On This Day

Wednesday, June 12, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	33	16	.673	--
Yankees	29	22	.569	5.0
Indians	27	23	.540	6.5
Tigers	28	25	.528	7.0
Red Sox	26	27	.491	9.0
Orioles	23	28	.451	11.0
Athletics	22	30	.423	12.5
Senators	19	36	.345	17.0

Games

White Sox 7, Yankees 6

Indians 6, Red Sox 1

Tigers 4, Orioles 2

Athletics 5, Senators 3

Senators 3, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Redlegs	31	22	.585	--
Dodgers	29	21	.580	0.5
Braves	29	21	.580	0.5
Cardinals	28	21	.571	1.0
Phillies	28	22	.560	1.5
Giants	23	31	.426	8.5
Pirates	19	32	.373	11.0
Cubs	14	31	.311	13.0

Games

Dodgers 11, Braves 9

Cardinals 4, Phillies 0

Pirates 4, Redlegs 3

Giants 4, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mickey Mantle	4
1	Eddie Mathews	4
3	Richie Ashburn	3
3	Gene Baker	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Hank Bauer	1
2	Don Blasingame	1
2	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	4
1	Charlie Neal	4
3	Walt Dropo	3
3	Del Ennis	3
3	Willie Mays	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	1
1	Frank Robinson	1
1	Johnny Temple	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Bunning	1.17
2	Camilo Pascual	0.89
3	Robin Roberts	0.83
4	Luis Arroyo	0.60
4	Don Mossi	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Tex Clevenger	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Jack Harshman	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Camilo Pascual	8
2	Jim Bunning	7
3	Luis Arroyo	6
3	Don Mossi	6
5	Robin Roberts	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dixie Howell	1
1	Clem Labine	1
1	Virgil Trucks	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.383
2	Mickey Mantle	.378
3	Gil Hodges	.372
4	Stan Musial	.356
5	Nellie Fox	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	18
2	Hank Aaron	16
3	Ted Williams	14
4	Roy Sievers	13
4	Gus Zernial	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	45
1	Stan Musial	45
3	Roy Sievers	41
4	Don Hoak	39
4	2 others tied	39

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	18
2	Jim Landis	10
3	Jim Gilliam	9
4	Bill Bruton	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bunning	1.71
2	Billy Pierce	1.79
3	Bob Purkey	1.95
4	Bobby Shantz	1.98
5	Larry Jackson	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	10
2	Ruben Gomez	8
2	Larry Jackson	8
4	Paul Foytack	7
4	4 others tied	7

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	11
2	Clem Labine	8
3	Roy Face	5
4	Ike Delock	4
4	3 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Boyd	.457
2	Gil Hodges	.446
3	Bob Nieman	.413
4	Billy Klaus	.404
5	Bill Skowron	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	9
2	Charlie Maxwell	6
3	Hank Bauer	5
3	Willie Mays	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	16
2	Charlie Maxwell	15
2	Red Schoendienst	15
2	Vic Wertz	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	3
1	Hank Bauer	3
1	Jim Gilliam	3
1	Willie Mays	3
1	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Sanford	0.00
1	Billy O'Dell	0.00
3	Billy Pierce	0.32
4	Bob Purkey	0.84
5	Murry Dickson	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	4
1	Tex Clevenger	4
1	Al Worthington	4
4	Bob Buhl	3
4	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	29
2	Harvey Haddix	24
2	Jack Sanford	24
4	Billy Pierce	22
5	2 tied	20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gil Hodges	.417
2	Mickey Mantle	.410
3	Frank Thomas	.381
4	Gene Baker	.372
5	Dee Fondy	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	13
2	Charlie Maxwell	9
2	Stan Musial	9
4	Ed Bailey	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	28
2	Jim Lemon	26
2	Mickey Mantle	26
4	Vic Wertz	25
5	4 tied	23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	0.64
2	Bob Purkey	1.03
3	Jim Bunning	1.63
4	Art Ditmar	1.71
5	George Zuverink	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	6
2	Jim Bunning	5
2	Tex Clevenger	5
2	Paul Foytack	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	48
2	Dick Drott	40
3	Billy Pierce	39
4	Don Drysdale	37
4	2 others tied	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	6
2	Clem Labine	5
3	Roy Face	4
4	Tom Acker	3
4	4 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.363
2	Mickey Mantle	.346
3	Hank Aaron	.330
4	Stan Musial	.327
5	Willie Mays	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	49
2	Joe Adcock	42
2	Willie Mays	42
4	Duke Snider	40
5	2 tied	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	120
2	Mickey Mantle	117
3	Joe Adcock	113
4	Stan Musial	112
5	Hank Aaron	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	46
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	Warren Spahn	23
2	Don Newcombe	22
2	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
5	2 tied	11