On This Day

Wednesday, May 29, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	23	11	.676	--
Yankees	22	14	.611	2.0
Indians	22	14	.611	2.0
Tigers	19	19	.500	6.0
Red Sox	19	20	.487	6.5
Athletics	17	21	.447	8.0
Orioles	14	22	.389	10.0
Senators	13	28	.317	13.5

Games

Orioles 3, Red Sox 1

Indians 8, White Sox 4

Tigers 4, Athletics 3

Senators 6, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Redlegs	25	13	.658	--
Dodgers	22	13	.629	1.5
Braves	22	14	.611	2.0
Phillies	21	16	.568	3.5
Cardinals	17	18	.486	6.5
Giants	16	22	.421	9.0
Cubs	11	23	.324	12.0
Pirates	10	25	.286	13.5

Games

Braves 6, Cubs 2

Phillies 7, Giants 5

Dodgers 1, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Gardner	4
1	Larry Raines	4
3	George Kell	3
3	Felix Mantilla	3
5	24 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Hank Bauer	1
1	Bob Cerv	1
1	Jack Harshman	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Granny Hamner	3
2	Frank Bolling	2
2	Jack Harshman	2
2	Sherm Lollar	2
2	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Granny Hamner	1
1	Willie Mays	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Buhl	1.60
2	Jim Bunning	1.00
2	Harvey Haddix	1.00
4	George Susce	0.43
5	Tom Sturdivant	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Billy Loes	1
1	Cal McLish	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Buhl	8
2	Jim Bunning	6
2	George Susce	6
4	Harvey Haddix	5
5	Billy Loes	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Zuverink	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.413
2	Mickey Mantle	.378
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	Mickey Mantle	10
3	Wally Moon	10
3	Roy Sievers	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	35
2	Hank Aaron	34
3	Carl Furillo	33
4	Stan Musial	31
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	16
2	Jim Landis	9
3	Johnny Temple	7
4	Bill Bruton	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bunning	1.65
2	Don Gross	1.76
3	Clem Labine	1.83
4	Duke Maas	1.94
5	Tom Sturdivant	1.99

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	Jim Bunning	47
2	Early Wynn	47
4	Luis Arroyo	45
4	Sandy Koufax	45

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	Ted Williams	.467
2	Mickey Mantle	.447
3	Carl Furillo	.417
4	Dee Fondy	.412
5	Al Pilarcik	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	6
2	Ed Bailey	5
2	Mickey Mantle	5
2	Vic Wertz	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	14
2	George Crowe	13
2	Tito Francona	13
2	Jim Lemon	13
5	5 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	6
2	Tito Francona	5
3	Johnny Temple	4
4	Bill Bruton	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Narleski	0.00
2	Dick Donovan	0.56
3	Bud Daley	0.83
4	Billy Pierce	0.96
5	Art Ditmar	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Acker	3
1	Larry Jackson	3
1	Billy Loes	3
1	Cal McLish	3
1	Billy Pierce	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	25
2	Sandy Koufax	23
3	Dick Drott	21
4	Ray Moore	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	.423
2	Mickey Mantle	.391
3	Dee Fondy	.375
4	Frank Robinson	.368
5	Dick Groat	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	8
1	Mickey Mantle	8
1	Wally Moon	8
1	Stan Musial	8
1	Ted Williams	8

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	10
2	Jim Landis	6
2	Minnie Minoso	6
2	Johnny Temple	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bud Daley	1.04
2	Jim Bunning	1.24
3	Duke Maas	1.44
4	Tom Sturdivant	1.52
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	Luis Arroyo	40
2	Jim Bunning	39
3	Dick Drott	37
3	Sandy Koufax	37
5	Early Wynn	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	7
2	Hersh Freeman	3
3	Tom Acker	2
3	Ike Delock	2
3	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.359
2	Mickey Mantle	.339
3	Hank Aaron	.328
4	Stan Musial	.325
5	Gil McDougald	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	45
2	Duke Snider	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	112
5	2 tied	111

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	2.35
2	Whitey Ford	2.77
3	Lew Burdette	2.80
4	Sal Maglie	2.84
5	Warren Spahn	2.85

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	229
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