On This Day

Tuesday, September 10, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 87 51 .630 --
White Sox 80 56 .588 6.0
Red Sox 75 62 .547 11.5
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

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 84 53 .613 --
Cardinals 79 59 .572 5.5
Dodgers 77 62 .554 8.0
Redlegs 71 68 .511 14.0
Phillies 70 70 .500 15.5
Giants 67 75 .472 19.5
Cubs 53 83 .390 30.5
Pirates 54 85 .388 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Aparicio 3
1 Ernie Banks 3
1 Ed Bouchee 3
1 Frank Malzone 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Del Ennis 1
2 Eddie Mathews 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 4
2 Jim Piersall 3
3 Dale Long 2
3 Eddie Mathews 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny O'Connell 2
2 Gene Baker 1
2 Willie Mays 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Curt Simmons 0.71
2 Johnny Antonelli 0.62
3 Whammy Douglas 0.60
4 Tom Brewer 0.50
5 Sam Jones 0.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Brewer 1
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Dick Drott 1
1 Brooks Lawrence 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Brewer 7
2 Sam Jones 6
3 Johnny Antonelli 5
3 Curt Simmons 5
5 Dick Drott 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ike Delock 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .376
2 Mickey Mantle .369
3 Stan Musial .340
4 Willie Mays .332
5 Frank Robinson .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 40
2 Duke Snider 37
3 Ernie Banks 36
3 Roy Sievers 36
5 Mickey Mantle 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 120
2 Roy Sievers 101
3 Stan Musial 97
4 Jackie Jensen 94
5 Willie Mays 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 37
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 2 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 174
2 Jack Sanford 170
3 Dick Drott 161
4 Connie Johnson 158
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 3 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Mathews .411
2 Carl Furillo .407
3 Ed Bouchee .397
4 Charlie Maxwell .390
5 Billy Goodman .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 7
1 Eddie Mathews 7
3 Wes Covington 5
4 Del Ennis 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wes Covington 19
2 Hank Aaron 18
2 Eddie Mathews 18
4 Ernie Banks 16
5 Del Ennis 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Blasingame 5
1 Willie Mays 5
3 Danny O'Connell 3
3 Larry Raines 3
3 Jim Rivera 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Roebuck 0.42
2 Dixie Howell 0.69
3 Frank Sullivan 1.07
4 Sam Jones 1.21
4 Tom Sturdivant 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brooks Lawrence 4
2 Dick Drott 3
2 Mike Garcia 3
2 Lindy McDaniel 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Connie Johnson 33
2 Bob Turley 24
3 Dick Drott 23
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 22
5 Whitey Ford 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 3
1 Marv Grissom 3
3 Lloyd Merritt 2
3 Billy Muffett 2
3 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Hazle .388
2 Eddie Mathews .378
3 Willie Mays .358
4 Wally Moon .347
5 Bill Mazeroski .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 13
1 Al Kaline 13
3 Eddie Mathews 10
4 Gil Hodges 9
4 Duke Snider 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 33
2 Al Kaline 32
3 Ernie Banks 28
4 Gil Hodges 27
5 2 tied 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 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Roebuck 1.14
2 Warren Spahn 1.68
3 Tom Sturdivant 1.69
4 Vern Law 1.72
5 Moe Drabowsky 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 7
2 Lew Burdette 5
2 Mike Garcia 5
2 Frank Lary 5
2 Tom Sturdivant 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Connie Johnson 58
2 Moe Drabowsky 39
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 39
4 Sam Jones 38
4 Bob Turley 38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .372
2 Mickey Mantle .365
3 Stan Musial .336
4 Willie Mays .331
5 Hank Aaron .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 42
1 Duke Snider 42
3 Mickey Mantle 39
4 Willie Mays 38
4 2 others tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 130
2 Stan Musial 108
3 Roy Sievers 107
4 Gil Hodges 106
5 Willie Mays 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 43
2 Luis Aparicio 32
3 Jim Gilliam 25
4 Don Blasingame 21
5 Johnny Temple 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 2.63
2 Sal Maglie 2.63
3 Bobby Shantz 2.67
4 Jim Bunning 2.67
5 Frank Sullivan 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 23
2 Billy Pierce 20
3 Bob Buhl 18
3 Jim Bunning 18
3 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 194
2 Connie Johnson 177
3 Jack Sanford 176
4 Billy Pierce 174
5 Sam Jones 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 19
2 Bob Grim 18
3 Ray Narleski 16
4 Hersh Freeman 15
5 Ike Delock 13