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Sunday, October 6, 1957

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1957 World Series

Series tied 2 - 2

New York Yankees 5
Milwaukee Braves 7
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Aaron 2
1 Yogi Berra 2
1 Tony Kubek 2
1 Eddie Mathews 2
1 Gil McDougald 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Elston Howard 1
1 Eddie Mathews 1
1 Frank Torre 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 3
1 Elston Howard 3
3 Eddie Mathews 2
4 Hank Bauer 1
4 3 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wes Covington 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Sturdivant 0.20
2 Warren Spahn 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Shantz 4
2 Warren Spahn 2
3 Tommy Byrne 1
3 Johnny Kucks 1
3 Tom Sturdivant 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Kubek .412
2 Hank Aaron .375
3 Jerry Coleman .308
4 Red Schoendienst .294
5 2 tied .286

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 2
1 Tony Kubek 2
3 Hank Bauer 1
3 Elston Howard 1
3 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 5
1 Hank Bauer 5
3 Tony Kubek 4
4 Elston Howard 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wes Covington 1
1 Gil McDougald 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Ditmar 0.00
1 Don McMahon 0.00
3 Whitey Ford 1.00
4 Lew Burdette 2.00
5 Don Larsen 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Don Larsen 1
1 Warren Spahn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Shantz 7
2 Lew Burdette 5
2 Whitey Ford 5
2 Don McMahon 5
5 Don Larsen 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Kubek .412
2 Hank Aaron .350
3 Jerry Coleman .308
4 Yogi Berra .294
5 Johnny Logan .286

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 2
1 Tony Kubek 2
3 Hank Bauer 1
3 Elston Howard 1
3 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 5
1 Hank Bauer 5
3 Tony Kubek 4
4 Elston Howard 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wes Covington 1
1 Gil McDougald 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Ditmar 0.00
1 Don McMahon 0.00
3 Whitey Ford 1.00
4 Lew Burdette 1.38
5 Don Larsen 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Don Larsen 1
1 Warren Spahn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Shantz 7
2 Lew Burdette 5
2 Whitey Ford 5
2 Don McMahon 5
5 Don Larsen 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 1

Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 98 56 .636 --
White Sox 90 64 .584 8.0
Red Sox 82 72 .532 16.0
Tigers 78 76 .506 20.0
Orioles 76 76 .500 21.0
Indians 76 77 .497 21.5
Athletics 59 94 .386 38.5
Senators 55 99 .357 43.0

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 95 59 .617 --
Cardinals 87 67 .565 8.0
Dodgers 84 70 .545 11.0
Redlegs 80 74 .519 15.0
Phillies 77 77 .500 18.0
Giants 69 85 .448 26.0
Pirates 62 92 .403 33.0
Cubs 62 92 .403 33.0