On This Day

Thursday, August 15, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 39 .655 --
White Sox 68 44 .607 5.5
Red Sox 61 52 .540 13.0
Orioles 55 56 .495 18.0
Tigers 55 58 .487 19.0
Indians 54 60 .474 20.5
Athletics 43 71 .377 31.5
Senators 42 72 .368 32.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 71 42 .628 --
Cardinals 63 50 .558 8.0
Dodgers 63 51 .553 8.5
Redlegs 61 52 .540 10.0
Phillies 59 54 .522 12.0
Giants 53 63 .457 19.5
Cubs 42 69 .378 28.0
Pirates 41 72 .363 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gail Harris 3
1 Bob Hazle 3
1 Billy Hunter 3
1 Johnny Logan 3
1 Stan Musial 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 2
2 Chico Carrasquel 1
2 Bob Hazle 1
2 Woodie Held 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 5
2 Chico Carrasquel 4
2 Valmy Thomas 4
4 Gil McDougald 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sam Jones 0.73
2 Moe Drabowsky 0.70
3 Willard Nixon 0.67
4 Bob Turley 0.64
5 Jack Harshman 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Ramon Monzant 1
1 Don Mossi 1
1 Warren Spahn 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 8
1 Willard Nixon 8
3 Moe Drabowsky 7
3 Bob Turley 7
5 Jack Urban 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 1
1 Tom Morgan 1
1 Al Worthington 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .393
2 Mickey Mantle .380
3 Hank Aaron .334
4 Stan Musial .333
5 Dick Groat .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 34
2 Mickey Mantle 32
3 Ted Williams 31
4 Roy Sievers 30
5 Duke Snider 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 93
2 Stan Musial 88
3 Mickey Mantle 83
4 Roy Sievers 81
5 Vic Wertz 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 32
2 Luis Aparicio 18
2 Jim Gilliam 18
4 Johnny Temple 16
5 Mickey Mantle 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 2.15
2 Bobby Shantz 2.45
3 Gene Conley 2.45
4 Johnny Podres 2.54
5 Jim Bunning 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 16
1 Billy Pierce 16
3 Jack Sanford 15
4 Tom Brewer 14
4 Jim Bunning 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 150
2 Jack Sanford 142
3 Dick Drott 135
4 Billy Pierce 124
5 Jim Bunning 123

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 17
2 Bob Grim 15
3 Ray Narleski 14
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 10
5 2 tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .532
2 Ted Williams .457
3 Carl Furillo .447
4 Frank Robinson .411
5 Dale Long .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Kaline 7
1 Willie Mays 7
3 George Crowe 5
3 Woodie Held 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 16
1 Jim Rivera 16
3 Gil Hodges 15
4 Hank Aaron 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 5
2 Luis Aparicio 4
3 Mickey Mantle 3
3 Willie Mays 3
3 Bob Skinner 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gerry Staley 0.00
2 Bud Byerly 0.69
2 Camilo Pascual 0.69
4 Warren Spahn 0.98
5 Gene Conley 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Turley 4
2 Bob Buhl 3
2 Gene Conley 3
2 Moe Drabowsky 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Connie Johnson 25
2 Sam Jones 21
3 Moe Drabowsky 19
3 Bob Turley 19
3 Early Wynn 19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .489
2 Mickey Mantle .419
3 Willie Mays .379
4 Frank Robinson .373
5 Carl Furillo .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Crowe 10
1 Willie Mays 10
1 Roy Sievers 10
1 Duke Snider 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wes Covington 27
1 Gil Hodges 27
3 Larry Doby 26
4 Mickey Mantle 23
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 8
1 Willie Mays 8
3 Mickey Mantle 7
4 Luis Aparicio 6
5 Charlie Neal 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gene Conley 1.29
2 Camilo Pascual 1.42
3 Jim Wilson 1.48
4 Virgil Trucks 1.61
5 Johnny Podres 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 7
2 Gene Conley 6
2 Bob Turley 6
4 Dick Donovan 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Moe Drabowsky 44
2 Dick Drott 41
3 Connie Johnson 40
3 Early Wynn 40
5 2 tied 38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .375
2 Mickey Mantle .355
3 Willie Mays .330
4 Minnie Minoso .328
5 Hank Aaron .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 43
2 Mickey Mantle 42
2 Willie Mays 42
4 Duke Snider 40
4 Ted Williams 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 117
2 Stan Musial 110
3 Willie Mays 108
4 Mickey Mantle 107
5 Minnie Minoso 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 46
2 Luis Aparicio 27
3 Jim Gilliam 26
4 Johnny Temple 21
5 Minnie Minoso 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 2.55
2 Dick Donovan 2.60
3 Gene Conley 2.65
4 Johnny Antonelli 2.76
5 Warren Spahn 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 21
1 Warren Spahn 21
3 Bob Buhl 20
3 Dick Donovan 20
3 Early Wynn 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 196
2 Sam Jones 182
2 Billy Pierce 182
4 Harvey Haddix 163
5 Paul Foytack 160

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 22
2 Bob Grim 17
3 Hersh Freeman 15
4 Ray Narleski 14
5 2 tied 13