On This Day

Sunday, August 4, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	69	34	.670	--
White Sox	62	40	.608	6.5
Red Sox	56	47	.544	13.0
Tigers	50	52	.490	18.5
Indians	50	53	.485	19.0
Orioles	50	53	.485	19.0
Senators	39	66	.371	31.0
Athletics	36	67	.350	33.0

Games

Orioles 5, Athletics 0

White Sox 11, Red Sox 6

Yankees 5, Indians 2

Senators 8, Tigers 4

Yankees 6, Indians 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	63	41	.606	--
Braves	62	42	.596	1.0
Dodgers	59	44	.573	3.5
Redlegs	58	46	.558	5.0
Phillies	57	49	.538	7.0
Giants	46	60	.434	18.0
Cubs	36	66	.353	26.0
Pirates	36	69	.343	27.5

Games

Cubs 6, Pirates 0

Cubs 3, Pirates 2

Giants 7, Redlegs 6

Phillies 5, Cardinals 4

Braves 9, Dodgers 7

Cardinals 4, Phillies 1

Redlegs 3, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mickey Mantle	5
1	Enos Slaughter	5
3	Richie Ashburn	4
3	Ed Bouchee	4
3	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Harry Anderson	1
2	Ed Bailey	1
2	22 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	5
2	Dick Gernert	4
3	Hank Aaron	3
3	Larry Doby	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Dee Fondy	1
1	Gil McDougald	1
1	Al Smith	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Billy Loes	1.60
2	Moe Drabowsky	1.00
3	Whitey Ford	0.70
4	Joe Nuxhall	0.56
5	Don Elston	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vicente Amor	1
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	Moe Drabowsky	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Moe Drabowsky	10
1	Harvey Haddix	10
3	Billy Loes	8
4	Bob Buhl	7
4	Whitey Ford	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Curt Barclay	1
1	Tex Clevenger	1
1	Warren Spahn	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.389
2	Mickey Mantle	.368
3	Hank Aaron	.337
4	Stan Musial	.333
5	Gene Woodling	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	31
2	Roy Sievers	30
2	Ted Williams	30
4	Mickey Mantle	29
5	Duke Snider	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	85
2	Hank Aaron	83
3	Roy Sievers	79
4	Mickey Mantle	75
5	Vic Wertz	74

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	2.24
2	Jim Bunning	2.45
3	Bobby Shantz	2.45
3	Art Ditmar	2.45
5	Billy Pierce	2.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	15
2	Bob Buhl	14
2	Jack Sanford	14
4	Tom Brewer	13
4	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	.521
2	Mickey Mantle	.436
3	Wally Moon	.417
4	Ray Jablonski	.407
5	Ed Bouchee	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	8
1	Roy Sievers	8
3	Stan Lopata	6
4	Mickey Mantle	5
4	Vic Wertz	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	18
2	Gil Hodges	14
2	Mickey Mantle	14
4	Roy Sievers	13
4	Vic Wertz	13

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	0.00
2	Jim Brosnan	0.48
3	Sam Jones	0.53
4	Von McDaniel	0.64
5	2 tied	0.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Moe Drabowsky	29
2	Dick Drott	27
3	Ray Narleski	23
4	Bob Buhl	22
4	Harvey Haddix	22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.500
2	Bob Skinner	.364
3	Dick Groat	.358
4	Ed Bouchee	.353
5	Wally Moon	.352

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	27
2	Vic Wertz	24
3	Ted Williams	23
4	Stan Musial	22
4	Roy Sievers	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chico Fernandez	8
2	Mickey Mantle	7
2	Willie Mays	7
4	Luis Aparicio	5
4	Jim Gilliam	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Jones	0.95
2	Jim Brosnan	1.16
3	Gene Conley	1.32
4	Willard Schmidt	1.35
5	Jack Urban	1.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	5
1	Bob Buhl	5
1	Art Ditmar	5
1	Jack Sanford	5
5	9 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Sanford	41
1	Early Wynn	41
3	Bob Buhl	38
3	Moe Drabowsky	38
3	Dick Drott	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Turk Farrell	6
2	Bob Grim	5
2	Clem Labine	5
4	Bud Byerly	3
4	6 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.372
2	Mickey Mantle	.356
3	Hank Aaron	.326
4	Minnie Minoso	.324
5	Willie Mays	.321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	116
2	Stan Musial	113
3	Hank Aaron	112
4	Roy Sievers	110
5	Willie Mays	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	46
2	Luis Aparicio	28
3	Jim Gilliam	24
4	Johnny Temple	22
5	Jim Rivera	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	2.28
2	Bobby Shantz	2.57
3	Dick Donovan	2.65
4	Sam Jones	2.69
5	Jim Bunning	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	22
2	Dick Donovan	20
2	Don Newcombe	20
2	Warren Spahn	20
2	Early Wynn	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	202
2	Billy Pierce	179
3	Sam Jones	178
4	Paul Foytack	169
5	Harvey Haddix	163

Saves

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