On This Day

Saturday, August 31, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	82	47	.636	--
White Sox	76	52	.594	5.5
Red Sox	68	60	.531	13.5
Tigers	64	65	.496	18.0
Indians	63	67	.485	19.5
Orioles	61	66	.480	20.0
Senators	50	78	.391	31.5
Athletics	50	79	.388	32.0

Games

Orioles 4, Red Sox 1

Tigers 8, Indians 7

White Sox 8, Athletics 3

Senators 6, Yankees 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	79	48	.622	--
Dodgers	73	56	.566	7.0
Cardinals	72	56	.563	7.5
Phillies	65	63	.508	14.5
Redlegs	64	64	.500	15.5
Giants	62	70	.470	19.5
Cubs	49	76	.392	29.0
Pirates	48	79	.378	31.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Giants 5

Braves 14, Redlegs 4

Phillies 7, Pirates 1

Cardinals 3, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Red Schoendienst	4
2	Nellie Fox	3
2	Charlie Maxwell	3
2	Gil McDougald	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Don Hoak	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Bobby Adams	1
2	Don Cardwell	1
2	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	4
2	Rocky Colavito	3
2	Wes Covington	3
2	Eddie Mathews	3
2	Del Rice	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	2
2	Don Blasingame	1
2	Jerry Coleman	1
2	Wes Covington	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Cardwell	1.00
2	Herm Wehmeier	0.80
3	Don Elston	0.70
4	Al Worthington	0.50
5	Hal Brown	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Brown	1
1	Don Cardwell	1
1	Dixie Howell	1
1	Juan Pizarro	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	9
2	Whitey Ford	8
3	Don Elston	7
4	Dixie Howell	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Duke Maas	1
1	Billy Muffett	1
1	Chuck Stobbs	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.378
2	Ted Williams	.377
3	Stan Musial	.340
4	Gene Woodling	.337
5	Willie Mays	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	38
2	Mickey Mantle	34
2	Roy Sievers	34
2	Duke Snider	34
5	Ted Williams	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	108
2	Stan Musial	97
3	Roy Sievers	92
4	Mickey Mantle	91
5	2 tied	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	33
2	Luis Aparicio	24
3	Jim Gilliam	23
4	Don Blasingame	18
5	3 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	169
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	.467
2	Bill Skowron	.465
3	Wally Moon	.435
4	Don Mueller	.413
5	Bob Hazle	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	7
2	Al Kaline	5
2	Eddie Mathews	5
2	Jim Piersall	5
2	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	18
2	Hank Sauer	16
3	Hank Aaron	15
3	Yogi Berra	15
3	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	6
2	Jim Gilliam	5
3	Don Blasingame	3
3	Al Smith	3
5	8 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Roebuck	0.84
2	Ron Kline	1.00
3	Al Cicotte	1.17
4	Willard Nixon	1.17
5	Dick Donovan	1.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	4
1	Warren Spahn	4
3	Lew Burdette	3
3	Ron Kline	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	27
2	Moe Drabowsky	24
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	24
4	Mike Garcia	22
5	Tom Sturdivant	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marv Grissom	2
1	Turk Lown	2
1	Billy Muffett	2
1	Bob Turley	2
5	18 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Hazle	.493
2	Mickey Mantle	.438
3	Stan Musial	.388
4	Willie Mays	.379
5	Ted Williams	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Kaline	12
2	Gil Hodges	10
3	Eddie Mathews	9
3	Willie Mays	9
5	5 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	31
2	Al Kaline	30
3	Hank Aaron	28
4	Hank Sauer	27
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	10
1	Jim Gilliam	10
3	Al Smith	5
4	Don Blasingame	4
4	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gerry Staley	0.94
2	Ed Roebuck	1.01
3	Moe Drabowsky	1.81
4	Warren Spahn	1.82
5	Willard Nixon	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	7
2	Don Drysdale	6
3	Lew Burdette	5
4	Dick Donovan	4
4	9 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	52
2	Moe Drabowsky	43
3	Tom Sturdivant	38
3	Early Wynn	38
5	Mike Garcia	36

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.372
2	Mickey Mantle	.361
3	Stan Musial	.334
4	Willie Mays	.333
5	Hank Aaron	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	44
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	126
2	Stan Musial	113
3	Willie Mays	108
4	Gil Hodges	105
4	2 others tied	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	42
2	Luis Aparicio	31
3	Jim Gilliam	25
4	Johnny Temple	20
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	2.52
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	202
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