On This Day

Tuesday, August 27, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 80 45 .640 --
White Sox 75 49 .605 4.5
Red Sox 65 59 .524 14.5
Tigers 63 62 .504 17.0
Indians 61 65 .484 19.5
Orioles 59 64 .480 20.0
Athletics 49 77 .389 31.5
Senators 47 78 .376 33.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 77 47 .621 --
Cardinals 70 55 .560 7.5
Dodgers 70 56 .556 8.0
Phillies 63 62 .504 14.5
Redlegs 63 62 .504 14.5
Giants 61 68 .473 18.5
Cubs 49 73 .402 27.0
Pirates 47 77 .379 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Yogi Berra 4
2 Ed Bouchee 3
2 Joe Caffie 3
2 Enos Slaughter 3
2 Chuck Tanner 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Avila 1
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Gil Hodges 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 6
2 Ernie Banks 5
3 Johnny Groth 3
3 Bill Skowron 3
3 Bob Thurman 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Granny Hamner 1
1 Whitey Lockman 1
1 Minnie Minoso 1
1 Frank Robinson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Worthington 0.57
2 Dick Drott 0.50
2 Early Wynn 0.50
4 Don Cardwell 0.45
5 2 tied 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Ike Delock 1
1 Dick Drott 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick Drott 7
2 Early Wynn 6
3 Don Cardwell 5
3 Ray Moore 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Turk Lown 1
1 Don McMahon 1
1 Bob Turley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .380
2 Mickey Mantle .376
3 Stan Musial .340
4 Willie Mays .337
5 Gene Woodling .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 32

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 86

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 2.35
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 164
2 Jack Sanford 152
3 Dick Drott 145
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 Turk Lown 10
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Hazle .524
2 Gene Woodling .435
3 Jim Finigan .432
4 Stan Musial .419
5 Willie Mays .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Kaline 8
2 Ernie Banks 7
3 Gil Hodges 6
4 Hank Aaron 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 18
2 Ernie Banks 17
2 Gil Hodges 17
2 Minnie Minoso 17
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 8
2 Jim Gilliam 3
2 Bob Skinner 3
2 Earl Torgeson 3
5 10 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Law 0.69
1 Jack Harshman 0.69
3 Bob Keegan 0.96
4 Dick Donovan 1.00
5 Tom Gorman 1.29

Wins

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .426
2 Ted Williams .421
3 Willie Mays .415
4 Dale Long .380
5 Jim Finigan .375

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 31
2 Gil Hodges 28
2 Willie Mays 28
4 Al Kaline 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gerry Staley 1.27
2 Ed Roebuck 1.37
3 Camilo Pascual 1.44
4 Tom Gorman 1.63
5 Moe Drabowsky 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 6
1 Warren Spahn 6
3 Dick Donovan 5
3 Don Drysdale 5
3 Bob Turley 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Moe Drabowsky 45
2 Connie Johnson 43
3 Early Wynn 37
4 Bob Turley 35
5 Tom Sturdivant 34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .375
2 Mickey Mantle .362
3 Stan Musial .334
4 Willie Mays .333
5 Hank Aaron .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 43
1 Duke Snider 43
3 Mickey Mantle 41
4 Willie Mays 40
5 Ted Williams 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 120
2 Stan Musial 115
3 Willie Mays 108
3 Minnie Minoso 108
5 Mickey Mantle 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 41
2 Luis Aparicio 31
3 Jim Gilliam 25
4 Johnny Temple 20
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 2.51
2 Bobby Shantz 2.59
3 Dick Donovan 2.62
4 Johnny Podres 2.75
5 Vern Law 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 21
2 Dick Donovan 19
2 Billy Pierce 19
2 Early Wynn 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 197
2 Billy Pierce 175
3 Sam Jones 165
4 Connie Johnson 160
5 Jack Sanford 158

Saves

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