On This Day

Wednesday, September 11, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	88	52	.629	--
White Sox	81	56	.591	5.5
Red Sox	75	63	.543	12.0
Tigers	71	67	.514	16.0
Indians	67	71	.486	20.0
Orioles	66	72	.478	21.0
Athletics	52	85	.380	34.5
Senators	52	86	.377	35.0

Games

Athletics 7, Orioles 3

Orioles 6, Athletics 2

White Sox 4, Red Sox 1

Yankees 5, Indians 0

Indians 4, Yankees 1

Tigers 3, Senators 0

Tigers 12, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	84	54	.609	--
Cardinals	80	59	.576	4.5
Dodgers	78	62	.557	7.0
Redlegs	71	68	.511	13.5
Phillies	70	71	.496	15.5
Giants	67	75	.472	19.0
Pirates	55	85	.393	30.0
Cubs	53	84	.387	30.5

Games

Dodgers 9, Cubs 1

Pirates 2, Braves 1

Cardinals 14, Phillies 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harvey Kuenn	5
2	Carl Furillo	4
2	Bob Martyn	4
2	Roy Sievers	4
5	9 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Ennis	2
2	Harry Anderson	1
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	Jim Bunning	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	3
1	Del Ennis	3
1	Frank House	3
1	Hal Smith	3
5	14 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Bob Boyd	1
1	Joe Collins	1
1	Bobby Del Greco	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pedro Ramos	0.83
2	Ray Moore	0.80
3	Jim Bunning	0.67
4	Ralph Terry	0.57
5	Frank Lary	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Bill Fischer	1
1	Ron Kline	1
1	Frank Lary	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	6
2	Bill Fischer	5
2	Frank Lary	5
2	Pedro Ramos	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.376
2	Mickey Mantle	.369
3	Stan Musial	.340
4	Willie Mays	.332
5	Frank Robinson	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	40
2	Ernie Banks	37
2	Duke Snider	37
4	Roy Sievers	36
5	Mickey Mantle	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	120
2	Roy Sievers	101
3	Stan Musial	97
4	Del Ennis	94
4	Jackie Jensen	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	37
2	Luis Aparicio	27
3	Jim Gilliam	23
4	Don Blasingame	21
5	3 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	2.38
2	Jim Bunning	2.41
3	Bobby Shantz	2.59
4	Johnny Podres	2.67
5	Tom Sturdivant	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	19
1	Warren Spahn	19
3	Jim Bunning	18
4	Jack Sanford	17
5	2 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	177
2	Jack Sanford	170
3	Dick Drott	161
4	Connie Johnson	158
5	Jim Bunning	157

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	17
2	Bob Grim	16
2	Ray Narleski	16
4	Marv Grissom	12
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.486
2	Carl Furillo	.433
3	Richie Ashburn	.418
4	Eddie Mathews	.393
5	Charlie Maxwell	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	7
2	Del Ennis	6
2	Eddie Mathews	6
4	Wes Covington	5
4	Al Kaline	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wes Covington	19
2	Hank Aaron	18
2	Del Ennis	18
4	Eddie Mathews	16
5	Rip Repulski	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Blasingame	5
1	Willie Mays	5
3	Jim Rivera	4
4	Luis Aparicio	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Fischer	0.41
2	Ed Roebuck	0.42
3	Dixie Howell	0.69
4	Jim Bunning	1.03
5	Frank Sullivan	1.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Brooks Lawrence	4
2	Jim Bunning	3
2	Mike Garcia	3
2	Ron Kline	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	33
2	Jim Bunning	22
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	22
2	Bob Turley	22
5	Whitey Ford	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	3
1	Marv Grissom	3
3	Lloyd Merritt	2
3	Billy Muffett	2
3	Ed Roebuck	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.423
2	Bob Hazle	.402
3	Eddie Mathews	.366
4	Wally Moon	.358
5	Willie Mays	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	14
2	Al Kaline	13
3	Gil Hodges	9
3	Eddie Mathews	9
5	4 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	33
2	Al Kaline	31
3	Ernie Banks	29
4	Gil Hodges	26
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Roebuck	1.15
2	Ron Kline	1.48
3	Tom Sturdivant	1.69
4	Warren Spahn	1.72
5	Moe Drabowsky	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	7
2	Frank Lary	6
3	Lew Burdette	5
3	Mike Garcia	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	58
2	Moe Drabowsky	39
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	39
4	Bob Turley	38
5	Sam Jones	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marv Grissom	5
2	Billy Muffett	4
2	Ed Roebuck	4
4	Roy Face	3
5	11 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.372
2	Mickey Mantle	.365
3	Stan Musial	.336
4	Willie Mays	.331
5	Hank Aaron	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	42
1	Duke Snider	42
3	Mickey Mantle	39
4	Ernie Banks	38
4	3 others tied	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	130
2	Stan Musial	108
3	Gil Hodges	107
3	Roy Sievers	107
5	2 tied	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	43
2	Luis Aparicio	33
3	Jim Gilliam	25
4	Don Blasingame	21
5	Johnny Temple	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	2.49
2	Jim Bunning	2.58
3	Warren Spahn	2.61
4	Bobby Shantz	2.67
5	Johnny Podres	2.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	23
2	Billy Pierce	20
3	Jim Bunning	19
4	Bob Buhl	18
4	2 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	197
2	Connie Johnson	177
3	Jack Sanford	176
4	Billy Pierce	174
5	Sam Jones	173

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	19
2	Bob Grim	18
3	Ray Narleski	16
4	Hersh Freeman	15
5	Ike Delock	13