On This Day

Wednesday, August 28, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	81	45	.643	--
White Sox	75	50	.600	5.5
Red Sox	66	59	.528	14.5
Tigers	63	63	.500	18.0
Orioles	60	64	.484	20.0
Indians	61	66	.480	20.5
Athletics	49	78	.386	32.5
Senators	48	78	.381	33.0

Games

Yankees 5, White Sox 4

Orioles 19, Indians 6

Red Sox 1, Tigers 0

Senators 3, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	77	48	.616	--
Dodgers	71	56	.559	7.0
Cardinals	70	56	.556	7.5
Redlegs	64	62	.508	13.5
Phillies	63	63	.500	14.5
Giants	62	68	.477	17.5
Cubs	49	74	.398	27.0
Pirates	48	77	.384	29.0

Games

Giants 12, Braves 6

Redlegs 6, Phillies 5

Pirates 2, Cardinals 0

Dodgers 4, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Larry Doby	4
1	Tito Francona	4
1	Walt Moryn	4
4	Hank Aaron	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Triandos	2
2	Hank Bauer	1
2	Rocky Colavito	1
2	Joe DeMaestri	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Triandos	5
2	Tito Francona	4
2	Billy Gardner	4
4	Hank Aaron	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	2
2	Julio Becquer	1
2	Don Blasingame	1
2	Bob Boyd	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Bunning	1.40
2	Connie Johnson	1.20
3	Pedro Ramos	1.00
4	Bob Rush	0.71
5	Brooks Lawrence	0.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Barclay	1
1	Connie Johnson	1
1	Ron Kline	1
1	Don Larsen	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	12
2	Jim Bunning	7
2	Brooks Lawrence	7
4	Ed Roebuck	6
5	4 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Crone	1
1	Johnny Klippstein	1
1	Bob Turley	1
1	Jerry Walker	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.380
2	Mickey Mantle	.373
3	Stan Musial	.340
4	Gene Woodling	.337
5	Willie Mays	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	37
2	Duke Snider	34
3	Mickey Mantle	33
3	Roy Sievers	33
3	Ted Williams	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	105
2	Stan Musial	97
3	Mickey Mantle	89
3	Roy Sievers	89
5	Willie Mays	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	32
2	Luis Aparicio	24
3	Jim Gilliam	23
4	Don Blasingame	17
5	2 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	2.41
2	Bobby Shantz	2.45
3	Jim Bunning	2.59
4	Vern Law	2.71
5	Dick Donovan	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	17
2	Bob Buhl	16
2	Jack Sanford	16
2	Warren Spahn	16
5	2 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	164
2	Jack Sanford	152
3	Dick Drott	145
4	Jim Bunning	142
5	2 tied	137

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	17
2	Bob Grim	16
3	Ray Narleski	15
4	Turk Lown	10
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Hazle	.524
2	Gene Woodling	.457
3	Stan Musial	.436
4	Wally Moon	.429
5	Bill Skowron	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	6
1	Gil Hodges	6
3	Hank Aaron	5
3	Al Kaline	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	18
2	Gil Hodges	17
2	Minnie Minoso	17
2	Hank Sauer	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	8
2	Jim Gilliam	5
3	Don Blasingame	3
4	Joe Altobelli	2
4	9 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vern Law	0.69
1	Jack Harshman	0.69
3	Ed Roebuck	0.86
4	Bob Keegan	0.96
5	3 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Lary	4
1	Warren Spahn	4
3	Lew Burdette	3
3	Dick Donovan	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	27
2	Moe Drabowsky	22
3	Bob Turley	21
4	Jim Bunning	20
4	Ed Roebuck	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Grim	2
1	Marv Grissom	2
1	Ken Lehman	2
1	Turk Lown	2
1	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Hazle	.507
2	Mickey Mantle	.437
3	Ted Williams	.394
4	Willie Mays	.381
5	Dale Long	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Kaline	11
2	Willie Mays	10
2	Duke Snider	10
4	Ernie Banks	9
4	Hank Sauer	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	29
1	Hank Sauer	29
3	Gil Hodges	28
4	Al Kaline	27
4	Willie Mays	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gilliam	12
2	Luis Aparicio	10
3	Don Blasingame	5
3	Mickey Mantle	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Roebuck	1.02
2	Gerry Staley	1.23
3	Vern Law	1.33
4	Tom Gorman	1.63
5	Moe Drabowsky	1.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	6
1	Warren Spahn	6
3	Dick Donovan	5
3	Don Drysdale	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	52
2	Moe Drabowsky	45
3	Bob Turley	40
4	Tom Sturdivant	34
5	5 tied	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ken Lehman	6
2	Bob Grim	5
2	Clem Labine	5
4	Tex Clevenger	3
4	2 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.375
2	Mickey Mantle	.360
3	Stan Musial	.334
4	Willie Mays	.331
5	Hank Aaron	.324

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	123
2	Stan Musial	115
3	Willie Mays	108
3	Minnie Minoso	108
5	Mickey Mantle	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	41
2	Luis Aparicio	31
3	Jim Gilliam	27
4	Johnny Temple	20
5	3 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	2.51
2	Bobby Shantz	2.59
3	Dick Donovan	2.62
4	Johnny Podres	2.75
5	Frank Sullivan	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	21
2	Dick Donovan	19
2	Billy Pierce	19
2	Early Wynn	19
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	197
2	Billy Pierce	178
3	Connie Johnson	172
4	Sam Jones	165
5	2 tied	158

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	20
2	Bob Grim	18
3	Hersh Freeman	15
3	Ray Narleski	15
5	Ike Delock	13