On This Day

Friday, June 14, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 34 17 .667 --
Yankees 31 22 .585 4.0
Tigers 30 25 .545 6.0
Indians 28 24 .538 6.5
Red Sox 27 28 .491 9.0
Orioles 23 30 .434 12.0
Athletics 23 31 .426 12.5
Senators 19 38 .333 18.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 31 21 .596 --
Redlegs 32 23 .582 0.5
Dodgers 30 22 .577 1.0
Phillies 29 23 .558 2.0
Cardinals 28 23 .549 2.5
Giants 24 32 .429 9.0
Pirates 20 33 .377 11.5
Cubs 15 32 .319 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ted Kluszewski 4
1 Chuck Tanner 4
3 Hank Aaron 3
3 Luis Aparicio 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Bobby Avila 1
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 Ken Boyer 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 4
1 Ernie Banks 4
3 Bobby Avila 3
3 Hank Bauer 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Blasingame 1
1 Jim Gilliam 1
1 Bubba Phillips 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Garcia 0.80
2 Don Cardwell 0.57
2 Ron Kline 0.57
4 Joe Nuxhall 0.50
4 2 others tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Donovan 1
1 Dick Drott 1
1 Mike Garcia 1
1 Duke Maas 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Garcia 8
2 Dick Drott 7
3 Lindy McDaniel 5
3 Joe Nuxhall 5
3 Tom Sturdivant 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 1
1 Hersh Freeman 1
1 Bob Keegan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .382
2 Mickey Mantle .380
3 Gil Hodges .366
4 Stan Musial .359
5 Dee Fondy .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 19
2 Hank Aaron 17
2 Ted Williams 17
4 Roy Sievers 13
4 Gus Zernial 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 49
2 Stan Musial 45
3 Don Hoak 42
3 Mickey Mantle 42
5 Roy Sievers 41

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 18
2 Jim Gilliam 10
2 Jim Landis 10
4 Bill Bruton 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Bunning 1.71
2 Bob Purkey 1.95
3 Billy Pierce 1.98
4 Bobby Shantz 1.98
5 Larry Jackson 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 10
2 Ruben Gomez 8
2 Larry Jackson 8
2 Jack Sanford 8
5 7 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 72
2 Jim Bunning 70
3 Early Wynn 69
4 Jack Sanford 66
5 Dick Drott 65

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 11
2 Clem Labine 8
3 Roy Face 5
3 Hersh Freeman 5
5 5 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Boyd .500
2 Gil Hodges .468
3 Bill Skowron .456
4 Mickey Mantle .415
5 Gene Baker .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 9
2 Charlie Maxwell 7
3 Red Schoendienst 6
3 Ted Williams 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 18
2 Bill Skowron 16
3 Hank Aaron 15
4 Del Ennis 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 4
2 Don Blasingame 3
2 Al Pilarcik 3
2 Frank Robinson 3
2 Lee Walls 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy O'Dell 0.00
2 Jack Sanford 0.33
3 Bob Purkey 0.78
4 Murry Dickson 1.00
5 Billy Pierce 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Clevenger 4
1 Al Worthington 4
3 Jim Bunning 3
3 Murry Dickson 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Sanford 30
2 Bob Friend 25
3 Don Drysdale 24
4 Jim Bunning 23
5 Early Wynn 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 3
1 Bob Grim 3
1 Ernie Johnson 3
1 Ray Narleski 3
5 3 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gil Hodges .413
2 Mickey Mantle .411
3 Dee Fondy .400
4 Bill Skowron .389
5 Ted Williams .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 14
2 Charlie Maxwell 10
3 Willie Mays 9
3 Stan Musial 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 29
2 Stan Musial 28
3 Jim Lemon 26
4 Willie Mays 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 8
2 Tito Francona 6
3 Bill Bruton 5
3 Jim Gilliam 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Purkey 1.03
2 Billy Pierce 1.04
3 Jim Bunning 1.63
4 George Zuverink 1.82
5 Bobby Shantz 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 6
2 Jim Bunning 5
2 Tex Clevenger 5
2 Dick Donovan 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 48
2 Dick Drott 45
3 Don Drysdale 41
3 Billy Pierce 41
3 Early Wynn 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 6
2 Clem Labine 5
3 Bob Grim 4
4 Tom Acker 3
4 4 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .359
2 Mickey Mantle .348
3 Hank Aaron .336
4 Stan Musial .328
5 Nellie Fox .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 50
2 Joe Adcock 42
3 Willie Mays 41
3 Ted Williams 41
5 Duke Snider 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 119
1 Mickey Mantle 119
3 Hank Aaron 114
3 Joe Adcock 114
5 Stan Musial 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 46
2 Jim Gilliam 28
3 Luis Aparicio 27
4 Jim Rivera 23
5 Minnie Minoso 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 2.37
2 Herb Score 2.45
3 Warren Spahn 2.64
4 Billy Pierce 2.80
5 Sal Maglie 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 24
2 Don Newcombe 23
3 Billy Pierce 22
4 Early Wynn 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 216
2 Billy Pierce 205
3 Paul Foytack 188
4 Early Wynn 170
5 Sam Jones 167

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 20
2 Hersh Freeman 17
3 Ike Delock 12
4 Turk Lown 11
4 2 others tied 11