On This Day

Monday, May 27, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 22 10 .688 --
Yankees 21 13 .618 2.0
Indians 20 14 .588 3.0
Red Sox 19 18 .514 5.5
Tigers 18 18 .500 6.0
Athletics 17 19 .472 7.0
Orioles 13 22 .371 10.5
Senators 12 28 .300 14.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Redlegs 25 12 .676 --
Dodgers 21 12 .636 2.0
Braves 20 14 .588 3.5
Phillies 19 16 .543 5.0
Cardinals 16 18 .471 7.5
Giants 16 20 .444 8.5
Cubs 11 21 .344 11.5
Pirates 9 24 .273 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Usher 4
2 Hank Bauer 3
2 Carl Furillo 3
2 Stan Musial 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Wertz 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Lou Berberet 1
2 Ray Boone 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Lemon 4
1 Bill Skowron 4
3 Ray Boone 3
3 Don Hoak 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Blasingame 1
1 Ken Boyer 1
1 Roy Campanella 1
1 Eddie Kasko 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Drysdale 1.50
2 Johnny Klippstein 0.88
3 Alex Kellner 0.62
3 Jim Wilson 0.62
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Clevenger 1
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 Paul Foytack 1
1 Hersh Freeman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Klippstein 7
2 Lew Burdette 6
2 Don Drysdale 6
4 Tom Brewer 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Acker 1
1 Bob Grim 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .409
2 Stan Musial .371
3 Mickey Mantle .355
4 Reno Bertoia .352
5 Dick Groat .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 12
2 Wally Moon 10
2 Ted Williams 10
4 Mickey Mantle 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 33
1 Carl Furillo 33
1 Roy Sievers 33
4 Stan Musial 30
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 15
2 Jim Landis 9
3 Johnny Temple 7
4 Bill Bruton 6
4 Jim Gilliam 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Sturdivant 1.13
2 Jim Bunning 1.38
3 Clem Labine 1.83
4 Don Gross 1.86
5 Duke Maas 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 7
2 Tom Brewer 6
2 Ruben Gomez 6
2 Duke Maas 6
5 8 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 48
2 Early Wynn 46
3 Sandy Koufax 45
4 Luis Arroyo 44
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 7
2 Clem Labine 5
3 Ike Delock 4
3 Bob Miller 4
5 3 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Furillo .465
2 Al Pilarcik .419
3 Ed Bailey .400
3 Gene Baker .400
3 2 others tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 6
2 Ed Bailey 5
3 Tito Francona 4
3 Jim Lemon 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Lemon 15
2 George Crowe 13
2 Tito Francona 13
2 Carl Furillo 13
2 Stan Musial 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 7
2 Tito Francona 5
3 Bill Bruton 4
3 Johnny Temple 4
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Narleski 0.00
2 Tom Sturdivant 0.50
3 Dick Donovan 0.56
4 Jim Bunning 0.82
5 Bud Daley 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Acker 3
1 Billy Pierce 3
3 Tom Brewer 2
3 Dick Donovan 2
3 17 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick Drott 23
1 Sandy Koufax 23
3 Luis Arroyo 22
4 Jim Bunning 19
4 2 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Acker 2
1 Turk Farrell 2
1 Clem Labine 2
1 Paul LaPalme 2
1 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .410
2 Al Pilarcik .357
3 Mickey Mantle .354
4 Hank Aaron .353
5 Frank Robinson .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 9
1 Stan Musial 9
3 Wally Moon 8
4 Mickey Mantle 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 27
2 Frank Robinson 25
3 Stan Musial 24
4 Gus Bell 22
4 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 13
2 Johnny Temple 7
3 Jim Landis 6
4 Bill Bruton 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Sturdivant 0.26
2 Jim Bunning 0.76
3 Bud Daley 1.04
4 Duke Maas 1.44
5 Dick Donovan 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Brewer 5
1 Larry Jackson 5
1 Duke Maas 5
1 Billy Pierce 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 42
2 Luis Arroyo 39
3 Dick Drott 37
3 Sandy Koufax 37
5 Jim Bunning 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 6
2 Ike Delock 3
2 Hersh Freeman 3
4 Tom Acker 2
4 8 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .357
2 Hank Aaron .336
3 Mickey Mantle .333
4 Stan Musial .331
5 Jackie Jensen .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 45
2 Mickey Mantle 44
3 Joe Adcock 43
4 Eddie Mathews 40
5 Willie Mays 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 125
2 Larry Doby 116
3 Joe Adcock 115
4 Hank Aaron 113
4 Stan Musial 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 46
2 Jim Gilliam 25
3 Luis Aparicio 24
4 Jim Rivera 22
5 Johnny Temple 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herb Score 2.40
2 Whitey Ford 2.64
3 Lew Burdette 2.76
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 198
3 Sam Jones 190
4 Paul Foytack 187
5 Billy Hoeft 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 21
2 Hersh Freeman 17
3 Ike Delock 13
3 Turk Lown 13
5 Don Mossi 11