On This Day

Sunday, May 12, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 14 7 .667 --
Yankees 14 8 .636 0.5
Indians 13 9 .591 1.5
Red Sox 13 10 .565 2.0
Athletics 12 13 .480 4.0
Tigers 11 13 .458 4.5
Orioles 9 14 .391 6.0
Senators 7 19 .269 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 16 7 .696 --
Redlegs 16 7 .696 --
Dodgers 13 9 .591 2.5
Phillies 13 11 .542 3.5
Cardinals 11 11 .500 4.5
Giants 11 14 .440 6.0
Cubs 7 16 .304 9.0
Pirates 6 18 .250 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Robinson 6
2 Dick Groat 5
2 Stan Lopata 5
2 Vic Power 5
5 14 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 2
1 Andy Carey 2
1 Larry Doby 2
4 Don Blasingame 1
4 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 5
2 Rocky Colavito 4
2 Larry Doby 4
2 Jackie Jensen 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dee Fondy 1
1 Gene Freese 1
1 Jim Landis 1
1 Danny O'Connell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Brewer 1.33
2 Don Gross 0.80
3 Pedro Ramos 0.55
4 Early Wynn 0.50
5 Dave Sisler 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Brewer 1
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Bill Fischer 1
1 Bob Grim 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Ramos 6
2 Tom Brewer 4
2 Paul Foytack 4
2 Don Gross 4
2 5 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Miller 1
1 Ray Narleski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .420
2 Frank Robinson .396
3 Don Hoak .382
4 Hank Aaron .379
5 Reno Bertoia .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 9
1 Ted Williams 9
3 Wally Moon 7
4 Joe Adcock 6
4 Roy Sievers 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 25
2 Roy Sievers 24
3 Don Hoak 22
4 Harry Simpson 21
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 8
2 Jim Landis 7
3 Jim Gilliam 5
4 Richie Ashburn 4
5 8 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Law 0.74
2 Whitey Ford 1.09
3 Jim Wilson 1.34
4 Tom Sturdivant 1.50
5 Johnny Kucks 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Virgil Trucks 5
2 Tom Brewer 4
2 Lew Burdette 4
2 Ruben Gomez 4
2 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 39
2 Billy Pierce 31
3 Robin Roberts 28
3 Early Wynn 28
5 Jack Sanford 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 5
2 Bob Miller 4
3 Ike Delock 3
3 Hersh Freeman 3
3 Clem Labine 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .448
2 Frank Robinson .421
3 Don Hoak .420
4 Hank Aaron .415
5 Joe DeMaestri .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 6
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Wally Moon 5
4 Roy Campanella 4
4 Eddie Mathews 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 18
2 Larry Doby 17
2 Don Hoak 17
4 Frank Robinson 16
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 5
2 Jim Landis 4
3 Richie Ashburn 3
3 Jim Gilliam 3
3 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Sturdivant 0.00
1 Virgil Trucks 0.00
1 Larry Jackson 0.00
4 Jim Bunning 0.67
5 Vern Law 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Hacker 3
1 Larry Jackson 3
1 Bob Lemon 3
1 Duke Maas 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Sanford 24
1 Early Wynn 24
3 Robin Roberts 20
4 Luis Arroyo 17
4 3 others tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 4
2 Hersh Freeman 3
3 Bob Miller 2
3 Gerry Staley 2
5 16 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .355
2 Hank Aaron .345
3 Mickey Mantle .340
4 Gil McDougald .330
5 Harvey Kuenn .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 46
2 Duke Snider 45
3 Joe Adcock 42
4 Eddie Mathews 39
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 125
2 Mickey Mantle 118
3 Hank Aaron 113
3 Joe Adcock 113
5 Larry Doby 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 43
2 Jim Gilliam 24
3 Luis Aparicio 23
4 Jim Rivera 22
5 Bobby Avila 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herb Score 2.46
2 Whitey Ford 2.63
3 Lew Burdette 2.65
4 Warren Spahn 2.80
5 Frank Lary 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 25
2 Warren Spahn 23
3 Lew Burdette 22
3 Frank Lary 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 263
2 Billy Pierce 194
3 Paul Foytack 186
4 Sam Jones 184
5 Billy Hoeft 176

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 21
2 Hersh Freeman 19
3 Turk Lown 14
4 Ike Delock 12
5 2 tied 11