On This Day

Thursday, August 22, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 78 42 .650 --
White Sox 71 48 .597 6.5
Red Sox 63 56 .529 14.5
Tigers 60 60 .500 18.0
Orioles 57 61 .483 20.0
Indians 57 64 .471 21.5
Athletics 47 74 .388 31.5
Senators 46 74 .383 32.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 74 45 .622 --
Cardinals 69 52 .570 6.0
Dodgers 68 54 .557 7.5
Phillies 61 59 .508 13.5
Redlegs 61 59 .508 13.5
Giants 58 66 .468 18.5
Cubs 46 71 .393 27.0
Pirates 44 75 .370 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Daley 3
1 Gene Freese 3
1 Bob Hazle 3
1 Jackie Jensen 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Ken Boyer 1
1 Joe DeMaestri 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Simpson 4
2 Hank Aaron 3
3 Joe Altobelli 2
3 Hank Bauer 2
3 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Kaline 1
1 Whitey Lockman 1
1 Felix Mantilla 1
1 Wally Moon 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Lary 0.75
2 Don Larsen 0.71
3 Billy O'Dell 0.60
4 Mike Fornieles 0.58
5 Sal Maglie 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Ray Crone 1
1 Mike Fornieles 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Fornieles 7
2 Don Larsen 5
3 Sal Maglie 4
3 Early Wynn 4
5 6 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 1
1 Billy Muffett 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .386
2 Mickey Mantle .377
3 Stan Musial .340
4 Willie Mays .332
5 Dick Groat .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 35
2 Duke Snider 33
3 Mickey Mantle 32
3 Roy Sievers 32
5 Ted Williams 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 99
2 Stan Musial 97
3 Roy Sievers 87
4 Mickey Mantle 86
5 Willie Mays 80

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 158
2 Jack Sanford 149
3 Dick Drott 138
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 4 tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Hazle .537
2 Mickey Mantle .423
3 Stan Musial .393
4 Harvey Kuenn .387
5 Frank Thomas .383

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 15
1 Bill Mazeroski 15
1 Hank Sauer 15
4 Minnie Minoso 14
5 5 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 Warren Spahn 0.61
3 Don Newcombe 0.75
4 Tom Gorman 0.95
5 Tom Sturdivant 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Morgan 4
1 Warren Spahn 4
3 Lew Burdette 3
3 Frank Lary 3
3 Gerry Staley 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Roebuck 19
2 Connie Johnson 18
2 Bob Turley 18
2 Early Wynn 18
5 Don Drysdale 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 3
1 Ken Lehman 3
3 Marv Grissom 2
3 Duke Maas 2
3 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .467
2 Mickey Mantle .423
3 Frank Robinson .370
4 Willie Mays .362
5 Wally Moon .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 11
2 Roy Sievers 10
3 Hank Sauer 9
3 Duke Snider 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 31
2 Gil Hodges 25
3 Stan Musial 24
4 Hank Sauer 23
5 Willie Mays 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 9
2 Luis Aparicio 7
2 Mickey Mantle 7
2 Willie Mays 7
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gerry Staley 1.44
2 Moe Drabowsky 1.48
3 Bob Turley 1.59
4 Von McDaniel 1.67
5 Vinegar Bend Mizell 1.73

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 Dick Drott 40
3 Moe Drabowsky 39
4 Bob Turley 35
4 Early Wynn 35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .376
2 Mickey Mantle .365
3 Willie Mays .332
4 Stan Musial .331
5 Hank Aaron .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 43
1 Duke Snider 43
3 Mickey Mantle 42
4 Willie Mays 40
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 120
2 Stan Musial 116
3 Mickey Mantle 109
4 Minnie Minoso 107
5 2 tied 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 44
2 Luis Aparicio 29
3 Jim Gilliam 24
4 Johnny Temple 21
5 4 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Shantz 2.50
2 Sal Maglie 2.64
3 Johnny Podres 2.64
4 Dick Donovan 2.69
5 Jim Bunning 2.74

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 200
2 Billy Pierce 182
3 Sam Jones 167
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