On This Day

Sunday, May 26, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	22	9	.710	--
Yankees	20	13	.606	3.0
Indians	20	13	.606	3.0
Red Sox	19	17	.528	5.5
Tigers	17	18	.486	7.0
Athletics	16	19	.457	8.0
Orioles	13	21	.382	10.5
Senators	11	28	.282	15.0

Games

Red Sox 9, Orioles 0

Red Sox 5, Orioles 4

White Sox 1, Indians 0

Indians 4, White Sox 3

Athletics 3, Tigers 1

Senators 9, Yankees 7

Yankees 7, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Redlegs	24	12	.667	--
Dodgers	20	12	.625	2.0
Braves	20	13	.606	2.5
Phillies	19	15	.559	4.0
Cardinals	15	18	.455	7.5
Giants	16	20	.444	8.0
Cubs	11	20	.355	10.5
Pirates	9	24	.273	13.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Giants 3

Cubs 7, Braves 5

Cubs 5, Braves 4

Pirates 13, Phillies 5

Phillies 6, Pirates 3

Redlegs 7, Cardinals 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roberto Clemente	6
2	Gene Baker	5
2	Jackie Jensen	5
4	Luis Aparicio	4
4	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	2
1	Bubba Phillips	2
3	Gene Baker	1
3	Ernie Banks	1
3	21 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roberto Clemente	5
1	Stan Musial	5
3	Roy Sievers	4
4	Ernie Banks	3
4	8 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Jensen	2
2	Bobby Avila	1
2	Chuck Harmon	1
2	Jim Landis	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dick Drott	1.88
2	Bud Daley	0.75
2	Dick Tomanek	0.75
4	Elmer Singleton	0.67
5	Juan Pizarro	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bud Byerly	1
1	Don Cardwell	1
1	Dick Drott	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Drott	15
2	Juan Pizarro	8
3	Don Cardwell	6
3	Bud Daley	6
3	Dick Tomanek	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ike Delock	1
1	Clem Labine	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.411
2	Stan Musial	.362
3	Mickey Mantle	.361
4	Reno Bertoia	.352
5	Dick Groat	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	11
2	Wally Moon	10
2	Ted Williams	10
4	Mickey Mantle	9
4	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Furillo	33
2	Hank Aaron	31
2	Roy Sievers	31
4	Stan Musial	28
5	Frank Robinson	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	15
2	Jim Landis	9
3	Johnny Temple	7
4	Bill Bruton	6
4	Jim Gilliam	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Sturdivant	1.13
2	Jim Bunning	1.38
3	Jim Wilson	1.57
4	Clem Labine	1.83
5	Don Gross	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	7
2	Tom Brewer	6
2	Ruben Gomez	6
2	Duke Maas	6
5	8 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	48
2	Early Wynn	46
3	Sandy Koufax	45
4	Luis Arroyo	44
5	2 tied	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	7
2	Clem Labine	5
3	Ike Delock	4
3	Bob Miller	4
5	3 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.450
2	Rocky Colavito	.422
3	Carl Furillo	.419
4	Gil Hodges	.409
5	Willie Mays	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Bailey	5
1	Mickey Mantle	5
1	Stan Musial	5
1	Gus Zernial	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	16
2	Carl Furillo	14
3	Tito Francona	13
3	Wally Post	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	7
2	Tito Francona	5
3	Bill Bruton	4
3	Dee Fondy	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	0.00
2	Tom Sturdivant	0.50
3	Dick Donovan	0.56
4	Lindy McDaniel	0.64
5	Jim Bunning	0.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Acker	3
1	Tom Brewer	3
1	Don Gross	3
1	Billy Pierce	3
5	19 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Arroyo	23
1	Dick Drott	23
1	Sandy Koufax	23
4	Early Wynn	22
5	Jim Bunning	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	3
2	Turk Farrell	2
2	Clem Labine	2
2	Paul LaPalme	2
2	Virgil Trucks	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.392
2	Dick Groat	.365
3	Frank Robinson	.358
4	Mickey Mantle	.354
5	Rocky Colavito	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	8
1	Wally Moon	8
1	Stan Musial	8
4	Mickey Mantle	7
4	3 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	25
1	Frank Robinson	25
3	Carl Furillo	22
3	Stan Musial	22
5	2 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	13
2	Johnny Temple	7
3	Jim Landis	6
4	Bill Bruton	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Sturdivant	0.44
2	Jim Bunning	0.76
3	Bud Daley	1.04
4	Duke Maas	1.29
5	Tom Brewer	1.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Duke Maas	6
1	Billy Pierce	6
3	Tom Brewer	5
3	Larry Jackson	5
5	9 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	42
2	Luis Arroyo	39
3	Dick Drott	37
3	Sandy Koufax	37
5	Billy Pierce	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	6
2	Ike Delock	3
2	Hersh Freeman	3
2	Paul LaPalme	3
5	7 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.358
2	Hank Aaron	.335
3	Mickey Mantle	.335
4	Stan Musial	.328
5	Gil McDougald	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	44
1	Duke Snider	44
3	Joe Adcock	43
4	Eddie Mathews	40
5	Willie Mays	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	124
2	Larry Doby	116
3	Joe Adcock	115
4	Hank Aaron	111
4	Stan Musial	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	46
2	Jim Gilliam	25
3	Luis Aparicio	24
4	Jim Rivera	22
5	Johnny Temple	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herb Score	2.40
2	Whitey Ford	2.64
3	Lew Burdette	2.68
4	Tom Sturdivant	2.83
5	Sal Maglie	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	25
2	Lew Burdette	22
2	Billy Pierce	22
4	Frank Lary	21
4	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	235
2	Billy Pierce	198
3	Sam Jones	190
4	Paul Foytack	182
5	Billy Hoeft	178

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	21
2	Hersh Freeman	17
3	Ike Delock	13
3	Turk Lown	13
5	Don Mossi	11