On This Day

Sunday, August 18, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	77	40	.658	--
White Sox	69	47	.595	7.5
Red Sox	61	55	.526	15.5
Tigers	58	59	.496	19.0
Orioles	56	59	.487	20.0
Indians	56	61	.479	21.0
Senators	45	72	.385	32.0
Athletics	44	73	.376	33.0

Games

Tigers 5, White Sox 1

White Sox 4, Tigers 1

Indians 9, Athletics 2

Senators 6, Red Sox 4

Yankees 7, Orioles 0

Yankees 3, Orioles 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	72	45	.615	--
Cardinals	66	51	.564	6.0
Dodgers	65	53	.551	7.5
Redlegs	61	55	.526	10.5
Phillies	60	57	.513	12.0
Giants	56	64	.467	17.5
Cubs	45	69	.395	25.5
Pirates	43	74	.368	29.0

Games

Dodgers 2, Pirates 1

Pirates 8, Dodgers 6

Cubs 8, Redlegs 2

Giants 5, Phillies 4

Giants 1, Phillies 0

Cardinals 8, Braves 6

Cardinals 6, Braves 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Yogi Berra	5
1	Al Dark	5
1	Billy Gardner	5
1	Daryl Spencer	5
5	3 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	2
1	Duke Snider	2
3	Ernie Banks	1
3	Frank Bolling	1
3	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	5
2	Roy Sievers	4
3	Ernie Banks	3
3	Ray Boone	3
3	7 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	2
2	Luis Aparicio	1
2	Ken Boyer	1
2	Mickey Mantle	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Friend	2.50
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1.00
2	Al Worthington	1.00
4	Connie Johnson	0.89
5	Don Larsen	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Clevenger	1
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Don Larsen	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	8
1	Tom Sturdivant	8
3	Harvey Haddix	6
3	Don Larsen	6
3	4 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Grim	1
1	Marv Grissom	1
1	Bob Purkey	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.392
2	Mickey Mantle	.385
3	Stan Musial	.333
4	Dick Groat	.331
5	Willie Mays	.327

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	95
2	Stan Musial	92
3	Mickey Mantle	86
3	Roy Sievers	86
5	Vic Wertz	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	32
2	Jim Gilliam	20
3	Luis Aparicio	19
4	Mickey Mantle	16
4	Johnny Temple	16

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	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	16
1	Billy Pierce	16
1	Jack Sanford	16
4	Tom Brewer	14
4	3 others tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	153
2	Jack Sanford	147
3	Dick Drott	135
4	Billy Pierce	127
5	Jim Bunning	123

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	17
2	Bob Grim	16
3	Ray Narleski	14
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	10
5	2 tied	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Hazle	.525
2	Mickey Mantle	.517
3	Ted Williams	.450
4	Art Schult	.417
5	Frank Robinson	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	7
2	Al Kaline	6
3	George Crowe	5
3	Eddie Mathews	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	15
1	Jim Rivera	15
3	Minnie Minoso	14
4	Wes Covington	13
4	7 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	5
1	Jim Gilliam	5
3	Ernie Banks	3
3	Bob Skinner	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Worthington	0.00
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	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	28
2	Harvey Haddix	23
3	Moe Drabowsky	19
3	Bob Turley	19
5	4 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Grim	3
1	Ken Lehman	3
3	Tex Clevenger	2
3	Clem Labine	2
3	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.467
2	Mickey Mantle	.455
3	Dale Long	.373
4	Frank Robinson	.361
5	Willie Mays	.357

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	26
1	Mickey Mantle	26
3	Wes Covington	25
4	Gil Hodges	24
5	2 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	9
2	Mickey Mantle	8
3	Luis Aparicio	7
3	Willie Mays	7
5	Charlie Neal	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Podres	1.21
2	Gerry Staley	1.42
3	Paul Foytack	1.68
4	Dick Drott	1.71
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	6
1	Gene Conley	6
1	Dick Donovan	6
4	Tom Morgan	5
4	Bob Turley	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	48
2	Moe Drabowsky	38
2	Dick Drott	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	.365
3	Willie Mays	.326
4	Stan Musial	.325
5	Minnie Minoso	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	43
2	Mickey Mantle	42
3	Duke Snider	41
4	Ted Williams	40
5	Willie Mays	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	119
2	Stan Musial	114
3	Mickey Mantle	110
4	Roy Sievers	109
5	2 tied	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	46
2	Luis Aparicio	28
3	Jim Gilliam	27
4	Johnny Temple	21
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	2.47
2	Bobby Shantz	2.50
3	Dick Donovan	2.63
4	Jack Sanford	2.73
5	Johnny Antonelli	2.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	21
2	Johnny Antonelli	20
2	Bob Buhl	20
2	Dick Donovan	20
2	Early Wynn	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	198
2	Billy Pierce	182
3	Harvey Haddix	169
3	Sam Jones	169
5	Connie Johnson	163

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	22
2	Bob Grim	18
3	Hersh Freeman	15
4	Ray Narleski	14
5	2 tied	13