On This Day

Thursday, September 5, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 85 50 .630 --
White Sox 78 54 .591 5.5
Red Sox 71 62 .534 13.0
Tigers 67 66 .504 17.0
Indians 65 68 .489 19.0
Orioles 65 68 .489 19.0
Senators 51 82 .383 33.0
Athletics 50 82 .379 33.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 82 51 .617 --
Cardinals 76 58 .567 6.5
Dodgers 75 60 .556 8.0
Phillies 69 66 .511 14.0
Redlegs 69 66 .511 14.0
Giants 66 72 .478 18.5
Pirates 51 83 .381 31.5
Cubs 50 82 .379 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Del Ennis 3
1 Carl Furillo 3
1 Irv Noren 3
4 Bobby Adams 2
4 14 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Ennis 1
1 Bob Grim 1
1 Jackie Jensen 1
1 Frank Robinson 1
1 Roy Sievers 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Dark 3
1 Bob Grim 3
1 Hobie Landrith 3
4 Del Ennis 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Bailey 1
1 Willie Mays 1
1 Wally Post 1
1 Bill Virdon 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chuck Stobbs 1.25
2 Dick Drott 1.00
2 Sam Jones 1.00
2 Robin Roberts 1.00
2 Bob Turley 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whammy Douglas 1
1 Carl Erskine 1
1 Bob Grim 1
1 Sam Jones 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whammy Douglas 8
2 Dick Drott 7
2 Robin Roberts 7
2 Bob Turley 7
5 Sam Jones 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 1
1 Ed Roebuck 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .376
2 Mickey Mantle .369
3 Stan Musial .340
4 Willie Mays .333
5 Gene Woodling .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 39
2 Duke Snider 36
3 Roy Sievers 35
4 Mickey Mantle 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 118
2 Roy Sievers 98
3 Stan Musial 97
4 Jackie Jensen 92
5 3 tied 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 36
2 Luis Aparicio 25
3 Jim Gilliam 23
4 Don Blasingame 21
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 2.38
2 Jim Bunning 2.52
3 Bobby Shantz 2.60
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 Dick Drott 157
4 Connie Johnson 151
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 Carl Furillo .409
2 Richie Ashburn .406
3 Bob Hazle .405
4 Ed Bouchee .397
5 Roy McMillan .385

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 24
2 Hank Aaron 22
3 Jackie Jensen 18
3 Eddie Mathews 18
5 Hank Sauer 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 5
1 Don Blasingame 5
3 Willie Mays 4
4 Chico Fernandez 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Arnie Portocarrero 0.55
2 Hal Brown 0.56
3 Gerry Staley 0.69
4 Bill Fischer 1.04
5 Frank Sullivan 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 3
1 Don Drysdale 3
1 Bob Friend 3
1 Mike Garcia 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Connie Johnson 33
2 Bob Turley 26
3 Vinegar Bend Mizell 25
4 Moe Drabowsky 24
5 Dick Drott 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 3
2 Roy Face 2
2 Turk Lown 2
2 Sal Maglie 2
2 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Hazle .446
2 Mickey Mantle .375
3 Willie Mays .352
4 Richie Ashburn .345
5 Bill Mazeroski .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Kaline 13
2 Ernie Banks 10
2 Eddie Mathews 10
2 Hank Sauer 10
2 Duke Snider 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 35
2 Al Kaline 34
3 Hank Sauer 32
4 Wes Covington 27
4 Gil Hodges 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 11
2 Don Blasingame 7
3 Jim Gilliam 6
3 Willie Mays 6
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gerry Staley 1.08
2 Ed Roebuck 1.14
3 Al Cicotte 1.55
4 Warren Spahn 1.58
5 Moe Drabowsky 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 8
2 Lew Burdette 5
2 Don Drysdale 5
2 Frank Lary 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Connie Johnson 61
2 Bob Turley 49
3 Moe Drabowsky 39
3 Sam Jones 39
3 Vinegar Bend Mizell 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 4
1 Ken Lehman 4
1 Ed Roebuck 4
4 Roy Face 3
4 4 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .374
2 Mickey Mantle .358
3 Stan Musial .338
4 Willie Mays .335
5 Hank Aaron .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 42
2 Hank Aaron 41
3 Willie Mays 40
4 Mickey Mantle 39
4 Ted Williams 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 131
2 Stan Musial 110
3 Gil Hodges 108
3 Willie Mays 108
5 Roy Sievers 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 44
2 Luis Aparicio 31
3 Jim Gilliam 25
4 Don Blasingame 21
4 Johnny Temple 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 2.59
2 Don Drysdale 2.65
3 Jim Bunning 2.67
4 Bobby Shantz 2.72
5 Frank Sullivan 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 22
2 Billy Pierce 20
3 Johnny Antonelli 18
3 Bob Buhl 18
3 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 192
2 Connie Johnson 180
3 Sam Jones 174
4 Billy Pierce 173
5 Jack Sanford 172

Saves

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