On This Day

Friday, August 23, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	78	43	.645	--
White Sox	72	48	.600	5.5
Red Sox	63	57	.525	14.5
Tigers	61	60	.504	17.0
Orioles	58	61	.487	19.0
Indians	58	64	.475	20.5
Athletics	47	75	.385	31.5
Senators	46	75	.380	32.0

Games

White Sox 4, Red Sox 1

Indians 5, Yankees 4

Orioles 2, Athletics 1

Tigers 13, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	74	46	.617	--
Cardinals	69	53	.566	6.0
Dodgers	69	54	.561	6.5
Phillies	62	59	.512	12.5
Redlegs	62	59	.512	12.5
Giants	59	66	.472	17.5
Cubs	46	72	.390	27.0
Pirates	44	76	.367	30.0

Games

Dodgers 3, Braves 2

Giants 3, Cubs 2

Redlegs 6, Pirates 0

Phillies 3, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gene Woodling	4
2	Gus Bell	3
2	Chico Carrasquel	3
2	Clint Courtney	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Clint Courtney	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Jackie Jensen	1
2	Al Kaline	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	5
2	Clint Courtney	4
3	Charlie Maxwell	3
3	Rip Repulski	3
3	Gene Woodling	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	Frank Robinson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sandy Koufax	1.33
2	Billy Pierce	1.17
3	Connie Johnson	1.00
3	Joe Nuxhall	1.00
5	Harvey Haddix	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Harvey Haddix	1
1	Connie Johnson	1
1	Duke Maas	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Rush	10
2	Sandy Koufax	8
3	Harvey Haddix	7
3	Connie Johnson	7
3	2 others tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.382
2	Mickey Mantle	.373
3	Stan Musial	.340
4	Gene Woodling	.333
5	Willie Mays	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	36
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	101
2	Stan Musial	97
3	Roy Sievers	87
4	Mickey Mantle	86
5	Willie Mays	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	32
2	Jim Gilliam	21
3	Luis Aparicio	20
4	Don Blasingame	16
4	2 others tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	2.09
2	Bobby Shantz	2.45
3	Jim Bunning	2.53
4	Johnny Podres	2.64
5	Ray Narleski	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	17
2	Bob Buhl	16
2	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	Billy Pierce	134
5	Jim Bunning	133

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	Johnny Groth	.444
3	Bob Usher	.432
4	Mickey Mantle	.396
5	Willie Mays	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	7
2	Al Kaline	6
3	Hank Aaron	5
3	Ernie Banks	5
3	Hank Sauer	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	17
2	Bill Mazeroski	14
2	Minnie Minoso	14
4	Larry Doby	13
4	4 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	4
1	Jim Gilliam	4
3	Bob Skinner	3
3	Al Smith	3
5	9 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	0.61
2	Don Newcombe	0.75
3	Al Worthington	0.82
4	Tom Gorman	0.95
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Morgan	4
1	Warren Spahn	4
3	Don Drysdale	3
3	Frank Lary	3
5	24 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	25
2	Harvey Haddix	20
3	Ed Roebuck	18
3	Bob Rush	18
3	2 others tied	18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.451
2	Mickey Mantle	.391
3	Frank Robinson	.390
4	Willie Mays	.374
5	Dale Long	.363

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	31
2	Gil Hodges	25
3	Stan Musial	24
3	Gene Woodling	24
5	3 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	10
2	Luis Aparicio	7
2	Willie Mays	7
4	Mickey Mantle	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gerry Staley	1.19
2	Moe Drabowsky	1.48
3	Bob Turley	1.59
4	Von McDaniel	1.67
5	Camilo Pascual	1.86

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	49
2	Harvey Haddix	40
3	Moe Drabowsky	39
4	Ray Narleski	38
5	Billy Pierce	37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.372
2	Mickey Mantle	.364
3	Stan Musial	.333
4	Willie Mays	.332
5	Hank Aaron	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	44
2	Duke Snider	43
3	Mickey Mantle	42
4	Willie Mays	40
5	Ted Williams	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	122
2	Stan Musial	116
3	Mickey Mantle	108
4	Willie Mays	107
4	Minnie Minoso	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	44
2	Luis Aparicio	29
3	Jim Gilliam	25
4	Johnny Temple	21
5	4 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	2.53
2	Sal Maglie	2.64
3	Johnny Podres	2.64
4	Dick Donovan	2.66
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	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	197
2	Billy Pierce	183
3	Sam Jones	167
4	Harvey Haddix	163
4	Connie Johnson	163

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	20
2	Bob Grim	18
3	Hersh Freeman	15
4	Ike Delock	14
4	Ray Narleski	14