On This Day

Sunday, July 28, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	62	34	.646	--
White Sox	58	37	.611	3.5
Red Sox	52	44	.542	10.0
Tigers	48	48	.500	14.0
Indians	48	48	.500	14.0
Orioles	46	50	.479	16.0
Athletics	36	60	.375	26.0
Senators	35	64	.354	28.5

Games

White Sox 4, Orioles 3

Red Sox 9, Indians 8

Tigers 6, Yankees 5

Yankees 4, Tigers 3

Athletics 6, Senators 2

Athletics 3, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	56	40	.583	--
Braves	57	41	.582	0.0
Dodgers	54	41	.568	1.5
Redlegs	54	43	.557	2.5
Phillies	54	44	.551	3.0
Giants	44	54	.449	13.0
Pirates	36	63	.364	21.5
Cubs	32	61	.344	22.5

Games

Phillies 3, Cubs 2

Phillies 7, Cubs 1

Dodgers 7, Redlegs 2

Cardinals 4, Pirates 0

Giants 2, Braves 0

Cardinals 9, Pirates 8

Braves 5, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Willie Mays	6
2	Wally Moon	5
3	Ernie Banks	4
3	Don Blasingame	4
3	11 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	2
1	Vic Wertz	2
3	Ernie Banks	1
3	Frank Bolling	1
3	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Wertz	5
2	Ken Boyer	4
2	Carl Furillo	4
2	Granny Hamner	4
5	6 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Anderson	1
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Von McDaniel	4.00
2	Billy O'Dell	0.91
3	Dick Drott	0.78
4	Bob Trowbridge	0.75
5	Camilo Pascual	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Wally Burnette	1
1	Gene Conley	1
1	Bill Fischer	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy O'Dell	10
2	Dick Drott	7
2	Billy Hoeft	7
4	Bob Trowbridge	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Dixie Howell	1
1	Lou Sleater	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.376
2	Mickey Mantle	.352
3	Hank Aaron	.342
4	Dick Groat	.336
5	Stan Musial	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	30
2	Ted Williams	29
3	Mickey Mantle	27
4	Roy Sievers	25
5	Duke Snider	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	80
2	Stan Musial	77
3	Mickey Mantle	72
3	Roy Sievers	72
5	3 tied	69

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	28
2	Johnny Temple	15
3	Luis Aparicio	14
4	Jim Rivera	13
5	Don Blasingame	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Ditmar	2.39
2	Jim Bunning	2.39
3	Bobby Shantz	2.42
4	Billy Pierce	2.58
5	Johnny Podres	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	14
1	Jack Sanford	14
3	Early Wynn	13
4	Tom Brewer	12
4	3 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	131
2	Jack Sanford	125
3	Dick Drott	119
4	Jim Bunning	109
5	Billy Pierce	104

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	14
2	Clem Labine	12
3	Bob Grim	11
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	10
5	Turk Farrell	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.550
2	Ed Bouchee	.397
3	Dick Groat	.394
4	Willie Mays	.393
5	2 tied	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	6
1	Ted Williams	6
3	Ernie Banks	5
3	George Crowe	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	16
2	Vic Wertz	15
2	Ted Williams	15
4	George Crowe	14
5	4 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	5
2	Billy Martin	4
3	Frank Bolling	3
3	Woodie Held	3
3	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Ditmar	0.69
2	Duke Maas	1.10
3	Connie Johnson	1.42
4	Willard Nixon	1.44
5	Alex Kellner	1.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	3
1	Gene Conley	3
1	Paul Foytack	3
1	Russ Kemmerer	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Drott	25
2	Camilo Pascual	22
3	Jack Sanford	21
3	Early Wynn	21
5	Johnny Antonelli	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bud Byerly	3
1	Turk Farrell	3
1	Bob Grim	3
4	Harry Byrd	2
4	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.425
2	Joe Cunningham	.381
3	Dick Groat	.364
4	Hank Aaron	.362
5	Tony Kubek	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	10
1	George Crowe	10
1	Roy Sievers	10
1	Ted Williams	10
5	Duke Snider	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Crowe	30
2	Yogi Berra	25
2	Ted Williams	25
4	Ernie Banks	24
4	Del Ennis	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chico Fernandez	6
2	Luis Aparicio	5
2	Billy Gardner	5
2	Willie Mays	5
5	6 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Ditmar	1.04
2	Sam Jones	1.29
3	Mike McCormick	1.71
4	Billy Pierce	1.81
5	Sal Maglie	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Sanford	5
2	Johnny Antonelli	4
2	Tom Brewer	4
2	Jim Bunning	4
2	6 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	44
2	Jack Sanford	42
2	Early Wynn	42
4	Dick Drott	40
5	Bob Turley	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Turk Farrell	7
2	Bob Grim	5
3	Ike Delock	4
3	Marv Grissom	4
3	3 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.356
2	Mickey Mantle	.342
3	Hank Aaron	.331
4	Al Kaline	.321
5	Minnie Minoso	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	47
2	Ted Williams	44
3	Duke Snider	43
4	Hank Aaron	41
5	Willie Mays	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	120
2	Hank Aaron	113
3	Jackie Jensen	111
3	Stan Musial	111
5	Bill Skowron	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	46
2	Luis Aparicio	29
3	Jim Rivera	22
4	Jim Gilliam	21
4	Johnny Temple	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herb Score	1.90
2	Sal Maglie	2.10
3	Bobby Shantz	2.65
4	Dick Donovan	2.65
5	Jim Bunning	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	22
2	Johnny Antonelli	21
2	Early Wynn	21
4	Warren Spahn	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	198
2	Billy Pierce	179
3	Paul Foytack	177
3	Sam Jones	177
5	Herb Score	162

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	18
2	Hersh Freeman	15
3	Turk Lown	14
3	Ray Narleski	14
5	3 tied	13