On This Day

Sunday, June 2, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	28	12	.700	--
Yankees	24	18	.571	5.0
Indians	23	18	.561	5.5
Red Sox	23	21	.523	7.0
Tigers	22	22	.500	8.0
Athletics	19	24	.442	10.5
Orioles	17	25	.405	12.0
Senators	15	31	.326	16.0

Games

Tigers 3, White Sox 1

White Sox 4, Tigers 1

Athletics 8, Indians 2

Orioles 3, Yankees 2

Yankees 4, Orioles 0

Red Sox 5, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Redlegs	28	15	.651	--
Phillies	25	17	.595	2.5
Braves	24	17	.585	3.0
Dodgers	23	17	.575	3.5
Cardinals	20	20	.500	6.5
Giants	19	25	.432	9.5
Cubs	13	26	.333	13.0
Pirates	13	28	.317	14.0

Games

Redlegs 6, Cubs 4

Cubs 4, Redlegs 2

Braves 3, Cardinals 1

Phillies 5, Dodgers 3

Pirates 3, Giants 2

Pirates 2, Giants 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dee Fondy	5
1	Al Kaline	5
3	Nellie Fox	4
3	Billy Gardner	4
3	Bob Speake	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Rocky Colavito	1
1	George Crowe	1
1	Walt Dropo	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Thurman	5
2	Bob Cerv	3
2	Mickey Mantle	3
2	Ted Williams	3
5	8 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lee Walls	2
2	Billy Gardner	1
2	Al Kaline	1
2	Jim Piersall	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Alex Kellner	0.60
2	Ralph Terry	0.57
3	Jim Bunning	0.50
4	Larry Jackson	0.45
5	Jack Harshman	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Ike Delock	1
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	6
2	Larry Jackson	5
3	Bob Buhl	4
3	Ike Delock	4
3	6 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	1
1	Don Elston	1
1	Ernie Johnson	1
1	Duke Maas	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.407
2	Dee Fondy	.372
3	Stan Musial	.359
4	Nellie Fox	.357
5	Frank Robinson	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	12
1	Ted Williams	12
3	Mickey Mantle	11
4	Wally Moon	10
4	2 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	36
1	Roy Sievers	36
3	Stan Musial	35
4	Carl Furillo	33
4	Don Hoak	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	16
2	Jim Landis	9
3	Bill Bruton	7
3	Johnny Temple	7
5	5 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bunning	1.57
2	Clem Labine	1.73
3	Bobby Shantz	1.77
4	Tom Sturdivant	1.99
5	Bob Purkey	2.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	8
2	Tom Acker	6
2	Tom Brewer	6
2	Ruben Gomez	6
2	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	57
2	Jim Bunning	53
2	Early Wynn	53
4	Luis Arroyo	48
5	3 tied	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	9
2	Clem Labine	6
3	Ike Delock	4
3	Hersh Freeman	4
3	Bob Miller	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dee Fondy	.510
2	Ted Williams	.455
3	Don Blasingame	.429
4	Gil Hodges	.390
5	2 tied	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Bailey	7
2	Stan Musial	6
3	Mickey Mantle	5
4	Jim Lemon	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	17
2	Jim Lemon	16
3	Ed Bailey	14
4	George Crowe	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	4
1	Johnny Temple	4
3	Luis Aparicio	3
3	Dee Fondy	3
3	Tito Francona	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ralph Terry	0.00
2	Billy Pierce	0.32
3	Bob Keegan	0.69
4	Ned Garver	0.72
5	Bob Purkey	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Acker	3
1	Paul Foytack	3
1	Billy Loes	3
1	Billy Pierce	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Drott	27
2	Jim Bunning	23
3	Billy Pierce	20
4	Larry Jackson	19
4	Johnny Klippstein	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	3
1	Ray Narleski	3
3	Tom Acker	2
3	Turk Farrell	2
5	18 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dee Fondy	.416
2	Ted Williams	.400
3	Gino Cimoli	.384
3	Dick Groat	.384
5	Frank Robinson	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	9
2	Hank Aaron	8
2	Ed Bailey	8
4	Eddie Mathews	7
4	4 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	27
1	Frank Robinson	27
3	Gus Bell	25
4	Stan Musial	24
5	3 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	10
2	Bill Bruton	6
2	Tito Francona	6
2	Jim Piersall	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bunning	1.08
2	Ned Garver	1.13
3	Clem Labine	1.44
4	Billy Loes	1.45
5	Bob Purkey	1.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Acker	5
1	Paul Foytack	5
1	Billy Pierce	5
1	Al Worthington	5
1	Early Wynn	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	43
2	Jack Sanford	40
3	Early Wynn	39
4	Dick Drott	37
5	Sandy Koufax	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	7
2	Hersh Freeman	3
2	Clem Labine	3
4	Tom Acker	2
4	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.362
2	Mickey Mantle	.329
3	Hank Aaron	.325
4	Stan Musial	.325
5	Nellie Fox	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	43
1	Duke Snider	43
3	Joe Adcock	40
3	Willie Mays	40
5	Frank Robinson	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	124
2	Larry Doby	113
3	Jackie Jensen	110
3	Vic Wertz	110
5	Stan Musial	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	45
2	Luis Aparicio	26
3	Jim Gilliam	24
4	Jim Rivera	23
5	Johnny Temple	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herb Score	2.35
2	Whitey Ford	2.77
3	Sal Maglie	2.81
4	Lew Burdette	2.82
5	Warren Spahn	2.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	24
2	Billy Pierce	22
2	Warren Spahn	22
4	Early Wynn	21
5	Lew Burdette	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	229
2	Billy Pierce	203
3	Paul Foytack	188
4	Sam Jones	179
5	Billy Hoeft	177

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	21
2	Hersh Freeman	18
3	Turk Lown	14
4	Ike Delock	13
5	Ray Narleski	12