On This Day

Friday, July 26, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	60	33	.645	--
White Sox	57	36	.613	3.0
Red Sox	51	43	.543	9.5
Tigers	47	46	.505	13.0
Indians	47	47	.500	13.5
Orioles	45	49	.479	15.5
Athletics	34	59	.366	26.0
Senators	34	62	.354	27.5

Games

Orioles 5, White Sox 2

White Sox 1, Orioles 0

Red Sox 10, Indians 1

Tigers 3, Yankees 2

Senators 3, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	54	39	.581	--
Braves	55	40	.579	--
Redlegs	54	41	.568	1.0
Dodgers	52	41	.559	2.0
Phillies	52	43	.547	3.0
Giants	43	52	.453	12.0
Pirates	35	61	.365	20.5
Cubs	31	59	.344	21.5

Games

Phillies 3, Cubs 1

Redlegs 6, Dodgers 5

Cardinals 4, Pirates 3

Braves 6, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harry Anderson	3
1	Ed Bouchee	3
1	Gil Hodges	3
1	Frank Robinson	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Bailey	1
1	Don Blasingame	1
1	Ken Boyer	1
1	Eddie Bressoud	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Norm Zauchin	4
2	Joe Durham	3
2	Nippy Jones	3
2	Ted Williams	3
5	7 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Robinson	2
2	Frank Bolling	1
2	Billy Gardner	1
2	Billy Martin	1
2	Bob Skinner	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Arnie Portocarrero	1.25
2	Warren Hacker	1.00
2	Ken Lehman	1.00
2	Jim Wilson	1.00
5	Roy Face	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Gene Conley	1
1	Hersh Freeman	1
1	Warren Hacker	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Hacker	8
2	Roy Face	6
2	Pedro Ramos	6
4	Sandy Koufax	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Billy Pierce	1
1	George Zuverink	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.364
2	Mickey Mantle	.359
3	Hank Aaron	.347
4	Stan Musial	.337
5	Dick Groat	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	30
2	Mickey Mantle	27
2	Ted Williams	27
4	Duke Snider	24
5	2 tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	79
2	Stan Musial	74
3	Mickey Mantle	70
4	George Crowe	69
4	Roy Sievers	69

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	27
2	Johnny Temple	15
3	Luis Aparicio	13
3	Jim Rivera	13
5	6 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bunning	2.39
2	Bobby Shantz	2.42
3	Bob Turley	2.49
4	Art Ditmar	2.53
5	Frank Sullivan	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	14
2	Jack Sanford	13
2	Early Wynn	13
4	Tom Brewer	12
4	Jim Bunning	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	127
2	Jack Sanford	124
3	Dick Drott	112
4	Jim Bunning	109
5	Billy Pierce	104

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	14
2	Bob Grim	11
2	Clem Labine	11
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	10
5	3 tied	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.500
2	Dick Groat	.406
3	Walt Moryn	.394
4	Billy Martin	.386
5	Ed Bouchee	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	7
2	Duke Snider	6
3	Ernie Banks	5
3	Wes Covington	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	15
2	Ernie Banks	14
2	George Crowe	14
4	Gil Hodges	13
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Martin	4
1	Willie Mays	4
3	Ken Boyer	3
3	Jim Busby	3
3	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Jones	1.38
1	Willard Schmidt	1.38
3	Willard Nixon	1.44
4	Vern Law	1.47
5	Gene Conley	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	3
1	Russ Kemmerer	3
1	Joe Nuxhall	3
4	Bob Buhl	2
4	30 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	25
2	Dick Drott	21
2	Early Wynn	21
4	Jack Sanford	20
5	3 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bud Byerly	3
1	Turk Farrell	3
1	Bob Grim	3
1	Don McMahon	3
5	5 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.385
2	Ted Williams	.372
3	Joe Cunningham	.371
4	Tony Kubek	.360
5	Bob Skinner	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	11
2	George Crowe	10
3	Duke Snider	9
4	Wes Covington	8
4	4 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Crowe	31
2	Ernie Banks	26
3	Yogi Berra	25
4	Hank Aaron	24
4	Del Ennis	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chico Fernandez	6
1	Willie Mays	6
3	Billy Gardner	5
3	Jim Rivera	5
5	10 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Jones	1.29
2	Don Larsen	1.80
3	Sal Maglie	1.89
4	Mike McCormick	1.95
5	Johnny Podres	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	5
2	Johnny Antonelli	4
2	Tom Brewer	4
2	Gene Conley	4
2	8 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	47
2	Jack Sanford	46
3	Sam Jones	44
4	Dick Drott	36
4	Bob Turley	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Turk Farrell	6
1	Bob Grim	6
3	Ike Delock	4
3	Marv Grissom	4
3	3 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.349
2	Ted Williams	.346
3	Hank Aaron	.335
4	Al Kaline	.320
5	Minnie Minoso	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	47
2	Duke Snider	43
2	Ted Williams	43
4	Hank Aaron	42
5	2 tied	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	118
2	Hank Aaron	116
3	Bill Skowron	111
4	Jackie Jensen	110
5	Stan Musial	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	45
2	Luis Aparicio	28
3	Jim Gilliam	22
3	Jim Rivera	22
5	Johnny Temple	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herb Score	1.90
2	Sal Maglie	2.10
3	Dick Donovan	2.65
4	Bobby Shantz	2.71
5	Jim Bunning	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	22
1	Early Wynn	22
3	Johnny Antonelli	20
3	Warren Spahn	20
5	Billy Pierce	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	198
2	Sam Jones	180
3	Billy Pierce	179
4	Paul Foytack	172
5	Herb Score	162

Saves

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