On This Day

Wednesday, May 22, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	20	7	.741	--
Indians	18	11	.621	3.0
Yankees	17	12	.586	4.0
Tigers	17	16	.515	6.0
Red Sox	16	16	.500	6.5
Athletics	14	19	.424	9.0
Orioles	12	18	.400	9.5
Senators	10	25	.286	14.0

Games

Orioles 4, Tigers 3

Red Sox 11, Indians 0

White Sox 8, Yankees 4

Athletics 8, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Redlegs	22	10	.688	--
Braves	19	10	.655	1.5
Dodgers	18	11	.621	2.5
Phillies	16	14	.533	5.0
Giants	15	18	.455	7.5
Cardinals	13	16	.448	7.5
Cubs	8	19	.296	11.5
Pirates	8	21	.276	12.5

Games

Redlegs 8, Dodgers 1

Braves 4, Phillies 3

Giants 4, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Yogi Berra	3
1	Ed Bouchee	3
1	Dick Gernert	3
1	Ruben Gomez	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Zernial	2
2	Ed Bailey	1
2	Ed Bouchee	1
2	Nellie Fox	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Gernert	4
2	Eddie Mathews	3
2	Gene Mauch	3
2	Roy McMillan	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	2
1	Johnny Temple	2
3	Luis Aparicio	1
3	Milt Graff	1
3	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sandy Koufax	1.00
2	Johnny Klippstein	0.83
3	Art Ceccarelli	0.71
4	Ruben Gomez	0.45
4	Jim Wilson	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	1
1	Alex Kellner	1
1	Johnny Klippstein	1
1	Juan Pizarro	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	7
2	Art Ceccarelli	5
2	Ruben Gomez	5
2	Johnny Klippstein	5
2	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Virgil Trucks	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.404
2	Mickey Mantle	.368
3	Hank Aaron	.359
4	Nellie Fox	.358
5	Reno Bertoia	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	11
2	Ted Williams	10
3	Wally Moon	9
3	Roy Sievers	9
5	Gus Zernial	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	29
1	Carl Furillo	29
3	Roy Sievers	27
4	Frank Robinson	25
5	Larry Doby	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	15
2	Jim Landis	8
3	Bill Bruton	6
3	Jim Gilliam	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	0.88
2	Tom Sturdivant	1.15
3	Jim Bunning	1.38
4	Clem Labine	1.56
5	Jim Wilson	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	6
1	Ruben Gomez	6
1	Duke Maas	6
1	Billy Pierce	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	45
2	Early Wynn	43
3	Sandy Koufax	42
4	Jim Bunning	41
5	Herb Score	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	6
2	Clem Labine	4
2	Bob Miller	4
4	Ike Delock	3
4	3 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.447
2	Rocky Colavito	.413
3	Chico Carrasquel	.409
4	Willie Mays	.408
5	Herb Plews	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	5
1	Wally Moon	5
3	Ed Bailey	4
3	Tito Francona	4
3	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	13
1	Wally Moon	13
3	Hank Aaron	12
3	George Crowe	12
3	4 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	8
2	Tito Francona	5
3	Bill Bruton	4
4	Dee Fondy	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	0.00
2	Johnny Podres	0.50
3	Jim Bunning	0.60
4	Tom Brewer	1.00
4	Don Gross	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Acker	4
2	Tom Brewer	3
2	Ruben Gomez	3
2	Duke Maas	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	27
2	Sandy Koufax	25
3	Connie Johnson	24
3	Camilo Pascual	24
5	Early Wynn	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	4
2	Paul LaPalme	2
2	Don Mossi	2
2	Virgil Trucks	2
5	12 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.390
2	Mickey Mantle	.380
3	Frank Robinson	.368
4	Hank Aaron	.362
5	Dick Groat	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	10
2	Ted Williams	9
3	Wally Moon	8
4	Mickey Mantle	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	28
2	Frank Robinson	25
3	Jackie Jensen	23
4	Don Hoak	22
5	2 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	14
2	Jim Landis	6
3	Bill Bruton	5
3	Tito Francona	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Sturdivant	0.28
2	Jim Bunning	1.19
3	Larry Jackson	1.33
4	Duke Maas	1.34
5	Vern Law	1.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Duke Maas	6
2	Tom Acker	5
2	Tom Brewer	5
2	Ruben Gomez	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	43
2	Sandy Koufax	39
3	Duke Maas	36
3	Billy Pierce	36
5	2 tied	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	6
2	Hersh Freeman	3
2	Clem Labine	3
2	Paul LaPalme	3
2	2 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.357
2	Mickey Mantle	.343
3	Hank Aaron	.340
4	Stan Musial	.323
5	Gil McDougald	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	44
2	Mickey Mantle	43
3	Joe Adcock	42
4	Eddie Mathews	40
5	2 tied	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	125
2	Larry Doby	116
3	Mickey Mantle	113
4	Joe Adcock	112
5	Hank Aaron	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	47
2	Jim Gilliam	25
3	Luis Aparicio	24
4	Jim Rivera	22
5	Johnny Temple	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herb Score	2.44
2	Whitey Ford	2.67
3	Lew Burdette	2.68
4	Tom Sturdivant	2.84
5	Warren Spahn	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	24
2	Lew Burdette	22
2	Frank Lary	22
2	Billy Pierce	22
5	3 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	242
2	Billy Pierce	202
3	Sam Jones	189
4	Paul Foytack	185
5	Billy Hoeft	178

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	20
2	Hersh Freeman	17
3	Turk Lown	13
4	Ike Delock	12
4	Don Mossi	12