On This Day

Saturday, May 18, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 17 7 .708 --
Indians 17 9 .654 1.0
Yankees 16 10 .615 2.0
Tigers 15 14 .517 4.5
Red Sox 15 14 .517 4.5
Athletics 13 16 .448 6.5
Orioles 9 17 .346 9.0
Senators 8 23 .258 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Redlegs 19 9 .679 --
Braves 18 9 .667 0.5
Dodgers 15 10 .600 2.5
Phillies 16 13 .552 3.5
Cardinals 13 14 .481 5.5
Giants 13 17 .433 7.0
Pirates 8 19 .296 10.5
Cubs 7 18 .280 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Aaron 3
1 Richie Ashburn 3
1 Ken Boyer 3
1 Chico Carrasquel 3
1 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 2
2 Jim Busby 1
2 George Crowe 1
2 Joe DeMaestri 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 4
1 Gus Zernial 4
3 Granny Hamner 3
4 Rocky Colavito 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 4
2 Gil McDougald 1
2 Red Wilson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Garcia 0.50
2 Wally Burnette 0.33
2 Vern Law 0.33
2 Warren Spahn 0.33
5 Ted Abernathy 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Aber 1
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Wally Burnette 1
1 Ruben Gomez 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Fornieles 6
2 Art Fowler 4
2 Cal McLish 4
2 Willard Schmidt 4
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Virgil Trucks 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .385
2 Frank Robinson .381
3 Hank Aaron .378
4 Reno Bertoia .375
5 2 tied .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 11
2 Ted Williams 9
3 Wally Moon 8
3 Roy Sievers 8
5 Hank Sauer 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 29
2 Roy Sievers 26
3 Frank Robinson 24
4 Carl Furillo 22
4 3 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 14
2 Jim Landis 8
3 Jim Gilliam 6
4 Richie Ashburn 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Wilson 1.05
2 Tom Sturdivant 1.15
3 Vern Law 1.32
4 Sandy Koufax 1.33
5 Jim Bunning 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ruben Gomez 6
2 Tom Brewer 5
2 Lew Burdette 5
2 Duke Maas 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 39
2 Billy Pierce 37
3 Sandy Koufax 35
3 Early Wynn 35
5 Sam Jones 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 6
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 Frank Robinson .426
2 Herb Plews .413
3 Joe DeMaestri .410
4 Dick Groat .400
4 Vic Wertz .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 6
2 Eddie Mathews 5
2 Wally Moon 5
4 Ken Boyer 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 17
2 Hank Aaron 16
3 Jackie Jensen 14
4 Rocky Colavito 13
4 Wally Moon 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 7
2 Jim Piersall 4
3 Richie Ashburn 3
3 Tito Francona 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Sturdivant 0.00
2 Jim Bunning 0.46
3 Sandy Koufax 0.50
4 George Zuverink 0.64
5 Jim Wilson 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Brewer 3
1 Ruben Gomez 3
1 Don Gross 3
1 Duke Maas 3
1 Early Wynn 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 24
2 Connie Johnson 22
2 Jack Sanford 22
4 Early Wynn 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 4
2 Hersh Freeman 2
2 Don Mossi 2
4 Jim Bunning 1
4 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .352
2 Mickey Mantle .344
3 Hank Aaron .344
4 Stan Musial .326
5 Jackie Jensen .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 45
2 Duke Snider 44
3 Joe Adcock 42
4 Eddie Mathews 39
5 Frank Robinson 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 124
2 Mickey Mantle 115
3 Larry Doby 113
4 Hank Aaron 111
4 2 others tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 47
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 Lew Burdette 2.62
3 Whitey Ford 2.75
4 Tom Sturdivant 2.84
5 Early Wynn 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 24
2 Lew Burdette 23
3 Frank Lary 22
4 Billy Pierce 21
4 Warren Spahn 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 257
2 Billy Pierce 196
3 Sam Jones 190
4 Paul Foytack 186
5 Billy Hoeft 177

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hersh Freeman 19
1 Clem Labine 19
3 Turk Lown 13
4 Ike Delock 12
4 Don Mossi 12