On This Day

Friday, May 17, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 17 7 .708 --
Yankees 16 9 .640 1.5
Indians 16 9 .640 1.5
Red Sox 15 13 .536 4.0
Tigers 14 14 .500 5.0
Athletics 12 16 .429 7.0
Orioles 9 17 .346 9.0
Senators 8 22 .267 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Redlegs 19 8 .704 --
Braves 17 9 .654 1.5
Dodgers 15 10 .600 3.0
Phillies 15 13 .536 4.5
Cardinals 13 13 .500 5.5
Giants 12 17 .414 8.0
Pirates 8 18 .308 10.5
Cubs 7 18 .280 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gus Bell 3
1 George Crowe 3
1 Al Kaline 3
1 Frank Robinson 3
5 21 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 2
2 Harry Anderson 1
2 Gus Bell 1
2 Marv Blaylock 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Bell 4
1 Frank Robinson 4
3 Marv Blaylock 3
3 Wally Post 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tito Francona 2
2 Granny Hamner 1
2 Gene Mauch 1
2 Al Pilarcik 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bud Daley 1.20
2 Camilo Pascual 0.79
3 Ryne Duren 0.71
4 Sam Jones 0.70
5 Dick Donovan 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Brewer 1
1 Bud Daley 1
1 Dick Donovan 1
1 Don Gross 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 11
2 Sam Jones 7
3 Bud Daley 6
4 Ryne Duren 5
4 Ray Narleski 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul LaPalme 1
1 Ray Narleski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reno Bertoia .380
2 Ted Williams .379
3 Frank Robinson .376
4 Nellie Fox .374
5 Stan Musial .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 9
1 Ted Williams 9
3 Wally Moon 8
3 Roy Sievers 8
5 Hank Sauer 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Sievers 26
2 Hank Aaron 25
3 Frank Robinson 24
4 Carl Furillo 22
4 3 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 10
2 Jim Landis 8
3 Jim Gilliam 6
4 Richie Ashburn 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Wilson 1.05
2 Tom Sturdivant 1.15
3 Sandy Koufax 1.33
4 Jim Bunning 1.65
5 Clem Labine 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Brewer 5
1 Ruben Gomez 5
1 Duke Maas 5
1 Billy Pierce 5
1 Virgil Trucks 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 39
2 Billy Pierce 37
3 Sandy Koufax 35
3 Early Wynn 35
5 Sam Jones 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 6
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 Dick Groat .429
2 Frank Robinson .418
3 Harvey Kuenn .412
4 Joe DeMaestri .410
5 Vic Wertz .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 5
1 Eddie Mathews 5
1 Wally Moon 5
4 Ken Boyer 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 19
2 Hank Aaron 16
3 Gus Bell 14
3 Jackie Jensen 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Sturdivant 0.00
2 Jim Bunning 0.46
3 Sandy Koufax 0.50
4 Jim Wilson 0.69
5 George Zuverink 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Brewer 3
1 Don Gross 3
1 Duke Maas 3
1 Early Wynn 3
5 20 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 24
2 Jack Sanford 22
3 Don Cardwell 21
3 Early Wynn 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 4
2 Hersh Freeman 2
2 Don Mossi 2
4 Jim Bunning 1
4 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .351
2 Mickey Mantle .344
3 Hank Aaron .342
4 Stan Musial .327
5 Harvey Kuenn .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 45
2 Duke Snider 44
3 Joe Adcock 42
4 Eddie Mathews 39
5 Frank Robinson 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 124
2 Mickey Mantle 117
3 Larry Doby 113
4 Jackie Jensen 111
5 Joe Adcock 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 43
2 Jim Gilliam 25
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 2.63
4 Tom Sturdivant 2.84
5 Warren Spahn 2.88

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 257
2 Billy Pierce 196
3 Sam Jones 190
4 Paul Foytack 183
5 Billy Hoeft 177

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hersh Freeman 19
1 Clem Labine 19
3 Turk Lown 14
4 Ike Delock 12
4 Don Mossi 12