On This Day

Saturday, June 15, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 34 18 .654 --
Yankees 32 22 .593 3.0
Tigers 31 25 .554 5.0
Indians 28 25 .528 6.5
Red Sox 27 29 .482 9.0
Orioles 24 30 .444 11.0
Athletics 23 32 .418 12.5
Senators 20 38 .345 17.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 32 21 .604 --
Redlegs 32 24 .571 1.5
Dodgers 30 23 .566 2.0
Cardinals 29 23 .558 2.5
Phillies 29 24 .547 3.0
Giants 25 32 .439 9.0
Pirates 20 34 .370 12.5
Cubs 16 32 .333 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Aparicio 4
1 Bobby Thomson 4
1 Gus Triandos 4
4 Gino Cimoli 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Bob Boyd 1
1 Rocky Colavito 1
1 Del Ennis 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Sievers 5
2 Bill Skowron 4
3 Darrell Johnson 3
3 Gus Triandos 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Solly Hemus 1
1 Jackie Jensen 1
1 Dave Philley 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Turley 0.89
2 Harvey Haddix 0.83
3 Bud Daley 0.67
4 Moe Drabowsky 0.62
5 Sam Jones 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Ruben Gomez 1
1 Sam Jones 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 8
2 Bud Daley 6
3 Moe Drabowsky 5
3 Harvey Haddix 5
3 Russ Kemmerer 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 1
1 Lloyd Merritt 1
1 George Zuverink 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .382
2 Mickey Mantle .381
3 Gil Hodges .366
4 Dee Fondy .359
5 Stan Musial .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 19
2 Hank Aaron 18
3 Ted Williams 17
4 Roy Sievers 14
5 2 tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 50
2 Stan Musial 47
3 Roy Sievers 46
4 Don Hoak 42
4 2 others tied 42

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 18
2 Jim Gilliam 10
2 Jim Landis 10
4 Johnny Temple 9
5 2 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 9
3 Larry Jackson 8
3 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 .514
2 Bill Skowron .475
3 Gil Hodges .465
4 Luis Aparicio .447
5 Mickey Mantle .442

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Skowron 20
2 Mickey Mantle 18
3 Del Ennis 16
4 Hank Aaron 14
4 5 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 4
2 Al Pilarcik 3
2 Frank Robinson 3
2 Lee Walls 3
5 10 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy O'Dell 0.00
2 Jack Sanford 0.33
3 Marv Grissom 0.75
4 Bob Purkey 0.78
5 Murry Dickson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 3
1 Jim Bunning 3
1 Tex Clevenger 3
1 Murry Dickson 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Sanford 30
2 Bob Friend 25
3 Harvey Haddix 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 6 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gil Hodges .420
2 Mickey Mantle .406
3 Bill Skowron .405
4 Dee Fondy .404
5 Bob Boyd .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 14
2 Charlie Maxwell 10
2 Stan Musial 10
4 Hank Aaron 9
4 Willie Mays 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 30
2 Mickey Mantle 29
3 Bill Skowron 27
4 Jim Lemon 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 8
2 Tito Francona 6
2 Johnny Temple 6
4 Bill Bruton 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Purkey 1.03
2 Billy Pierce 1.04
3 Jim Bunning 1.63
4 Jack Sanford 1.75
5 George Zuverink 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 6
2 Jim Bunning 5
2 Tex Clevenger 5
2 Dick Donovan 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 48
2 Dick Drott 45
3 Billy Pierce 41
3 Early Wynn 41
5 2 tied 37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .360
2 Mickey Mantle .347
3 Hank Aaron .335
4 Stan Musial .328
5 Nellie Fox .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 49
2 Joe Adcock 42
3 Ted Williams 41
4 Willie Mays 40
4 Duke Snider 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 119
2 Mickey Mantle 117
3 Hank Aaron 114
3 Joe Adcock 114
3 Stan Musial 114

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 2.66
4 Billy Pierce 2.80
5 Sal Maglie 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 23
1 Warren Spahn 23
3 Billy Pierce 22
4 Frank Lary 21
4 Early Wynn 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 216
2 Billy Pierce 205
3 Paul Foytack 188
4 Sam Jones 171
5 2 tied 170

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