On This Day

Monday, July 29, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	62	34	.646	--
White Sox	59	37	.615	3.0
Red Sox	53	44	.546	9.5
Tigers	48	48	.500	14.0
Indians	48	49	.495	14.5
Orioles	46	51	.474	16.5
Athletics	36	60	.375	26.0
Senators	35	64	.354	28.5

Games

White Sox 5, Orioles 0

Red Sox 6, Indians 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	57	40	.588	--
Braves	58	41	.586	0.0
Dodgers	54	41	.568	2.0
Redlegs	54	43	.557	3.0
Phillies	55	44	.556	3.0
Giants	44	55	.444	14.0
Pirates	36	64	.360	22.5
Cubs	32	62	.340	23.5

Games

Phillies 6, Cubs 0

Cardinals 4, Pirates 0

Braves 9, Giants 8

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ray Jablonski	4
2	Harry Anderson	3
2	Andy Pafko	3
4	Hank Aaron	2
4	12 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wes Covington	1
1	Del Crandall	1
1	Ray Jablonski	1
1	Ted Lepcio	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Jablonski	4
2	Wes Covington	3
3	Harry Anderson	2
3	Luis Aparicio	2
3	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Blasingame	2
2	Chico Fernandez	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	3.00
2	Billy Pierce	1.50
3	Robin Roberts	0.86
4	Tom Brewer	0.82
5	Mike Garcia	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	1
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1
1	Billy Pierce	1
1	Robin Roberts	1
1	Bob Trowbridge	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Brewer	9
2	Mike Garcia	6
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	6
2	Billy Pierce	6
2	Robin Roberts	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.379
2	Mickey Mantle	.352
3	Hank Aaron	.343
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	Vic Wertz	70

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Ditmar	2.39
2	Jim Bunning	2.39
3	Bobby Shantz	2.42
4	Billy Pierce	2.45
5	Johnny Podres	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	15
2	Jack Sanford	14
3	Tom Brewer	13
3	Early Wynn	13
5	3 tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	131
2	Jack Sanford	125
3	Dick Drott	119
4	Billy Pierce	110
5	Jim Bunning	109

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	.513
2	Ed Bouchee	.426
3	Dick Groat	.400
4	Willie Mays	.397
5	Jerry Coleman	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	6
2	Ernie Banks	5
2	Wes Covington	5
2	George Crowe	5
2	Roy Sievers	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wes Covington	15
2	Gil Hodges	14
3	Bobby Thomson	13
4	Ernie Banks	12
4	6 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Wilson	0.73
2	Joe Nuxhall	0.96
3	Dick Donovan	1.00
4	Willard Nixon	1.10
5	Mike McCormick	1.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	3
1	Bob Buhl	3
1	Gene Conley	3
1	Paul Foytack	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Drott	25
2	Jack Sanford	21
2	Early Wynn	21
4	Johnny Antonelli	19
4	Tom Brewer	19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.435
2	Joe Cunningham	.393
3	Hank Aaron	.377
4	Dick Groat	.366
5	Tony Kubek	.364

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Crowe	27
2	Ernie Banks	24
2	Del Ennis	24
2	Ted Williams	24
5	3 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chico Fernandez	7
2	Luis Aparicio	5
2	Don Blasingame	5
2	Billy Gardner	5
2	Willie Mays	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Ditmar	1.04
2	Sam Jones	1.29
3	Billy Pierce	1.51
4	Bob Turley	1.54
5	Mike McCormick	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	5
1	Jack Sanford	5
3	Johnny Antonelli	4
3	Tom Brewer	4
3	5 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	44
2	Jack Sanford	42
2	Early Wynn	42
4	Dick Drott	40
5	2 tied	33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.358
2	Mickey Mantle	.342
3	Hank Aaron	.331
4	Minnie Minoso	.318
5	Al Kaline	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	47
2	Ted Williams	44
3	Duke Snider	42
4	Hank Aaron	41
5	Willie Mays	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	120
2	Hank Aaron	113
3	Jackie Jensen	111
3	Stan Musial	111
5	2 tied	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	46
2	Luis Aparicio	29
3	Jim Rivera	22
4	Johnny Temple	21
5	2 tied	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herb Score	1.90
2	Sal Maglie	2.11
3	Bobby Shantz	2.53
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	Billy Pierce	20
4	Warren Spahn	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	198
2	Billy Pierce	185
3	Sam Jones	177
4	Paul Foytack	162
4	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