On This Day

Tuesday, August 20, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	77	41	.653	--
White Sox	70	48	.593	7.0
Red Sox	61	56	.521	15.5
Tigers	59	59	.500	18.0
Orioles	56	60	.483	20.0
Indians	57	62	.479	20.5
Senators	46	73	.387	31.5
Athletics	46	73	.387	31.5

Games

Senators 5, White Sox 4

White Sox 6, Senators 0

Indians 5, Red Sox 4

Tigers 5, Orioles 1

Athletics 1, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	73	45	.619	--
Cardinals	68	51	.571	5.5
Dodgers	67	53	.558	7.0
Redlegs	61	57	.517	12.0
Phillies	61	58	.513	12.5
Giants	56	66	.459	19.0
Cubs	46	70	.397	26.0
Pirates	43	75	.364	30.0

Games

Dodgers 11, Redlegs 5

Dodgers 6, Redlegs 5

Phillies 2, Cubs 1

Cubs 5, Phillies 2

Braves 3, Pirates 1

Cardinals 4, Giants 3

Cardinals 3, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sherm Lollar	5
1	Stan Musial	5
1	Charlie Neal	5
1	Wally Post	5
5	6 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	2
1	Duke Snider	2
3	Ernie Banks	1
3	Ray Boone	1
3	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	5
2	Larry Doby	4
3	Ray Boone	3
3	Gil Hodges	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Don Blasingame	1
1	Gino Cimoli	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Curt Simmons	2.33
2	Bob Turley	1.67
3	Jim Bunning	1.43
4	Moe Drabowsky	1.00
4	Ralph Terry	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Bud Byerly	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Don Elston	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	10
1	Danny McDevitt	10
3	Ed Roebuck	7
3	Curt Simmons	7
3	Ralph Terry	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Early Wynn	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.390
2	Mickey Mantle	.381
3	Stan Musial	.339
4	Gene Woodling	.327
5	Dick Groat	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	34
2	Duke Snider	33
3	Mickey Mantle	32
4	Roy Sievers	31
4	Ted Williams	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	96
2	Stan Musial	95
3	Mickey Mantle	86
3	Roy Sievers	86
5	Vic Wertz	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	32
2	Luis Aparicio	20
2	Jim Gilliam	20
4	Don Blasingame	16
4	2 others tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	2.09
2	Bobby Shantz	2.42
3	Jim Bunning	2.53
4	Johnny Podres	2.64
5	Ray Narleski	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	16
1	Billy Pierce	16
1	Jack Sanford	16
4	Jim Bunning	15
4	Warren Spahn	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	154
2	Jack Sanford	147
3	Dick Drott	135
4	Jim Bunning	133
5	Billy Pierce	127

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	.488
2	Mickey Mantle	.472
3	Ted Williams	.395
4	Art Schult	.380
5	Stan Musial	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	7
2	Frank Robinson	6
3	Ernie Banks	5
3	George Crowe	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Minnie Minoso	15
2	Hank Aaron	13
2	Ray Boone	13
2	Wes Covington	13
2	6 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	6
2	Jim Gilliam	3
2	Bob Skinner	3
2	Al Smith	3
2	Earl Torgeson	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Worthington	0.00
2	Jack Harshman	0.63
3	Tom Gorman	0.82
4	Ed Roebuck	1.08
5	Dick Drott	1.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	5
2	Tom Morgan	4
3	Don Mossi	3
3	Bob Rush	3
3	Bob Turley	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	28
2	Bob Turley	23
3	Jim Bunning	22
4	Johnny Antonelli	20
4	Sam Jones	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Grim	3
1	Ken Lehman	3
3	Dick Littlefield	2
3	Duke Maas	2
3	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.465
2	Mickey Mantle	.450
3	Frank Robinson	.358
4	Carl Furillo	.356
5	Johnny Logan	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	10
2	Roy Sievers	9
2	Duke Snider	9
4	Ernie Banks	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	29
2	Gil Hodges	26
3	Mickey Mantle	25
4	Gene Woodling	23
5	2 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	9
2	Luis Aparicio	8
2	Mickey Mantle	8
4	Willie Mays	7
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Drott	1.33
2	Gerry Staley	1.42
3	Clem Labine	1.63
4	Von McDaniel	1.67
5	Jack Sanford	1.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	6
2	Gene Conley	5
2	Dick Donovan	5
2	Warren Spahn	5
2	Bob Turley	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Moe Drabowsky	44
2	Connie Johnson	42
3	Dick Drott	37
3	Ray Narleski	37
3	Bob Turley	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Grim	7
2	Clem Labine	6
3	Ken Lehman	5
4	George Zuverink	4
5	3 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.378
2	Mickey Mantle	.367
3	Stan Musial	.328
4	Willie Mays	.327
5	Hank Aaron	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	43
2	Hank Aaron	42
2	Mickey Mantle	42
4	Willie Mays	38
4	2 others tied	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	118
2	Stan Musial	114
3	Mickey Mantle	109
4	Minnie Minoso	106
4	Roy Sievers	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	44
2	Luis Aparicio	29
3	Jim Gilliam	25
4	Johnny Temple	21
5	Al Pilarcik	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	2.50
2	Bobby Shantz	2.51
3	Johnny Podres	2.64
4	Dick Donovan	2.69
5	Jack Sanford	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	21
2	Bob Buhl	20
3	Johnny Antonelli	19
3	Dick Donovan	19
3	3 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	196
2	Billy Pierce	182
3	Sam Jones	172
4	Harvey Haddix	162
5	2 tied	156

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	21
2	Bob Grim	18
3	Hersh Freeman	15
4	Ray Narleski	14
5	2 tied	13