On This Day

Monday, July 15, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 54 28 .659 --
White Sox 51 31 .622 3.0
Red Sox 44 40 .524 11.0
Indians 43 40 .518 11.5
Tigers 42 41 .506 12.5
Orioles 39 43 .476 15.0
Athletics 31 51 .378 23.0
Senators 28 58 .326 28.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 47 35 .573 --
Phillies 48 36 .571 0.0
Braves 47 37 .560 1.0
Dodgers 45 36 .556 1.5
Redlegs 46 38 .548 2.0
Giants 40 44 .476 8.0
Pirates 31 54 .365 17.5
Cubs 27 51 .346 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Gilliam 4
2 Wes Covington 3
2 Hector Lopez 3
4 Sandy Amoros 2
4 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Neal 2
2 Sandy Amoros 1
2 Lou Berberet 1
2 Wes Covington 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sandy Amoros 3
1 Charlie Neal 3
3 Ernie Banks 2
3 Lou Berberet 2
3 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Logan 1
1 Willie Mays 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Sanford 0.88
2 Johnny Antonelli 0.60
3 Wally Burnette 0.50
3 Vinegar Bend Mizell 0.50
5 Russ Kemmerer 0.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 1
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 Russ Kemmerer 1
1 Jack Sanford 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Sanford 7
2 Johnny Antonelli 6
3 Wally Burnette 3
3 Vinegar Bend Mizell 3
3 Herm Wehmeier 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Roebuck 1
1 Al Worthington 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .365
2 Ted Williams .359
3 Stan Musial .344
4 Hank Aaron .343
5 Bill Skowron .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 28
2 Ted Williams 25
3 Mickey Mantle 24
4 Stan Musial 21
5 Roy Sievers 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 75
2 Stan Musial 70
3 Bill Skowron 64
4 Mickey Mantle 60
4 Roy Sievers 60

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 24
2 Johnny Temple 13
3 Luis Aparicio 12
3 Jim Rivera 12
5 5 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Bunning 2.10
2 Bobby Shantz 2.29
3 Billy Pierce 2.50
4 Art Ditmar 2.59
5 Curt Barclay 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 13
2 Jack Sanford 12
3 Jim Bunning 11
3 Early Wynn 11
5 3 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Sanford 111
2 Early Wynn 110
3 Jim Bunning 99
4 Dick Drott 94
5 Billy Pierce 93

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 13
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 Tony Kubek .488
2 George Crowe .449
3 Hector Lopez .440
4 Joe Cunningham .436
5 Frank Bolling .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 6
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Frank Thomas 5
2 Tim Thompson 5
2 Ted Williams 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 17
2 Charlie Maxwell 14
3 Ernie Banks 13
3 Rocky Colavito 13
3 George Crowe 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chico Fernandez 6
2 Luis Aparicio 3
2 Joe DeMaestri 3
2 Jim Rivera 3
5 9 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harvey Haddix 0.45
2 Bob Turley 0.56
3 Billy Pierce 1.00
4 Sal Maglie 1.08
5 Don Larsen 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 3
1 Jim Bunning 3
1 Art Ditmar 3
1 Jim Hearn 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Sanford 28
2 Early Wynn 21
3 Jim Bunning 20
4 Sam Jones 18
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Turk Farrell 4
1 Tom Morgan 4
3 Ike Delock 2
3 Turk Lown 2
3 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hector Lopez .434
2 Minnie Minoso .375
3 Walt Moryn .372
4 Gene Woodling .367
5 Les Moss .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 11
2 Rocky Colavito 10
3 Walt Moryn 9
3 Stan Musial 9
3 Duke Snider 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 27
1 Rocky Colavito 27
1 Frank Malzone 27
4 Hank Aaron 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chico Fernandez 7
1 Jim Rivera 7
3 Willie Mays 6
4 Luis Aparicio 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 1.08
2 Danny McDevitt 1.60
3 Bob Turley 1.74
3 Don Larsen 1.74
5 Tommy Byrne 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 6
2 Jim Bunning 5
2 Sam Jones 5
2 Curt Simmons 5
2 Frank Sullivan 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 46
2 Jack Sanford 45
3 Early Wynn 41
4 Bob Turley 40
5 Danny McDevitt 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 6
2 Turk Lown 5
2 Tom Morgan 5
4 Turk Farrell 4
4 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .349
2 Ted Williams .345
3 Hank Aaron .338
4 Stan Musial .326
5 Minnie Minoso .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 46
2 Hank Aaron 44
2 Ted Williams 44
4 Eddie Mathews 42
4 Duke Snider 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 124
2 Bill Skowron 118
3 Mickey Mantle 116
4 Eddie Mathews 115
5 Stan Musial 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 45
2 Luis Aparicio 28
3 Jim Rivera 23
4 Jim Gilliam 22
5 2 tied 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herb Score 2.19
2 Sal Maglie 2.23
3 Whitey Ford 2.33
4 Jim Bunning 2.56
5 Don Newcombe 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 25
2 Warren Spahn 22
3 Johnny Antonelli 21
3 Early Wynn 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 189
2 Early Wynn 186
3 Sam Jones 180
3 Herb Score 180
5 Paul Foytack 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 18
2 Hersh Freeman 15
3 Turk Lown 14
4 Ike Delock 13
4 Ray Narleski 13