On This Day

Saturday, September 14, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	89	53	.627	--
White Sox	83	57	.593	5.0
Red Sox	76	65	.539	12.5
Tigers	73	68	.518	15.5
Indians	68	72	.486	20.0
Orioles	67	73	.479	21.0
Senators	54	87	.383	34.5
Athletics	52	87	.374	35.5

Games

Orioles 3, Tigers 1

Tigers 4, Orioles 3

Red Sox 13, Indians 10

White Sox 5, Yankees 2

Senators 3, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	85	56	.603	--
Cardinals	81	60	.574	4.0
Dodgers	80	63	.559	6.0
Redlegs	72	69	.511	13.0
Phillies	71	72	.497	15.0
Giants	68	76	.472	18.5
Pirates	58	86	.403	28.5
Cubs	54	87	.383	31.0

Games

Cubs 7, Pirates 3

Phillies 5, Redlegs 0

Pirates 3, Cubs 1

Dodgers 7, Braves 1

Cardinals 6, Giants 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ernie Banks	4
1	Ray Boone	4
1	Joe Caffie	4
4	Bobby Adams	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	3
2	Vic Wertz	2
3	Harry Anderson	1
3	Don Blasingame	1
3	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Gernert	7
1	Vic Wertz	7
3	Dale Long	4
4	Ernie Banks	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Hank Bauer	1
1	Wally Moon	1
1	Lou Skizas	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie O'Brien	0.89
2	Ralph Lumenti	0.83
3	Connie Johnson	0.80
4	Tom Sturdivant	0.71
5	Carl Erskine	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	Ike Delock	1
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	8
1	Eddie O'Brien	8
3	Ned Garver	5
3	Ralph Lumenti	5
3	Tom Sturdivant	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Turk Lown	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.376
2	Mickey Mantle	.368
3	Stan Musial	.340
4	Willie Mays	.336
5	Frank Robinson	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	40
1	Ernie Banks	40
3	Roy Sievers	39
4	Duke Snider	37
5	Mickey Mantle	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	120
2	Roy Sievers	106
3	Vic Wertz	98
4	Stan Musial	97
5	Del Ennis	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	37
2	Luis Aparicio	28
3	Jim Gilliam	24
4	Don Blasingame	21
5	Johnny Temple	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Turley	2.38
2	Jim Bunning	2.41
3	Bobby Shantz	2.59
4	Tom Sturdivant	2.67
5	Johnny Podres	2.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	19
1	Warren Spahn	19
3	Jim Bunning	18
4	Jack Sanford	17
5	3 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	177
2	Jack Sanford	173
3	Connie Johnson	166
4	Dick Drott	161
5	Jim Bunning	157

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Grim	17
1	Clem Labine	17
3	Ray Narleski	16
4	Marv Grissom	13
5	2 tied	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.450
2	Ray Boone	.438
3	Richie Ashburn	.423
4	Carl Furillo	.400
5	Del Ennis	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	10
2	Del Ennis	6
2	Roy Sievers	6
4	Al Kaline	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	19
2	Wes Covington	17
3	Roy Sievers	16
3	Vic Wertz	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	5
2	Luis Aparicio	4
2	Don Blasingame	4
2	Jim Rivera	4
5	Jim Piersall	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Fischer	0.41
2	Carl Erskine	0.54
3	Dixie Howell	0.69
4	Ed Roebuck	0.73
5	Bob Smith	0.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	3
1	Mike Garcia	3
1	Brooks Lawrence	3
1	Lindy McDaniel	3
1	Herm Wehmeier	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	29
2	Sam Jones	19
3	Don Drysdale	17
3	Don Elston	17
3	3 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	4
1	Marv Grissom	4
3	Lloyd Merritt	2
3	Billy Muffett	2
3	Ed Roebuck	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.407
2	Richie Ashburn	.379
3	Wally Moon	.378
4	Willie Mays	.371
5	Bob Hazle	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	15
2	Gil Hodges	9
2	Al Kaline	9
2	Eddie Mathews	9
2	Roy Sievers	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	32
2	Ernie Banks	30
3	Al Kaline	29
4	Del Ennis	27
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	11
2	Don Blasingame	7
3	Jim Gilliam	6
4	Willie Mays	5
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Roebuck	0.87
2	Bob Smith	0.98
3	Ron Kline	1.48
4	Warren Spahn	1.72
5	Whitey Ford	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	7
2	Mike Garcia	6
3	Don Drysdale	5
3	Ron Kline	5
3	Frank Lary	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	56
2	Moe Drabowsky	47
3	Bob Turley	38
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	37
5	Sam Jones	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marv Grissom	6
2	Roy Face	4
2	Billy Muffett	4
4	Bob Grim	3
4	2 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.370
2	Mickey Mantle	.367
3	Willie Mays	.337
4	Stan Musial	.335
5	Hank Aaron	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	42
2	Hank Aaron	41
2	Ernie Banks	41
4	Roy Sievers	40
5	Willie Mays	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	126
2	Vic Wertz	112
3	Roy Sievers	111
4	Gil Hodges	107
5	2 tied	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	43
2	Luis Aparicio	34
3	Jim Gilliam	26
4	Don Blasingame	21
4	Johnny Temple	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	2.51
2	Jim Bunning	2.58
3	Warren Spahn	2.62
4	Johnny Podres	2.67
5	Bobby Shantz	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	22
2	Jim Bunning	19
2	Billy Pierce	19
4	Dick Donovan	18
4	Jack Sanford	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	189
2	Jack Sanford	179
3	Connie Johnson	176
4	Sam Jones	169
5	Billy Pierce	167

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Grim	19
1	Clem Labine	19
3	Ray Narleski	16
4	Hersh Freeman	13
4	Marv Grissom	13