On This Day

Saturday, May 25, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	21	8	.724	--
Yankees	19	12	.613	3.0
Indians	19	12	.613	3.0
Tigers	17	17	.500	6.5
Red Sox	17	17	.500	6.5
Athletics	15	19	.441	8.5
Orioles	13	19	.406	9.5
Senators	10	27	.270	15.0

Games

Orioles 12, Red Sox 0

White Sox 4, Indians 0

Athletics 5, Tigers 3

Yankees 8, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Redlegs	23	12	.657	--
Braves	20	11	.645	1.0
Dodgers	19	12	.613	2.0
Phillies	18	14	.563	3.5
Cardinals	15	17	.469	6.5
Giants	16	19	.457	7.0
Cubs	9	20	.310	11.0
Pirates	8	23	.258	13.0

Games

Giants 8, Dodgers 7

Braves 7, Cubs 6

Phillies 8, Pirates 6

Cardinals 12, Redlegs 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gino Cimoli	4
2	Joe Adcock	3
2	Don Blasingame	3
2	Bob Boyd	3
2	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	1
1	Ed Bailey	1
1	Gus Bell	1
1	Bob Cerv	1
1	21 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tito Francona	3
1	Ray Jablonski	3
1	Willie Mays	3
1	Lou Skizas	3
1	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chico Fernandez	1
1	Gene Freese	1
1	Bobby Morgan	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dick Donovan	1.00
2	Willard Schmidt	0.67
3	Billy Loes	0.56
4	Bobby Shantz	0.43
4	Early Wynn	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Barclay	1
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	Harvey Haddix	1
1	Ernie Johnson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Willard Schmidt	6
2	Billy Loes	5
3	Dick Donovan	4
3	Bob Smith	4
5	7 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Davis	1
1	Ryne Duren	1
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Warren Spahn	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.410
2	Nellie Fox	.366
3	Mickey Mantle	.363
4	Stan Musial	.358
5	Hank Aaron	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	11
2	Wally Moon	10
2	Ted Williams	10
4	Roy Sievers	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Furillo	31
2	Hank Aaron	30
3	Roy Sievers	27
4	Frank Robinson	26
5	4 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	Jim Wilson	1.57
5	Clem Labine	1.72

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	Early Wynn	46
2	Billy Pierce	45
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	Mickey Mantle	.436
2	Nellie Fox	.432
3	Rocky Colavito	.432
4	Willie Mays	.415
5	2 tied	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Bailey	6
2	Hank Aaron	5
3	Tito Francona	4
3	Mickey Mantle	4
3	3 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	4 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Duke Maas	0.50
1	Tom Sturdivant	0.50
3	Dick Donovan	0.56
4	Jim Bunning	0.77
5	Tom Brewer	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Acker	4
2	Tom Brewer	3
2	Don Gross	3
2	Larry Jackson	3
5	19 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	23
2	Brooks Lawrence	22
2	Early Wynn	22
4	Jim Bunning	20
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	3
2	Turk Farrell	2
2	Paul LaPalme	2
2	Don Mossi	2
2	Virgil Trucks	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.413
2	Frank Robinson	.373
3	Nellie Fox	.363
4	Mickey Mantle	.355
5	Dick Groat	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	8
1	Wally Moon	8
3	Ted Williams	7
3	Gus Zernial	7
5	5 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	25
2	Hank Aaron	24
3	Don Hoak	22
3	Jackie Jensen	22
5	2 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	13
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	46
2	Jim Bunning	35
3	Luis Arroyo	34
3	Sandy Koufax	34
5	3 tied	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	7
2	Hersh Freeman	3
2	Paul LaPalme	3
4	Ike Delock	2
4	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.359
2	Mickey Mantle	.337
3	Hank Aaron	.336
4	Stan Musial	.327
5	Gil McDougald	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	43
1	Mickey Mantle	43
1	Duke Snider	43
4	Eddie Mathews	39
5	Willie Mays	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	124
2	Larry Doby	116
3	Joe Adcock	115
4	Hank Aaron	110
4	Mickey Mantle	110

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	2.83
5	Sal Maglie	2.84

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	187
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