On This Day

Thursday, May 30, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	25	11	.694	--
Yankees	23	15	.605	3.0
Indians	22	16	.579	4.0
Tigers	21	19	.525	6.0
Red Sox	21	20	.512	6.5
Athletics	17	23	.425	10.0
Orioles	14	24	.368	12.0
Senators	14	29	.326	14.5

Games

Red Sox 7, Orioles 6

Red Sox 16, Orioles 5

White Sox 6, Indians 4

White Sox 2, Indians 1

Tigers 6, Athletics 5

Tigers 3, Athletics 2

Senators 5, Yankees 1

Yankees 9, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Redlegs	26	14	.650	--
Dodgers	23	14	.622	1.5
Braves	23	15	.605	2.0
Phillies	22	17	.564	3.5
Cardinals	18	19	.486	6.5
Giants	17	23	.425	9.0
Cubs	12	24	.333	12.0
Pirates	11	26	.297	13.5

Games

Braves 5, Cubs 2

Cubs 4, Braves 2

Phillies 2, Giants 1

Giants 8, Phillies 1

Pirates 2, Dodgers 1

Cardinals 7, Redlegs 2

Dodgers 4, Pirates 3

Redlegs 7, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Don Blasingame	6
2	Bob Cerv	5
2	Gino Cimoli	5
2	Jackie Jensen	5
2	3 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Bolling	2
1	Jackie Jensen	2
3	Ed Bailey	1
3	Gus Bell	1
3	23 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Jensen	4
2	Gus Bell	3
2	Don Blasingame	3
2	Al Dark	3
2	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Ed Bailey	1
1	Hank Bauer	1
1	Jim Brideweser	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Billy Pierce	1.50
2	Camilo Pascual	1.33
3	Dick Drott	0.55
3	Duke Maas	0.55
5	4 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Acker	1
1	Curt Barclay	1
1	Ray Crone	1
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	9
2	Dick Drott	6
2	Duke Maas	6
4	Ray Crone	5
4	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bud Byerly	1
1	Hersh Freeman	1
1	Clem Labine	1
1	Turk Lown	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.413
2	Mickey Mantle	.365
3	Stan Musial	.361
4	Gino Cimoli	.355
5	Frank Robinson	.354

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	35
2	Hank Aaron	34
3	Carl Furillo	33
4	Stan Musial	32
5	4 tied	28

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	Bobby Shantz	1.77
4	Clem Labine	1.77
5	Tom Sturdivant	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	8
2	Tom Acker	6
2	Tom Brewer	6
2	Ruben Gomez	6
2	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	57
2	Jim Bunning	47
2	Dick Drott	47
2	Sandy Koufax	47
2	Early Wynn	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	8
2	Clem Labine	6
3	Ike Delock	4
3	Hersh Freeman	4
3	Bob Miller	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.478
2	Dee Fondy	.439
3	Larry Raines	.438
4	Willie Mays	.412
5	Al Pilarcik	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Bailey	6
1	Stan Musial	6
3	Jim Lemon	5
3	Mickey Mantle	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Lemon	15
1	Stan Musial	15
3	Gus Bell	13
3	Tito Francona	13
5	4 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	Billy Pierce	0.97
2	Ned Garver	1.13
3	Art Ditmar	1.17
4	Lindy McDaniel	1.17
5	Billy Loes	1.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Acker	4
1	Billy Pierce	4
3	Dick Donovan	3
3	Paul Foytack	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Drott	27
2	Billy Pierce	26
3	Jim Bunning	25
3	Sandy Koufax	25
5	Camilo Pascual	23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.422
2	Gino Cimoli	.418
3	Dee Fondy	.391
4	Mickey Mantle	.372
5	Frank Robinson	.365

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
1	Frank Robinson	26
3	Gus Bell	24
4	Don Hoak	23
4	Stan Musial	23

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	Jim Bunning	1.24
2	Tom Sturdivant	1.52
3	Roy Face	1.71
4	Billy Pierce	1.75
5	Bill Fischer	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jackson	6
1	Billy Pierce	6
3	Tom Acker	5
3	Paul Foytack	5
3	Duke Maas	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Drott	43
2	Luis Arroyo	40
2	Billy Pierce	40
4	Jim Bunning	39
4	Sandy Koufax	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	7
2	Hersh Freeman	4
3	Clem Labine	3
4	Tom Acker	2
4	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.362
2	Mickey Mantle	.337
3	Hank Aaron	.327
4	Stan Musial	.325
5	Gil McDougald	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	45
2	Mickey Mantle	44
3	Joe Adcock	43
4	Eddie Mathews	40
5	Willie Mays	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	124
2	Joe Adcock	115
2	Larry Doby	115
4	Hank Aaron	112
5	Vic Wertz	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	46
2	Luis Aparicio	25
2	Jim Gilliam	25
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	Warren Spahn	2.85
5	Sal Maglie	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	24
2	Billy Pierce	23
3	Warren Spahn	22
4	Lew Burdette	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	229
2	Billy Pierce	207
3	Paul Foytack	189
4	Sam Jones	183
5	Billy Hoeft	176

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	22
2	Hersh Freeman	18
3	Turk Lown	14
4	Ike Delock	13
5	2 tied	11