On This Day

Wednesday, June 5, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	30	12	.714	--
Yankees	26	18	.591	5.0
Indians	23	20	.535	7.5
Tigers	23	23	.500	9.0
Red Sox	23	23	.500	9.0
Athletics	20	25	.444	11.5
Orioles	18	26	.409	13.0
Senators	16	32	.333	17.0

Games

White Sox 6, Red Sox 2

Yankees 13, Indians 3

Tigers 3, Senators 2

Athletics 3, Orioles 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Redlegs	29	16	.644	--
Dodgers	26	17	.605	2.0
Braves	25	18	.581	3.0
Phillies	26	19	.578	3.0
Cardinals	21	21	.500	6.5
Giants	20	27	.426	10.0
Pirates	15	29	.341	13.5
Cubs	13	28	.317	14.0

Games

Dodgers 4, Cubs 0

Braves 9, Giants 8

Redlegs 4, Phillies 2

Cardinals 5, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Skowron	4
2	Gil Hodges	3
2	Jim Lemon	3
2	Stan Lopata	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil McDougald	2
1	Hank Sauer	2
1	Red Schoendienst	2
4	Joe Adcock	1
4	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil McDougald	5
2	Andy Carey	4
3	Joe Adcock	3
3	Ernie Johnson	3
3	Bill Skowron	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Hank Bauer	1
1	Lou Skizas	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lindy McDaniel	1.60
2	Don Drysdale	1.29
3	Bob Friend	1.00
4	Ray Moore	0.67
5	2 tied	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Paul Foytack	1
1	Ernie Johnson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	9
2	Lindy McDaniel	8
3	Bob Friend	7
3	Ernie Johnson	7
5	Ray Moore	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Morgan	1
1	Taylor Phillips	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.401
2	Dee Fondy	.365
3	Mickey Mantle	.362
4	Gil Hodges	.359
5	Stan Musial	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	13
2	Mickey Mantle	12
2	Ted Williams	12
4	Wally Moon	11
4	Gus Zernial	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	38
2	Stan Musial	37
3	Roy Sievers	36
4	Don Hoak	34
5	Carl Furillo	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	17
2	Jim Landis	9
3	Jim Gilliam	8
4	Luis Aparicio	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bunning	1.57
2	Clem Labine	1.67
3	Bobby Shantz	1.94
4	Billy Pierce	1.97
5	Johnny Podres	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	9
2	Tom Acker	6
2	Tom Brewer	6
2	Paul Foytack	6
2	7 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	64
2	Sandy Koufax	59
3	Early Wynn	57
4	Jim Bunning	53
4	Duke Maas	53

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	9
2	Clem Labine	7
3	Ike Delock	4
3	Roy Face	4
3	2 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dee Fondy	.460
2	Ted Williams	.422
3	Gil Hodges	.407
4	Don Blasingame	.404
5	Bob Boyd	.394

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	17
2	Jim Lemon	16
2	Red Schoendienst	16
4	Andy Carey	13
4	3 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	4
1	Johnny Temple	4
3	Bill Bruton	3
4	Hank Bauer	2
4	17 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ralph Terry	0.00
2	Billy Pierce	0.31
3	Bob Purkey	0.44
4	Ned Garver	0.50
5	Roy Face	0.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Worthington	4
2	Tex Clevenger	3
2	Dick Donovan	3
2	Paul Foytack	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Drott	25
2	Sandy Koufax	24
3	Don Drysdale	22
4	Billy Pierce	19
5	3 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	3
1	Ray Narleski	3
3	Tom Acker	2
3	Bud Byerly	2
3	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dee Fondy	.433
2	Ted Williams	.385
3	Frank Thomas	.382
4	Willie Mays	.380
5	2 tied	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	9
2	Ed Bailey	8
2	Wally Moon	8
2	Stan Musial	8
5	6 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Lemon	24
1	Stan Musial	24
3	Hank Aaron	22
4	Gus Bell	21
4	6 others tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	10
2	Tito Francona	6
2	Jim Piersall	6
4	Bill Bruton	5
5	8 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bunning	1.08
2	Ned Garver	1.13
3	Bob Purkey	1.29
4	Billy Pierce	1.29
5	George Zuverink	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	6
1	Al Worthington	6
3	Tom Acker	5
3	Paul Foytack	5
5	10 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	43
1	Sandy Koufax	43
3	Dick Drott	39
3	Don Drysdale	39
5	Early Wynn	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	7
2	Clem Labine	4
3	Roy Face	3
4	Tom Acker	2
4	8 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.363
2	Mickey Mantle	.337
3	Hank Aaron	.331
4	Stan Musial	.329
5	Willie Mays	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	44
1	Duke Snider	44
3	Willie Mays	42
4	Joe Adcock	41
5	2 tied	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	123
2	Joe Adcock	111
3	Larry Doby	110
3	Jackie Jensen	110
3	Stan Musial	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	46
2	Luis Aparicio	27
3	Jim Gilliam	26
4	Jim Rivera	23
5	Johnny Temple	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herb Score	2.45
2	Whitey Ford	2.59
3	Lew Burdette	2.80
4	Billy Pierce	2.81
5	Don Larsen	2.88

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	216
2	Billy Pierce	204
3	Paul Foytack	191
4	Sam Jones	179
5	Early Wynn	172

Saves

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