On This Day

Friday, July 5, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	49	26	.653	--
White Sox	46	29	.613	3.0
Red Sox	41	36	.532	9.0
Indians	39	35	.527	9.5
Tigers	38	38	.500	11.5
Orioles	36	38	.486	12.5
Athletics	28	46	.378	20.5
Senators	25	54	.316	26.0

Games

Red Sox 7, Orioles 5

White Sox 14, Indians 4

Tigers 8, Athletics 4

Yankees 5, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	43	31	.581	--
Redlegs	44	33	.571	0.5
Braves	43	33	.566	1.0
Dodgers	41	33	.554	2.0
Phillies	39	35	.527	4.0
Giants	37	40	.481	7.5
Cubs	25	45	.357	16.0
Pirates	27	49	.355	17.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Phillies 5

Cubs 7, Braves 4

Giants 11, Pirates 6

Cardinals 4, Redlegs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Julio Becquer	3
1	Jim Brideweser	3
1	Bill Mazeroski	3
1	Les Moss	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Triandos	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Julio Becquer	1
2	Frank Bolling	1
2	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	4
1	Earl Torgeson	4
3	Jim Rivera	3
3	Frank Thomas	3
5	19 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chico Fernandez	1
1	Billy Gardner	1
1	Frank Malzone	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Bunning	0.88
2	Danny McDevitt	0.73
3	Tom Gorman	0.67
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.54
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Roger Craig	1
1	Art Ditmar	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Danny McDevitt	8
2	Jim Bunning	7
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	7
4	Don Elston	5
5	5 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ike Delock	1
1	Marv Grissom	1
1	Turk Lown	1
1	Johnny Podres	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.377
2	Dee Fondy	.351
3	Ted Williams	.347
4	Stan Musial	.343
5	Hank Aaron	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	27
2	Mickey Mantle	22
3	Ted Williams	20
4	Stan Musial	19
5	2 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	73
2	Stan Musial	63
3	Roy Sievers	57
4	Mickey Mantle	56
4	Bill Skowron	56

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	23
2	Johnny Temple	12
3	Don Blasingame	10
3	Bill Bruton	10
3	3 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bunning	2.03
2	Bobby Shantz	2.21
3	Tom Sturdivant	2.59
4	Frank Sullivan	2.63
5	Art Ditmar	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	11
1	Early Wynn	11
3	Jim Bunning	10
3	Ruben Gomez	10
3	Larry Jackson	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	99
2	Jim Bunning	93
3	Jack Sanford	88
4	Dick Drott	87
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	2 tied	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Del Crandall	.438
2	Hector Lopez	.422
3	Jackie Jensen	.395
4	Joe Cunningham	.393
5	2 tied	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	8
1	George Crowe	8
3	Eddie Mathews	6
4	Dale Long	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Crowe	23
2	Frank Malzone	22
3	Hank Aaron	21
4	Ed Bouchee	16
4	Rocky Colavito	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	4
2	Don Blasingame	3
2	Chico Fernandez	3
2	Billy Gardner	3
2	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Brown	0.56
2	Danny McDevitt	0.87
3	Bill Wight	1.10
4	Billy O'Dell	1.15
5	Brooks Lawrence	1.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	3
1	Jim Bunning	3
1	Mike Fornieles	3
1	Hal Jeffcoat	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Elston	27
2	Early Wynn	23
3	Danny McDevitt	22
4	Sam Jones	21
5	3 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Grim	4
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	4
3	Ike Delock	3
3	Marv Grissom	3
5	5 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Malzone	.413
2	Bill Skowron	.410
3	Mickey Mantle	.408
4	Hector Lopez	.391
5	Bill Mazeroski	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	14
2	Charlie Maxwell	12
3	Mickey Mantle	11
4	Ernie Banks	9
4	5 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	35
1	Frank Malzone	35
3	Bill Skowron	31
4	Del Ennis	30
5	Mickey Mantle	29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny McDevitt	1.13
2	Billy O'Dell	1.38
3	Brooks Lawrence	1.70
4	Von McDaniel	1.71
5	Bob Turley	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	6
2	Bob Buhl	5
2	Brooks Lawrence	5
2	Frank Sullivan	5
2	Early Wynn	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	46
2	Jack Sanford	41
3	Jim Bunning	40
4	Bob Turley	37
5	2 tied	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	8
2	Bob Grim	6
3	Marv Grissom	5
3	Turk Lown	5
5	8 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.354
2	Hank Aaron	.340
3	Ted Williams	.338
4	Stan Musial	.325
5	Al Kaline	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	45
2	Hank Aaron	44
3	Eddie Mathews	42
4	Duke Snider	40
4	Ted Williams	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	125
2	Bill Skowron	119
3	Al Kaline	115
3	Mickey Mantle	115
3	2 others tied	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	45
2	Luis Aparicio	26
3	Jim Gilliam	22
4	Jim Rivera	21
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	2.12
2	Sal Maglie	2.37
3	Don Drysdale	2.44
4	Herb Score	2.45
5	Jim Bunning	2.54

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	188
2	Billy Pierce	181
3	Sam Jones	180
4	Early Wynn	179
5	Paul Foytack	176

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	18
2	Hersh Freeman	17
3	Ike Delock	14
4	Turk Lown	13
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	13