On This Day

Wednesday, July 3, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	47	25	.653	--
White Sox	44	28	.611	3.0
Indians	38	33	.535	8.5
Red Sox	39	35	.527	9.0
Tigers	36	37	.493	11.5
Orioles	35	37	.486	12.0
Athletics	27	44	.380	19.5
Senators	25	52	.325	24.5

Games

Orioles 8, Senators 3

Indians 6, Tigers 0

Athletics 5, White Sox 0

Yankees 10, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Redlegs	44	31	.587	--
Cardinals	41	30	.577	1.0
Braves	42	32	.568	1.5
Dodgers	39	32	.549	3.0
Phillies	37	34	.521	5.0
Giants	36	38	.486	7.5
Pirates	26	47	.356	17.0
Cubs	23	44	.343	17.0

Games

Cardinals 5, Cubs 4

Redlegs 7, Braves 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Dark	4
2	Hank Bauer	3
2	Yogi Berra	3
4	Luis Aparicio	2
4	21 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Chico Carrasquel	1
1	Wes Covington	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	8
2	Hank Aaron	2
2	Hank Bauer	2
2	George Crowe	2
2	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ed Bailey	1
1	Al Pilarcik	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Turley	1.83
2	Dick Donovan	0.57
3	Larry Jackson	0.56
4	Don Mossi	0.50
5	Virgil Trucks	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jackson	1
1	Hal Jeffcoat	1
1	Ray Moore	1
1	Don Mossi	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	11
2	Dick Hyde	5
2	Larry Jackson	5
2	Don Mossi	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Brooks Lawrence	1
1	Tom Morgan	1
1	Billy O'Dell	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.379
2	Dee Fondy	.356
3	Ted Williams	.355
4	Stan Musial	.350
5	Hank Aaron	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	25
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	68
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	2 others tied	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	Larry Jackson	10
2	Early Wynn	10
5	8 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	Hoyt Wilhelm	9
4	Bob Grim	8
5	3 tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hector Lopez	.500
2	Jackie Jensen	.459
3	Mickey Mantle	.404
4	Hank Foiles	.395
5	Gene Woodling	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	7
1	Walt Moryn	7
3	George Crowe	6
3	Eddie Mathews	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Malzone	24
2	Hank Aaron	17
3	Yogi Berra	16
3	Jackie Jensen	16
5	4 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	4
2	Don Blasingame	3
2	Willie Mays	3
2	Jim Piersall	3
2	3 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	1.02
5	Brooks Lawrence	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Brooks Lawrence	4
1	Frank Sullivan	4
3	Tom Acker	3
3	Johnny Antonelli	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Turley	26
2	Sam Jones	24
3	Dick Drott	22
3	Don Elston	22
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
2	Bob Grim	4
3	Tex Clevenger	2
3	Bud Daley	2
3	7 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.427
2	Frank Malzone	.407
3	Bill Skowron	.398
4	Bob Boyd	.371
5	Bill Mazeroski	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	13
2	Mickey Mantle	11
2	Charlie Maxwell	11
4	Ernie Banks	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Malzone	34
2	Hank Aaron	32
3	Del Ennis	30
4	Bill Skowron	29
5	Mickey Mantle	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	7
2	Al Pilarcik	6
3	Don Blasingame	5
3	Jim Rivera	5
3	Johnny Temple	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny McDevitt	1.06
2	Billy O'Dell	1.30
3	George Zuverink	1.53
4	Von McDaniel	1.71
5	Brooks Lawrence	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	5
1	Jim Bunning	5
1	Brooks Lawrence	5
1	Frank Sullivan	5
5	13 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	41
1	Jack Sanford	41
3	Dick Drott	40
4	Bob Turley	37
4	Early Wynn	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	8
2	Bob Grim	7
3	Marv Grissom	4
3	Clem Labine	4
3	Turk Lown	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.352
2	Ted Williams	.342
3	Hank Aaron	.339
4	Stan Musial	.325
5	Al Kaline	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	45
2	Hank Aaron	43
3	Eddie Mathews	41
3	Ted Williams	41
5	Duke Snider	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	125
2	Bill Skowron	119
3	Al Kaline	116
4	Mickey Mantle	114
4	2 others tied	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	45
2	Luis Aparicio	26
3	Jim Gilliam	23
4	Jim Rivera	21
5	2 tied	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