On This Day

Friday, May 31, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	26	11	.703	--
Yankees	23	16	.590	4.0
Indians	22	17	.564	5.0
Tigers	21	20	.512	7.0
Red Sox	21	21	.500	7.5
Athletics	18	23	.439	10.0
Orioles	15	24	.385	12.0
Senators	15	29	.341	14.5

Games

White Sox 6, Tigers 0

Athletics 3, Indians 1

Orioles 3, Yankees 1

Senators 3, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Redlegs	26	14	.650	--
Dodgers	23	15	.605	2.0
Braves	23	16	.590	2.5
Phillies	23	17	.575	3.0
Cardinals	19	19	.500	6.0
Giants	18	23	.439	8.5
Cubs	12	24	.333	12.0
Pirates	11	27	.289	14.0

Games

Cardinals 4, Braves 3

Phillies 2, Dodgers 1

Giants 3, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Kasko	4
2	Dee Fondy	3
2	Nellie Fox	3
4	Hank Bauer	2
4	16 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	1
1	Walt Dropo	1
1	Billy Hunter	1
1	Sherm Lollar	1
1	Al Pilarcik	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walt Dropo	4
2	Hank Aaron	2
2	Gene Freese	2
2	Billy Hunter	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Blasingame	1
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Tito Francona	1
1	Billy Klaus	1
1	Felix Mantilla	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Drysdale	1.17
2	Robin Roberts	1.00
3	Ray Moore	0.56
3	Bob Turley	0.56
5	Tom Brewer	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Clevenger	1
1	Ned Garver	1
1	Bob Keegan	1
1	Lindy McDaniel	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	7
2	Tom Brewer	6
2	Robin Roberts	6
4	Ray Moore	5
4	Bob Turley	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.411
2	Dee Fondy	.364
3	Mickey Mantle	.357
4	Frank Robinson	.354
5	Stan Musial	.352

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	Hank Aaron	36
2	Roy Sievers	35
3	Carl Furillo	33
3	Stan Musial	33
5	Willie Jones	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	16
2	Jim Landis	9
3	Bill Bruton	7
3	Johnny Temple	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bunning	1.65
2	Clem Labine	1.73
3	Don Gross	1.76
4	Bobby Shantz	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	Luis Arroyo	47
2	Jim Bunning	47
2	Dick Drott	47
2	2 others tied	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	Dee Fondy	.512
2	Ted Williams	.489
3	Gino Cimoli	.432
4	Don Blasingame	.418
5	2 tied	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Bailey	6
1	Stan Musial	6
3	Gus Zernial	5
4	Jim Lemon	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	16
2	Jim Lemon	15
3	Gus Bell	12
3	George Crowe	12
3	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	0.32
2	Bob Keegan	0.69
3	Ned Garver	0.72
4	Billy Loes	1.03
5	Art Ditmar	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Acker	3
1	Dick Donovan	3
1	Paul Foytack	3
1	Billy Loes	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Drott	27
2	Camilo Pascual	23
3	Billy Pierce	20
4	Ray Moore	18
4	Robin Roberts	18

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	Dee Fondy	.412
2	Gino Cimoli	.403
3	Ted Williams	.402
4	Mickey Mantle	.376
5	Dick Groat	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	8
1	Mickey Mantle	8
3	Ed Bailey	7
3	Eddie Mathews	7
3	4 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	28
2	Don Hoak	23
2	Stan Musial	23
2	Frank Robinson	23
5	Gus Bell	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	10
2	Bill Bruton	6
2	Tito Francona	6
4	Jim Landis	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ned Garver	1.13
2	Jim Bunning	1.24
3	Clem Labine	1.24
4	Tom Sturdivant	1.52
5	Bill Fischer	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Acker	5
1	Paul Foytack	5
1	Larry Jackson	5
1	Billy Pierce	5
1	Robin Roberts	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Drott	43
2	Jim Bunning	39
3	Luis Arroyo	37
3	Robin Roberts	37
5	Sandy Koufax	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	6
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	.363
2	Mickey Mantle	.332
3	Hank Aaron	.326
4	Stan Musial	.326
5	Gil McDougald	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	44
2	Joe Adcock	42
2	Mickey Mantle	42
4	Willie Mays	39
5	Eddie Mathews	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	121
2	Joe Adcock	113
2	Larry Doby	113
4	Hank Aaron	109
4	3 others tied	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	45
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	Sal Maglie	2.79
4	Lew Burdette	2.80
5	Warren Spahn	2.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	229
2	Billy Pierce	203
3	Paul Foytack	185
4	Sam Jones	181
5	Billy Hoeft	176

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	21
2	Hersh Freeman	18
3	Turk Lown	14
4	Ike Delock	13
5	2 tied	11