2 Jim Bolger 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Thurman 4
2 Stan Lopata 3
3 Harry Anderson 2
3 Jim Bolger 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 2
2 Bill Bruton 1
2 Frank Malzone 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Duke Maas 1.00
2 Don Cardwell 0.57
3 Frank Sullivan 0.50
4 Ruben Gomez 0.33
5 Bob Buhl 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Arroyo 1
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 Turk Farrell 1
1 Ruben Gomez 1
1 Duke Maas 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Luis Arroyo 9
2 Duke Maas 6
3 Joe Nuxhall 5
4 Bob Buhl 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 1
1 Ernie Johnson 1
1 Robin Roberts 1
1 Al Worthington 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Hoak .388
2 Hank Aaron .383
3 Frank Robinson .383
4 Reno Bertoia .383
5 Ted Williams .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 9
1 Ted Williams 9
3 Wally Moon 7
3 Hank Sauer 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 25
2 Roy Sievers 24
3 Don Hoak 22
4 Carl Furillo 21
4 2 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 10
2 Jim Landis 7
3 Jim Gilliam 5
4 Richie Ashburn 4
5 9 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Law 0.74
2 Whitey Ford 1.09
3 Jim Wilson 1.34
4 Tom Sturdivant 1.50
5 Johnny Kucks 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ruben Gomez 5
1 Duke Maas 5
1 Virgil Trucks 5
4 Tom Brewer 4
4 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 39
2 Luis Arroyo 31
2 Billy Pierce 31
4 Duke Maas 30
5 3 tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 5
2 Bob Miller 4
3 Ike Delock 3
3 Hersh Freeman 3
3 Clem Labine 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DeMaestri .432
2 Frank Robinson .429
3 Don Hoak .423
4 Vic Power .415
5 Harvey Kuenn .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 6
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Wally Moon 5
4 Roy Campanella 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 17
1 Larry Doby 17
1 Don Hoak 17
4 Frank Robinson 16
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Sturdivant 0.00
1 Virgil Trucks 0.00
1 Larry Jackson 0.00
4 Jim Bunning 0.71
5 Vern Law 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Duke Maas 4
2 Warren Hacker 3
2 Larry Jackson 3
2 Bob Lemon 3
2 Virgil Trucks 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Luis Arroyo 26
2 Duke Maas 22
3 Don Cardwell 21
4 Jack Sanford 20
5 Robin Roberts 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 4
2 Hersh Freeman 3
3 Jim Bunning 1
3 Tommy Byrne 1
3 17 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .350
2 Hank Aaron .347
3 Mickey Mantle .343
4 Gil McDougald .329
5 Harvey Kuenn .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 46
2 Duke Snider 43
3 Joe Adcock 42
4 Eddie Mathews 38
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 125
2 Mickey Mantle 118
3 Larry Doby 112
4 Hank Aaron 110
4 Joe Adcock 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 45
2 Jim Gilliam 24
3 Luis Aparicio 23
4 Jim Rivera 22
5 Bobby Avila 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herb Score 2.38
2 Whitey Ford 2.63
3 Lew Burdette 2.65
4 Warren Spahn 2.88
5 Early Wynn 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 24
2 Lew Burdette 22
2 Frank Lary 22
2 Warren Spahn 22
5 Johnny Antonelli 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 257
2 Billy Pierce 190
3 Paul Foytack 186
4 Sam Jones 182
5 Billy Hoeft 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 20
2 Hersh Freeman 19
3 Turk Lown 14
4 Ike Delock 12
5 2 tied 11