On This Day

Tuesday, June 11, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 32 16 .667 --
Yankees 29 21 .580 4.0
Indians 26 23 .531 6.5
Tigers 27 25 .519 7.0
Red Sox 26 26 .500 8.0
Orioles 23 27 .460 10.0
Athletics 21 29 .420 12.0
Senators 18 35 .340 16.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Redlegs 31 21 .596 --
Braves 29 20 .592 0.5
Dodgers 28 21 .571 1.5
Phillies 28 21 .571 1.5
Cardinals 27 21 .563 2.0
Giants 22 31 .415 9.5
Pirates 18 32 .360 12.0
Cubs 14 30 .318 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Dark 4
2 Gene Baker 3
2 Bob Boyd 3
2 Bill Bruton 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 1
1 Bobby Avila 1
1 Roy Campanella 1
1 Chico Carrasquel 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Thomson 4
2 Ted Williams 3
3 Hank Aaron 2
3 Richie Ashburn 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Bauer 1
1 Al Pilarcik 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ruben Gomez 0.60
2 Billy Hoeft 0.57
3 Murry Dickson 0.56
4 Bobby Shantz 0.44
4 Dean Stone 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Crone 1
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Ruben Gomez 1
1 Connie Johnson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ruben Gomez 6
2 Murry Dickson 5
3 Billy Hoeft 4
3 Bobby Shantz 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 1
1 Ray Narleski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .386
2 Gil Hodges .368
3 Mickey Mantle .365
4 Nellie Fox .354
5 Stan Musial .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 16
2 Hank Aaron 15
3 Ted Williams 14
4 Stan Musial 12
4 2 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 45
2 Hank Aaron 43
3 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 Bob Purkey 1.95
4 Bobby Shantz 1.98
5 Johnny Podres 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 10
2 Ruben Gomez 8
3 Paul Foytack 7
3 Larry Jackson 7
3 3 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 11
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 .484
2 Bob Nieman .429
3 Gil Hodges .424
4 Billy Klaus .409
5 Nellie Fox .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 7
2 Charlie Maxwell 6
2 Red Schoendienst 6
4 Hal Smith 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Red Schoendienst 19
2 Charlie Maxwell 15
2 Stan Musial 15
2 Vic Wertz 15
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 3
1 Hank Bauer 3
1 Jim Gilliam 3
1 Minnie Minoso 3
1 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy O'Dell 0.00
2 Billy Pierce 0.32
3 Johnny Podres 0.67
4 Bob Porterfield 0.75
5 Bob Purkey 0.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 3
1 Jim Bunning 3
1 Tex Clevenger 3
1 Murry Dickson 3
1 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 24
1 Jack Sanford 24
3 Jim Bunning 22
3 Billy Pierce 22
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 4
2 Roy Face 3
3 Bud Byerly 2
3 Bob Grim 2
3 5 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gil Hodges .415
2 Mickey Mantle .404
3 Dee Fondy .388
4 Frank Thomas .377
5 Nellie Fox .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 12
2 Charlie Maxwell 9
2 Stan Musial 9
4 Hank Aaron 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 28
2 Vic Wertz 27
3 Jim Lemon 26
4 Hank Aaron 23
4 5 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 9
2 Bill Bruton 6
2 Tito Francona 6
4 Dee Fondy 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 0.64
2 Bob Purkey 1.46
3 Jim Bunning 1.51
4 Art Ditmar 1.71
5 Johnny Podres 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 6
2 Paul Foytack 5
2 Lindy McDaniel 5
2 Johnny Podres 5
2 Bobby Shantz 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 42
2 Early Wynn 41
3 Dick Drott 40
4 Billy Pierce 39
5 2 tied 37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .365
2 Mickey Mantle .341
3 Hank Aaron .331
4 Stan Musial .325
5 Nellie Fox .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 47
2 Joe Adcock 42
2 Duke Snider 42
4 Willie Mays 41
5 Ted Williams 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 119
2 Joe Adcock 113
2 Mickey Mantle 113
4 Stan Musial 112
5 Hank Aaron 109

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 Warren Spahn 2.69
4 Billy Pierce 2.74
5 Sal Maglie 2.87

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 203
3 Paul Foytack 190
4 Early Wynn 175
5 Harvey Haddix 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 21
2 Hersh Freeman 16
3 Turk Lown 13
4 Ike Delock 12
4 Ray Narleski 12