On This Day

Friday, September 27, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 97 55 .638 --
White Sox 90 62 .592 7.0
Red Sox 81 71 .533 16.0
Tigers 77 75 .507 20.0
Orioles 74 76 .493 22.0
Indians 74 77 .490 22.5
Athletics 58 93 .384 38.5
Senators 55 97 .362 42.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 94 58 .618 --
Cardinals 87 65 .572 7.0
Dodgers 83 69 .546 11.0
Redlegs 79 73 .520 15.0
Phillies 76 76 .500 18.0
Giants 69 83 .454 25.0
Pirates 60 92 .395 34.0
Cubs 60 92 .395 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Burnette 3
1 Andy Carey 3
1 Tony Kubek 3
4 Richie Ashburn 2
4 20 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sandy Amoros 1
1 Billy Consolo 1
1 Del Crandall 1
1 Sammy Esposito 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Simpson 4
2 Vic Power 3
2 Brooks Robinson 3
4 Sandy Amoros 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Sanford 1.50
2 Bob Turley 1.33
3 Charlie Rabe 1.20
4 Jack Harshman 1.00
5 Don Mossi 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Brosnan 1
1 Hal Brown 1
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Wally Burnette 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Harshman 9
1 Don Mossi 9
1 Jack Sanford 9
4 Bob Turley 8
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 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 Hank Aaron .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 44
2 Ernie Banks 43
3 Roy Sievers 42
4 Duke Snider 40
5 Ted Williams 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 132
2 Roy Sievers 113
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 Tom Sturdivant 2.64
3 Warren Spahn 2.65
4 Johnny Podres 2.67
5 Don Drysdale 2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Sanford 188
2 Early Wynn 184
3 Jim Bunning 180
4 Connie Johnson 174
5 Dick Drott 170

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 19
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 Hank Aaron .385
4 Tony Kubek .373
5 Dick Brown .370

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Wertz 18
2 Frank Malzone 16
3 Dale Long 13
4 Hank Aaron 12
4 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 5
2 Ted Beard 3
2 Billy Harrell 3
2 Al Kaline 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Larsen 0.56
2 Billy O'Dell 0.92
3 Curt Simmons 1.06
4 Bob Smith 1.10
5 2 tied 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 3
2 Jim Brosnan 2
2 Bob Buhl 2
2 Lew Burdette 2
2 13 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 23
1 Moe Drabowsky 23
3 Jack Sanford 18
4 Don Drysdale 16
4 Connie Johnson 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 3
1 Billy Muffett 3
1 Gerry Staley 3
4 Don Elston 2
4 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Furillo .393
2 Richie Ashburn .389
3 Ray Boone .351
4 Del Ennis .351
5 Hank Aaron .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 13
2 Roy Sievers 9
3 Vic Wertz 8
4 Hank Aaron 7
4 7 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 30
2 Del Ennis 29
3 Frank Malzone 27
4 Vic Wertz 25
5 Roy Sievers 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Smith 1.16
2 Carl Erskine 1.42
3 Tom Sturdivant 1.53
4 Bill Fischer 1.66
5 Whitey Ford 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Garcia 5
1 Brooks Lawrence 5
1 Warren Spahn 5
4 Jim Bunning 4
4 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Connie Johnson 49
2 Jim Bunning 45
3 Moe Drabowsky 40
4 Bob Turley 37
5 Jack Sanford 36

Saves

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