On This Day

Monday, June 17, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 36 18 .667 --
Yankees 33 22 .600 3.5
Tigers 32 25 .561 5.5
Indians 30 25 .545 6.5
Red Sox 27 30 .474 10.5
Orioles 24 32 .429 13.0
Athletics 23 33 .411 14.0
Senators 20 40 .333 19.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 33 23 .589 --
Cardinals 31 23 .574 1.0
Dodgers 31 25 .554 2.0
Redlegs 32 26 .552 2.0
Phillies 30 25 .545 2.5
Giants 26 32 .448 8.0
Pirates 22 35 .386 11.5
Cubs 17 33 .340 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Freese 4
1 Red Schoendienst 4
3 Joe Adcock 3
3 Johnny Logan 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gene Baker 1
1 Gino Cimoli 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gino Cimoli 2
1 Roberto Clemente 2
1 Eddie Mathews 2
1 Charlie Neal 2
5 12 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Danny McDevitt 0.92
2 Bob Trowbridge 0.43
3 Bob Friend 0.38
4 Johnny Klippstein 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny McDevitt 1
1 Bob Purkey 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Danny McDevitt 11
2 Bob Friend 3
2 Brooks Lawrence 3
2 Bob Trowbridge 3
5 5 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vern Law 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .379
2 Ted Williams .379
3 Stan Musial .365
4 Gil Hodges .359
5 Dee Fondy .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 19
2 Hank Aaron 18
3 Ted Williams 17
4 Roy Sievers 15
5 Stan Musial 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 51
2 Stan Musial 50
3 Roy Sievers 48
4 Bill Skowron 43
5 2 tied 42

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 18
2 Jim Gilliam 10
2 Jim Landis 10
4 Johnny Temple 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Bunning 1.62
2 Billy Pierce 1.98
3 Bobby Shantz 1.98
4 Bob Purkey 2.00
5 Larry Jackson 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 10
2 Ruben Gomez 9
3 Larry Jackson 8
3 Jack Sanford 8
3 Early Wynn 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 76
2 Early Wynn 73
3 Billy Pierce 72
4 Jack Sanford 66
5 Dick Drott 65

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 11
2 Clem Labine 8
3 Roy Face 5
3 Hersh Freeman 5
5 8 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Skowron .528
2 Mickey Mantle .500
3 Bob Boyd .474
4 Gil Hodges .439
5 Luis Aparicio .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 8
2 Charlie Maxwell 7
3 Hank Aaron 6
3 Hal Smith 6
5 7 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Skowron 20
2 Hank Aaron 15
2 Del Ennis 15
2 Mickey Mantle 15
2 Stan Musial 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 4
2 Al Pilarcik 3
2 Frank Robinson 3
4 Luis Aparicio 2
4 9 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Sanford 0.50
1 Warren Spahn 0.50
3 Marv Grissom 0.69
4 Larry Jackson 0.92
5 Billy Pierce 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 3
1 Tex Clevenger 3
1 Ruben Gomez 3
1 George Zuverink 3
5 26 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 24
2 Jim Bunning 23
2 Bob Friend 23
4 Don Drysdale 20
4 Early Wynn 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 3
1 Bob Grim 3
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
4 Marv Grissom 2
4 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Boyd .415
2 Gil Hodges .410
3 Dee Fondy .402
4 Bill Skowron .400
5 Mickey Mantle .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 13
2 Stan Musial 11
3 Hank Aaron 9
3 Charlie Maxwell 9
3 Willie Mays 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 32
2 Mickey Mantle 28
2 Bill Skowron 28
4 Hank Aaron 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 8
2 Johnny Temple 6
3 Luis Aparicio 5
3 Bill Bruton 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 0.70
2 Bob Purkey 1.29
3 Jim Bunning 1.60
4 Jack Sanford 1.75
5 George Zuverink 1.82

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 46
2 Dick Drott 45
3 Early Wynn 38
4 Don Drysdale 37
4 Jack Sanford 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 5
1 Ray Narleski 5
3 Bob Grim 4
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 4
5 6 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .356
2 Mickey Mantle .349
3 Hank Aaron .334
4 Stan Musial .333
5 Nellie Fox .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 47
2 Joe Adcock 41
2 Ted Williams 41
4 Willie Mays 40
5 Duke Snider 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 117
1 Stan Musial 117
3 Hank Aaron 115
4 Joe Adcock 113
4 Mickey Mantle 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 43
2 Luis Aparicio 28
2 Jim Gilliam 28
4 Jim Rivera 23
5 Minnie Minoso 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.37
2 Herb Score 2.39
3 Warren Spahn 2.66
4 Sal Maglie 2.78
5 Billy Pierce 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 23
1 Warren Spahn 23
3 Early Wynn 22
4 Frank Lary 21
4 Billy Pierce 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 212
2 Billy Pierce 202
3 Paul Foytack 188
4 Early Wynn 174
5 Sam Jones 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 20
2 Hersh Freeman 17
3 Ike Delock 12
3 Turk Lown 12
5 2 tied 11