On This Day

Friday, June 7, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	31	13	.705	--
Yankees	27	19	.587	5.0
Tigers	25	23	.521	8.0
Indians	23	22	.511	8.5
Red Sox	23	25	.479	10.0
Athletics	21	26	.447	11.5
Orioles	20	26	.435	12.0
Senators	17	33	.340	17.0

Games

Orioles 3, White Sox 2

Senators 11, Indians 7

Tigers 6, Yankees 3

Athletics 6, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Redlegs	29	18	.617	--
Dodgers	27	17	.614	0.5
Phillies	28	19	.596	1.0
Braves	26	19	.578	2.0
Cardinals	23	21	.523	4.5
Giants	21	28	.429	9.0
Pirates	15	31	.326	13.5
Cubs	13	29	.310	13.5

Games

Dodgers 6, Redlegs 3

Phillies 1, Cubs 0

Braves 5, Pirates 0

Cardinals 5, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hal Smith	4
2	Bobby Avila	3
2	Bill Bruton	3
2	Nellie Fox	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	2
2	Ed Bailey	1
2	Milt Bolling	1
2	Del Ennis	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Milt Bolling	3
1	Rocky Colavito	3
3	Bobby Avila	2
3	Frank Bolling	2
3	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Gardner	1
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	Jim Landis	1
1	Dale Long	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Sanford	1.86
2	Jim Bunning	1.43
3	Johnny Klippstein	1.00
4	Jack Harshman	0.73
5	Dave Hillman	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Wally Burnette	1
1	Tex Clevenger	1
1	Roger Craig	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Sanford	13
2	Jim Bunning	10
3	Jack Harshman	8
4	Wally Burnette	7
5	Johnny Klippstein	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Lary	1
1	Lloyd Merritt	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.385
2	Mickey Mantle	.368
3	Nellie Fox	.366
4	Stan Musial	.359
5	Gil Hodges	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	14
2	Hank Aaron	13
3	Ted Williams	12
4	Wally Moon	11
4	2 others tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	40
2	Hank Aaron	38
2	Roy Sievers	38
4	Don Hoak	35
5	4 tied	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	17
2	Jim Landis	10
3	Jim Gilliam	9
4	Minnie Minoso	8
5	3 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bunning	1.67
2	Bobby Shantz	1.94
3	Billy Pierce	1.97
4	Johnny Podres	2.04
5	Don Drysdale	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	9
2	Ruben Gomez	7
2	Larry Jackson	7
2	Jack Sanford	7
5	10 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	64
2	Jim Bunning	63
3	Jack Sanford	60
4	Sandy Koufax	59
5	Early Wynn	57

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	.414
2	Bob Boyd	.406
3	Don Blasingame	.403
4	Gil Hodges	.400
4	Bob Nieman	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	7
2	Red Schoendienst	6
3	Ed Bailey	5
3	Willie Mays	5
3	Stan Musial	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	19
2	Bill Skowron	18
3	Mickey Mantle	17
3	Red Schoendienst	17
5	Jim Lemon	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	4
2	Luis Aparicio	3
2	Don Blasingame	3
2	Jim Gilliam	3
2	Lee Walls	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ralph Terry	0.00
2	Billy Pierce	0.31
3	Bob Keegan	0.69
4	Don Drysdale	1.04
5	Bob Purkey	1.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Clevenger	4
2	Jim Bunning	3
2	Dick Donovan	3
2	Paul Foytack	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Sanford	31
2	Dick Drott	25
3	Jim Bunning	22
3	Don Drysdale	22
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	3
1	Ray Narleski	3
3	Bud Byerly	2
3	Roy Face	2
3	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.398
2	Dee Fondy	.398
3	Gil Hodges	.390
4	Willie Mays	.376
5	Nellie Fox	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	11
2	Ed Bailey	9
3	Stan Musial	8
4	Hank Aaron	7
4	4 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	27
2	Mickey Mantle	26
3	Jim Lemon	25
4	Bill Skowron	22
4	Vic Wertz	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	10
2	Tito Francona	6
3	Bill Bruton	5
3	Gene Freese	5
3	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	1.29
2	Jim Bunning	1.33
3	Johnny Podres	1.66
4	Don Drysdale	1.80
4	Bob Purkey	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	6
2	Tom Acker	5
2	Larry Jackson	5
2	Al Worthington	5
5	14 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	49
2	Jack Sanford	43
3	Sandy Koufax	42
4	Dick Drott	39
5	Early Wynn	36

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	.341
3	Stan Musial	.331
4	Hank Aaron	.329
5	Nellie Fox	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	45
2	Duke Snider	43
3	Willie Mays	42
4	Joe Adcock	41
5	2 tied	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	120
2	Stan Musial	113
3	Joe Adcock	112
4	Mickey Mantle	111
5	Larry Doby	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	45
2	Luis Aparicio	27
2	Jim Gilliam	27
4	Jim Rivera	23
5	Minnie Minoso	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herb Score	2.45
2	Whitey Ford	2.59
3	Warren Spahn	2.75
4	Lew Burdette	2.80
5	Billy Pierce	2.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	23
1	Warren Spahn	23
3	Billy Pierce	22
4	Early Wynn	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	216
2	Billy Pierce	204
3	Paul Foytack	187
4	Sam Jones	176
5	Early Wynn	172

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	21
2	Hersh Freeman	17
3	Turk Lown	13
4	Ike Delock	12
5	2 tied	11