On This Day

Friday, August 9, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	70	38	.648	--
White Sox	65	41	.613	4.0
Red Sox	57	50	.533	12.5
Orioles	53	54	.495	16.5
Indians	53	55	.491	17.0
Tigers	51	55	.481	18.0
Senators	42	67	.385	28.5
Athletics	38	69	.355	31.5

Games

Orioles 4, Yankees 3

Senators 8, Red Sox 0

White Sox 5, Tigers 4

Athletics 3, Indians 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	66	42	.611	--
Cardinals	63	45	.583	3.0
Dodgers	61	47	.565	5.0
Redlegs	60	49	.550	6.5
Phillies	58	51	.532	8.5
Giants	50	61	.450	17.5
Cubs	39	68	.364	26.5
Pirates	37	71	.343	29.0

Games

Redlegs 9, Cubs 7

Redlegs 6, Cubs 4

Giants 6, Phillies 2

Dodgers 4, Pirates 2

Braves 13, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Chuck Tanner	7
2	Bob Hazle	4
2	Dale Long	4
2	Vic Power	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Smoky Burgess	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Wes Covington	1
2	George Crowe	1
2	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Smoky Burgess	5
2	Dale Long	4
2	Bob Nieman	4
2	Art Schult	4
2	Bob Speake	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Bolling	1
1	Roger Maris	1
1	Willie Mays	1
1	Rube Walker	1
1	Red Wilson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Crone	1.20
2	Ralph Terry	0.71
3	Early Wynn	0.70
4	Whitey Ford	0.50
4	2 others tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Ray Crone	1
1	Johnny Klippstein	1
1	Danny McDevitt	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	7
2	Bob Buhl	6
2	Ray Crone	6
4	Ralph Terry	5
5	8 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hersh Freeman	1
1	Clem Labine	1
1	Brooks Lawrence	1
1	George Zuverink	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.391
2	Mickey Mantle	.374
3	Hank Aaron	.334
4	Dick Groat	.333
5	Stan Musial	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	32
2	Mickey Mantle	30
2	Roy Sievers	30
2	Ted Williams	30
5	Duke Snider	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	87
1	Stan Musial	87
3	Roy Sievers	79
4	Vic Wertz	78
5	Mickey Mantle	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	31
2	Jim Gilliam	17
3	Luis Aparicio	16
3	Johnny Temple	16
5	3 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	2.06
2	Bobby Shantz	2.45
3	Johnny Podres	2.50
4	Jim Bunning	2.57
5	Billy Pierce	2.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	15
1	Billy Pierce	15
3	Jack Sanford	14
4	Tom Brewer	13
4	2 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	147
2	Jack Sanford	137
3	Dick Drott	129
4	Billy Pierce	118
5	Jim Bunning	117

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	17
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	.558
2	Mickey Mantle	.453
3	Frank Robinson	.452
4	Dale Long	.429
5	Wally Moon	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	9
2	Vic Wertz	8
3	Roy Sievers	7
4	Frank Robinson	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	18
2	Vic Wertz	16
3	Willie Mays	14
4	Wes Covington	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	6
2	Mickey Mantle	4
2	Willie Mays	4
4	Luis Aparicio	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gerry Staley	0.50
2	Jack Urban	0.61
3	Von McDaniel	0.64
4	Clem Labine	0.71
5	Camilo Pascual	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	4
1	Gene Conley	4
3	Dave Hillman	3
3	Ray Narleski	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Moe Drabowsky	23
2	Bob Buhl	22
2	Ray Narleski	22
4	Harvey Haddix	20
4	Early Wynn	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	6
2	Ken Lehman	4
3	Tex Clevenger	3
3	George Zuverink	3
5	2 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.522
2	Mickey Mantle	.387
3	Dick Groat	.376
4	Frank Robinson	.373
5	2 tied	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	13
2	Duke Snider	11
3	Roy Sievers	10
3	Ted Williams	10
5	3 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Wertz	27
2	Gil Hodges	26
3	Wes Covington	24
3	Willie Mays	24
3	Ted Williams	24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	1.20
2	Gene Conley	1.44
3	Camilo Pascual	1.47
3	Johnny Podres	1.47
5	Jack Urban	1.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	6
2	Gene Conley	5
3	Johnny Antonelli	4
3	Tom Brewer	4
3	8 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Buhl	43
2	Jack Sanford	41
2	Early Wynn	41
4	Moe Drabowsky	40
5	Dick Drott	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	7
2	Bob Grim	5
3	Tex Clevenger	4
3	Turk Farrell	4
3	3 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.374
2	Mickey Mantle	.361
3	Minnie Minoso	.329
4	Willie Mays	.326
5	Hank Aaron	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	45
2	Mickey Mantle	44
3	Hank Aaron	41
3	Ted Williams	41
5	Duke Snider	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	115
2	Mickey Mantle	112
3	Hank Aaron	111
3	Willie Mays	111
5	2 tied	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	46
2	Luis Aparicio	26
3	Jim Gilliam	25
4	Johnny Temple	21
5	Minnie Minoso	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	2.45
2	Whitey Ford	2.56
3	Bobby Shantz	2.60
4	Dick Donovan	2.60
5	Sam Jones	2.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	22
2	Dick Donovan	20
2	Warren Spahn	20
2	Early Wynn	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	205
2	Sam Jones	180
3	Billy Pierce	178
4	Paul Foytack	165
5	Harvey Haddix	161

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	23
2	Hersh Freeman	15
2	Bob Grim	15
4	Ray Narleski	14
5	2 tied	13