On This Day

Tuesday, September 3, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	84	49	.632	--
White Sox	78	54	.591	5.5
Red Sox	70	61	.534	13.0
Tigers	67	66	.504	17.0
Indians	65	68	.489	19.0
Orioles	64	67	.489	19.0
Senators	50	81	.382	33.0
Athletics	50	82	.379	33.5

Games

Yankees 2, Orioles 0

Tigers 3, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	82	49	.626	--
Cardinals	74	58	.561	8.5
Dodgers	73	60	.549	10.0
Phillies	69	64	.519	14.0
Redlegs	67	65	.508	15.5
Giants	66	70	.485	18.5
Cubs	49	80	.380	32.0
Pirates	49	83	.371	33.5

Games

Phillies 3, Dodgers 2

Braves 8, Cubs 0

Cardinals 14, Redlegs 4

Giants 6, Pirates 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Aaron	3
1	Joe Cunningham	3
1	Al Dark	3
1	George Kell	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Harry Anderson	1
1	Smoky Burgess	1
1	Larry Doby	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	4
1	Hal Smith	4
3	Del Ennis	3
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	3
5	7 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Blasingame	1
1	Ken Boyer	1
1	Willie Mays	1
1	Al Pilarcik	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Billy O'Dell	1.33
1	Jack Sanford	1.33
3	Warren Spahn	0.71
4	Don Drysdale	0.69
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Billy Hoeft	1
1	Stu Miller	1
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	9
2	Dick Littlefield	8
2	Jack Sanford	8
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	7
5	Warren Spahn	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sal Maglie	1
1	Lloyd Merritt	1
1	Bob Miller	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.376
2	Mickey Mantle	.370
3	Stan Musial	.340
4	Willie Mays	.337
5	Gene Woodling	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	39
2	Duke Snider	36
3	Mickey Mantle	34
3	Roy Sievers	34
5	Ted Williams	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	118
2	Stan Musial	97
3	Roy Sievers	96
4	Mickey Mantle	91
4	Willie Mays	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	35
2	Luis Aparicio	25
3	Jim Gilliam	23
4	Don Blasingame	19
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	2.39
2	Jim Bunning	2.52
3	Bobby Shantz	2.63
4	Tom Sturdivant	2.70
5	Frank Sullivan	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	18
1	Warren Spahn	18
3	Jack Sanford	17
4	Bob Buhl	16
4	Jim Bunning	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	169
2	Jack Sanford	166
3	Connie Johnson	151
4	Dick Drott	150
5	Jim Bunning	145

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	17
2	Bob Grim	16
3	Ray Narleski	15
4	Marv Grissom	11
5	2 tied	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Skowron	.421
2	Bob Hazle	.415
3	Richie Ashburn	.406
3	Willie Mays	.406
5	Gene Woodling	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Kaline	8
2	Gil Hodges	6
2	Jim Piersall	6
4	Hank Aaron	5
4	6 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	25
2	Hank Aaron	23
3	Hank Sauer	19
4	Eddie Mathews	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	6
2	Don Blasingame	4
3	Chico Fernandez	3
3	Jim Gilliam	3
3	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Arnie Portocarrero	0.55
2	Gerry Staley	0.95
3	Frank Sullivan	1.08
4	Bob Trowbridge	1.10
5	Ed Roebuck	1.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	4
1	Warren Spahn	4
3	Lew Burdette	3
3	Turk Farrell	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	33
2	Moe Drabowsky	25
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	25
4	Mike Garcia	24
4	Bob Turley	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marv Grissom	3
2	Turk Lown	2
2	Sal Maglie	2
2	Lloyd Merritt	2
2	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Hazle	.469
2	Mickey Mantle	.393
3	Willie Mays	.391
4	Stan Musial	.361
5	Eddie Mathews	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Kaline	14
2	Eddie Mathews	10
2	Hank Sauer	10
2	Duke Snider	10
5	4 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	38
2	Al Kaline	36
3	Hank Sauer	32
4	Wes Covington	27
4	Gil Hodges	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	11
2	Jim Gilliam	8
3	Don Blasingame	5
3	Willie Mays	5
3	Al Smith	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gerry Staley	1.08
2	Ed Roebuck	1.26
3	Al Cicotte	1.55
4	Warren Spahn	1.56
5	Moe Drabowsky	1.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	8
2	Don Drysdale	6
3	Lew Burdette	5
3	Mike Garcia	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	61
2	Moe Drabowsky	44
3	Bob Turley	43
4	Don Drysdale	39
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marv Grissom	4
1	Ken Lehman	4
3	Bob Grim	3
3	Duke Maas	3
3	2 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.371
2	Mickey Mantle	.359
3	Stan Musial	.337
4	Willie Mays	.337
5	Hank Aaron	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	44
2	Duke Snider	42
3	Willie Mays	40
4	Mickey Mantle	39
4	Ted Williams	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	134
2	Stan Musial	110
3	Willie Mays	109
4	Roy Sievers	106
5	2 tied	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	43
2	Luis Aparicio	31
3	Jim Gilliam	25
4	Johnny Temple	21
5	Don Blasingame	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	2.59
2	Don Drysdale	2.63
3	Bobby Shantz	2.69
4	Frank Sullivan	2.73
5	Jim Bunning	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	22
2	Billy Pierce	20
3	Early Wynn	19
4	Johnny Antonelli	18
4	3 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	200
2	Connie Johnson	180
3	Billy Pierce	176
4	Jack Sanford	172
5	Sam Jones	168

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	19
2	Bob Grim	18
3	Hersh Freeman	15
3	Ray Narleski	15
5	Ike Delock	12