On This Day

Tuesday, July 16, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	55	28	.663	--
White Sox	51	32	.614	4.0
Red Sox	45	40	.529	11.0
Indians	44	40	.524	11.5
Tigers	42	42	.500	13.5
Orioles	40	43	.482	15.0
Athletics	31	52	.373	24.0
Senators	28	59	.322	29.0

Games

Orioles 3, White Sox 1

Indians 9, Senators 3

Yankees 10, Tigers 4

Red Sox 4, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	47	36	.566	--
Phillies	48	37	.565	0.0
Braves	48	37	.565	0.0
Dodgers	46	36	.561	0.5
Redlegs	46	39	.541	2.0
Giants	41	44	.482	7.0
Pirates	32	54	.372	16.5
Cubs	27	52	.342	18.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Cardinals 5

Giants 6, Redlegs 1

Braves 6, Phillies 2

Pirates 5, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Bauer	4
1	Willie Mays	4
3	Hank Aaron	3
3	Lou Berberet	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Woodie Held	2
1	Daryl Spencer	2
3	Hank Aaron	1
3	Lou Berberet	1
3	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Daryl Spencer	4
2	Tommy Byrne	3
2	Jackie Jensen	3
2	Frank Thomas	3
2	Vic Wertz	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sandy Amoros	1
1	Dee Fondy	1
1	Jackie Jensen	1
1	Roger Maris	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Moore	1.50
2	Frank Lary	0.62
3	Johnny Kucks	0.60
4	Early Wynn	0.47
5	Ruben Gomez	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Ike Delock	1
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	7
2	Johnny Kucks	6
2	Ray Moore	6
4	Bob Friend	5
4	Frank Lary	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy Loes	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.361
2	Ted Williams	.360
3	Hank Aaron	.348
4	Stan Musial	.343
5	Bill Skowron	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	29
2	Ted Williams	26
3	Mickey Mantle	24
4	Stan Musial	21
5	2 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	77
2	Stan Musial	70
3	Bill Skowron	64
4	Roy Sievers	61
4	Vic Wertz	61

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	25
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
2	Early Wynn	12
4	Jim Bunning	11
4	Ruben Gomez	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	117
2	Jack Sanford	111
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	George Crowe	.489
2	Tony Kubek	.488
3	Joe Cunningham	.432
3	Bill Skowron	.432
5	Frank Bolling	.423

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	6
1	Ted Williams	6
3	Hank Aaron	5
3	Duke Snider	5
3	Frank Thomas	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	17
2	Rocky Colavito	14
3	George Crowe	13
4	Hank Aaron	12
4	6 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chico Fernandez	6
2	Luis Aparicio	3
2	Joe DeMaestri	3
2	Jim Rivera	3
5	11 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	0.56
2	Billy Pierce	1.00
3	Sal Maglie	1.08
4	Don Larsen	1.13
5	Art Ditmar	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	3
1	Art Ditmar	3
1	Bob Friend	3
1	Sam Jones	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	27
2	Jack Sanford	23
3	Bob Friend	19
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	Billy Loes	2
3	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hector Lopez	.410
2	Minnie Minoso	.387
3	Hank Aaron	.381
4	Gene Woodling	.375
5	Walt Moryn	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	11
2	Rocky Colavito	9
2	Walt Moryn	9
2	Duke Snider	9
2	Ted Williams	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	27
1	Yogi Berra	27
1	Rocky Colavito	27
1	Frank Malzone	27
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	1.08
2	Bob Turley	1.67
3	Don Larsen	1.74
4	Tommy Byrne	1.76
5	Danny McDevitt	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	6
2	Jim Bunning	5
2	Curt Simmons	5
2	Frank Sullivan	5
2	Early Wynn	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	48
2	Jack Sanford	45
3	Sam Jones	42
4	Danny McDevitt	37
5	Don Elston	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
2	Turk Lown	5
2	Tom Morgan	5
4	Turk Farrell	4
4	Bob Grim	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.350
2	Ted Williams	.345
3	Hank Aaron	.343
4	Nellie Fox	.321
5	Minnie Minoso	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	46
2	Hank Aaron	45
2	Ted Williams	45
4	Duke Snider	43
5	Eddie Mathews	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	126
2	Mickey Mantle	116
2	Bill Skowron	116
4	Eddie Mathews	114
5	2 tied	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	45
2	Luis Aparicio	28
3	Jim Rivera	22
4	Jim Gilliam	21
5	2 tied	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herb Score	2.19
2	Sal Maglie	2.23
3	Jim Bunning	2.56
4	Don Newcombe	2.58
5	Don Larsen	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	24
2	Warren Spahn	22
2	Early Wynn	22
4	Johnny Antonelli	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	193
2	Billy Pierce	184
3	Sam Jones	180
3	Herb Score	180
5	Paul Foytack	174

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	17
2	Hersh Freeman	15
3	Turk Lown	14
4	Ray Narleski	13
5	2 tied	12