On This Day

Sunday, May 19, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 18 7 .720 --
Yankees 17 10 .630 2.0
Indians 17 10 .630 2.0
Tigers 16 14 .533 4.5
Red Sox 15 15 .500 5.5
Athletics 13 17 .433 7.5
Orioles 10 17 .370 9.0
Senators 8 24 .250 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Redlegs 21 9 .700 --
Braves 18 10 .643 2.0
Dodgers 16 10 .615 3.0
Phillies 16 13 .552 4.5
Cardinals 13 15 .464 7.0
Giants 14 17 .452 7.5
Cubs 7 18 .280 11.5
Pirates 8 21 .276 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Smith 6
2 George Crowe 5
2 Dee Fondy 5
2 Frank Thomas 5
5 2 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tito Francona 2
2 Ed Bailey 1
2 Smoky Burgess 1
2 Rocky Colavito 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Crowe 5
1 Tito Francona 5
3 Carl Furillo 4
3 Frank Thomas 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dee Fondy 2
2 Tito Francona 1
2 George Kell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hal Brown 1.50
2 Duke Maas 1.00
3 Don Newcombe 0.67
4 Billy Loes 0.64
5 Ron Kline 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Acker 2
2 Johnny Antonelli 1
2 Bill Fischer 1
2 Billy Loes 1
2 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Loes 7
2 Luis Arroyo 6
2 Duke Maas 6
2 Don Newcombe 6
2 Bobby Shantz 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Kucks 1
1 Paul LaPalme 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .394
2 Hank Aaron .366
3 Reno Bertoia .364
4 Frank Robinson .361
5 George Crowe .359

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 29
2 Carl Furillo 26
2 Roy Sievers 26
4 Frank Robinson 24
5 Larry Doby 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 14
2 Jim Landis 8
3 Jim Gilliam 6
4 Richie Ashburn 4
4 5 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 Larry Jackson 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ruben Gomez 6
1 Duke Maas 6
3 Tom Acker 5
3 Tom Brewer 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 39
2 Luis Arroyo 37
2 Billy Pierce 37
4 Duke Maas 36
5 2 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 6
2 Bob Miller 4
3 Ike Delock 3
3 Hersh Freeman 3
3 2 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Herb Plews .429
2 Rocky Colavito .426
3 Mickey Mantle .421
4 George Crowe .400
4 Vic Wertz .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 6
1 Wally Moon 6
3 Tito Francona 5
3 Mickey Mantle 5
3 Eddie Mathews 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 16
1 Frank Robinson 16
3 Wally Moon 15
4 Rocky Colavito 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Wilson 0.00
1 Tom Sturdivant 0.00
3 Jim Bunning 0.46
4 Sandy Koufax 0.50
5 2 tied 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Acker 4
2 Tom Brewer 3
2 Ruben Gomez 3
2 Don Gross 3
2 Duke Maas 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brooks Lawrence 25
2 Sandy Koufax 24
3 Luis Arroyo 23
4 Connie Johnson 22
5 Jim Bunning 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 4
2 Paul LaPalme 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 .354
2 Hank Aaron .342
3 Mickey Mantle .341
4 Stan Musial .326
5 Harvey Kuenn .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 44
1 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 Larry Doby 115
3 Mickey Mantle 113
4 Joe Adcock 112
5 Hank Aaron 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 2.88
5 Sal Maglie 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 25
2 Lew Burdette 23
3 Frank Lary 22
4 Johnny Antonelli 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 257
2 Billy Pierce 194
3 Sam Jones 190
4 Paul Foytack 186
5 Billy Hoeft 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 19
2 Hersh Freeman 18
3 Turk Lown 13
4 Ike Delock 12
4 Don Mossi 12