On This Day

Friday, September 6, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	85	51	.625	--
White Sox	79	54	.594	4.5
Red Sox	72	62	.537	12.0
Tigers	68	66	.507	16.0
Indians	65	69	.485	19.0
Orioles	65	69	.485	19.0
Senators	52	82	.388	32.0
Athletics	50	83	.376	33.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Orioles 3

White Sox 4, Athletics 3

Tigers 5, Indians 2

Senators 4, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	82	52	.612	--
Cardinals	76	59	.563	6.5
Dodgers	76	60	.559	7.0
Redlegs	70	66	.515	13.0
Phillies	69	67	.507	14.0
Giants	66	73	.475	18.5
Pirates	52	83	.385	30.5
Cubs	51	82	.383	30.5

Games

Dodgers 3, Giants 0

Pirates 3, Phillies 2

Redlegs 5, Cardinals 4

Cubs 5, Braves 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Boyd	3
1	Joe DeMaestri	3
1	Nellie Fox	3
1	Eddie Kasko	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Boyer	1
1	George Crowe	1
1	Hank Foiles	1
1	Bob Hazle	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Boyer	2
1	Harvey Haddix	2
1	Jackie Jensen	2
1	Jerry Lynch	2
1	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Woodie Held	1
1	Al Kaline	1
1	Jim Piersall	1
1	Al Smith	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tex Clevenger	1.00
2	Johnny Podres	0.80
3	Jim Bunning	0.67
4	Alex Kellner	0.50
4	2 others tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Bud Byerly	1
1	Don Gross	1
1	Dixie Howell	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	6
2	Alex Kellner	5
2	Early Wynn	5
4	Tex Clevenger	4
4	5 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	1
1	Bill Kennedy	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	.326

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	94
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	2.50
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	Jim Bunning	17
3	Jack Sanford	17
5	Bob Buhl	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	174
2	Jack Sanford	166
3	Dick Drott	157
4	Jim Bunning	151
4	Connie Johnson	151

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	.417
2	Roy McMillan	.407
3	Chico Carrasquel	.378
4	Richie Ashburn	.375
5	Ed Bouchee	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Kaline	8
2	Gil Hodges	6
2	Eddie Mathews	6
4	Ernie Banks	5
4	Jackie Jensen	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	24
2	Hank Aaron	19
3	Jackie Jensen	18
3	Eddie Mathews	18
5	Del Ennis	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	5
1	Don Blasingame	5
3	Willie Mays	4
4	Chico Fernandez	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Arnie Portocarrero	0.64
2	Gerry Staley	0.69
3	Bill Fischer	0.93
4	Frank Sullivan	1.08
5	Ed Roebuck	1.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	3
1	Mike Garcia	3
1	Connie Johnson	3
1	Ron Kline	3
1	4 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	Bob Rush	20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Hazle	.440
2	Mickey Mantle	.370
3	Willie Mays	.355
4	Richie Ashburn	.345
5	Roy McMillan	.344

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	Gil Hodges	27
5	Eddie Mathews	26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Roebuck	1.14
2	Gerry Staley	1.15
3	Warren Spahn	1.34
4	Al Cicotte	1.55
5	Moe Drabowsky	1.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	7
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	44
3	Moe Drabowsky	39
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	39
5	2 tied	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marv Grissom	4
1	Ed Roebuck	4
3	Roy Face	3
3	Bob Grim	3
3	4 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.371
2	Mickey Mantle	.359
3	Stan Musial	.340
4	Willie Mays	.334
5	Hank Aaron	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	41
1	Duke Snider	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	Willie Mays	108
4	Gil Hodges	107
4	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	2.63
2	Jim Bunning	2.64
3	Don Drysdale	2.65
4	Bobby Shantz	2.72
5	Johnny Podres	2.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	197
2	Connie Johnson	175
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