On This Day

Thursday, August 29, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 82 45 .646 --
White Sox 75 51 .595 6.5
Red Sox 67 59 .532 14.5
Tigers 63 64 .496 19.0
Indians 62 66 .484 20.5
Orioles 60 65 .480 21.0
Athletics 49 78 .386 33.0
Senators 48 78 .381 33.5

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rocky Colavito 3
2 Bobby Avila 2
2 Tom Brewer 2
2 Billy Klaus 2
2 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Bauer 1
1 Rocky Colavito 1
1 Jim Hegan 1
1 Enos Slaughter 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lenny Green 3
1 Frank Malzone 3
3 Chico Carrasquel 2
3 Rocky Colavito 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Garcia 0.75
2 Tom Sturdivant 0.57
3 Tom Brewer 0.50
3 Duke Maas 0.50
5 Dick Donovan 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Brewer 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Mike Garcia 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Garcia 9
2 Tom Brewer 4
2 Whitey Ford 4
2 Duke Maas 4
2 Tom Sturdivant 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .379
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 Dick Donovan 2.69
5 Vern Law 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 17
2 Bob Buhl 16
2 Jack Sanford 16
2 Warren Spahn 16
5 3 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 .500
2 Gene Woodling .488
3 Stan Musial .472
4 Wally Moon .439
5 Willie Mays .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 5
1 Ernie Banks 5
1 Gil Hodges 5
1 Jim Piersall 5
1 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 17
2 Yogi Berra 16
2 Hank Sauer 16
4 Ernie Banks 15
4 Minnie Minoso 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 7
2 Jim Gilliam 5
3 Don Blasingame 3
4 Joe Altobelli 2
4 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Law 0.53
2 Jack Harshman 0.69
3 Bob Keegan 0.96
3 Ed Roebuck 0.96
5 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 4
2 Lew Burdette 3
2 Don Drysdale 3
2 Mike Garcia 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Garcia 28
2 Connie Johnson 27
3 Moe Drabowsky 22
4 Tom Sturdivant 21
4 Bob Turley 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Hazle .507
2 Mickey Mantle .435
3 Willie Mays .382
4 Ted Williams .380
5 Gene Woodling .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Kaline 11
2 Duke Snider 10
3 Ernie Banks 9
3 Willie Mays 9
3 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
5 Willie Mays 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 12
2 Luis Aparicio 10
3 Mickey Mantle 5
4 Willie Mays 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Roebuck 1.02
2 Gerry Staley 1.23
3 Vern Law 1.33
4 Warren Spahn 1.49
5 Tom Gorman 1.63

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 38
5 Mike Garcia 36

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 .377
2 Mickey Mantle .359
3 Stan Musial .334
4 Willie Mays .334
5 Hank Aaron .326

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 123
2 Stan Musial 115
3 Willie Mays 108
4 Minnie Minoso 106
5 Mickey Mantle 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 41
2 Luis Aparicio 31
3 Jim Gilliam 25
4 Johnny Temple 20
5 3 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 2.49
2 Dick Donovan 2.58
3 Bobby Shantz 2.59
4 Johnny Podres 2.75
5 Don Drysdale 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 21
2 Dick Donovan 19
2 Billy Pierce 19
2 Early Wynn 19
5 4 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