On This Day

Saturday, September 7, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	86	51	.628	--
White Sox	80	54	.597	4.5
Red Sox	73	62	.541	12.0
Tigers	68	67	.504	17.0
Indians	66	69	.489	19.0
Orioles	65	70	.481	20.0
Senators	52	83	.385	33.0
Athletics	50	84	.373	34.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Orioles 3

White Sox 8, Athletics 2

Indians 5, Tigers 4

Yankees 4, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	83	52	.615	--
Cardinals	77	59	.566	6.5
Dodgers	77	60	.562	7.0
Redlegs	70	67	.511	14.0
Phillies	69	68	.504	15.0
Giants	66	74	.471	19.5
Pirates	53	83	.390	30.5
Cubs	51	83	.381	31.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Giants 4

Pirates 6, Phillies 3

Cardinals 7, Redlegs 4

Braves 7, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Busby	4
2	Harry Anderson	3
2	Luis Aparicio	3
2	Don Blasingame	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Luis Aparicio	2
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	Wes Covington	1
2	Pete Daley	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luis Aparicio	4
2	Wes Covington	3
2	Wally Moon	3
2	Duke Snider	3
2	Valmy Thomas	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Collins	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Billy Pierce	1.12
2	Warren Spahn	1.00
3	Connie Johnson	0.70
4	Whitey Ford	0.44
4	Jack Sanford	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Roger Craig	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	Lindy McDaniel	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	9
2	Connie Johnson	7
3	Warren Spahn	6
4	Whitey Ford	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	1
1	Billy Muffett	1
1	Ray Narleski	1
1	Dave Sisler	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	Frank Robinson	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	39
2	Duke Snider	37
3	Roy Sievers	36
4	Ernie Banks	34
4	Mickey Mantle	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	118
2	Roy Sievers	99
3	Stan Musial	97
4	Jackie Jensen	94
5	Willie Mays	92

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	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	19
1	Warren Spahn	19
3	Jim Bunning	17
3	Jack Sanford	17
5	Bob Buhl	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	174
2	Jack Sanford	170
3	Connie Johnson	158
4	Dick Drott	157
5	Jim Bunning	151

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.442
2	Roy McMillan	.385
3	Bob Hazle	.378
4	Ed Bouchee	.371
5	Harry Anderson	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Kaline	7
2	Ernie Banks	6
2	Gil Hodges	6
2	Eddie Mathews	6
5	7 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	19
2	Eddie Mathews	18
3	Hank Aaron	17
3	Wes Covington	17
3	Jackie Jensen	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	5
1	Don Blasingame	5
3	Willie Mays	4
4	Chico Fernandez	3
4	Larry Raines	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gerry Staley	0.69
2	Bill Fischer	0.93
3	Frank Sullivan	1.07
4	Ed Roebuck	1.25
5	Jerry Walker	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike Garcia	4
1	Warren Spahn	4
3	Ron Kline	3
3	Brooks Lawrence	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	33
2	Bob Turley	26
3	Moe Drabowsky	24
4	Whitey Ford	21
4	Jack Sanford	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	3
2	Marv Grissom	2
2	Turk Lown	2
2	Sal Maglie	2
2	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Hazle	.453
2	Mickey Mantle	.365
3	Willie Mays	.358
4	Bill Mazeroski	.343
5	Frank Robinson	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Kaline	13
2	Ernie Banks	11
2	Duke Snider	11
4	Eddie Mathews	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	34
2	Al Kaline	32
3	Hank Sauer	29
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	1.44
4	Al Cicotte	1.55
5	Tom Sturdivant	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	8
2	Lew Burdette	5
2	Don Drysdale	5
2	Mike Garcia	5
2	Frank Lary	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	58
2	Bob Turley	44
3	Moe Drabowsky	39
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	39
5	3 tied	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	4
1	Marv Grissom	4
1	Billy Muffett	4
1	Ed Roebuck	4
5	4 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	.333
5	Hank Aaron	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	42
2	Hank Aaron	41
2	Willie Mays	41
4	Mickey Mantle	39
4	2 others tied	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	131
2	Stan Musial	110
3	Willie Mays	109
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	Warren Spahn	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	23
2	Billy Pierce	21
3	Johnny Antonelli	18
3	Bob Buhl	18
3	3 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	197
2	Connie Johnson	182
2	Billy Pierce	182
4	Jack Sanford	176
5	Sam Jones	174

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	19
2	Bob Grim	18
3	Ray Narleski	16
4	Hersh Freeman	15
5	Ike Delock	12