On This Day

Thursday, May 16, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 16 7 .696 --
Yankees 16 8 .667 0.5
Indians 15 9 .625 1.5
Red Sox 14 13 .519 4.0
Tigers 13 14 .481 5.0
Athletics 12 15 .444 6.0
Orioles 9 16 .360 8.0
Senators 8 21 .276 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Redlegs 18 8 .692 --
Braves 17 9 .654 1.0
Dodgers 15 10 .600 2.5
Cardinals 13 12 .520 4.5
Phillies 14 13 .519 4.5
Giants 12 16 .429 7.0
Pirates 8 18 .308 10.0
Cubs 7 18 .280 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bubba Phillips 5
2 Nellie Fox 3
2 Tito Francona 3
2 Ray Katt 3
5 23 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Sievers 2
2 Frank Bolling 1
2 Roberto Clemente 1
2 Tito Francona 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Landis 2
1 Sherm Lollar 2
1 Wally Moon 2
1 Roy Sievers 2
5 33 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Freese 2
2 Ken Boyer 1
2 Tito Francona 1
2 Jim Gilliam 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Moe Drabowsky 1.33
2 Sandy Koufax 1.18
3 Jim Bunning 1.14
4 Bob Turley 0.89
5 Stu Miller 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Acker 1
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 Sandy Koufax 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 13
2 Jim Bunning 8
2 Moe Drabowsky 8
2 Bob Turley 8
5 Early Wynn 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Mossi 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reno Bertoia .398
2 Nellie Fox .382
3 Stan Musial .375
4 Ted Williams .369
5 2 tied .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 9
1 Ted Williams 9
3 Roy Sievers 8
4 Wally Moon 7
4 Hank Sauer 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Sievers 26
2 Hank Aaron 25
3 Carl Furillo 22
3 Don Hoak 22
3 Hank Sauer 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 10
2 Jim Landis 8
3 Jim Gilliam 6
4 Richie Ashburn 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Jackson 0.73
2 Jim Wilson 1.05
3 Whitey Ford 1.09
4 Tom Sturdivant 1.15
5 Sandy Koufax 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ruben Gomez 5
1 Duke Maas 5
1 Billy Pierce 5
1 Virgil Trucks 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 39
2 Billy Pierce 37
3 Sandy Koufax 35
3 Early Wynn 35
5 Luis Arroyo 31

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 Joe DeMaestri .436
2 Frank Robinson .426
3 Vic Wertz .425
4 Ray Katt .424
5 Reno Bertoia .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 5
1 Eddie Mathews 5
3 Dale Long 4
3 Mickey Mantle 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 16
2 Don Hoak 15
2 Frank Robinson 15
4 Larry Doby 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Sturdivant 0.00
2 Jim Bunning 0.46
3 Sandy Koufax 0.50
4 Jim Wilson 0.69
5 George Zuverink 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jackson 3
1 Duke Maas 3
1 Early Wynn 3
4 Tom Acker 2
4 22 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 24
2 Jack Sanford 22
3 Luis Arroyo 21
3 Don Cardwell 21
3 Early Wynn 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 3
2 Hersh Freeman 2
2 Don Mossi 2
4 Jim Bunning 1
4 15 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .349
2 Mickey Mantle .348
3 Hank Aaron .345
4 Stan Musial .327
5 Gil McDougald .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 46
2 Duke Snider 44
3 Joe Adcock 42
4 Eddie Mathews 39
5 Frank Robinson 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 124
2 Mickey Mantle 118
3 Larry Doby 113
4 Hank Aaron 110
4 Joe Adcock 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 45
2 Jim Gilliam 25
3 Luis Aparicio 23
4 Jim Rivera 22
5 Bobby Avila 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herb Score 2.38
2 Whitey Ford 2.63
3 Lew Burdette 2.63
4 Tom Sturdivant 2.84
5 Warren Spahn 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 24
2 Lew Burdette 22
2 Frank Lary 22
2 Warren Spahn 22
5 Billy Pierce 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 257
2 Billy Pierce 196
3 Paul Foytack 183
3 Sam Jones 183
5 Billy Hoeft 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 20
2 Hersh Freeman 19
3 Turk Lown 14
4 Ike Delock 12
4 Don Mossi 12