On This Day

Thursday, May 23, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 20 7 .741 --
Indians 18 11 .621 3.0
Yankees 17 12 .586 4.0
Tigers 17 16 .515 6.0
Red Sox 16 16 .500 6.5
Athletics 14 19 .424 9.0
Orioles 12 18 .400 9.5
Senators 10 25 .286 14.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Redlegs 23 10 .697 --
Braves 19 10 .655 2.0
Dodgers 18 11 .621 3.0
Phillies 16 14 .533 5.5
Giants 15 18 .455 8.0
Cardinals 13 17 .433 8.5
Cubs 8 19 .296 12.0
Pirates 8 21 .276 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Post 3
2 Roy McMillan 2
2 Stan Musial 2
2 Frank Robinson 2
5 6 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 1
1 Wally Post 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Post 3
2 Roy McMillan 2
3 Ed Bailey 1
3 Wally Moon 1
3 Stan Musial 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Temple 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Gross 1.00
2 Lindy McDaniel 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Gross 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Gross 6
2 Lindy McDaniel 1
2 Herm Wehmeier 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Acker 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .404
2 Mickey Mantle .368
3 Hank Aaron .359
4 Nellie Fox .358
5 Frank Robinson .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 11
2 Ted Williams 10
3 Wally Moon 9
3 Roy Sievers 9
5 Gus Zernial 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 29
1 Carl Furillo 29
3 Roy Sievers 27
4 Frank Robinson 25
5 Larry Doby 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 15
2 Jim Landis 8
3 Bill Bruton 6
3 Jim Gilliam 6
3 Johnny Temple 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 0.88
2 Tom Sturdivant 1.15
3 Jim Bunning 1.38
4 Clem Labine 1.56
5 Jim Wilson 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Brewer 6
1 Ruben Gomez 6
1 Duke Maas 6
1 Billy Pierce 6
5 5 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 45
2 Early Wynn 43
3 Sandy Koufax 42
4 Jim Bunning 41
5 Herb Score 39

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .457
2 Rocky Colavito .442
3 Chico Carrasquel .415
4 Willie Mays .408
5 Frank Thomas .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 5
2 Ed Bailey 4
2 Tito Francona 4
2 Eddie Mathews 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 13
2 Hank Aaron 12
2 Wally Post 12
2 Frank Robinson 12
5 4 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 8
2 Tito Francona 5
3 Bill Bruton 4
4 Dee Fondy 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 0.00
2 Duke Maas 0.50
2 Johnny Podres 0.50
4 Jim Bunning 0.69
5 Tom Brewer 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Acker 4
2 Tom Brewer 3
2 Ruben Gomez 3
2 Don Gross 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 25
2 Connie Johnson 24
2 Camilo Pascual 24
4 Jim Bunning 23
5 Brooks Lawrence 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 3
2 Paul LaPalme 2
2 Don Mossi 2
2 Virgil Trucks 2
5 10 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .403
2 Frank Robinson .381
3 Mickey Mantle .373
4 Dick Groat .366
5 Hank Aaron .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 9
1 Ted Williams 9
3 Eddie Mathews 7
3 Wally Moon 7
3 Gus Zernial 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 26
2 Frank Robinson 25
3 Jackie Jensen 23
4 Larry Doby 21
4 2 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 14
2 Jim Landis 6
2 Johnny Temple 6
4 Bill Bruton 5
4 Tito Francona 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Sturdivant 0.28
2 Jim Bunning 0.74
3 Duke Maas 0.94
4 Larry Jackson 1.33
5 Vern Law 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Duke Maas 6
2 Tom Brewer 5
2 Billy Pierce 5
2 Virgil Trucks 5
2 Early Wynn 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 43
2 Sandy Koufax 39
3 Billy Pierce 36
4 Jim Bunning 35
5 2 tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 6
2 Hersh Freeman 3
2 Paul LaPalme 3
2 Bob Miller 3
2 Virgil Trucks 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .357
2 Mickey Mantle .345
3 Hank Aaron .336
4 Stan Musial .324
5 Gil McDougald .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 44
2 Mickey Mantle 43
3 Joe Adcock 42
4 Eddie Mathews 39
5 Willie Mays 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 125
2 Larry Doby 116
3 Mickey Mantle 113
4 Joe Adcock 112
5 Hank Aaron 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 46
2 Jim Gilliam 25
3 Luis Aparicio 24
4 Jim Rivera 22
5 Johnny Temple 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herb Score 2.44
2 Whitey Ford 2.64
3 Lew Burdette 2.68
4 Tom Sturdivant 2.84
5 Warren Spahn 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 24
2 Lew Burdette 22
2 Billy Pierce 22
4 Frank Lary 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 242
2 Billy Pierce 202
3 Sam Jones 189
4 Paul Foytack 185
5 Billy Hoeft 178

Saves

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