On This Day

Friday, August 2, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 66 34 .660 --
White Sox 61 39 .610 5.0
Red Sox 55 46 .545 11.5
Tigers 50 50 .500 16.0
Indians 50 50 .500 16.0
Orioles 48 53 .475 18.5
Senators 37 66 .359 30.5
Athletics 36 65 .356 30.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 61 40 .604 --
Braves 61 41 .598 0.5
Dodgers 58 43 .574 3.0
Redlegs 57 44 .564 4.0
Phillies 56 47 .544 6.0
Giants 44 59 .427 18.0
Pirates 36 67 .350 26.0
Cubs 34 66 .340 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Gardner 5
2 Carl Furillo 3
2 Don Hoak 3
2 George Kell 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Anderson 1
1 Bob Boyd 1
1 Smoky Burgess 1
1 Joe Cunningham 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Kell 3
1 Billy Martin 3
1 Cal Neeman 3
1 Wally Post 3
1 Ted Williams 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Cunningham 1
1 Dee Fondy 1
1 Jim Gilliam 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Mossi 1.00
2 Paul Foytack 0.89
3 Camilo Pascual 0.86
4 Tom Sturdivant 0.70
5 2 tied 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Conley 1
1 Hersh Freeman 1
1 Dave Hillman 1
1 Connie Johnson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Foytack 8
2 Billy O'Dell 7
2 Tom Sturdivant 7
4 Dick Drott 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 1
1 Ken Lehman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .383
2 Mickey Mantle .358
3 Stan Musial .339
4 Hank Aaron .337
5 Gene Woodling .333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 84
2 Hank Aaron 80
3 Roy Sievers 78
4 Mickey Mantle 75
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 2 others tied 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 129
3 Dick Drott 125
4 Jim Bunning 111
5 Billy Pierce 110

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 15
2 Ray Narleski 14
3 Bob Grim 12
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 10
5 Turk Farrell 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .478
2 Ray Jablonski .457
3 Hank Sauer .412
4 Wally Moon .400
5 Eddie Kasko .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Sievers 8
2 Stan Lopata 7
3 Ernie Banks 6
4 Mickey Mantle 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 15
1 Stan Lopata 15
1 Mickey Mantle 15
4 Roy Sievers 14
5 Ted Williams 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Jones 0.53
2 Virgil Trucks 0.69
3 Johnny Podres 0.75
4 Jim Brosnan 0.83
5 2 tied 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Conley 4
2 Bob Buhl 3
2 Dick Donovan 3
2 Art Fowler 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 31
2 Dick Drott 28
3 Paul Foytack 25
4 Ray Narleski 21
5 Connie Johnson 20

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 .459
2 Dick Groat .369
3 Gene Woodling .365
4 Wally Moon .354
5 Bob Skinner .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Sievers 11
1 Duke Snider 11
3 Ted Williams 10
4 Ernie Banks 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 25
2 George Crowe 24
2 Gil Hodges 24
4 Ernie Banks 23
4 3 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chico Fernandez 9
2 Willie Mays 7
3 Luis Aparicio 5
3 Mickey Mantle 5
5 8 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Brosnan 1.19
2 Bob Turley 1.23
3 Sam Jones 1.34
4 Willard Schmidt 1.35
5 Mike McCormick 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Conley 5
1 Sam Jones 5
1 Jack Sanford 5
4 Johnny Antonelli 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Sanford 41
1 Early Wynn 41
3 Sam Jones 39
4 Dick Drott 38
5 Bob Turley 36

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .365
2 Mickey Mantle .346
3 Hank Aaron .325
4 Minnie Minoso .322
5 Stan Musial .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 47
2 Ted Williams 44
3 Duke Snider 43
4 Hank Aaron 40
4 Willie Mays 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 116
2 Stan Musial 114
3 Jackie Jensen 111
4 Roy Sievers 110
5 Hank Aaron 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 47
2 Luis Aparicio 28
3 Jim Gilliam 23
4 Johnny Temple 22
5 Jim Rivera 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 2.10
2 Dick Donovan 2.53
3 Bobby Shantz 2.53
4 Sam Jones 2.69
5 Jim Bunning 2.75

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 168
5 Connie Johnson 154

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 21
2 Hersh Freeman 14
2 Bob Grim 14
2 Ray Narleski 14
5 2 tied 13