On This Day

Saturday, June 29, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	42	25	.627	--
Yankees	42	25	.627	0.0
Indians	37	31	.544	5.5
Red Sox	37	33	.529	6.5
Tigers	35	34	.507	8.0
Orioles	33	35	.485	9.5
Athletics	25	42	.373	17.0
Senators	23	49	.319	21.5

Games

Indians 2, Orioles 1

Orioles 5, Indians 1

Red Sox 12, Tigers 4

Yankees 7, Athletics 6

White Sox 7, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	40	29	.580	--
Redlegs	40	30	.571	0.5
Cardinals	37	29	.561	1.5
Dodgers	36	31	.537	3.0
Phillies	36	32	.529	3.5
Giants	35	35	.500	5.5
Pirates	26	44	.371	14.5
Cubs	21	41	.339	15.5

Games

Dodgers 2, Cubs 1

Redlegs 8, Phillies 3

Braves 13, Pirates 6

Giants 1, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Gardner	4
1	Jim Rivera	4
3	Gene Baker	3
3	Ed Bouchee	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Harry Anderson	1
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Smoky Burgess	1
1	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Malzone	6
2	Hank Aaron	3
2	Smoky Burgess	3
2	Jackie Jensen	3
2	Ted Lepcio	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe DeMaestri	1
1	Dee Fondy	1
1	Billy Gardner	1
1	Don Hoak	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sam Jones	1.12
2	Jack Harshman	0.89
3	Tom Acker	0.78
4	Carl Erskine	0.75
5	2 tied	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Acker	1
1	Al Cicotte	1
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Jack Harshman	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	9
2	Jack Harshman	8
3	Tom Acker	7
3	Cal McLish	7
5	Carl Erskine	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bud Daley	1
1	Marv Grissom	1
1	Clem Labine	1
1	George Zuverink	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.389
2	Ted Williams	.355
3	Dee Fondy	.352
4	Stan Musial	.351
5	Bob Boyd	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	21
1	Mickey Mantle	21
3	Ted Williams	19
4	Stan Musial	17
5	Roy Sievers	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	61
2	Stan Musial	57
3	Roy Sievers	54
4	Mickey Mantle	53
5	Bill Skowron	52

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	23
2	Johnny Temple	12
3	Jim Gilliam	10
3	Jim Landis	10
5	6 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bunning	1.87
2	Bobby Shantz	2.30
3	Bob Purkey	2.41
4	Larry Jackson	2.62
5	Billy Loes	2.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	10
1	Early Wynn	10
3	Tom Acker	9
3	Tom Brewer	9
3	5 others tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	89
2	Jack Sanford	83
3	Jim Bunning	79
3	Dick Drott	79
5	Billy Pierce	78

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	12
2	Clem Labine	10
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	7
4	Hersh Freeman	6
4	3 others tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Jensen	.444
2	Andy Pafko	.421
3	Mickey Mantle	.420
4	Frank Robinson	.411
5	Frank Malzone	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	6
1	Walt Moryn	6
3	Eddie Mathews	5
3	Stan Musial	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Malzone	21
2	Walt Moryn	16
3	Ed Bouchee	14
3	Rocky Colavito	14
3	4 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	5
2	Jim Rivera	4
2	Johnny Temple	4
4	Richie Ashburn	3
4	Al Smith	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy Byrne	1.00
2	Danny McDevitt	1.08
3	Billy Loes	1.13
4	Bob Keegan	1.17
5	Stu Miller	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	4
2	Tom Acker	3
2	Johnny Antonelli	3
2	Brooks Lawrence	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	28
2	Bob Turley	23
3	Early Wynn	20
4	Danny McDevitt	19
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	4
2	Marv Grissom	3
2	Paul LaPalme	3
2	Turk Lown	3
5	7 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Malzone	.400
1	Mickey Mantle	.400
3	Bob Boyd	.392
4	Bill Skowron	.376
5	Dee Fondy	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	11
2	Charlie Maxwell	10
3	Hank Aaron	9
3	Ernie Banks	9
3	Don Hoak	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Malzone	36
2	Bill Skowron	30
3	Mickey Mantle	29
4	Hank Aaron	27
4	Bobby Thomson	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	7
2	Luis Aparicio	5
2	Don Blasingame	5
2	Al Pilarcik	5
2	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny McDevitt	1.08
2	Billy O'Dell	1.27
3	Murry Dickson	1.43
4	Bob Buhl	1.80
5	Curt Simmons	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	6
2	Jim Bunning	5
2	Dick Donovan	5
2	Bob Purkey	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Sanford	47
2	Early Wynn	42
3	Don Drysdale	41
4	Dick Drott	38
5	Harvey Haddix	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
2	Bob Grim	5
2	Clem Labine	5
2	Turk Lown	5
5	2 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.355
2	Ted Williams	.345
3	Hank Aaron	.339
4	Stan Musial	.327
5	Nellie Fox	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	46
2	Duke Snider	43
3	Ted Williams	41
4	Eddie Mathews	40
5	2 tied	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	119
1	Bill Skowron	119
3	Hank Aaron	118
4	Mickey Mantle	116
5	Stan Musial	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	48
2	Luis Aparicio	27
3	Jim Gilliam	26
4	Jim Rivera	23
5	Minnie Minoso	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.10
2	Herb Score	2.37
3	Jim Bunning	2.49
4	Sal Maglie	2.49
5	Don Drysdale	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	25
2	Warren Spahn	22
2	Early Wynn	22
4	Frank Lary	21
5	Johnny Antonelli	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	202
2	Billy Pierce	195
3	Early Wynn	182
4	Sam Jones	181
5	Paul Foytack	177

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	20
2	Hersh Freeman	17
3	Turk Lown	14
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	13
5	Ray Narleski	12