On This Day

Monday, August 5, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 69 35 .663 --
White Sox 62 40 .608 6.0
Red Sox 56 47 .544 12.5
Indians 51 53 .490 18.0
Tigers 50 52 .490 18.0
Orioles 50 53 .485 18.5
Senators 39 66 .371 30.5
Athletics 36 67 .350 32.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 63 41 .606 --
Braves 62 42 .596 1.0
Dodgers 60 44 .577 3.0
Redlegs 58 46 .558 5.0
Phillies 57 49 .538 7.0
Giants 46 61 .430 18.5
Cubs 36 66 .353 26.0
Pirates 36 69 .343 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Mays 4
2 Gino Cimoli 3
2 Gil McDougald 3
4 Bobby Avila 2
4 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 1
1 Gene Woodling 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gene Woodling 5
2 Don Larsen 2
2 Willie Mays 2
4 Bobby Avila 1
4 6 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Crone 0.70
2 Mike Garcia 0.27
3 Don Drysdale 0.25
4 Don Larsen 0.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 Mike Garcia 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Crone 7
2 Mike Garcia 4
3 Don Drysdale 3
3 Don Larsen 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .389
2 Mickey Mantle .367
3 Hank Aaron .337
4 Stan Musial .333
5 Gene Woodling .332

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 Jim Gilliam 17
3 Johnny Temple 16
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 16
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 .568
2 Wally Moon .434
3 Mickey Mantle .412
4 Ed Bouchee .397
5 Bob Skinner .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 8
1 Roy Sievers 8
3 Vic Wertz 5
4 Stan Lopata 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 17
2 Roy Sievers 13
3 Gil Hodges 12
3 Willie Mays 12
3 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Urban 0.47
2 Jim Brosnan 0.50
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 Dave Hillman 3
2 Ed Roebuck 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick Drott 27
2 Moe Drabowsky 24
3 Bob Buhl 22
4 Harvey Haddix 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .512
2 Bob Skinner .364
3 Ed Bouchee .363
4 Larry Doby .360
5 Dick Groat .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 12
1 Roy Sievers 12
3 Duke Snider 10
3 Ted Williams 10
5 Ernie Banks 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 28
2 Vic Wertz 23
3 Willie Mays 22
3 Stan Musial 22
3 3 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chico Fernandez 7
1 Jim Gilliam 7
1 Mickey Mantle 7
1 Willie Mays 7
5 Luis Aparicio 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 Bob Buhl 5
1 Jack Sanford 5
3 Johnny Antonelli 4
3 Tom Brewer 4
3 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Sanford 41
1 Early Wynn 41
3 Moe Drabowsky 38
3 Dick Drott 38
5 Bob Buhl 37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .371
2 Mickey Mantle .352
3 Willie Mays .327
4 Hank Aaron .327
5 Minnie Minoso .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 45
2 Willie Mays 44
3 Ted Williams 43
4 Duke Snider 42
5 Hank Aaron 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 113
1 Stan Musial 113
3 Hank Aaron 112
4 Willie Mays 110
5 Roy Sievers 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 46
2 Luis Aparicio 27
3 Jim Gilliam 25
4 Johnny Temple 21
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 198
2 Billy Pierce 179
3 Sam Jones 178
4 Paul Foytack 169
5 Harvey Haddix 163

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 22
2 Bob Grim 15
3 Hersh Freeman 14
3 Ray Narleski 14
5 2 tied 13