On This Day

Tuesday, July 2, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	46	25	.648	--
White Sox	44	27	.620	2.0
Red Sox	39	34	.534	8.0
Indians	37	33	.529	8.5
Tigers	36	36	.500	10.5
Orioles	34	37	.479	12.0
Athletics	26	44	.371	19.5
Senators	25	51	.329	23.5

Games

Yankees 6, Orioles 4

Red Sox 2, Senators 1

White Sox 4, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Redlegs	43	31	.581	--
Braves	42	31	.575	0.5
Cardinals	40	30	.571	1.0
Dodgers	39	32	.549	2.5
Phillies	37	34	.521	4.5
Giants	36	38	.486	7.0
Pirates	26	47	.356	16.5
Cubs	23	43	.348	16.0

Games

Redlegs 8, Cubs 6

Dodgers 6, Giants 0

Cardinals 4, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lee Walls	4
2	George Crowe	3
2	Larry Doby	3
2	Billy Gardner	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Bailey	1
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Frank Bolling	1
1	Larry Doby	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Post	4
1	Lee Walls	4
3	Larry Doby	3
4	Ernie Banks	2
4	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Blasingame	1
1	Gil Hodges	1
1	Jackie Jensen	1
1	Ron Samford	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Frank Sullivan	1.17
2	Camilo Pascual	1.00
3	Sal Maglie	0.75
4	Warren Spahn	0.50
5	2 tied	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Sal Maglie	1
1	Von McDaniel	1
1	Billy Pierce	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Sullivan	7
2	Dave Hillman	6
2	Camilo Pascual	6
4	Hersh Freeman	5
4	Warren Spahn	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.382
2	Dee Fondy	.356
3	Ted Williams	.355
4	Stan Musial	.351
5	Bob Boyd	.339

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	66
2	Stan Musial	61
3	Roy Sievers	57
4	Mickey Mantle	55
5	Don Hoak	54

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	23
2	Johnny Temple	12
3	Don Blasingame	10
3	Jim Gilliam	10
3	Jim Landis	10

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	Billy Pierce	11
2	Ruben Gomez	10
2	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	82

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Jensen	.462
2	Frank Malzone	.429
3	Hank Foiles	.395
4	Bill Mazeroski	.394
5	Mickey Mantle	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	6
1	Eddie Mathews	6
1	Walt Moryn	6
4	Ernie Banks	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Malzone	24
2	Jackie Jensen	19
3	Hank Aaron	15
3	Ed Bouchee	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	5
2	Jim Rivera	4
3	Don Blasingame	3
3	Jim Piersall	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Brown	0.56
2	Danny McDevitt	0.72
3	Billy Loes	1.00
4	Billy O'Dell	1.15
5	Stu Miller	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Brooks Lawrence	4
1	Frank Sullivan	4
3	Tom Acker	3
3	Johnny Antonelli	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	24
2	Don Elston	23
3	Dick Drott	22
3	Jack Sanford	22
5	2 tied	21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.426
2	Frank Malzone	.415
3	Bill Skowron	.382
4	Bob Boyd	.381
5	Dee Fondy	.355

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Malzone	34
2	Mickey Mantle	31
3	Hank Aaron	30
3	Bill Skowron	30
5	Del Ennis	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	7
2	Don Blasingame	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	1.50
4	Bill Wight	1.65
5	Von McDaniel	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	6
1	Jim Bunning	6
3	Brooks Lawrence	5
3	Frank Sullivan	5
5	11 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	41
1	Jack Sanford	41
3	Dick Drott	40
4	Jim Bunning	39
5	Early Wynn	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Grim	7
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	7
3	Marv Grissom	4
3	Clem Labine	4
3	Turk Lown	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.353
2	Ted Williams	.347
3	Hank Aaron	.340
4	Stan Musial	.325
5	Nellie Fox	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	45
2	Hank Aaron	42
3	Eddie Mathews	41
3	Ted Williams	41
5	Duke Snider	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	123
2	Bill Skowron	119
3	Al Kaline	117
4	Mickey Mantle	114
4	Stan Musial	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	45
2	Luis Aparicio	26
3	Jim Gilliam	23
4	Jim Rivera	22
5	Minnie Minoso	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.12
2	Don Drysdale	2.37
3	Sal Maglie	2.37
4	Jim Bunning	2.46
5	Herb Score	2.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	25
2	Warren Spahn	22
2	Early Wynn	22
4	Frank Lary	21
5	4 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	196
2	Billy Pierce	189
3	Early Wynn	178
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	Hoyt Wilhelm	13
5	2 tied	12