On This Day

Thursday, August 1, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 65 34 .657 --
White Sox 61 38 .616 4.0
Red Sox 54 46 .540 11.5
Tigers 50 49 .505 15.0
Indians 50 49 .505 15.0
Orioles 46 53 .465 19.0
Athletics 36 63 .364 29.0
Senators 36 66 .353 30.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 60 40 .600 --
Braves 60 41 .594 0.5
Dodgers 58 42 .580 2.0
Redlegs 56 44 .560 4.0
Phillies 56 46 .549 5.0
Giants 44 58 .431 17.0
Pirates 36 66 .353 25.0
Cubs 33 66 .333 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Malzone 4
1 Stan Musial 4
3 Sandy Amoros 3
3 Roy Campanella 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 2
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Larry Doby 1
2 Gil Hodges 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 5
2 Larry Doby 4
2 Stan Musial 4
4 Ernie Banks 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Willie Mays 1
1 Johnny Temple 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sandy Koufax 1.38
2 Brooks Lawrence 0.88
3 Curt Simmons 0.67
4 Sam Jones 0.57
4 Chuck Stobbs 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 1
1 Johnny Klippstein 1
1 Sandy Koufax 1
1 Duke Maas 1
1 Chuck Stobbs 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 11
2 Brooks Lawrence 7
3 Curt Simmons 6
4 Duke Maas 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Acker 1
1 Tex Clevenger 1
1 Frank Lary 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .381
2 Mickey Mantle .359
3 Hank Aaron .339
4 Stan Musial .336
5 Gene Woodling .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 30
2 Ted Williams 29
3 Mickey Mantle 28
3 Roy Sievers 28
5 Duke Snider 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 83
2 Hank Aaron 80
3 Roy Sievers 77
4 Mickey Mantle 74
5 Vic Wertz 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 30
2 Johnny Temple 16
3 Luis Aparicio 14
3 Don Blasingame 14
3 Chico Fernandez 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 2.27
2 Art Ditmar 2.36
3 Bobby Shantz 2.42
4 Billy Pierce 2.45
5 Jim Bunning 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 15
2 Jack Sanford 14
3 Tom Brewer 13
3 Bob Buhl 13
3 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 131
2 Jack Sanford 125
3 Dick Drott 119
4 Jim Bunning 111
5 Billy Pierce 110

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 15
2 Ray Narleski 14
3 Bob Grim 11
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 10
5 Turk Farrell 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .467
2 Ray Jablonski .463
3 Eddie Kasko .421
4 Hank Sauer .419
5 Red Schoendienst .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 7
1 Roy Sievers 7
3 Stan Lopata 6
3 Duke Snider 6
5 Bob Speake 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 16
2 Larry Doby 14
2 Mickey Mantle 14
2 Roy Sievers 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 5
2 Mickey Mantle 4
2 Charlie Neal 4
4 Don Blasingame 3
4 7 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Wilson 0.00
2 Sam Jones 0.53
3 Virgil Trucks 0.69
4 Art Ditmar 0.75
5 Jim Brosnan 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 4
2 Tom Brewer 3
2 Gene Conley 3
2 Dick Donovan 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 31
2 Dick Drott 25
3 Ray Narleski 21
4 Tom Brewer 19
4 Moe Drabowsky 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 5
2 Harry Byrd 3
2 Turk Farrell 3
2 Bob Grim 3
5 3 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .440
2 Dick Groat .370
3 Gene Woodling .370
4 George Crowe .362
5 Tony Kubek .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 11
2 Roy Sievers 10
3 Ernie Banks 9
3 Ted Williams 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 25
1 Yogi Berra 25
3 George Crowe 24
3 Gil Hodges 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chico Fernandez 9
2 Willie Mays 7
3 Luis Aparicio 5
3 Don Blasingame 5
3 Mickey Mantle 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 1.23
2 Sam Jones 1.34
3 Mike McCormick 1.53
4 Billy Pierce 1.54
5 Sal Maglie 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 5
1 Billy Pierce 5
1 Jack Sanford 5
4 Johnny Antonelli 4
4 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 41
2 Sam Jones 39
3 Jack Sanford 37
4 Bob Turley 36
5 Sandy Koufax 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Turk Farrell 7
2 Clem Labine 5
3 Don McMahon 4
3 Tom Morgan 4
5 7 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .365
2 Mickey Mantle .344
3 Hank Aaron .328
4 Minnie Minoso .323
5 Stan Musial .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 46
2 Duke Snider 44
2 Ted Williams 44
4 Hank Aaron 40
5 Willie Mays 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 115
1 Stan Musial 115
3 Jackie Jensen 112
4 Hank Aaron 109
4 Roy Sievers 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 47
2 Luis Aparicio 29
3 Jim Gilliam 22
3 Johnny Temple 22
5 2 tied 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 2.02
2 Dick Donovan 2.53
3 Bobby Shantz 2.53
4 Sam Jones 2.69
5 Jim Bunning 2.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 193
2 Sam Jones 178
3 Billy Pierce 177
4 Paul Foytack 162
5 3 tied 153

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 21
2 Hersh Freeman 14
2 Ray Narleski 14
4 Ike Delock 13
4 2 others tied 13