On This Day

Tuesday, July 16, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 55 28 .663 --
White Sox 51 32 .614 4.0
Red Sox 45 40 .529 11.0
Indians 44 40 .524 11.5
Tigers 42 42 .500 13.5
Orioles 40 43 .482 15.0
Athletics 31 52 .373 24.0
Senators 28 59 .322 29.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 47 36 .566 --
Phillies 48 37 .565 --
Braves 48 37 .565 --
Dodgers 46 36 .561 0.5
Redlegs 46 39 .541 2.0
Giants 41 44 .482 7.0
Pirates 32 54 .372 16.5
Cubs 27 52 .342 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Bauer 4
1 Willie Mays 4
3 Hank Aaron 3
3 Lou Berberet 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Woodie Held 2
1 Daryl Spencer 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Lou Berberet 1
3 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Daryl Spencer 4
2 Tommy Byrne 3
2 Jackie Jensen 3
2 Frank Thomas 3
2 Vic Wertz 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Amoros 1
1 Dee Fondy 1
1 Jackie Jensen 1
1 Roger Maris 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Moore 1.50
2 Frank Lary 0.62
3 Johnny Kucks 0.60
4 Early Wynn 0.47
5 Ruben Gomez 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Byrne 1
1 Ike Delock 1
1 Carl Erskine 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 7
2 Johnny Kucks 6
2 Ray Moore 6
4 Bob Friend 5
4 Frank Lary 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Loes 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .361
2 Ted Williams .360
3 Hank Aaron .348
4 Stan Musial .343
5 Bill Skowron .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 29
2 Ted Williams 26
3 Mickey Mantle 24
4 Stan Musial 21
5 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 77
2 Stan Musial 70
3 Bill Skowron 64
4 Roy Sievers 61
4 Vic Wertz 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 25
2 Johnny Temple 13
3 Luis Aparicio 12
3 Jim Rivera 12
5 5 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Bunning 2.10
2 Bobby Shantz 2.29
3 Billy Pierce 2.50
4 Art Ditmar 2.59
5 Curt Barclay 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 13
2 Jack Sanford 12
2 Early Wynn 12
4 Jim Bunning 11
4 Ruben Gomez 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 117
2 Jack Sanford 111
3 Jim Bunning 99
4 Dick Drott 94
5 Billy Pierce 93

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Narleski 13
2 Clem Labine 10
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 9
4 Bob Grim 8
4 Turk Lown 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Crowe .489
2 Tony Kubek .488
3 Joe Cunningham .432
3 Bill Skowron .432
5 Frank Bolling .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 6
1 Ted Williams 6
3 Hank Aaron 5
3 Duke Snider 5
3 Frank Thomas 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 17
2 Rocky Colavito 14
3 George Crowe 13
4 Hank Aaron 12
4 6 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chico Fernandez 6
2 Luis Aparicio 3
2 Joe DeMaestri 3
2 Jim Rivera 3
5 11 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Turley 0.56
2 Billy Pierce 1.00
3 Sal Maglie 1.08
4 Don Larsen 1.13
5 Art Ditmar 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 3
1 Art Ditmar 3
1 Bob Friend 3
1 Sam Jones 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 27
2 Jack Sanford 23
3 Bob Friend 19
4 Sam Jones 18
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Turk Farrell 4
1 Tom Morgan 4
3 Ike Delock 2
3 Billy Loes 2
3 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hector Lopez .410
2 Minnie Minoso .387
3 Hank Aaron .381
4 Gene Woodling .375
5 Walt Moryn .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 11
2 Rocky Colavito 9
2 Walt Moryn 9
2 Duke Snider 9
2 Ted Williams 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 27
1 Yogi Berra 27
1 Rocky Colavito 27
1 Frank Malzone 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chico Fernandez 7
1 Willie Mays 7
1 Jim Rivera 7
4 Luis Aparicio 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 1.08
2 Bob Turley 1.67
3 Don Larsen 1.74
4 Tommy Byrne 1.76
5 Danny McDevitt 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 6
2 Jim Bunning 5
2 Curt Simmons 5
2 Frank Sullivan 5
2 Early Wynn 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 48
2 Jack Sanford 45
3 Sam Jones 42
4 Danny McDevitt 37
5 Don Elston 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 6
2 Turk Lown 5
2 Tom Morgan 5
4 Turk Farrell 4
4 Bob Grim 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .350
2 Ted Williams .345
3 Hank Aaron .343
4 Nellie Fox .321
5 Minnie Minoso .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 46
2 Hank Aaron 45
2 Ted Williams 45
4 Duke Snider 43
5 Eddie Mathews 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 126
2 Mickey Mantle 116
2 Bill Skowron 116
4 Eddie Mathews 114
5 2 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 45
2 Luis Aparicio 28
3 Jim Rivera 22
4 Jim Gilliam 21
5 2 tied 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herb Score 2.19
2 Sal Maglie 2.23
3 Jim Bunning 2.56
4 Don Newcombe 2.58
5 Don Larsen 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 24
2 Warren Spahn 22
2 Early Wynn 22
4 Johnny Antonelli 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 193
2 Billy Pierce 184
3 Sam Jones 180
3 Herb Score 180
5 Paul Foytack 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 17
2 Hersh Freeman 15
3 Turk Lown 14
4 Ray Narleski 13
5 2 tied 12