On This Day

Friday, September 20, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	94	53	.639	--
White Sox	86	59	.593	7.0
Red Sox	77	69	.527	16.5
Tigers	75	70	.517	18.0
Indians	71	74	.490	22.0
Orioles	71	74	.490	22.0
Athletics	53	90	.371	39.0
Senators	54	92	.370	39.5

Games

Orioles 1, Senators 0

Indians 3, White Sox 2

Yankees 7, Red Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	89	57	.610	--
Cardinals	85	61	.582	4.0
Dodgers	81	67	.547	9.0
Redlegs	76	70	.521	13.0
Phillies	73	75	.493	17.0
Giants	68	80	.459	22.0
Cubs	58	88	.397	31.0
Pirates	58	90	.392	32.0

Games

Phillies 3, Dodgers 2

Braves 9, Cubs 3

Cardinals 7, Redlegs 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Brown	3
2	Hank Aaron	2
2	Hank Bauer	2
2	Gino Cimoli	2
2	22 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Battey	1
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Wes Covington	1
1	Joe Cunningham	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	3
2	Hank Bauer	2
2	Joe Cunningham	2
2	Del Ennis	2
2	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ted Beard	1
1	Dick Brown	1
1	Del Crandall	1
1	Bob Nieman	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Whitey Ford	1.00
2	Warren Spahn	0.57
3	Connie Johnson	0.56
4	Bob Rush	0.50
5	3 tied	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Connie Johnson	1
1	Don Mossi	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Ford	8
2	Larry Jackson	7
3	Don McMahon	6
4	Connie Johnson	5
4	Bob Rush	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Grim	1
1	Jim Hearn	1
1	Don McMahon	1
1	Billy O'Dell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.379
2	Mickey Mantle	.366
3	Stan Musial	.344
4	Willie Mays	.338
5	2 tied	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	42
2	Hank Aaron	41
3	Roy Sievers	39
4	Duke Snider	38
5	2 tied	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	124
2	Roy Sievers	106
3	Del Ennis	102
4	Stan Musial	100
5	3 tied	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	38
2	Luis Aparicio	28
3	Jim Gilliam	25
4	Don Blasingame	21
5	Johnny Temple	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bunning	2.32
2	Bob Turley	2.42
3	Bobby Shantz	2.50
4	Tom Sturdivant	2.67
5	Don Drysdale	2.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	20
2	Jim Bunning	19
2	Billy Pierce	19
4	Bob Buhl	17
4	Jack Sanford	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	180
2	Jack Sanford	175
3	Connie Johnson	171
4	Jim Bunning	166
4	Dick Drott	166

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Grim	18
2	Clem Labine	17
3	Ray Narleski	16
4	Marv Grissom	13
5	Turk Lown	12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Moon	.438
2	Del Ennis	.432
3	Jim Lemon	.412
4	Ernie Banks	.396
5	Willie Mays	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	9
2	Wally Moon	6
3	Del Ennis	5
4	Willie Mays	4
4	Roy Sievers	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	15
2	Ernie Banks	14
2	Wally Moon	14
2	Vic Wertz	14
5	Dick Gernert	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	3
1	Danny O'Connell	3
3	Gene Baker	2
3	Ted Beard	2
3	7 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Buhl	0.59
2	Jim Bunning	0.67
3	Bill Fischer	0.90
4	Whitey Ford	1.14
5	Johnny Podres	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	3
1	Dick Drott	3
1	Turk Farrell	3
1	Whitey Ford	3
1	Mike Garcia	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	21
2	Connie Johnson	20
3	Billy Pierce	19
4	Larry Jackson	17
4	Bob Smith	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy Muffett	4
2	Bill Kennedy	3
3	Don Elston	2
3	Roy Face	2
3	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Moon	.394
2	Carl Furillo	.393
3	Willie Mays	.385
4	Richie Ashburn	.372
5	Roy McMillan	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	14
2	Al Kaline	10
3	Willie Mays	9
4	Gil Hodges	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	31
2	Del Ennis	29
3	Hank Aaron	28
4	Ernie Banks	25
4	Jackie Jensen	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	8
2	Willie Mays	6
3	Don Blasingame	5
3	Jim Gilliam	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Smith	1.25
2	Carl Erskine	1.32
3	Bill Fischer	1.42
4	Jim Bunning	1.56
5	Whitey Ford	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike Garcia	6
2	Lew Burdette	5
2	Don Drysdale	5
2	Turk Farrell	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	53
2	Moe Drabowsky	40
3	Jim Bunning	33
3	Billy Pierce	33
3	Bob Turley	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy Muffett	6
2	Marv Grissom	5
3	Roy Face	4
3	Turk Lown	4
5	4 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.368
2	Ted Williams	.368
3	Stan Musial	.342
4	Willie Mays	.339
5	Gene Woodling	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	43
2	Duke Snider	42
3	Hank Aaron	41
4	Roy Sievers	40
5	Willie Mays	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	127
2	Roy Sievers	109
3	Vic Wertz	107
4	Ernie Banks	105
4	Del Ennis	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	42
2	Luis Aparicio	32
3	Jim Gilliam	26
4	Don Blasingame	21
4	Johnny Temple	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	2.50
2	Jim Bunning	2.55
3	Bobby Shantz	2.56
4	Don Drysdale	2.65
5	Warren Spahn	2.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	22
2	Jim Bunning	19
2	Billy Pierce	19
4	Bob Buhl	18
5	3 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	184
2	Connie Johnson	180
3	Jack Sanford	177
4	Sam Jones	172
5	Billy Pierce	168

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Grim	19
2	Clem Labine	18
3	Ray Narleski	16
4	Marv Grissom	13
5	2 tied	12