On This Day

Monday, August 26, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 79 45 .637 --
White Sox 75 48 .610 3.5
Red Sox 64 59 .520 14.5
Tigers 63 61 .508 16.0
Orioles 59 63 .484 19.0
Indians 60 65 .480 19.5
Athletics 48 77 .384 31.5
Senators 47 77 .379 32.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 76 47 .618 --
Cardinals 70 54 .565 6.5
Dodgers 70 55 .560 7.0
Phillies 63 61 .508 13.5
Redlegs 62 62 .500 14.5
Giants 61 67 .477 17.5
Cubs 48 73 .397 27.0
Pirates 46 77 .374 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Malzone 4
1 Danny O'Connell 4
3 Smoky Burgess 3
3 Pete Daley 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Malzone 2
2 Al Kaline 1
2 Ted Lepcio 1
2 Mickey Mantle 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Jensen 3
1 Al Kaline 3
1 Frank Malzone 3
1 Willie Mays 3
1 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chico Fernandez 1
1 Chuck Harmon 1
1 Jackie Jensen 1
1 Roy McMillan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Willard Nixon 0.50
2 Ray Crone 0.43
3 Frank Lary 0.33
3 Jack Sanford 0.33
5 Ralph Terry 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Turk Farrell 1
1 Frank Lary 1
1 Ramon Monzant 1
1 Willard Nixon 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Crone 3
1 Frank Lary 3
1 Don McMahon 3
1 Willard Nixon 3
1 Jack Sanford 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .379
2 Mickey Mantle .377
3 Stan Musial .340
4 Gene Woodling .336
5 Willie Mays .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 37
2 Duke Snider 34
3 Mickey Mantle 33
3 Roy Sievers 33
5 Ted Williams 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 102
2 Stan Musial 97
3 Mickey Mantle 89
3 Roy Sievers 89
5 Willie Mays 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 32
2 Luis Aparicio 24
3 Jim Gilliam 21
4 Don Blasingame 16
4 2 others tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 2.38
2 Bobby Shantz 2.45
3 Jim Bunning 2.65
4 Vern Law 2.71
5 Ray Narleski 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 17
2 Bob Buhl 16
2 Jack Sanford 16
2 Warren Spahn 16
5 2 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 158
2 Jack Sanford 152
3 Dick Drott 138
4 Jim Bunning 135
5 Billy Pierce 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 17
2 Bob Grim 16
3 Ray Narleski 15
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 10
5 5 tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Hazle .553
2 Gene Woodling .444
3 Jim Finigan .436
4 Stan Musial .419
5 Johnny Groth .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Kaline 8
2 Ernie Banks 6
3 Hank Aaron 5
3 Gil Hodges 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 18
2 Hank Aaron 15
2 Gil Hodges 15
2 Sherm Lollar 15
2 Minnie Minoso 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 8
2 Jim Gilliam 3
2 Bob Skinner 3
2 Earl Torgeson 3
5 8 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Law 0.69
1 Jack Harshman 0.69
3 Al Worthington 0.82
4 Bob Keegan 0.96
5 Dick Donovan 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Lary 4
1 Warren Spahn 4
3 Lew Burdette 3
3 Dick Donovan 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Connie Johnson 25
2 Moe Drabowsky 22
2 Tom Sturdivant 22
4 Ed Roebuck 20
5 Mike Garcia 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 2
1 Marv Grissom 2
1 Ken Lehman 2
1 Billy Muffett 2
1 Ed Roebuck 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .430
2 Ted Williams .426
3 Willie Mays .405
4 Dale Long .378
5 Johnny Groth .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Kaline 11
1 Willie Mays 11
3 Roy Sievers 10
3 Duke Snider 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 31
2 Gil Hodges 29
3 Al Kaline 27
3 Willie Mays 27
5 Hank Sauer 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 11
2 Jim Gilliam 10
3 Mickey Mantle 6
4 Don Blasingame 5
4 Willie Mays 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Roebuck 1.37
2 Gerry Staley 1.38
3 Moe Drabowsky 1.66
4 Von McDaniel 1.67
5 Vern Law 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 6
2 Bob Buhl 5
2 Lew Burdette 5
2 Dick Donovan 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Moe Drabowsky 45
2 Connie Johnson 43
3 Harvey Haddix 40
4 Ray Narleski 36
4 Tom Sturdivant 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 6
1 Ken Lehman 6
3 Bob Grim 5
4 Tex Clevenger 3
4 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .371
2 Mickey Mantle .365
3 Stan Musial .334
4 Willie Mays .332
5 Hank Aaron .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 44
2 Duke Snider 43
3 Mickey Mantle 41
4 Willie Mays 40
5 Ted Williams 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 122
2 Stan Musial 116
3 Willie Mays 108
4 Mickey Mantle 107
5 Minnie Minoso 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 42
2 Luis Aparicio 31
3 Jim Gilliam 25
4 Johnny Temple 21
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 2.51
2 Dick Donovan 2.62
3 Bobby Shantz 2.63
4 Johnny Podres 2.75
5 Vern Law 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 21
2 Bob Buhl 19
2 Dick Donovan 19
2 Billy Pierce 19
2 Early Wynn 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 197
2 Billy Pierce 183
3 Sam Jones 173
4 Harvey Haddix 163
5 Connie Johnson 160

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 20
2 Bob Grim 18
3 Hersh Freeman 15
3 Ray Narleski 15
5 Ike Delock 13