On This Day

Friday, May 24, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	20	8	.714	--
Indians	19	11	.633	2.0
Yankees	18	12	.600	3.0
Tigers	17	16	.515	5.5
Red Sox	17	16	.515	5.5
Athletics	14	19	.424	8.5
Orioles	12	19	.387	9.5
Senators	10	26	.278	14.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Orioles 3

Indians 4, White Sox 3

Yankees 8, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Redlegs	23	11	.676	--
Dodgers	19	11	.633	2.0
Braves	19	11	.633	2.0
Phillies	17	14	.548	4.5
Cardinals	14	17	.452	7.5
Giants	15	19	.441	8.0
Cubs	9	19	.321	11.0
Pirates	8	22	.267	13.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Giants 0

Cubs 5, Braves 1

Cardinals 9, Redlegs 6

Phillies 7, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Carl Furillo	3
1	Eddie Mathews	3
1	Enos Slaughter	3
1	Hal Smith	3
1	Ted Williams	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	2
2	Ed Bailey	1
2	Jim Brideweser	1
2	Andy Carey	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Blasingame	4
1	Roy Campanella	4
3	Jim Brideweser	3
3	Rocky Colavito	3
3	Rip Repulski	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dee Fondy	1
1	Whitey Herzog	1
1	Elston Howard	1
1	Billy Martin	1
1	Pee Wee Reese	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Frank Sullivan	1.00
2	Don Newcombe	0.67
3	Bob Friend	0.56
4	Tom Sturdivant	0.55
5	Jack Sanford	0.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ike Delock	1
1	Moe Drabowsky	1
1	Larry Jackson	1
1	Don Newcombe	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Sanford	7
2	Don Newcombe	6
2	Tom Sturdivant	6
4	Moe Drabowsky	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Ray Narleski	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.417
2	Frank Robinson	.360
3	Nellie Fox	.358
4	Mickey Mantle	.357
5	Hank Aaron	.353

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	Carl Furillo	31
2	Hank Aaron	29
3	Roy Sievers	27
4	Frank Robinson	26
5	2 tied	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	1.13
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	7 tied	5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	7
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	Rocky Colavito	.444
2	Mickey Mantle	.421
3	Willie Mays	.415
4	Nellie Fox	.410
5	Chico Carrasquel	.395

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	16
2	Wally Post	13
2	Frank Robinson	13
4	Hank Aaron	12
4	Carl Furillo	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

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

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	Connie Johnson	25
1	Sandy Koufax	25
3	Jim Bunning	23
4	Brooks Lawrence	20
5	4 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	4
2	Paul LaPalme	2
2	Don Mossi	2
2	Virgil Trucks	2
5	12 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.416
2	Frank Robinson	.377
3	Dick Groat	.376
4	Mickey Mantle	.373
5	Harry Simpson	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	9
2	Ted Williams	8
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	3 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	0.44
2	Jim Bunning	0.74
3	Duke Maas	0.94
4	Vern Law	1.37
5	Tom Brewer	1.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Duke Maas	6
2	Tom Brewer	5
2	Larry Jackson	5
2	Billy Pierce	5
2	Early Wynn	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	43
2	Sandy Koufax	39
3	Jim Bunning	35
4	Luis Arroyo	34
5	2 tied	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	7
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	.360
2	Mickey Mantle	.342
3	Hank Aaron	.335
4	Stan Musial	.325
5	Gil McDougald	.321

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	124
2	Larry Doby	116
3	Joe Adcock	113
4	Mickey Mantle	111
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	2.40
2	Whitey Ford	2.64
3	Lew Burdette	2.68
4	Tom Sturdivant	2.75
5	Early Wynn	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	25
2	Lew Burdette	22
2	Billy Pierce	22
4	Frank Lary	21
4	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	235
2	Billy Pierce	202
3	Sam Jones	190
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
5	Don Mossi	11