On This Day

Friday, August 30, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	82	46	.641	--
White Sox	75	52	.591	6.5
Red Sox	68	59	.535	13.5
Tigers	63	65	.492	19.0
Indians	63	66	.488	19.5
Orioles	60	66	.476	21.0
Athletics	50	78	.391	32.0
Senators	49	78	.386	32.5

Games

Red Sox 8, Orioles 1

Indians 6, Tigers 5

Athletics 3, White Sox 1

Senators 4, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	78	48	.619	--
Dodgers	72	56	.563	7.0
Cardinals	71	56	.559	7.5
Phillies	64	63	.504	14.5
Redlegs	64	63	.504	14.5
Giants	62	69	.473	18.5
Cubs	49	75	.395	28.0
Pirates	48	78	.381	30.0

Games

Dodgers 10, Giants 0

Braves 9, Redlegs 5

Phillies 4, Pirates 3

Cardinals 2, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Bolger	4
2	Richie Ashburn	3
2	Carl Furillo	3
2	Frank Malzone	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wes Covington	1
1	Carl Furillo	1
1	Dick Groat	1
1	Gil Hodges	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Neal	3
2	Dick Groat	2
2	Granny Hamner	2
2	Jackie Jensen	2
2	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Bauer	1
1	Larry Raines	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1.10
2	Alex Kellner	1.00
3	Moe Drabowsky	0.82
4	Don Drysdale	0.80
5	Billy Loes	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Alex Kellner	1
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1
1	Bob Porterfield	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	11
2	Moe Drabowsky	9
3	Alex Kellner	8
4	Luis Arroyo	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bud Byerly	1
1	Taylor Phillips	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.377
2	Mickey Mantle	.376
3	Stan Musial	.340
4	Gene Woodling	.338
5	Willie Mays	.332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	106
2	Stan Musial	97
3	Mickey Mantle	90
3	Roy Sievers	90
5	Willie Mays	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	32
2	Luis Aparicio	24
3	Jim Gilliam	23
4	Don Blasingame	17
5	2 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	2.41
2	Jim Bunning	2.59
3	Bobby Shantz	2.63
4	Dick Donovan	2.69
5	Johnny Podres	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	17
1	Jack Sanford	17
1	Warren Spahn	17
4	Bob Buhl	16
5	3 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	164
2	Jack Sanford	158
3	Dick Drott	145
4	Jim Bunning	142
5	2 tied	137

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	Gene Woodling	.477
2	Wally Moon	.455
3	Bob Hazle	.421
4	Bill Skowron	.419
5	Don Mueller	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	6
2	Ernie Banks	5
2	Jim Piersall	5
2	Hank Sauer	5
2	Duke Snider	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	16
1	Hank Sauer	16
3	Ernie Banks	15
4	Gil Hodges	14
4	4 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	6
2	Jim Gilliam	5
3	Don Blasingame	3
4	Joe Altobelli	2
4	7 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Willard Nixon	0.00
2	Ed Roebuck	0.96
3	Ron Kline	1.00
3	Frank Lary	1.00
3	Tom Gorman	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	4
1	Warren Spahn	4
3	Lew Burdette	3
3	Mike Garcia	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mike Garcia	28
2	Connie Johnson	27
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	25
4	Moe Drabowsky	24
5	Tom Sturdivant	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marv Grissom	2
1	Ken Lehman	2
1	Turk Lown	2
1	Billy Muffett	2
1	Bob Turley	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Hazle	.479
2	Mickey Mantle	.436
3	Willie Mays	.374
4	Stan Musial	.371
5	Gene Woodling	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Kaline	11
2	Duke Snider	10
3	Ernie Banks	9
3	Gil Hodges	9
3	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	29
2	Hank Sauer	28
3	Al Kaline	27
4	Hank Aaron	26
4	2 others tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	11
2	Luis Aparicio	10
3	Mickey Mantle	4
3	Willie Mays	4
3	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Roebuck	1.02
2	Gerry Staley	1.23
3	Tom Gorman	1.63
4	Moe Drabowsky	1.81
5	Warren Spahn	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	7
2	Don Drysdale	6
3	Lew Burdette	5
3	Ed Roebuck	5
3	Bob Turley	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	52
2	Moe Drabowsky	43
3	Bob Turley	40
4	Tom Sturdivant	38
5	Mike Garcia	36

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.373
2	Mickey Mantle	.360
3	Stan Musial	.334
4	Willie Mays	.332
5	Gene Woodling	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	43
2	Mickey Mantle	40
2	Willie Mays	40
2	Duke Snider	40
2	Ted Williams	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	124
2	Stan Musial	113
3	Willie Mays	108
4	Jackie Jensen	105
4	Minnie Minoso	105

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	2.49
2	Dick Donovan	2.58
3	Don Drysdale	2.64
4	Bobby Shantz	2.69
5	Johnny Podres	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	22
2	Dick Donovan	19
2	Billy Pierce	19
2	Early Wynn	19
5	4 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	197
2	Billy Pierce	178
3	Connie Johnson	172
4	Sam Jones	165
5	Jack Sanford	164

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	20
2	Bob Grim	18
3	Hersh Freeman	15
3	Ray Narleski	15
5	Ike Delock	12