On This Day

Tuesday, May 28, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	23	10	.697	--
Yankees	22	13	.629	2.0
Indians	21	14	.600	3.0
Red Sox	19	19	.500	6.5
Tigers	18	19	.486	7.0
Athletics	17	20	.459	8.0
Orioles	13	22	.371	11.0
Senators	12	28	.300	14.5

Games

Yankees 8, Red Sox 5

White Sox 3, Athletics 1

Indians 4, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Redlegs	25	13	.658	--
Dodgers	21	13	.618	2.0
Braves	21	14	.600	2.5
Phillies	20	16	.556	4.0
Cardinals	17	18	.486	6.5
Giants	16	21	.432	8.5
Cubs	11	22	.333	11.5
Pirates	10	24	.294	13.0

Games

Braves 1, Redlegs 0

Phillies 16, Giants 6

Pirates 3, Dodgers 2

Cardinals 5, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Richie Ashburn	4
1	Mickey Mantle	4
3	Al Dark	3
3	Sherm Lollar	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Boone	1
1	Gino Cimoli	1
1	Joe Cunningham	1
1	Bob Miller	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Schoendienst	4
2	Willie Jones	3
2	Stan Lopata	3
2	Bob Miller	3
2	Rip Repulski	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sherm Lollar	1
1	Minnie Minoso	1
1	Jim Rivera	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Larry Jackson	1.60
2	Don Gross	0.67
3	Don Mossi	0.60
4	Bill Fischer	0.57
5	Billy Hoeft	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Art Ditmar	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Bill Fischer	1
1	Larry Jackson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Jackson	8
2	Billy Hoeft	5
3	Bill Fischer	4
4	Roy Face	3
4	Don Mossi	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.407
2	Mickey Mantle	.371
3	Stan Musial	.363
4	Frank Robinson	.355
5	Reno Bertoia	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	12
2	Ted Williams	11
3	Wally Moon	10
4	Mickey Mantle	9
4	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	33
1	Carl Furillo	33
1	Roy Sievers	33
4	Stan Musial	31
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Sturdivant	1.13
2	Jim Bunning	1.38
3	Don Gross	1.76
4	Clem Labine	1.83
5	Duke Maas	1.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	7
2	Tom Brewer	6
2	Ruben Gomez	6
2	Larry Jackson	6
2	Duke Maas	6

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	8
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	Carl Furillo	.458
2	Mickey Mantle	.432
3	Al Pilarcik	.419
4	Ted Williams	.413
5	Dee Fondy	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	6
2	Ed Bailey	5
3	Tito Francona	4
3	Jim Lemon	4
3	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	14
2	George Crowe	13
2	Tito Francona	13
2	Carl Furillo	13
2	Jim Lemon	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	7
2	Tito Francona	5
3	Bill Bruton	4
3	Johnny Temple	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	0.00
2	Tom Sturdivant	0.50
3	Dick Donovan	0.56
4	Jim Bunning	0.82
5	Bud Daley	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Acker	3
1	Larry Jackson	3
1	Billy Pierce	3
4	Tom Brewer	2
4	19 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Arroyo	23
1	Dick Drott	23
1	Sandy Koufax	23
4	Jim Bunning	19
4	2 others tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	3
2	Tom Acker	2
2	Turk Farrell	2
2	Clem Labine	2
2	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.410
2	Mickey Mantle	.376
3	Al Pilarcik	.357
4	Dick Groat	.356
5	Frank Robinson	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	9
2	Hank Aaron	8
2	Wally Moon	8
2	Ted Williams	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	26
2	Stan Musial	25
2	Frank Robinson	25
4	Carl Furillo	22
4	Don Hoak	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	12
2	Johnny Temple	7
3	Jim Landis	6
3	Minnie Minoso	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Sturdivant	0.26
2	Jim Bunning	0.76
3	Bud Daley	1.04
4	Duke Maas	1.44
5	Dick Donovan	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jackson	6
2	Duke Maas	5
2	Billy Pierce	5
4	Tom Acker	4
4	6 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	42
2	Luis Arroyo	40
3	Dick Drott	37
3	Sandy Koufax	37
5	Jim Bunning	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	7
2	Hersh Freeman	3
3	Tom Acker	2
3	Ike Delock	2
3	8 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.357
2	Mickey Mantle	.337
3	Hank Aaron	.333
4	Stan Musial	.326
5	Gil McDougald	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	45
2	Mickey Mantle	44
3	Joe Adcock	43
4	Eddie Mathews	40
5	Willie Mays	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	123
2	Joe Adcock	115
2	Larry Doby	115
4	Hank Aaron	113
5	Mickey Mantle	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	46
2	Jim Gilliam	25
3	Luis Aparicio	24
4	Jim Rivera	23
5	Johnny Temple	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herb Score	2.40
2	Whitey Ford	2.64
3	Lew Burdette	2.80
4	Tom Sturdivant	2.83
5	Sal Maglie	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	25
2	Billy Pierce	22
2	Warren Spahn	22
4	Lew Burdette	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	235
2	Billy Pierce	198
3	Sam Jones	190
4	Paul Foytack	187
5	Billy Hoeft	176

Saves

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