On This Day

Sunday, June 9, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	32	15	.681	--
Yankees	28	20	.583	4.5
Indians	25	23	.521	7.5
Tigers	26	24	.520	7.5
Red Sox	25	25	.500	8.5
Orioles	22	27	.449	11.0
Athletics	21	28	.429	12.0
Senators	18	35	.340	17.0

Games

Orioles 7, White Sox 5

Orioles 5, White Sox 0

Indians 7, Senators 2

Senators 7, Indians 6

Yankees 5, Tigers 4

Red Sox 8, Athletics 4

Red Sox 9, Athletics 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Redlegs	31	19	.620	--
Dodgers	28	19	.596	1.5
Phillies	28	20	.583	2.0
Braves	27	20	.574	2.5
Cardinals	26	21	.553	3.5
Giants	21	31	.404	11.0
Pirates	16	32	.333	14.0
Cubs	14	29	.326	13.5

Games

Redlegs 3, Dodgers 1

Redlegs 3, Dodgers 0

Cubs 7, Phillies 3

Cubs 4, Phillies 4

Braves 2, Pirates 1

Pirates 5, Braves 3

Cardinals 2, Giants 1

Cardinals 10, Giants 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Boyd	6
2	Rocky Bridges	5
3	Del Ennis	4
3	Stan Lopata	4
3	7 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	2
1	Don Hoak	2
1	Ted Lepcio	2
1	Roger Maris	2
1	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Lepcio	5
1	Vic Wertz	5
3	Don Hoak	4
3	Lou Skizas	4
5	6 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ed Bailey	1
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Dee Fondy	1
1	Stan Lopata	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Cardwell	1.75
2	Billy O'Dell	1.38
3	Ed Roebuck	1.20
4	Early Wynn	1.14
5	Hal Jeffcoat	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Drott	1
1	Bob Grim	1
1	Hal Jeffcoat	1
1	Russ Kemmerer	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy O'Dell	11
2	Harvey Haddix	10
3	Hal Jeffcoat	9
4	Early Wynn	8
5	3 tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Acker	1
1	Tex Clevenger	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Ernie Johnson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.391
2	Gil Hodges	.363
3	Nellie Fox	.362
4	Stan Musial	.358
5	Mickey Mantle	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	15
2	Mickey Mantle	14
3	Ted Williams	13
4	Stan Musial	12
4	2 others tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	45
2	Hank Aaron	40
2	Roy Sievers	40
4	Don Hoak	39
4	Vic Wertz	39

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	17
2	Jim Landis	10
3	Jim Gilliam	9
4	Bill Bruton	8
4	Minnie Minoso	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bunning	1.67
2	Billy Pierce	1.79
3	Bobby Shantz	1.94
4	Johnny Podres	2.03
5	Bob Purkey	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	10
2	Paul Foytack	7
2	Ruben Gomez	7
2	Larry Jackson	7
2	2 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	70
2	Early Wynn	65
3	Jim Bunning	63
4	Jack Sanford	60
5	Sandy Koufax	59

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	10
2	Clem Labine	7
3	Roy Face	5
4	Ike Delock	4
4	2 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Boyd	.438
2	Gil Hodges	.414
3	Dee Fondy	.397
4	Bill Skowron	.391
5	Billy Klaus	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	6
1	Stan Musial	6
1	Red Schoendienst	6
4	Vic Wertz	5
5	12 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	22
2	Jim Lemon	18
2	Red Schoendienst	18
2	Vic Wertz	18
5	Bill Skowron	17

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	Billy O'Dell	0.00
2	Billy Pierce	0.24
3	Johnny Podres	0.67
4	Bob Purkey	1.07
5	Lou Sleater	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Clevenger	4
1	Paul Foytack	4
1	Lindy McDaniel	4
1	Billy Pierce	4
5	6 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Drott	32
2	Don Drysdale	26
3	Billy Pierce	25
4	Harvey Haddix	24
4	Jack Sanford	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	3
1	Clem Labine	3
1	Ray Narleski	3
4	Tom Acker	2
4	6 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gil Hodges	.393
2	Dee Fondy	.388
3	Nellie Fox	.383
4	Mickey Mantle	.376
5	Willie Mays	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	10
1	Stan Musial	10
3	Hank Aaron	9
3	Ed Bailey	9
5	Gus Zernial	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	30
2	Vic Wertz	28
3	Jim Lemon	26
4	Hank Aaron	23
4	2 others tied	23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	1.11
2	Jim Bunning	1.43
3	Art Ditmar	1.53
4	Johnny Podres	1.72
5	George Zuverink	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	7
2	Tom Acker	5
2	Paul Foytack	5
2	Larry Jackson	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	45
2	Jack Sanford	43
3	Sandy Koufax	42
4	Billy Pierce	41
4	Early Wynn	41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.364
2	Mickey Mantle	.336
3	Stan Musial	.333
4	Hank Aaron	.330
5	Nellie Fox	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	45
2	Duke Snider	42
3	Joe Adcock	41
3	Willie Mays	41
5	Ted Williams	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	120
2	Stan Musial	118
3	Joe Adcock	112
4	Mickey Mantle	111
4	Vic Wertz	111

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	Whitey Ford	2.35
2	Herb Score	2.45
3	Billy Pierce	2.72
4	Warren Spahn	2.75
5	Lew Burdette	2.80

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	216
2	Billy Pierce	210
3	Paul Foytack	193
4	Sam Jones	176
5	Early Wynn	175

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	21
2	Hersh Freeman	16
3	Turk Lown	14
4	Ike Delock	12
4	Ray Narleski	12