On This Day

Sunday, September 8, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	87	51	.630	--
White Sox	80	55	.593	5.5
Red Sox	74	62	.544	12.0
Tigers	69	67	.507	17.0
Indians	66	70	.485	20.0
Orioles	65	71	.478	21.0
Senators	52	84	.382	34.0
Athletics	51	84	.378	34.5

Games

Red Sox 2, Orioles 0

Athletics 3, White Sox 2

Tigers 3, Indians 1

Yankees 5, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	83	53	.610	--
Cardinals	78	59	.569	5.5
Dodgers	77	61	.558	7.0
Redlegs	70	68	.507	14.0
Phillies	70	69	.504	14.5
Giants	67	74	.475	18.5
Pirates	54	84	.391	30.0
Cubs	52	83	.385	30.5

Games

Giants 3, Dodgers 2

Phillies 7, Pirates 4

Pirates 6, Phillies 2

Cubs 5, Braves 3

Cardinals 4, Redlegs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ted Kazanski	4
1	Rip Repulski	4
3	Gene Baker	3
3	Dick Groat	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wes Covington	1
1	Dick Gernert	1
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	Rip Repulski	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rip Repulski	4
2	Dick Gernert	2
2	Jim Gilliam	2
2	Willie Jones	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Gene Baker	1
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Chuck Harmon	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mike Fornieles	1.00
1	Jack Urban	1.00
3	Billy Hoeft	0.70
4	Bob Smith	0.67
5	Don Drysdale	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Barclay	1
1	Dick Drott	1
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Mike Fornieles	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Urban	8
2	Billy Hoeft	7
3	Bob Smith	6
4	Mike Fornieles	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marv Grissom	1
1	Robin Roberts	1
1	Bobby Shantz	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.376
2	Mickey Mantle	.369
3	Stan Musial	.341
4	Willie Mays	.334
5	Frank Robinson	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	39
2	Duke Snider	37
3	Roy Sievers	36
4	Ernie Banks	34
4	Mickey Mantle	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	119
2	Roy Sievers	101
3	Stan Musial	97
4	Jackie Jensen	94
5	Willie Mays	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	36
2	Luis Aparicio	26
3	Jim Gilliam	23
4	Don Blasingame	21
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	2.38
2	Jim Bunning	2.50
3	Bobby Shantz	2.59
4	Tom Sturdivant	2.68
5	Frank Sullivan	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	19
1	Warren Spahn	19
3	Jim Bunning	17
3	Jack Sanford	17
5	Bob Buhl	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	174
2	Jack Sanford	170
3	Connie Johnson	158
4	Dick Drott	157
5	Jim Bunning	151

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	17
2	Bob Grim	16
2	Ray Narleski	16
4	Marv Grissom	12
5	2 tied	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.514
2	Carl Furillo	.436
3	Gene Freese	.386
4	Roy McMillan	.370
5	Ed Bouchee	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Kaline	7
2	Eddie Mathews	6
3	Ernie Banks	5
3	Wes Covington	5
3	Gil Hodges	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	19
2	Wes Covington	18
2	Eddie Mathews	18
4	Hank Aaron	17
4	Jackie Jensen	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	5
1	Don Blasingame	5
3	Willie Mays	4
4	Chico Fernandez	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dixie Howell	0.69
1	Gerry Staley	0.69
3	Bill Fischer	0.93
4	Frank Sullivan	1.07
5	Ed Roebuck	1.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike Garcia	4
1	Warren Spahn	4
3	Turk Farrell	3
3	Billy Hoeft	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	33
2	Moe Drabowsky	26
2	Bob Turley	26
4	Don Drysdale	22
4	2 others tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	3
1	Marv Grissom	3
3	Turk Lown	2
3	Sal Maglie	2
3	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Hazle	.440
2	Mickey Mantle	.366
3	Willie Mays	.364
4	Eddie Mathews	.353
5	2 tied	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Kaline	13
2	Ernie Banks	11
2	Duke Snider	11
4	Eddie Mathews	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	35
2	Al Kaline	33
3	Hank Sauer	28
4	Gil Hodges	27
5	Eddie Mathews	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	10
2	Don Blasingame	7
3	Jim Gilliam	6
3	Willie Mays	6
5	Al Smith	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Roebuck	1.14
2	Gerry Staley	1.38
3	Warren Spahn	1.44
4	Tom Sturdivant	1.69
5	Vern Law	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	8
2	Don Drysdale	5
2	Mike Garcia	5
2	Frank Lary	5
2	Tom Sturdivant	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	58
2	Bob Turley	44
3	Moe Drabowsky	39
3	Don Drysdale	39
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marv Grissom	5
2	Roy Face	4
2	Billy Muffett	4
2	Ed Roebuck	4
5	2 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.370
2	Mickey Mantle	.361
3	Stan Musial	.343
4	Willie Mays	.337
5	Hank Aaron	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	42
2	Hank Aaron	41
3	Mickey Mantle	39
3	Willie Mays	39
3	2 others tied	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	132
2	Stan Musial	110
3	Roy Sievers	108
4	Gil Hodges	107
5	Willie Mays	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	44
2	Luis Aparicio	32
3	Jim Gilliam	25
4	Don Blasingame	21
4	Johnny Temple	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	2.63
2	Jim Bunning	2.64
3	Bobby Shantz	2.65
4	Frank Sullivan	2.70
4	Don Drysdale	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	23
2	Billy Pierce	21
3	Bob Buhl	18
3	Jim Bunning	18
3	2 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	197
2	Connie Johnson	182
2	Billy Pierce	182
4	Jack Sanford	176
5	Sam Jones	167

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	19
2	Bob Grim	18
3	Ray Narleski	16
4	Hersh Freeman	15
5	2 tied	12