On This Day

Thursday, August 22, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	78	42	.650	--
White Sox	71	48	.597	6.5
Red Sox	63	56	.529	14.5
Tigers	60	60	.500	18.0
Orioles	57	61	.483	20.0
Indians	57	64	.471	21.5
Athletics	47	74	.388	31.5
Senators	46	74	.383	32.0

Games

Red Sox 11, Indians 3

Tigers 4, Orioles 0

Yankees 11, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	74	45	.622	--
Cardinals	69	52	.570	6.0
Dodgers	68	54	.557	7.5
Phillies	61	59	.508	13.5
Redlegs	61	59	.508	13.5
Giants	58	66	.468	18.5
Cubs	46	71	.393	27.0
Pirates	44	75	.370	30.0

Games

Braves 6, Dodgers 1

Giants 6, Cubs 2

Cardinals 6, Phillies 5

Pirates 8, Redlegs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pete Daley	3
1	Gene Freese	3
1	Bob Hazle	3
1	Jackie Jensen	3
1	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Ken Boyer	1
1	Joe DeMaestri	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Simpson	4
2	Hank Aaron	3
3	Joe Altobelli	2
3	Hank Bauer	2
3	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Al Kaline	1
1	Whitey Lockman	1
1	Felix Mantilla	1
1	Wally Moon	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Frank Lary	0.75
2	Don Larsen	0.71
3	Billy O'Dell	0.60
4	Mike Fornieles	0.58
5	Sal Maglie	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Ray Crone	1
1	Mike Fornieles	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mike Fornieles	7
2	Don Larsen	5
3	Sal Maglie	4
3	Early Wynn	4
5	6 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marv Grissom	1
1	Billy Muffett	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.386
2	Mickey Mantle	.377
3	Stan Musial	.340
4	Willie Mays	.332
5	Dick Groat	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	35
2	Duke Snider	33
3	Mickey Mantle	32
3	Roy Sievers	32
5	Ted Williams	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	99
2	Stan Musial	97
3	Roy Sievers	87
4	Mickey Mantle	86
5	Willie Mays	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	32
2	Luis Aparicio	20
2	Jim Gilliam	20
4	Don Blasingame	16
4	2 others tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	2.09
2	Bobby Shantz	2.42
3	Jim Bunning	2.53
4	Johnny Podres	2.64
5	Ray Narleski	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	16
1	Billy Pierce	16
1	Jack Sanford	16
4	Jim Bunning	15
4	Warren Spahn	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	158
2	Jack Sanford	149
3	Dick Drott	138
4	Jim Bunning	133
5	Billy Pierce	127

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Hazle	.537
2	Mickey Mantle	.423
3	Stan Musial	.393
4	Harvey Kuenn	.387
5	Frank Thomas	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	7
2	Hank Sauer	6
3	Ernie Banks	5
3	George Crowe	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	15
1	Bill Mazeroski	15
1	Hank Sauer	15
4	Minnie Minoso	14
5	5 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	6
2	Jim Gilliam	3
2	Bob Skinner	3
2	Al Smith	3
2	Earl Torgeson	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Worthington	0.00
2	Warren Spahn	0.61
3	Don Newcombe	0.75
4	Tom Gorman	0.95
5	Tom Sturdivant	1.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Morgan	4
1	Warren Spahn	4
3	Lew Burdette	3
3	Frank Lary	3
3	Gerry Staley	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Roebuck	19
2	Connie Johnson	18
2	Bob Turley	18
2	Early Wynn	18
5	Don Drysdale	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Grim	3
1	Ken Lehman	3
3	Marv Grissom	2
3	Duke Maas	2
3	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.467
2	Mickey Mantle	.423
3	Frank Robinson	.370
4	Willie Mays	.362
5	Wally Moon	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	11
2	Roy Sievers	10
3	Hank Sauer	9
3	Duke Snider	9
5	4 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	31
2	Gil Hodges	25
3	Stan Musial	24
4	Hank Sauer	23
5	Willie Mays	22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gerry Staley	1.44
2	Moe Drabowsky	1.48
3	Bob Turley	1.59
4	Von McDaniel	1.67
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	6
2	Gene Conley	5
2	Dick Donovan	5
2	Warren Spahn	5
2	Bob Turley	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	42
2	Dick Drott	40
3	Moe Drabowsky	39
4	Bob Turley	35
4	Early Wynn	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Grim	6
1	Clem Labine	6
1	Ken Lehman	6
4	George Zuverink	4
5	5 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.376
2	Mickey Mantle	.365
3	Willie Mays	.332
4	Stan Musial	.331
5	Hank Aaron	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	43
1	Duke Snider	43
3	Mickey Mantle	42
4	Willie Mays	40
5	2 tied	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	120
2	Stan Musial	116
3	Mickey Mantle	109
4	Minnie Minoso	107
5	2 tied	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	44
2	Luis Aparicio	29
3	Jim Gilliam	24
4	Johnny Temple	21
5	4 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	2.50
2	Sal Maglie	2.64
3	Johnny Podres	2.64
4	Dick Donovan	2.69
5	Jim Bunning	2.74

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	200
2	Billy Pierce	182
3	Sam Jones	167
4	Harvey Haddix	162
5	2 tied	156

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	21
2	Bob Grim	18
3	Hersh Freeman	15
4	Ike Delock	14
4	Ray Narleski	14