On This Day

Saturday, August 17, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	75	40	.652	--
White Sox	68	46	.596	6.5
Red Sox	61	54	.530	14.0
Tigers	57	58	.496	18.0
Orioles	56	57	.496	18.0
Indians	55	61	.474	20.5
Senators	44	72	.379	31.5
Athletics	44	72	.379	31.5

Games

Tigers 9, White Sox 8

Athletics 4, Indians 3

Senators 16, Red Sox 2

Yankees 6, Orioles 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	72	43	.626	--
Cardinals	64	51	.557	8.0
Dodgers	64	52	.552	8.5
Redlegs	61	54	.530	11.0
Phillies	60	55	.522	12.0
Giants	54	64	.458	19.5
Cubs	44	69	.389	27.0
Pirates	42	73	.365	30.0

Games

Pirates 7, Dodgers 3

Cubs 2, Redlegs 1

Phillies 3, Giants 1

Braves 5, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Groth	5
2	Roy Campanella	4
2	Charlie Maxwell	4
2	Art Schult	4
2	Earl Torgeson	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Billy Hunter	2
2	Roy Campanella	1
2	George Kell	1
2	Minnie Minoso	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Bridges	4
1	Minnie Minoso	4
1	Art Schult	4
4	Johnny Groth	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Martin	1
1	Al Smith	1
1	Earl Torgeson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ron Kline	0.67
2	Jack Sanford	0.56
3	Dave Hillman	0.50
3	Sandy Koufax	0.50
5	Russ Kemmerer	0.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Aber	1
1	Russ Kemmerer	1
1	Ron Kline	1
1	Turk Lown	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Hillman	6
1	Ron Kline	6
3	Sandy Koufax	5
3	Jack Sanford	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.393
2	Mickey Mantle	.384
3	Dick Groat	.332
4	Stan Musial	.332
5	Hank Aaron	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	34
2	Mickey Mantle	32
3	Ted Williams	31
4	Roy Sievers	30
5	Duke Snider	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	95
2	Stan Musial	89
3	Mickey Mantle	85
4	Roy Sievers	82
5	Vic Wertz	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	32
2	Luis Aparicio	18
2	Jim Gilliam	18
4	Johnny Temple	16
5	2 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	2.15
2	Bobby Shantz	2.42
3	Johnny Podres	2.45
4	Jim Bunning	2.65
5	Gene Conley	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	16
1	Billy Pierce	16
1	Jack Sanford	16
4	Tom Brewer	14
4	2 others tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	153
2	Jack Sanford	147
3	Dick Drott	135
4	Billy Pierce	124
5	Jim Bunning	123

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	17
2	Bob Grim	15
3	Ray Narleski	14
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	10
5	2 tied	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.547
2	Bob Hazle	.528
3	Ted Williams	.475
4	Art Schult	.447
5	Frank Robinson	.436

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Kaline	7
1	Frank Robinson	7
3	Willie Mays	6
4	George Crowe	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	15
1	Jim Rivera	15
1	Art Schult	15
4	Wes Covington	13
4	3 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	4
1	Jim Gilliam	4
3	Ernie Banks	3
3	Mickey Mantle	3
3	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bud Byerly	0.69
2	Curt Barclay	0.93
3	Dick Drott	1.10
4	Ned Garver	1.13
5	Warren Spahn	1.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Morgan	4
1	Warren Spahn	4
1	Bob Turley	4
4	Bob Buhl	3
4	Moe Drabowsky	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	22
2	Connie Johnson	20
3	Johnny Antonelli	19
3	Moe Drabowsky	19
3	Bob Turley	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ken Lehman	4
2	Bob Grim	3
3	Tex Clevenger	2
3	Clem Labine	2
3	6 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.472
2	Mickey Mantle	.458
3	Frank Robinson	.376
4	Carl Furillo	.360
5	Red Schoendienst	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	10
1	Willie Mays	10
3	Roy Sievers	9
3	Duke Snider	9
5	6 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	27
2	Wes Covington	26
2	Larry Doby	26
4	Mickey Mantle	25
5	Earl Torgeson	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	8
2	Mickey Mantle	7
2	Willie Mays	7
4	Luis Aparicio	6
4	Charlie Neal	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Camilo Pascual	1.42
1	Gerry Staley	1.42
3	Johnny Podres	1.54
4	Paul Foytack	1.68
5	Gene Conley	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	7
2	Gene Conley	6
3	Dick Donovan	5
3	Tom Morgan	5
3	Bob Turley	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Drott	41
2	Connie Johnson	40
3	Moe Drabowsky	38
4	Sandy Koufax	36
4	2 others tied	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Grim	7
1	Clem Labine	7
3	Ken Lehman	5
4	Harry Byrd	4
4	George Zuverink	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.381
2	Mickey Mantle	.361
3	Willie Mays	.328
4	Minnie Minoso	.325
5	Hank Aaron	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	43
2	Mickey Mantle	42
3	Willie Mays	40
3	Ted Williams	40
5	Duke Snider	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	119
2	Stan Musial	111
3	Mickey Mantle	109
4	Minnie Minoso	105
4	Roy Sievers	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	46
2	Luis Aparicio	27
3	Jim Gilliam	26
4	Johnny Temple	21
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	2.50
2	Sal Maglie	2.55
3	Dick Donovan	2.69
4	Jack Sanford	2.73
5	Gene Conley	2.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	21
2	Johnny Antonelli	20
2	Bob Buhl	20
2	Early Wynn	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	198
2	Billy Pierce	182
3	Sam Jones	169
4	Harvey Haddix	163
5	Paul Foytack	160

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	22
2	Bob Grim	17
3	Hersh Freeman	15
4	Ray Narleski	14
5	2 tied	13