On This Day

Tuesday, August 13, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	73	38	.658	--
White Sox	67	43	.609	5.5
Red Sox	60	51	.541	13.0
Orioles	54	56	.491	18.5
Tigers	54	57	.486	19.0
Indians	53	59	.473	20.5
Athletics	42	70	.375	31.5
Senators	42	71	.372	32.0

Games

Yankees 3, Red Sox 2

White Sox 10, Indians 5

Tigers 3, Athletics 1

Athletics 3, Tigers 2

Orioles 5, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	69	42	.622	--
Cardinals	63	48	.568	6.0
Dodgers	62	50	.554	7.5
Redlegs	61	50	.550	8.0
Phillies	59	53	.527	10.5
Giants	52	62	.456	18.5
Cubs	40	69	.367	28.0
Pirates	40	72	.357	29.5

Games

Braves 12, Redlegs 4

Giants 4, Dodgers 2

Pirates 6, Phillies 0

Cubs 6, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Kaline	5
2	Al Pilarcik	4
2	Lou Skizas	4
4	Bobby Adams	3
4	13 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Kaline	3
2	Lew Burdette	2
2	Billy Gardner	2
2	Jim Rivera	2
2	Lou Skizas	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Rivera	5
2	Lew Burdette	4
2	Bill Mazeroski	4
4	Bobby Avila	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gil Hodges	1
1	Willie Mays	1
1	Bob Nieman	1
1	Bob Skinner	1
1	Earl Torgeson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Friend	1.25
2	Connie Johnson	0.91
3	Ruben Gomez	0.80
4	Billy Pierce	0.60
5	Warren Hacker	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Paul Foytack	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Ruben Gomez	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	10
2	Billy Pierce	6
2	Ed Roebuck	6
4	Paul Foytack	5
4	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Byrd	1
1	Dick Littlefield	1
1	Bobby Shantz	1
1	Gerry Staley	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.388
2	Mickey Mantle	.384
3	Hank Aaron	.334
4	Stan Musial	.331
5	Willie Mays	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	32
1	Mickey Mantle	32
3	Roy Sievers	30
3	Ted Williams	30
5	Duke Snider	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	87
1	Stan Musial	87
3	Mickey Mantle	83
4	Roy Sievers	81
5	Vic Wertz	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	32
2	Jim Gilliam	18
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	Gene Conley	2.45
4	Jim Bunning	2.50
5	Johnny Podres	2.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	16
2	Bob Buhl	15
2	Jack Sanford	15
4	Jim Bunning	14
5	5 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	148
2	Jack Sanford	142
3	Dick Drott	129
4	Billy Pierce	124
5	Jim Bunning	122

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	17
2	Bob Grim	14
2	Ray Narleski	14
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	10
5	Turk Farrell	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.592
2	Ted Williams	.447
3	Gino Cimoli	.419
4	Larry Doby	.411
5	Frank Robinson	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	7
2	Al Kaline	6
2	Frank Robinson	6
4	Mickey Mantle	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	20
2	Willie Mays	14
3	Jim Rivera	13
4	Al Kaline	12
4	3 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	7
2	Mickey Mantle	4
2	Willie Mays	4
4	Luis Aparicio	2
4	9 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	0.65
2	Gerry Staley	0.66
3	Camilo Pascual	0.69
4	Virgil Trucks	0.71
5	Gene Conley	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Turley	4
2	Bob Buhl	3
2	Lew Burdette	3
2	Gene Conley	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	25
2	Moe Drabowsky	23
3	Bob Turley	19
4	Bob Buhl	18
4	2 others tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	5
2	Ken Lehman	4
3	Tex Clevenger	3
3	Bob Grim	3
5	3 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.500
2	Mickey Mantle	.415
3	Willie Mays	.389
4	Frank Robinson	.373
5	Hank Sauer	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	12
2	Duke Snider	11
3	Roy Sievers	10
4	George Crowe	9
4	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	27
2	Larry Doby	25
2	Willie Mays	25
4	Vic Wertz	24
5	2 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	9
2	Jim Gilliam	8
3	Mickey Mantle	7
4	Charlie Neal	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	1.35
2	Gene Conley	1.37
3	Camilo Pascual	1.47
4	Virgil Trucks	1.61
5	Duke Maas	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	6
1	Gene Conley	6
3	Tom Morgan	5
3	Bob Turley	5
5	11 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	40
2	Billy Pierce	38
2	Jack Sanford	38
2	Early Wynn	38
5	Moe Drabowsky	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	7
2	Bob Grim	6
3	Harry Byrd	4
3	Ken Lehman	4
5	6 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.371
2	Mickey Mantle	.361
3	Willie Mays	.330
4	Minnie Minoso	.325
5	Hank Aaron	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	43
1	Willie Mays	43
3	Hank Aaron	41
4	Duke Snider	40
5	Ted Williams	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	111
2	Willie Mays	110
3	Mickey Mantle	109
3	Stan Musial	109
5	2 tied	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	46
2	Jim Gilliam	26
3	Luis Aparicio	25
4	Johnny Temple	21
5	Minnie Minoso	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	2.44
2	Bobby Shantz	2.59
3	Don Drysdale	2.64
4	Gene Conley	2.65
5	Dick Donovan	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	21
2	Warren Spahn	20
2	Early Wynn	20
4	Bob Buhl	19
4	3 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	198
2	Billy Pierce	182
3	Sam Jones	174
4	Paul Foytack	167
4	Harvey Haddix	167

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	22
2	Bob Grim	16
3	Hersh Freeman	15
4	Ray Narleski	14
5	2 tied	13