On This Day

Friday, July 12, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 53 26 .671 --
White Sox 49 30 .620 4.0
Red Sox 43 38 .531 11.0
Tigers 40 40 .500 13.5
Indians 40 40 .500 13.5
Orioles 39 40 .494 14.0
Athletics 29 49 .372 23.5
Senators 26 56 .317 28.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 47 32 .595 --
Braves 46 35 .568 2.0
Phillies 44 36 .550 3.5
Dodgers 43 36 .544 4.0
Redlegs 44 38 .537 4.5
Giants 38 44 .463 10.5
Pirates 31 51 .378 17.5
Cubs 27 48 .360 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Avila 4
1 Ray Boone 4
3 Richie Ashburn 3
3 Ernie Banks 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jerry Kindall 2
1 Ted Williams 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Ernie Banks 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Boone 3
1 Jerry Kindall 3
1 Bob Nieman 3
1 Harry Simpson 3
1 Ted Williams 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Altobelli 1
1 Don Blasingame 1
1 Ed Bouchee 1
1 Ken Boyer 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sam Jones 2.00
2 Don Newcombe 1.40
3 Johnny Klippstein 1.11
4 Robin Roberts 0.75
5 Early Wynn 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Brosnan 1
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Mike Garcia 1
1 Sam Jones 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Klippstein 10
2 Robin Roberts 9
3 Sam Jones 8
4 Don Newcombe 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Cicotte 1
1 Don McMahon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .368
2 Hank Aaron .350
3 Ted Williams .348
4 Stan Musial .342
5 Dee Fondy .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 28
2 Mickey Mantle 24
3 Ted Williams 22
4 Stan Musial 21
5 Roy Sievers 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 75
2 Stan Musial 67
3 Bill Skowron 60
4 Mickey Mantle 59
4 Roy Sievers 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 23
2 Luis Aparicio 12
2 Johnny Temple 12
4 Don Blasingame 11
4 4 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Bunning 2.10
2 Bobby Shantz 2.25
3 Tom Sturdivant 2.59
4 Billy Pierce 2.60
5 Art Ditmar 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 12
2 Jim Bunning 11
2 Jack Sanford 11
2 Early Wynn 11
5 2 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 110
2 Jack Sanford 104
3 Jim Bunning 99
4 Dick Drott 91
5 Billy Pierce 86

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 12
2 Clem Labine 10
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 9
4 Bob Grim 8
4 Turk Lown 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Cunningham .462
2 Hector Lopez .438
3 Hank Aaron .419
4 Frank Bolling .417
5 Tony Kubek .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 8
2 Rocky Colavito 5
2 George Crowe 5
2 Roy Sievers 5
2 Frank Thomas 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 19
2 Hank Aaron 17
3 George Crowe 16
3 Bob Nieman 16
5 Larry Doby 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chico Fernandez 5
2 Billy Gardner 4
3 Luis Aparicio 3
3 Joe DeMaestri 3
3 Al Pilarcik 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 0.95
2 Sal Maglie 1.00
3 Don Larsen 1.08
4 Jack Harshman 1.09
5 Sam Jones 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 3
1 Art Ditmar 3
1 Sam Jones 3
1 Don Larsen 3
5 20 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 27
2 Bob Turley 24
3 Don Elston 21
3 Jack Sanford 21
3 Early Wynn 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ike Delock 3
1 Turk Farrell 3
1 Marv Grissom 3
4 Bob Grim 2
4 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hector Lopez .400
1 Frank Malzone .400
3 Bill Skowron .392
4 Hank Aaron .387
5 Mickey Mantle .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 13
2 Ernie Banks 9
2 Rocky Colavito 9
2 Eddie Mathews 9
2 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Malzone 33
2 Hank Aaron 32
3 Walt Moryn 27
4 Rocky Colavito 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chico Fernandez 6
1 Willie Mays 6
1 Jim Rivera 6
4 Luis Aparicio 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny McDevitt 1.60
2 Bob Turley 1.74
2 Don Larsen 1.74
4 Von McDaniel 1.86
5 Bill Wight 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 6
2 Johnny Antonelli 5
2 Sam Jones 5
2 Don Newcombe 5
2 Frank Sullivan 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 46
2 Early Wynn 45
3 Jack Sanford 44
4 Bob Turley 40
5 Danny McDevitt 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 6
2 Bob Grim 5
2 Marv Grissom 5
2 Turk Lown 5
5 7 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .351
2 Hank Aaron .346
3 Ted Williams .339
4 Stan Musial .327
5 Bill Skowron .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 47
2 Hank Aaron 44
3 Eddie Mathews 42
3 Duke Snider 42
5 Ted Williams 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 126
2 Mickey Mantle 118
2 Stan Musial 118
2 Bill Skowron 118
5 Eddie Mathews 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 44
2 Luis Aparicio 29
3 Jim Gilliam 22
3 Jim Rivera 22
5 Al Pilarcik 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.22
2 Herb Score 2.25
3 Sal Maglie 2.28
4 Jim Bunning 2.56
5 Don Drysdale 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 25
2 Warren Spahn 22
3 Early Wynn 21
4 Johnny Antonelli 20
4 Curt Simmons 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 189
2 Early Wynn 188
3 Herb Score 184
4 Billy Pierce 182
5 Paul Foytack 172

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 18
2 Hersh Freeman 15
3 Turk Lown 14
4 Ike Delock 13
5 2 tied 12