On This Day

Thursday, August 8, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	70	37	.654	--
White Sox	64	41	.610	5.0
Red Sox	57	49	.538	12.5
Indians	53	54	.495	17.0
Orioles	52	54	.491	17.5
Tigers	51	54	.486	18.0
Senators	41	67	.380	29.5
Athletics	37	69	.349	32.5

Games

Orioles 3, Red Sox 1

White Sox 7, Athletics 4

Indians 3, Tigers 1

Senators 6, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	65	42	.607	--
Cardinals	63	44	.589	2.0
Dodgers	60	47	.561	5.0
Redlegs	58	49	.542	7.0
Phillies	58	50	.537	7.5
Giants	49	61	.445	17.5
Cubs	39	66	.371	25.0
Pirates	37	70	.346	28.0

Games

Giants 12, Dodgers 3

Phillies 6, Pirates 3

Cubs 4, Cardinals 3

Braves 5, Redlegs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Chico Fernandez	3
1	Roger Maris	3
1	Frank Robinson	3
1	Hank Sauer	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Torgeson	2
2	Reno Bertoia	1
2	Del Crandall	1
2	George Crowe	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Torgeson	5
2	Hank Sauer	3
2	Red Schoendienst	3
2	Valmy Thomas	3
2	Gus Zernial	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	2
2	John DeMerit	1
2	Billy Gardner	1
2	Eddie Kasko	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Narleski	0.67
2	Ruben Gomez	0.50
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.50
2	Joe Nuxhall	0.50
5	Billy Pierce	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Moe Drabowsky	1
1	Ruben Gomez	1
1	Russ Kemmerer	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Cicotte	6
1	Roger Craig	6
1	Ray Narleski	6
4	Ruben Gomez	5
4	Joe Nuxhall	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Hillman	1
1	Ken Lehman	1
1	Don McMahon	1
1	Bob Miller	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.390
2	Mickey Mantle	.370
3	Gene Woodling	.335
4	Stan Musial	.334
5	2 tied	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	31
2	Mickey Mantle	30
2	Roy Sievers	30
2	Ted Williams	30
5	2 tied	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	87
2	Hank Aaron	84
3	Roy Sievers	79
4	Vic Wertz	77
5	Mickey Mantle	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	30
2	Jim Gilliam	17
3	Luis Aparicio	16
3	Johnny Temple	16
5	3 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	2.06
2	Bobby Shantz	2.45
3	Johnny Podres	2.50
4	Jim Bunning	2.57
5	Gene Conley	2.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	15
2	Bob Buhl	14
2	Jack Sanford	14
4	Tom Brewer	13
4	2 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	140
2	Jack Sanford	137
3	Dick Drott	129
4	Billy Pierce	118
5	Jim Bunning	117

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	16
2	Ray Narleski	14
3	Bob Grim	13
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	10
5	Turk Farrell	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.560
2	Frank Robinson	.456
3	Mickey Mantle	.415
4	Gene Woodling	.389
5	Bob Skinner	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	9
2	Roy Sievers	7
2	Vic Wertz	7
4	Stan Lopata	4
4	7 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	17
2	Vic Wertz	15
3	Willie Mays	14
4	Ray Jablonski	13
4	3 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	6
2	Mickey Mantle	4
2	Willie Mays	4
4	Luis Aparicio	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Brosnan	0.50
2	Gerry Staley	0.52
3	Jack Urban	0.54
4	Von McDaniel	0.64
5	Clem Labine	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Conley	4
2	Bob Buhl	3
2	Dick Donovan	3
2	Dave Hillman	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Moe Drabowsky	26
2	Connie Johnson	24
3	Ray Narleski	22
4	Harvey Haddix	20
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	5
2	Ken Lehman	4
3	Tex Clevenger	3
3	Turk Farrell	3
5	2 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.523
2	Dick Groat	.377
3	Mickey Mantle	.373
4	Willie Mays	.370
5	Gene Woodling	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	13
2	Roy Sievers	10
2	Duke Snider	10
2	Ted Williams	10
5	5 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	26
1	Vic Wertz	26
3	Willie Mays	24
3	Ted Williams	24
5	Wes Covington	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chico Fernandez	7
1	Jim Gilliam	7
1	Mickey Mantle	7
1	Willie Mays	7
5	Luis Aparicio	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	1.20
2	Jim Brosnan	1.29
3	Gene Conley	1.44
4	Camilo Pascual	1.47
4	Johnny Podres	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	5
1	Gene Conley	5
3	Johnny Antonelli	4
3	Tom Brewer	4
3	7 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Sanford	41
2	Moe Drabowsky	40
3	Dick Drott	38
4	Bob Buhl	37
5	Sam Jones	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	6
2	Bob Grim	5
3	Tex Clevenger	4
3	Turk Farrell	4
3	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.374
2	Mickey Mantle	.357
3	Minnie Minoso	.329
4	Willie Mays	.326
5	Hank Aaron	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	45
1	Willie Mays	45
3	Ted Williams	42
4	Hank Aaron	40
5	Duke Snider	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	115
2	Mickey Mantle	113
3	Willie Mays	111
4	Hank Aaron	109
5	Roy Sievers	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	45
2	Luis Aparicio	28
3	Jim Gilliam	25
4	Johnny Temple	21
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	2.45
2	Bobby Shantz	2.60
3	Dick Donovan	2.62
4	Sam Jones	2.77
5	Don Drysdale	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	22
2	Dick Donovan	20
2	Warren Spahn	20
2	Early Wynn	20
5	Don Newcombe	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	198
2	Billy Pierce	182
3	Sam Jones	180
4	Connie Johnson	162
5	2 tied	161

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	22
2	Bob Grim	15
3	Hersh Freeman	14
3	Ray Narleski	14
5	2 tied	13