On This Day

Thursday, April 25, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 5 1 .833 --
Yankees 5 2 .714 0.5
Red Sox 5 3 .625 1.0
Athletics 5 4 .556 1.5
Indians 3 4 .429 2.5
Senators 4 6 .400 3.0
Orioles 3 6 .333 3.5
Tigers 2 6 .250 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 6 1 .857 --
Braves 6 1 .857 0.0
Giants 4 4 .500 2.5
Redlegs 4 4 .500 2.5
Phillies 3 4 .429 3.0
Cubs 3 5 .375 3.5
Cardinals 2 5 .286 4.0
Pirates 2 6 .250 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Reno Bertoia 3
1 Dee Fondy 3
1 Nellie Fox 3
1 Dick Gernert 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Clint Courtney 1
1 Gus Zernial 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Hoak 3
1 Gene Mauch 3
3 Reno Bertoia 2
3 Clint Courtney 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Landis 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Evelio Hernandez 999.00
2 Early Wynn 0.44
3 Wally Burnette 0.33
4 Jack Harshman 0.31
5 Brooks Lawrence 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Harshman 1
1 Brooks Lawrence 1
1 George Susce 1
1 Early Wynn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wally Burnette 4
1 Jack Harshman 4
1 Early Wynn 4
4 Dean Stone 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dixie Howell 1
1 Ray Narleski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .536
2 Ted Williams .455
3 Jim Gilliam .433
4 Ed Bailey .429
5 Nellie Fox .423

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 14
2 Carl Furillo 11
2 Bill Tuttle 11
4 Willie Mays 10
5 2 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Landis 3
2 Luis Aparicio 2
2 Jim Gilliam 2
2 Willie Mays 2
2 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 Jack Harshman 2
1 2 others tied 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 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .349
2 Ted Williams .347
3 Hank Aaron .333
4 Harvey Kuenn .329
5 Minnie Minoso .323

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 2 tied 106

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 4 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