On This Day

Wednesday, July 17, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 56 28 .667 --
White Sox 52 32 .619 4.0
Red Sox 45 41 .523 12.0
Indians 44 41 .518 12.5
Tigers 42 43 .494 14.5
Orioles 40 44 .476 16.0
Athletics 32 52 .381 24.0
Senators 29 59 .330 29.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 48 36 .571 --
Braves 49 37 .570 0.0
Phillies 48 38 .558 1.0
Dodgers 46 37 .554 1.5
Redlegs 47 39 .547 2.0
Giants 41 45 .477 8.0
Pirates 32 55 .368 17.5
Cubs 28 52 .350 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Torre 4
2 Hank Aaron 3
2 Sandy Amoros 3
2 Ernie Banks 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Crowe 2
2 Sandy Amoros 1
2 Yogi Berra 1
2 Bob Cerv 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Crowe 4
2 George Strickland 3
3 Ernie Banks 2
3 Rocky Bridges 2
3 15 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Boyer 1
1 Tony Kubek 1
1 Dave Philley 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Robin Roberts 999.00
2 Sam Jones 1.09
3 Moe Drabowsky 0.60
3 Don Newcombe 0.60
3 Bob Turley 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Sam Jones 1
1 Bob Keegan 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 12
2 Ralph Terry 8
3 Moe Drabowsky 6
3 Frank Sullivan 6
3 Bob Turley 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bud Byerly 1
1 Bill Fischer 1
1 Dick Littlefield 1
1 Don McMahon 1
1 Raul Sanchez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .367
2 Mickey Mantle .356
3 Hank Aaron .352
4 Stan Musial .340
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
4 Roy Sievers 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 78
2 Stan Musial 71
3 Bill Skowron 64
4 Roy Sievers 63
5 George Crowe 62

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 2.25
2 Bobby Shantz 2.29
3 Bob Turley 2.35
4 Billy Pierce 2.50
5 Art Ditmar 2.59

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 102
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 .477
2 Hank Aaron .444
2 Ted Williams .444
4 Tony Kubek .442
5 Joe Cunningham .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 6
1 Ted Williams 6
3 Hank Aaron 5
3 George Crowe 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 18
2 George Crowe 17
3 Rocky Colavito 15
4 Gene Baker 13
4 Charlie Maxwell 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chico Fernandez 6
2 Luis Aparicio 3
2 Joe DeMaestri 3
2 Tony Kubek 3
2 Jim Rivera 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 0.72
2 Billy Pierce 1.00
3 Don Larsen 1.13
4 Dick Littlefield 1.46
5 Harvey Haddix 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 4
2 Johnny Antonelli 3
2 Lew Burdette 3
2 Art Ditmar 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 30
2 Early Wynn 27
3 Jack Sanford 23
3 Bob Turley 23
5 Ralph Terry 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Turk Farrell 4
1 Tom Morgan 4
3 Don McMahon 3
4 Bud Byerly 2
4 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .397
2 Hector Lopez .388
3 Minnie Minoso .368
4 Walt Moryn .363
5 Gene Woodling .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 11
2 George Crowe 10
3 Rocky Colavito 9
3 Duke Snider 9
3 Ted Williams 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Crowe 30
2 Rocky Colavito 28
2 Jackie Jensen 28
4 Hank Aaron 27
4 Frank Malzone 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 1.08
2 Bob Turley 1.52
3 Don Larsen 1.74
4 Tommy Byrne 1.76
5 Danny McDevitt 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 6
2 Sam Jones 5
2 Bob Keegan 5
2 Brooks Lawrence 5
2 Frank Sullivan 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 54
2 Jack Sanford 45
3 Early Wynn 44
4 Bob Turley 38
5 Danny McDevitt 37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .350
2 Mickey Mantle .347
3 Hank Aaron .344
4 Nellie Fox .321
5 Minnie Minoso .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 46
2 Ted Williams 45
3 Hank Aaron 44
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 115
5 Stan Musial 111

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 2.65
4 Don Newcombe 2.68
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 Sam Jones 186
3 Billy Pierce 184
4 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