On This Day

Saturday, August 3, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 67 34 .663 --
White Sox 61 40 .604 6.0
Red Sox 56 46 .549 11.5
Tigers 50 51 .495 17.0
Indians 50 51 .495 17.0
Orioles 49 53 .480 18.5
Senators 38 66 .365 30.5
Athletics 36 66 .353 31.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 62 40 .608 --
Braves 61 42 .592 1.5
Dodgers 59 43 .578 3.0
Redlegs 57 45 .559 5.0
Phillies 56 48 .538 7.0
Giants 45 59 .433 18.0
Pirates 36 67 .350 26.5
Cubs 34 66 .340 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Bauer 3
1 Gus Bell 3
1 Milt Bolling 3
1 Al Dark 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 2
2 Johnny Antonelli 1
2 Hank Bauer 1
2 Billy Hunter 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 3
1 Jim Piersall 3
3 Roy Campanella 2
3 Ted Lepcio 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Mantle 2
2 Jim Gilliam 1
2 Al Pilarcik 1
2 Jack Urban 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Von McDaniel 0.67
2 Early Wynn 0.64
3 Russ Kemmerer 0.50
3 Billy Pierce 0.50
3 Robin Roberts 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Johnny Antonelli 1
1 Hal Brown 1
1 Art Ditmar 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 9
2 Ramon Monzant 5
2 Billy Pierce 5
4 Tom Brewer 4
4 5 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 1
1 Ken Lehman 1
1 Billy Muffett 1
1 Dean Stone 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .384
2 Mickey Mantle .362
3 Hank Aaron .338
4 Gene Woodling .336
5 Stan Musial .336

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 84
2 Hank Aaron 80
3 Roy Sievers 79
4 Mickey Mantle 75
5 Vic Wertz 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 30
2 Johnny Temple 16
3 Jim Gilliam 15
4 Luis Aparicio 14
4 3 others tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 2.27
2 Bobby Shantz 2.42
3 Jim Bunning 2.45
4 Art Ditmar 2.45
5 Billy Pierce 2.52

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 140
2 Jack Sanford 129
3 Dick Drott 125
4 Billy Pierce 115
5 Jim Bunning 111

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 15
2 Ray Narleski 14
3 Bob Grim 13
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 10
5 Turk Farrell 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .489
2 Ray Jablonski .440
3 Wally Moon .424
4 Mickey Mantle .388
5 Hank Sauer .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Sievers 9
2 Stan Lopata 7
3 Willie Mays 6
4 Ernie Banks 5
4 Mickey Mantle 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 16
2 Stan Lopata 15
2 Roy Sievers 15
4 Mickey Mantle 14
5 6 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Mantle 6
2 Willie Mays 5
3 Jim Gilliam 4
4 Don Blasingame 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clem Labine 0.52
2 Sam Jones 0.53
3 Von McDaniel 0.64
4 Virgil Trucks 0.69
5 Johnny Podres 0.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick Drott 28
2 Early Wynn 23
3 Ray Narleski 21
4 Connie Johnson 20
4 Sandy Koufax 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .465
2 Dick Groat .369
3 Wally Moon .365
4 Gene Woodling .357
5 2 tied .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Sievers 12
2 Duke Snider 11
3 Ted Williams 10
4 Willie Mays 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 25
2 Vic Wertz 24
3 Ernie Banks 23
3 Stan Musial 23
3 Ted Williams 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chico Fernandez 9
2 Mickey Mantle 7
2 Willie Mays 7
4 Luis Aparicio 5
4 Jim Gilliam 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Brosnan 1.24
2 Sam Jones 1.34
3 Jack Urban 1.35
3 Willard Schmidt 1.35
5 Mike McCormick 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 5
1 Gene Conley 5
1 Art Ditmar 5
1 Sam Jones 5
1 Jack Sanford 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 50
2 Jack Sanford 41
3 Sam Jones 39
4 Dick Drott 38
5 Paul Foytack 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Turk Farrell 7
2 Bob Grim 5
2 Clem Labine 5
4 Don McMahon 4
5 6 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .367
2 Mickey Mantle .351
3 Hank Aaron .327
4 Minnie Minoso .323
5 Willie Mays .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 47
2 Ted Williams 44
3 Duke Snider 43
4 Willie Mays 42
5 Hank Aaron 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 116
2 Stan Musial 113
3 Roy Sievers 110
4 Hank Aaron 109
5 2 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 47
2 Luis Aparicio 28
3 Jim Gilliam 24
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 2.70

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 202
2 Billy Pierce 182
3 Sam Jones 178
4 Paul Foytack 168
5 Connie Johnson 154

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 21
2 Bob Grim 15
3 Hersh Freeman 14
3 Ray Narleski 14
5 2 tied 13