On This Day

Monday, July 1, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	45	25	.643	--
White Sox	43	27	.614	2.0
Indians	37	33	.529	8.0
Red Sox	38	34	.528	8.0
Tigers	36	35	.507	9.5
Orioles	34	36	.486	11.0
Athletics	26	44	.371	19.0
Senators	25	50	.333	22.5

Games

Yankees 3, Orioles 2

Senators 5, Red Sox 4

Athletics 10, Indians 3

Tigers 5, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	42	30	.583	--
Redlegs	42	31	.575	0.5
Cardinals	39	30	.565	1.5
Dodgers	38	32	.543	3.0
Phillies	37	34	.521	4.5
Giants	36	37	.493	6.5
Pirates	26	47	.356	16.5
Cubs	23	42	.354	15.5

Games

Cubs 6, Redlegs 0

Dodgers 3, Giants 0

Phillies 5, Pirates 4

Cardinals 9, Braves 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wes Covington	3
1	Nellie Fox	3
1	Al Kaline	3
1	Hector Lopez	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Wes Covington	1
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	Al Kaline	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	3
1	Tim Thompson	3
1	Bob Usher	3
4	Ernie Banks	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chuck Harmon	1
1	Roman Mejias	1
1	Roy Sievers	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Nuxhall	1.20
2	Dick Drott	1.14
3	Ron Kline	0.67
4	Johnny Antonelli	0.57
5	Jack Sanford	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Dick Drott	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Drott	8
2	Jim Bunning	7
3	Mike Fornieles	6
3	Joe Nuxhall	6
5	Jack Sanford	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Grim	1
1	Seth Morehead	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.387
2	Ted Williams	.360
3	Dee Fondy	.356
4	Stan Musial	.349
5	Bob Boyd	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	24
2	Mickey Mantle	22
3	Ted Williams	20
4	Stan Musial	18
4	Roy Sievers	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	65
2	Stan Musial	60
3	Roy Sievers	57
4	Mickey Mantle	55
5	2 tied	53

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	23
2	Johnny Temple	12
3	Jim Gilliam	10
3	Jim Landis	10
5	7 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bunning	1.88
2	Bobby Shantz	2.30
3	Bob Purkey	2.41
4	Billy Loes	2.57
5	Tom Sturdivant	2.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ruben Gomez	10
1	Billy Pierce	10
1	Early Wynn	10
4	Tom Acker	9
4	8 others tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	90
2	Jack Sanford	88
3	Dick Drott	87
4	Jim Bunning	86
5	Billy Pierce	80

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	12
2	Clem Labine	10
3	Bob Grim	8
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	7
5	3 tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Jensen	.447
2	Frank Malzone	.433
3	Mickey Mantle	.411
4	Hank Foiles	.409
5	Bill Mazeroski	.384

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	6
1	Eddie Mathews	6
1	Walt Moryn	6
4	George Crowe	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Malzone	24
2	Jackie Jensen	19
3	Ed Bouchee	15
4	Hank Aaron	14
4	Walt Moryn	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Brown	0.56
2	Billy Loes	1.00
2	Tommy Byrne	1.00
4	Danny McDevitt	1.06
5	Billy O'Dell	1.15

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Danny McDevitt	25
2	Sam Jones	24
3	Don Elston	23
4	Dick Drott	22
4	Jack Sanford	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Grim	4
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	3
3	Tex Clevenger	2
3	Bud Daley	2
3	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.422
2	Frank Malzone	.417
3	Bob Boyd	.385
4	Bill Skowron	.366
5	Bill Mazeroski	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	12
1	Mickey Mantle	12
3	Charlie Maxwell	11
4	Don Hoak	10
5	3 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Malzone	37
2	Mickey Mantle	31
3	Bill Skowron	30
4	Hank Aaron	29
5	Del Ennis	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	7
2	Jim Piersall	5
2	Al Pilarcik	5
2	Jim Rivera	5
2	Johnny Temple	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny McDevitt	1.06
2	Billy O'Dell	1.27
3	George Zuverink	1.52
4	Bill Wight	1.65
5	Murry Dickson	1.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	6
1	Jim Bunning	6
3	Brooks Lawrence	5
3	Early Wynn	5
5	15 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Sanford	52
2	Early Wynn	43
3	Harvey Haddix	41
4	Dick Drott	40
5	Jim Bunning	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Grim	7
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
3	Marv Grissom	4
3	Clem Labine	4
3	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.355
2	Ted Williams	.350
3	Hank Aaron	.342
4	Stan Musial	.326
5	Nellie Fox	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	47
2	Hank Aaron	42
2	Ted Williams	42
4	Eddie Mathews	41
4	Duke Snider	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	122
2	Bill Skowron	119
3	Mickey Mantle	118
4	Al Kaline	117
5	Stan Musial	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	46
2	Luis Aparicio	26
2	Jim Gilliam	26
4	Jim Rivera	22
5	Minnie Minoso	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.13
2	Don Drysdale	2.37
3	Jim Bunning	2.46
4	Herb Score	2.48
5	Sal Maglie	2.49

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	196
2	Billy Pierce	187
3	Early Wynn	183
4	Paul Foytack	177
4	Sam Jones	177

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	19
2	Hersh Freeman	17
3	Turk Lown	14
4	Ike Delock	12
4	2 others tied	12