On This Day

Monday, May 20, 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 15 .516 5.0
Red Sox 15 15 .500 5.5
Athletics 13 18 .419 8.0
Orioles 11 17 .393 8.5
Senators 9 24 .273 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Redlegs 21 9 .700 --
Braves 18 10 .643 2.0
Dodgers 17 10 .630 2.5
Phillies 16 13 .552 4.5
Giants 14 17 .452 7.5
Cardinals 13 16 .448 7.5
Cubs 7 18 .280 11.5
Pirates 8 21 .276 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Cunningham 3
1 Wally Moon 3
3 Don Blasingame 2
3 Carl Furillo 2
3 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sandy Amoros 1
1 Carl Furillo 1
1 Duke Snider 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Furillo 3
2 Sandy Amoros 2
2 Duke Snider 2
2 Rube Walker 2
5 10 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Dark 1
1 Tito Francona 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Connie Johnson 1.33
2 Pedro Ramos 0.57
3 Ned Garver 0.56
4 Don Drysdale 0.33
5 Frank Lary 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 Connie Johnson 1
1 Pedro Ramos 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ned Garver 5
2 Don Drysdale 4
2 Connie Johnson 4
2 Pedro Ramos 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .394
2 Hank Aaron .366
3 Frank Robinson .361
4 George Crowe .359
5 Don Hoak .356

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
1 Carl Furillo 29
3 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 Tito Francona 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Wilson 1.05
2 Tom Sturdivant 1.15
3 Vern Law 1.32
4 Clem Labine 1.59
5 2 tied 1.65

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 Clem Labine 4
2 Bob Miller 4
4 Ike Delock 3
4 2 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rocky Colavito .429
2 George Crowe .413
3 Stan Lopata .409
4 Herb Plews .408
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Moon 6
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Tito Francona 5
2 Eddie Mathews 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 14
1 Carl Furillo 14
1 Wally Moon 14
4 Hank Aaron 13
4 Frank Robinson 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 7
2 Tito Francona 5
3 Jim Piersall 4
4 Dee Fondy 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Acker 4
2 Tom Brewer 3
2 Ruben Gomez 3
2 Duke Maas 3
5 18 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Connie Johnson 24
2 Luis Arroyo 20
2 Jim Bunning 20
2 Brooks Lawrence 20
5 Sandy Koufax 19

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 .343
3 Mickey Mantle .343
4 Harvey Kuenn .326
5 Gil McDougald .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 45
2 Mickey Mantle 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 2.44
2 Lew Burdette 2.64
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 22
2 Frank Lary 22
4 Johnny Antonelli 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 242
2 Billy Pierce 194
3 Sam Jones 189
4 Paul Foytack 186
5 Billy Hoeft 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 20
2 Hersh Freeman 17
3 Turk Lown 13
4 Ike Delock 12
4 Don Mossi 12