On This Day

Wednesday, September 25, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 96 55 .636 --
White Sox 89 61 .593 6.5
Red Sox 81 70 .536 15.0
Tigers 76 74 .507 19.5
Indians 73 76 .490 22.0
Orioles 73 76 .490 22.0
Athletics 57 92 .383 38.0
Senators 55 96 .364 41.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 93 58 .616 --
Cardinals 87 64 .576 6.0
Dodgers 83 68 .550 10.0
Redlegs 79 72 .523 14.0
Phillies 75 76 .497 18.0
Giants 69 83 .454 24.5
Pirates 60 92 .395 33.5
Cubs 59 92 .391 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brooks Robinson 4
2 Rocky Colavito 3
2 Billy Gardner 3
2 Jackie Jensen 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Woodie Held 2
1 Frank Malzone 2
1 Vic Wertz 2
4 Yogi Berra 1
4 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Malzone 4
1 Vic Wertz 4
3 Woodie Held 3
4 Yogi Berra 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Gardner 1
1 Billy Harrell 1
1 Minnie Minoso 1
1 Willy Miranda 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Billy Hoeft 1.14
2 Don Larsen 0.90
3 Moe Drabowsky 0.67
4 Tom Gorman 0.60
4 Connie Johnson 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ike Delock 1
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Billy Hoeft 1
1 Don Larsen 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Larsen 9
2 Billy Hoeft 8
3 Ike Delock 6
3 Moe Drabowsky 6
3 Tom Gorman 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 1
1 Billy Loes 1
1 Lloyd Merritt 1
1 Bobby Shantz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .386
2 Mickey Mantle .365
3 Stan Musial .351
4 Willie Mays .333
5 Frank Robinson .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 44
2 Ernie Banks 43
3 Roy Sievers 41
4 Duke Snider 40
5 Ted Williams 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 132
2 Roy Sievers 112
3 Del Ennis 105
4 Vic Wertz 104
5 2 tied 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 38
2 Luis Aparicio 28
3 Jim Gilliam 25
4 Don Blasingame 21
5 Johnny Temple 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Shantz 2.47
2 Jim Bunning 2.50
3 Tom Sturdivant 2.64
4 Warren Spahn 2.65
5 Johnny Podres 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 21
2 Billy Pierce 20
3 Jim Bunning 19
4 Bob Buhl 18
4 Jack Sanford 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 184
2 Jack Sanford 179
3 Jim Bunning 176
4 Connie Johnson 174
5 Dick Drott 168

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 18
2 Clem Labine 17
3 Ray Narleski 16
4 Marv Grissom 14
5 Turk Lown 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .500
2 Jim Lemon .425
3 Ron Jackson .381
4 Richie Ashburn .370
4 Bob Martyn .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 7
2 Gus Zernial 6
3 Roy Sievers 5
3 Vic Wertz 5
3 Ted Williams 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Wertz 18
2 Frank Malzone 16
3 Del Ennis 14
4 Dale Long 13
4 Minnie Minoso 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ted Beard 3
1 Billy Harrell 3
1 Al Kaline 3
1 Jim Landis 3
1 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Larsen 0.56
2 Billy O'Dell 0.92
3 Sal Maglie 0.95
4 Curt Simmons 1.06
5 Bob Smith 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 3
2 Bob Buhl 2
2 Jim Bunning 2
2 Ike Delock 2
2 17 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 25
2 Moe Drabowsky 23
3 Danny McDevitt 19
4 Don Drysdale 16
4 Connie Johnson 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Muffett 3
1 Gerry Staley 3
3 Don Elston 2
3 Bob Grim 2
3 6 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Furillo .398
2 Richie Ashburn .362
3 Roy McMillan .356
4 Billy Goodman .344
5 Frank Robinson .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 14
2 Eddie Mathews 8
2 Roy Sievers 8
2 Bob Thurman 8
2 Vic Wertz 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 30
1 Frank Malzone 30
3 Del Ennis 29
4 Ernie Banks 26
4 3 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 6
2 Don Blasingame 5
2 Minnie Minoso 5
2 Jim Rivera 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Smith 1.16
2 Carl Erskine 1.32
3 Tom Sturdivant 1.53
4 Bill Fischer 1.67
5 Frank Sullivan 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Turk Farrell 5
1 Mike Garcia 5
1 Brooks Lawrence 5
1 Warren Spahn 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Connie Johnson 49
2 Jim Bunning 41
3 Moe Drabowsky 40
4 Whitey Ford 33
5 Don Drysdale 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 5
1 Billy Muffett 5
3 Roy Face 4
3 Gerry Staley 4
5 7 tied 3