On This Day

Wednesday, April 24, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 4 1 .800 --
Yankees 5 2 .714 0.0
Athletics 5 3 .625 0.5
Red Sox 4 3 .571 1.0
Senators 4 5 .444 2.0
Indians 2 4 .333 2.5
Orioles 3 6 .333 3.0
Tigers 2 5 .286 3.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 6 1 .857 --
Braves 6 1 .857 0.0
Giants 4 4 .500 2.5
Cubs 3 4 .429 3.0
Phillies 3 4 .429 3.0
Redlegs 3 4 .429 3.0
Cardinals 2 5 .286 4.0
Pirates 2 6 .250 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Boyd 3
1 Milt Graff 3
1 Dick Groat 3
1 Jackie Jensen 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hector Lopez 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Joe Adcock 1
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hector Lopez 6
2 Hank Aaron 3
2 Ed Bouchee 3
2 Jim Busby 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Fitz Gerald 1
1 Willie Mays 1
1 Pete Runnels 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Moe Drabowsky 0.86
2 Ned Garver 0.82
3 Sandy Koufax 0.62
4 Curt Simmons 0.44
5 3 tied 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ike Delock 1
1 Ned Garver 1
1 Bob Grim 1
1 Joe Nuxhall 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ned Garver 9
2 Moe Drabowsky 6
2 Max Surkont 6
4 Sandy Koufax 5
5 Curt Simmons 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Gross 1
1 Clem Labine 1
1 Bob Miller 1
1 Virgil Trucks 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .536
2 Jim Gilliam .433
3 Joe Ginsberg .421
4 Al Dark .419
5 Ed Bailey .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Sievers 4
1 Harry Simpson 4
1 Lou Skizas 4
1 Bill Skowron 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Sievers 13
2 Carl Furillo 11
3 Willie Mays 10
3 Bill Tuttle 10
5 Harry Simpson 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 2
1 Jim Gilliam 2
1 Jim Landis 2
1 Willie Mays 2
1 3 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clem Labine 0.00
1 Jim Wilson 0.00
1 Pete Burnside 0.00
1 Sal Maglie 0.00
1 Johnny Podres 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 2
1 Ruben Gomez 2
1 Bob Grim 2
1 Dick Hyde 2
1 Warren Spahn 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 17
2 Mike Fornieles 12
2 Billy Pierce 12
4 Bob Chakales 11
4 4 others tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 3
2 Bob Miller 2
2 Raul Sanchez 2
4 Don Cardwell 1
4 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .350
2 Ted Williams .343
3 Hank Aaron .333
4 Harvey Kuenn .329
5 Stan Musial .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 50
2 Duke Snider 45
3 Joe Adcock 39
3 Frank Robinson 39
5 Willie Mays 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 125
2 Mickey Mantle 121
3 Harry Simpson 110
4 Stan Musial 107
5 Roy Sievers 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 42
2 Luis Aparicio 23
3 Jim Gilliam 22
3 Jim Rivera 22
5 Bobby Avila 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.48
2 Warren Spahn 2.49
3 Herb Score 2.51
4 Lew Burdette 2.62
5 Sal Maglie 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 26
2 Frank Lary 22
2 Warren Spahn 22
4 Herb Score 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 270
2 Billy Pierce 192
3 Paul Foytack 187
4 Sam Jones 178
5 Billy Hoeft 175

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 22
2 Hersh Freeman 17
3 George Zuverink 15
4 Turk Lown 14
5 2 tied 11