On This Day

Monday, August 19, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 77 40 .658 --
White Sox 69 47 .595 7.5
Red Sox 61 55 .526 15.5
Tigers 58 59 .496 19.0
Orioles 56 59 .487 20.0
Indians 56 62 .475 21.5
Senators 45 72 .385 32.0
Athletics 45 73 .381 32.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 72 45 .615 --
Cardinals 66 51 .564 6.0
Dodgers 65 53 .551 7.5
Redlegs 61 55 .526 10.5
Phillies 60 57 .513 12.0
Giants 56 64 .467 17.5
Cubs 45 69 .395 25.5
Pirates 43 74 .368 29.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Altobelli 1
1 Bob Cerv 1
1 Joe DeMaestri 1
1 Ray Narleski 1
1 5 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Thompson 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Altobelli 1
1 Bob Cerv 1
1 Al Smith 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Narleski 0.55
2 Tom Gorman 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Gorman 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Narleski 6
2 Tom Gorman 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .392
2 Mickey Mantle .385
3 Stan Musial .333
4 Dick Groat .331
5 Willie Mays .327

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 95
2 Stan Musial 92
3 Mickey Mantle 86
3 Roy Sievers 86
5 Vic Wertz 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 32
2 Jim Gilliam 20
3 Luis Aparicio 19
4 Mickey Mantle 16
4 Johnny Temple 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 2.15
2 Bobby Shantz 2.42
3 Johnny Podres 2.45
4 Jim Bunning 2.65
5 Ray Narleski 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 16
1 Billy Pierce 16
1 Jack Sanford 16
4 Tom Brewer 14
4 3 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 153
2 Jack Sanford 147
3 Dick Drott 135
4 Billy Pierce 127
5 Jim Bunning 123

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 17
2 Bob Grim 16
3 Ray Narleski 14
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 10
5 2 tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Hazle .514
2 Mickey Mantle .500
3 Ted Williams .417
4 Art Schult .409
5 Frank Robinson .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 6
2 George Crowe 5
2 Al Kaline 5
2 Hank Sauer 5
2 Duke Snider 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wes Covington 13
1 Bob Hazle 13
1 Bill Mazeroski 13
1 Minnie Minoso 13
1 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 5
1 Jim Gilliam 5
3 Bob Skinner 3
3 Al Smith 3
3 Earl Torgeson 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Worthington 0.00
2 Tom Gorman 0.82
3 Curt Barclay 0.98
4 Dick Drott 1.10
5 Ned Garver 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Morgan 4
1 Warren Spahn 4
3 Bob Rush 3
3 Bob Turley 3
5 22 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Connie Johnson 28
2 Jack Sanford 18
2 Tom Sturdivant 18
2 Bob Turley 18
5 3 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 3
1 Ken Lehman 3
3 Clem Labine 2
3 Dick Littlefield 2
3 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .471
2 Mickey Mantle .458
3 Dale Long .379
4 Frank Robinson .368
5 Willie Mays .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 10
1 Roy Sievers 10
3 Ernie Banks 9
4 Wes Covington 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 26
2 Wes Covington 25
2 Mickey Mantle 25
4 Gil Hodges 23
5 Roy Sievers 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 9
2 Mickey Mantle 8
3 Luis Aparicio 7
3 Willie Mays 7
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Podres 1.21
2 Gerry Staley 1.42
3 Jack Sanford 1.68
4 Dick Drott 1.71
5 Vinegar Bend Mizell 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 6
1 Dick Donovan 6
3 Gene Conley 5
3 Tom Morgan 5
3 Bob Turley 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Connie Johnson 48
2 Moe Drabowsky 38
2 Dick Drott 38
4 Ray Narleski 37
5 Early Wynn 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 7
1 Clem Labine 7
3 Ken Lehman 5
4 George Zuverink 4
5 3 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .379
2 Mickey Mantle .367
3 Willie Mays .327
4 Stan Musial .323
5 Hank Aaron .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 43
2 Mickey Mantle 42
3 Duke Snider 41
4 Willie Mays 39
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 119
2 Stan Musial 113
3 Mickey Mantle 109
4 Roy Sievers 107
5 2 tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 46
2 Luis Aparicio 28
3 Jim Gilliam 27
4 Johnny Temple 21
5 Al Pilarcik 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 2.50
2 Bobby Shantz 2.51
3 Dick Donovan 2.63
4 Jack Sanford 2.73
5 Gene Conley 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 21
2 Johnny Antonelli 20
2 Bob Buhl 20
2 Dick Donovan 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 195
2 Billy Pierce 182
3 Sam Jones 169
4 Connie Johnson 163
5 Harvey Haddix 162

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 22
2 Bob Grim 18
3 Hersh Freeman 15
4 Ray Narleski 14
5 2 tied 13