On This Day

Thursday, September 12, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 88 52 .629 --
White Sox 82 56 .594 5.0
Red Sox 75 64 .540 12.5
Tigers 72 67 .518 15.5
Indians 67 71 .486 20.0
Orioles 66 72 .478 21.0
Athletics 52 85 .380 34.5
Senators 52 87 .374 35.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 85 54 .612 --
Cardinals 80 59 .576 5.0
Dodgers 78 63 .553 8.0
Redlegs 71 68 .511 14.0
Phillies 70 71 .496 16.0
Giants 67 75 .472 19.5
Pirates 55 85 .393 30.5
Cubs 53 84 .387 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nellie Fox 3
2 Luis Aparicio 2
2 Ken Aspromonte 2
2 Frank Bolling 2
2 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Frank Bolling 1
1 Ray Boone 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherm Lollar 3
2 Al Kaline 2
2 Herb Plews 2
4 Luis Aparicio 1
4 11 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Danny McDevitt 0.58
2 Jim Wilson 0.50
3 Chuck Stobbs 0.36
4 Duke Maas 0.27
5 Bob Buhl 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Duke Maas 1
1 Bob Trowbridge 1
1 Jim Wilson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Danny McDevitt 7
2 Bob Trowbridge 5
2 Jim Wilson 5
4 Chuck Stobbs 4
5 Duke Maas 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Byrd 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 102
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 .431
3 Richie Ashburn .424
4 Charlie Maxwell .404
5 Roy Sievers .396

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wes Covington 18
1 Del Ennis 18
3 Hank Aaron 15
3 Al Kaline 15
3 Eddie Mathews 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Fischer 0.41
2 Brooks Lawrence 0.67
3 Dixie Howell 0.69
4 Ed Roebuck 0.73
5 Jim Bunning 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 3
1 Mike Garcia 3
1 Brooks Lawrence 3
1 Lindy McDaniel 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 22
2 Connie Johnson 21
3 Whitey Ford 20
4 Tom Brewer 19
4 Sam Jones 19

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 .413
2 Bob Hazle .402
3 Eddie Mathews .368
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
1 Al Kaline 33
3 Ernie Banks 29
4 Gil Hodges 26
4 Sherm Lollar 26

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 12 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .370
2 Mickey Mantle .367
3 Stan Musial .335
4 Willie Mays .333
5 Hank Aaron .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 42
1 Duke Snider 42
3 Mickey Mantle 39
4 Ernie Banks 38
4 2 others tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 130
2 Roy Sievers 108
3 Gil Hodges 106
3 Stan Musial 106
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 2.51
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 14
5 2 tied 12