On This Day

Thursday, June 20, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 37 20 .649 --
Yankees 36 22 .621 1.5
Indians 31 27 .534 6.5
Tigers 32 28 .533 6.5
Red Sox 29 31 .483 9.5
Orioles 26 33 .441 12.0
Athletics 25 34 .424 13.0
Senators 21 42 .333 19.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 34 24 .586 --
Braves 34 25 .576 0.5
Redlegs 34 27 .557 1.5
Dodgers 32 27 .542 2.5
Phillies 32 27 .542 2.5
Giants 28 33 .459 7.5
Pirates 23 38 .377 12.5
Cubs 19 35 .352 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Boyd 3
1 Bill Bruton 3
1 Harvey Haddix 3
1 Granny Hamner 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 Gus Bell 1
1 Bill Bruton 1
1 Rocky Colavito 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Post 4
2 Granny Hamner 3
3 Rocky Bridges 2
3 Bill Bruton 2
3 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Jim Busby 1
1 Wes Covington 1
1 Dave Philley 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Turley 1.14
2 Harvey Haddix 0.88
2 Brooks Lawrence 0.88
4 Roger Craig 0.71
5 Jack Urban 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 1
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Harvey Haddix 1
1 Brooks Lawrence 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 8
2 Harvey Haddix 7
2 Brooks Lawrence 7
4 Roger Craig 5
5 Frank Lary 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tex Clevenger 1
1 Lloyd Merritt 1
1 Rudy Minarcin 1
1 Al Worthington 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .378
2 Stan Musial .368
3 Ted Williams .360
4 Gil Hodges .354
5 Dee Fondy .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 19
1 Mickey Mantle 19
3 Ted Williams 17
4 Stan Musial 15
4 Roy Sievers 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 53
2 Hank Aaron 52
3 Roy Sievers 50
4 Bill Skowron 45
5 2 tied 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 20
2 Jim Gilliam 10
2 Jim Landis 10
2 Johnny Temple 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Bunning 1.62
2 Bobby Shantz 1.87
3 Billy Pierce 2.02
4 Bob Purkey 2.21
5 Larry Jackson 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 10
2 Ruben Gomez 9
3 Larry Jackson 8
3 Jack Sanford 8
3 2 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 76
1 Early Wynn 76
3 Billy Pierce 74
4 Dick Drott 73
4 Jack Sanford 73

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 12
2 Clem Labine 8
3 Hersh Freeman 6
4 Roy Face 5
4 3 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Skowron .518
2 Frank Malzone .481
3 Bob Boyd .457
4 Mickey Mantle .432
5 Mickey Vernon .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 7
1 Mickey Mantle 7
3 Hank Aaron 6
3 Del Ennis 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Skowron 17
2 Mickey Mantle 16
2 Stan Musial 16
4 Walt Moryn 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 3
1 Minnie Minoso 3
1 Dave Philley 3
1 Frank Robinson 3
1 Johnny Temple 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Lehman 0.73
2 Don Newcombe 1.00
3 Bob Buhl 1.06
4 Mike Fornieles 1.10
5 Warren Spahn 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 3
1 Jim Bunning 3
1 Murry Dickson 3
1 Dick Drott 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Sanford 26
2 Jim Bunning 23
3 Dick Drott 22
3 Harvey Haddix 22
5 Billy O'Dell 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 4
2 Turk Lown 3
2 Lloyd Merritt 3
2 Ray Narleski 3
5 8 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Skowron .439
2 Bob Boyd .407
3 Mickey Mantle .396
4 Stan Musial .389
5 Gil Hodges .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 12
2 Ernie Banks 11
2 Stan Musial 11
4 Hal Smith 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 33
2 Bill Skowron 30
3 Mickey Mantle 29
4 Frank Malzone 26
5 Jim Lemon 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Temple 7
2 Luis Aparicio 6
2 Willie Mays 6
4 Bill Bruton 5
4 Minnie Minoso 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 0.93
2 Bobby Shantz 1.44
3 Bob Buhl 1.49
4 Bob Purkey 1.55
5 Jim Bunning 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 5
1 Jim Bunning 5
1 Tex Clevenger 5
1 Paul Foytack 5
1 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick Drott 53
2 Jim Bunning 46
3 Jack Sanford 44
4 Early Wynn 41
5 Harvey Haddix 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 6
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 5
3 Bob Grim 4
3 Clem Labine 4
3 Turk Lown 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .351
2 Ted Williams .350
3 Hank Aaron .336
4 Stan Musial .331
5 Al Kaline .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 46
2 Ted Williams 41
3 Duke Snider 40
4 Willie Mays 39
5 3 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 118
2 Hank Aaron 113
2 Stan Musial 113
4 Mickey Mantle 112
4 Bill Skowron 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 45
2 Luis Aparicio 29
3 Jim Gilliam 28
4 Jim Rivera 23
5 Minnie Minoso 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herb Score 2.39
2 Whitey Ford 2.40
3 Don Drysdale 2.56
4 Warren Spahn 2.70
5 Don Newcombe 2.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 212
2 Billy Pierce 196
3 Paul Foytack 181
4 Early Wynn 177
5 Sam Jones 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 20
2 Hersh Freeman 18
3 Turk Lown 13
4 Ike Delock 12
4 Ray Narleski 12