On This Day

Thursday, June 6, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	31	12	.721	--
Yankees	27	18	.600	5.0
Indians	23	21	.523	8.5
Tigers	24	23	.511	9.0
Red Sox	23	24	.489	10.0
Athletics	20	26	.435	12.5
Orioles	19	26	.422	13.0
Senators	16	33	.327	18.0

Games

White Sox 3, Red Sox 2

Yankees 14, Indians 5

Tigers 7, Senators 6

Orioles 8, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Redlegs	29	17	.630	--
Dodgers	26	17	.605	1.5
Phillies	27	19	.587	2.0
Braves	25	19	.568	3.0
Cardinals	22	21	.512	5.5
Giants	21	27	.438	9.0
Pirates	15	30	.333	13.5
Cubs	13	28	.317	13.5

Games

Giants 2, Braves 0

Phillies 6, Redlegs 2

Cardinals 6, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Skowron	4
2	Gene Baker	3
2	Bob Cerv	3
2	Joe DeMaestri	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Bowman	1
1	Bob Cerv	1
1	Del Ennis	1
1	Billy Gardner	1
1	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Skowron	5
2	Mickey Mantle	4
3	Gil McDougald	3
4	Don Blasingame	2
4	14 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Robinson	2
2	Don Blasingame	1
2	Gene Freese	1
2	Roy McMillan	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ruben Gomez	1.00
2	Don Gross	0.67
3	Johnny Kucks	0.58
4	Murry Dickson	0.57
5	Jim Wilson	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Ruben Gomez	1
1	Connie Johnson	1
1	Johnny Kucks	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Kucks	7
2	Dave Sisler	6
3	Jim Wilson	5
4	Murry Dickson	4
4	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Zuverink	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.393
2	Mickey Mantle	.368
3	Stan Musial	.362
4	Nellie Fox	.359
4	Gil Hodges	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	13
1	Mickey Mantle	13
3	Ted Williams	12
4	Wally Moon	11
4	2 others tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	39
2	Hank Aaron	38
2	Roy Sievers	38
4	Don Hoak	35
5	2 tied	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	17
2	Jim Landis	9
3	Jim Gilliam	8
4	Luis Aparicio	7
4	3 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bunning	1.57
2	Clem Labine	1.67
3	Bobby Shantz	1.94
4	Billy Pierce	1.97
5	Johnny Podres	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	9
2	Ruben Gomez	7
3	Tom Acker	6
3	Tom Brewer	6
3	9 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	64
2	Sandy Koufax	59
3	Early Wynn	57
4	Jim Bunning	53
4	Duke Maas	53

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	9
2	Clem Labine	7
3	Ike Delock	4
3	Roy Face	4
3	2 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dee Fondy	.426
2	Gil Hodges	.412
3	Don Blasingame	.410
3	Bill Skowron	.410
5	Bob Boyd	.406

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	6
1	Stan Musial	6
1	Red Schoendienst	6
4	Willie Mays	5
5	6 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	19
2	Bill Skowron	18
3	Mickey Mantle	16
3	Red Schoendienst	16
5	Jim Lemon	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	3
1	Don Blasingame	3
1	Minnie Minoso	3
4	Hank Bauer	2
4	17 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ralph Terry	0.00
2	Billy Pierce	0.31
3	Bob Purkey	0.44
4	Roy Face	0.66
5	Bob Keegan	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Clevenger	3
1	Dick Donovan	3
1	Paul Foytack	3
1	Lindy McDaniel	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Drott	25
2	Don Drysdale	22
3	Billy Pierce	19
4	Bob Friend	18
4	Jack Sanford	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	3
1	Ray Narleski	3
3	Tom Acker	2
3	Bud Byerly	2
3	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dee Fondy	.415
2	Willie Mays	.390
3	Gil Hodges	.384
3	Mickey Mantle	.384
5	Ted Williams	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	10
2	Ed Bailey	8
2	Wally Moon	8
2	Stan Musial	8
5	6 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	26
2	Jim Lemon	25
2	Mickey Mantle	25
4	Hank Aaron	22
4	2 others tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	10
2	Tito Francona	6
2	Jim Piersall	6
4	Bill Bruton	5
4	Gene Freese	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bunning	1.14
2	Bob Purkey	1.29
3	Billy Pierce	1.29
4	Al Worthington	1.77
5	Don Drysdale	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	6
1	Al Worthington	6
3	Tom Acker	5
3	Paul Foytack	5
3	Robin Roberts	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	42
2	Jim Bunning	39
2	Dick Drott	39
4	Early Wynn	36
5	Billy Pierce	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	7
2	Clem Labine	4
3	Roy Face	3
4	Tom Acker	2
4	9 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.363
2	Mickey Mantle	.339
3	Hank Aaron	.332
4	Stan Musial	.331
5	Nellie Fox	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	44
1	Duke Snider	44
3	Willie Mays	42
4	Joe Adcock	41
5	3 tied	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	121
2	Stan Musial	112
3	Joe Adcock	111
4	Mickey Mantle	110
5	Larry Doby	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	46
2	Luis Aparicio	27
3	Jim Gilliam	26
4	Jim Rivera	23
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herb Score	2.45
2	Whitey Ford	2.59
3	Lew Burdette	2.80
4	Billy Pierce	2.81
5	Warren Spahn	2.84

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	216
2	Billy Pierce	204
3	Paul Foytack	191
4	Sam Jones	179
5	Early Wynn	172

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	21
2	Hersh Freeman	18
3	Ike Delock	13
3	Turk Lown	13
5	Ray Narleski	12