On This Day

Wednesday, August 21, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	77	42	.647	--
White Sox	71	48	.597	6.0
Red Sox	62	56	.525	14.5
Tigers	59	60	.496	18.0
Orioles	57	60	.487	19.0
Indians	57	63	.475	20.5
Athletics	47	73	.392	30.5
Senators	46	74	.383	31.5

Games

White Sox 12, Senators 6

Red Sox 3, Indians 1

Orioles 9, Tigers 3

Athletics 6, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	73	45	.619	--
Cardinals	68	52	.567	6.0
Dodgers	68	53	.562	6.5
Phillies	61	58	.513	12.5
Redlegs	61	58	.513	12.5
Giants	57	66	.463	18.5
Cubs	46	70	.397	26.0
Pirates	43	75	.364	30.0

Games

Dodgers 8, Redlegs 0

Giants 13, Cardinals 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Larry Doby	3
1	Nellie Fox	3
1	Jim Gilliam	3
1	Gil Hodges	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Boyer	1
1	Gino Cimoli	1
1	Joe Durham	1
1	Willie Mays	1
1	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gino Cimoli	3
1	Larry Doby	3
1	Joe Durham	3
1	Mike McCormick	3
1	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Durham	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Newcombe	1.00
2	Mike Garcia	0.71
3	Hal Jeffcoat	0.40
4	Lindy McDaniel	0.38
5	Jack Urban	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike McCormick	1
1	Ray Moore	1
1	Don Newcombe	1
1	Willard Nixon	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	6
2	Mike Garcia	5
2	Mike McCormick	5
4	Hal Jeffcoat	4
4	Jack Urban	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ike Delock	1
1	Ken Lehman	1
1	Virgil Trucks	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.385
2	Mickey Mantle	.378
3	Stan Musial	.342
4	Willie Mays	.328
5	Dick Groat	.327

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	97
2	Hank Aaron	96
3	Roy Sievers	87
4	Mickey Mantle	86
5	2 tied	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	3 tied	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Hazle	.500
2	Mickey Mantle	.442
3	Stan Musial	.411
4	Frank Robinson	.375
5	Hal Smith	.366

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	16
2	Minnie Minoso	15
3	Larry Doby	14
3	Jim Rivera	14
3	Art Schult	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	6
2	Jim Gilliam	3
2	Al Smith	3
2	Earl Torgeson	3
5	11 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Worthington	0.00
2	Jack Sanford	0.50
3	Warren Spahn	0.61
4	Tom Gorman	0.82
5	Ed Roebuck	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Morgan	4
1	Warren Spahn	4
3	Gerry Staley	3
4	Bob Buhl	2
4	24 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	28
2	Johnny Antonelli	20
3	Ed Roebuck	19
4	Tom Sturdivant	18
4	Bob Turley	18

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	.430
3	Frank Robinson	.383
4	Wally Moon	.356
5	Willie Mays	.349

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	31
2	Gil Hodges	25
3	Stan Musial	24
4	Ray Boone	21
4	6 others tied	21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Drott	1.33
2	Gerry Staley	1.44
3	Moe Drabowsky	1.48
4	Bob Turley	1.59
5	Von McDaniel	1.67

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	Connie Johnson	42
2	Moe Drabowsky	39
3	Dick Drott	37
4	Bob Turley	35
5	4 tied	33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.375
2	Mickey Mantle	.365
3	Stan Musial	.330
4	Willie Mays	.329
5	Hank Aaron	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	43
2	Hank Aaron	42
2	Mickey Mantle	42
4	Willie Mays	39
4	Roy Sievers	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	118
2	Stan Musial	116
3	Mickey Mantle	109
4	Minnie Minoso	107
4	Roy Sievers	107

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	Ike Delock	14
4	Ray Narleski	14