On This Day

Wednesday, July 31, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	65	34	.657	--
White Sox	61	37	.622	3.5
Red Sox	54	45	.545	11.0
Indians	50	49	.505	15.0
Tigers	49	49	.500	15.5
Orioles	46	53	.465	19.0
Athletics	36	63	.364	29.0
Senators	35	66	.347	31.0

Games

Indians 4, Orioles 0

Tigers 5, Red Sox 3

Yankees 2, Athletics 0

Yankees 5, Athletics 4

White Sox 6, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	59	40	.596	--
Braves	60	41	.594	0.0
Dodgers	57	42	.576	2.0
Redlegs	55	44	.556	4.0
Phillies	56	45	.554	4.0
Giants	44	57	.436	16.0
Pirates	36	66	.353	24.5
Cubs	33	65	.337	25.5

Games

Dodgers 3, Cubs 2

Dodgers 2, Cubs 1

Redlegs 6, Phillies 5

Cardinals 5, Giants 1

Braves 4, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Neal	5
2	Al Dark	4
2	Larry Doby	4
2	Elston Howard	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	2
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	Ted Kluszewski	1
2	Ted Lepcio	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Lopata	3
2	Luis Aparicio	2
2	Frank Bolling	2
2	Bob Cerv	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Larry Doby	1
1	Sammy Esposito	1
1	Chico Fernandez	1
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Roger Craig	1.00
1	Bob Turley	1.00
3	Don Drysdale	0.83
4	Ray Moore	0.62
5	Herm Wehmeier	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Roebuck	2
2	Bob Buhl	1
2	Jim Bunning	1
2	Art Fowler	1
2	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Meyer	8
2	Bob Turley	7
3	Ray Narleski	6
3	Bob Rush	6
5	4 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	2
2	Harry Byrd	1
2	Art Ditmar	1
2	Paul LaPalme	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.383
2	Mickey Mantle	.359
3	Hank Aaron	.339
4	Gene Woodling	.335
5	Dick Groat	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	30
2	Ted Williams	29
3	Mickey Mantle	28
4	Roy Sievers	27
5	Duke Snider	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	80
2	Stan Musial	79
3	Mickey Mantle	74
3	Roy Sievers	74
5	Vic Wertz	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	29
2	Johnny Temple	15
3	Luis Aparicio	14
3	Don Blasingame	14
3	Chico Fernandez	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	2.27
2	Art Ditmar	2.36
3	Bobby Shantz	2.42
4	Billy Pierce	2.45
5	Jim Bunning	2.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	15
2	Jack Sanford	14
3	Tom Brewer	13
3	Bob Buhl	13
3	2 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	131
2	Jack Sanford	125
3	Dick Drott	119
4	Jim Bunning	111
5	Billy Pierce	110

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	15
2	Ray Narleski	14
3	Bob Grim	11
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	10
5	Turk Farrell	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.523
2	Ray Jablonski	.447
3	Red Schoendienst	.413
4	Eddie Kasko	.397
5	Earl Torgeson	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Sievers	7
2	Ernie Banks	6
2	Duke Snider	6
4	George Crowe	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	14
2	Wes Covington	13
2	Del Ennis	13
2	Roy Sievers	13
2	Bobby Thomson	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mickey Mantle	4
1	Willie Mays	4
1	Charlie Neal	4
4	Don Blasingame	3
4	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Wilson	0.00
2	Virgil Trucks	0.69
3	Art Ditmar	0.75
4	Jim Brosnan	0.83
5	Dick Donovan	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	4
2	Tom Brewer	3
2	Gene Conley	3
2	Dick Donovan	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Moe Drabowsky	25
1	Dick Drott	25
3	Ray Narleski	21
4	Sandy Koufax	20
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	5
2	Harry Byrd	3
2	Turk Farrell	3
2	Bob Grim	3
5	6 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.440
2	Gene Woodling	.368
3	Dick Groat	.363
4	Bob Skinner	.352
5	Tony Kubek	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	11
2	Roy Sievers	9
2	Ted Williams	9
4	Ernie Banks	8
4	4 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	25
2	Ernie Banks	24
2	George Crowe	24
2	Vic Wertz	24
5	Wes Covington	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chico Fernandez	9
2	Willie Mays	6
3	Luis Aparicio	5
3	Don Blasingame	5
3	Mickey Mantle	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	1.23
2	Mike McCormick	1.53
3	Billy Pierce	1.54
4	Sal Maglie	1.59
5	Sam Jones	1.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	5
1	Billy Pierce	5
1	Jack Sanford	5
4	Johnny Antonelli	4
4	9 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Sanford	42
1	Early Wynn	42
3	Dick Drott	40
4	Bob Turley	36
5	Sam Jones	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Turk Farrell	7
2	Clem Labine	5
3	Bob Grim	4
3	Don McMahon	4
3	Tom Morgan	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.364
2	Mickey Mantle	.344
3	Hank Aaron	.328
4	Minnie Minoso	.323
5	Al Kaline	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	46
2	Duke Snider	44
2	Ted Williams	44
4	Hank Aaron	40
5	Willie Mays	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	115
2	Jackie Jensen	114
3	Stan Musial	112
4	Hank Aaron	109
5	Duke Snider	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	47
2	Luis Aparicio	29
3	Jim Gilliam	22
4	Johnny Temple	21
5	2 tied	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	2.02
2	Bobby Shantz	2.53
3	Dick Donovan	2.59
4	Jim Bunning	2.72
5	Don Drysdale	2.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	21
1	Don Newcombe	21
1	Early Wynn	21
4	Warren Spahn	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	198
2	Sam Jones	177
2	Billy Pierce	177
4	Paul Foytack	162
5	3 tied	153

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	21
2	Hersh Freeman	15
3	Ray Narleski	14
4	Ike Delock	13
4	3 others tied	13