On This Day

Saturday, August 10, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	71	38	.651	--
White Sox	65	42	.607	5.0
Red Sox	58	50	.537	12.5
Orioles	53	55	.491	17.5
Indians	53	56	.486	18.0
Tigers	52	55	.486	18.0
Senators	42	68	.382	29.5
Athletics	39	69	.361	31.5

Games

Yankees 6, Orioles 3

Red Sox 4, Senators 1

Tigers 6, White Sox 4

Athletics 8, Indians 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	67	42	.615	--
Cardinals	63	46	.578	4.0
Dodgers	62	47	.569	5.0
Redlegs	61	49	.555	6.5
Phillies	58	51	.532	9.0
Giants	50	61	.450	18.0
Cubs	39	69	.361	27.5
Pirates	37	72	.339	30.0

Games

Redlegs 7, Cubs 2

Dodgers 3, Pirates 0

Braves 9, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mickey Mantle	4
2	Jim Gilliam	3
2	Bob Hazle	3
2	Jerry Lumpe	3
2	Hal Naragon	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Reno Bertoia	1
1	George Crowe	1
1	Mickey Mantle	1
1	Mickey McDermott	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Reno Bertoia	4
2	Mike Garcia	3
2	Bob Hazle	3
4	Del Crandall	2
4	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jerry Lumpe	1
1	Mickey Mantle	1
1	Minnie Minoso	1
1	Vic Power	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Drysdale	1.29
2	Willard Nixon	0.62
3	Bob Turley	0.60
4	Jim Derrington	0.50
4	2 others tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Byrd	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Hal Jeffcoat	1
1	Tom Morgan	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	9
2	Bob Turley	6
3	Art Ceccarelli	5
3	Willard Nixon	5
5	6 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Duke Maas	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.389
2	Mickey Mantle	.380
3	Hank Aaron	.337
4	Dick Groat	.332
5	Stan Musial	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	32
2	Mickey Mantle	31
3	Roy Sievers	30
3	Ted Williams	30
5	Duke Snider	28

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	31
2	Jim Gilliam	17
3	Luis Aparicio	16
3	Johnny Temple	16
5	Mickey Mantle	15

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	Frank Sullivan	2.74

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	.529
2	Mickey Mantle	.500
3	Gino Cimoli	.447
4	Frank Robinson	.435
5	Jim Rivera	.424

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	9
2	Vic Wertz	8
3	Roy Sievers	7
4	Frank Robinson	6
5	Bob Speake	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	19
2	Vic Wertz	16
3	Wes Covington	14
3	Willie Mays	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	0.65
2	Gerry Staley	0.66
3	Camilo Pascual	0.90
4	Johnny Podres	1.23
5	Gene Conley	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	4
1	Bob Turley	4
3	Gene Conley	3
3	Dave Hillman	3
3	2 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
4	Bob Grim	2
4	George Zuverink	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.511
2	Mickey Mantle	.405
3	Frank Robinson	.377
4	Dick Groat	.373
5	2 tied	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	13
2	Duke Snider	12
3	Roy Sievers	10
3	Ted Williams	10
5	4 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Wertz	27
2	Gil Hodges	26
3	Wes Covington	25
4	Willie Mays	24
4	Ted Williams	24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	1.34
2	Gene Conley	1.44
3	Camilo Pascual	1.47
3	Johnny Podres	1.47
5	Duke Maas	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	6
2	Gene Conley	5
2	Bob Turley	5
4	Johnny Antonelli	4
4	10 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Sanford	41
1	Early Wynn	41
3	Moe Drabowsky	40
4	Dick Drott	38
5	Bob Turley	37

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	.371
2	Mickey Mantle	.364
3	Minnie Minoso	.327
4	Hank Aaron	.327
5	Willie Mays	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	44
1	Willie Mays	44
3	Hank Aaron	41
3	Ted Williams	41
5	Duke Snider	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	112
1	Stan Musial	112
3	Hank Aaron	111
4	Willie Mays	110
5	Roy Sievers	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	20

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	Don Drysdale	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	22
2	Warren Spahn	21
3	Dick Donovan	20
3	Early Wynn	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	198
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