On This Day

Sunday, September 15, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	91	53	.632	--
White Sox	84	57	.596	5.5
Red Sox	76	67	.531	14.5
Tigers	75	68	.524	15.5
Orioles	69	73	.486	21.0
Indians	68	74	.479	22.0
Senators	54	88	.380	36.0
Athletics	52	89	.369	37.5

Games

Tigers 7, Red Sox 1

Tigers 4, Red Sox 3

Yankees 5, Athletics 3

Yankees 3, Athletics 0

White Sox 3, Senators 1

Orioles 5, Indians 4

Orioles 4, Indians 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	85	57	.599	--
Cardinals	83	60	.580	2.5
Dodgers	80	64	.556	6.0
Redlegs	73	69	.514	12.0
Phillies	72	72	.500	14.0
Giants	68	78	.466	19.0
Pirates	58	88	.397	29.0
Cubs	56	87	.392	29.5

Games

Cubs 6, Giants 2

Cubs 7, Giants 6

Redlegs 11, Dodgers 6

Cardinals 11, Pirates 3

Cardinals 9, Pirates 6

Phillies 3, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Goodman	7
2	Frank Bolling	5
2	Bob Boyd	5
2	Billy Gardner	5
5	6 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Moon	2
2	Ed Bailey	1
2	Hank Bauer	1
2	Ed Bouchee	1
2	24 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Moon	4
1	Frank Robinson	4
3	Ken Boyer	3
3	Tommy Byrne	3
3	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Boyer	1
1	Joe Cunningham	1
1	Joe DeMaestri	1
1	Hobie Landrith	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tex Clevenger	1.17
1	Curt Simmons	1.17
3	Jim Bunning	1.00
4	Don Larsen	0.80
5	Sam Jones	0.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Don Elston	1
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Hal Jeffcoat	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	9
2	Tex Clevenger	7
2	Sam Jones	7
2	Curt Simmons	7
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy Muffett	2
2	Bill Kennedy	1
2	Turk Lown	1
2	Duke Maas	1
2	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.376
2	Mickey Mantle	.369
3	Stan Musial	.342
4	Willie Mays	.339
5	Frank Robinson	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	40
1	Ernie Banks	40
3	Roy Sievers	39
4	Duke Snider	38
5	2 tied	34

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	38
2	Luis Aparicio	28
3	Jim Gilliam	24
4	Don Blasingame	21
5	Johnny Temple	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bunning	2.32
2	Bob Turley	2.44
3	Bobby Shantz	2.59
4	Tom Sturdivant	2.67
5	Johnny Podres	2.67

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	180
2	Jack Sanford	173
3	Jim Bunning	166
3	Connie Johnson	166
5	Dick Drott	161

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Grim	17
1	Clem Labine	17
3	Ray Narleski	16
4	Marv Grissom	13
5	Turk Lown	12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ray Boone	.450
1	George Kell	.450
3	Richie Ashburn	.423
4	Carl Furillo	.417
5	Roy McMillan	.400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	20
2	Ernie Banks	15
2	Vic Wertz	15
4	Wes Covington	14
4	3 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	5
2	Luis Aparicio	4
3	Don Blasingame	3
3	Danny O'Connell	3
3	Jim Piersall	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Fischer	0.41
2	Carl Erskine	0.54
3	Jim Bunning	0.75
3	George Zuverink	0.75
5	Bob Smith	0.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	4
2	Turk Farrell	3
2	Mike Garcia	3
2	Frank Lary	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	29
2	Sam Jones	26
3	Jim Bunning	24
4	Bob Turley	21
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	4
1	Marv Grissom	4
3	Billy Muffett	3
4	Bill Kennedy	2
4	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.412
2	Wally Moon	.390
3	Richie Ashburn	.383
4	Willie Mays	.378
5	Roy McMillan	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	15
2	Al Kaline	10
3	Gil Hodges	9
3	Hank Sauer	9
3	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	10
2	Don Blasingame	7
3	Jim Gilliam	6
3	Willie Mays	6
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Roebuck	0.84
2	Bob Smith	0.98
3	Jim Bunning	1.27
4	Whitey Ford	1.74
5	Tom Sturdivant	1.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike Garcia	6
1	Frank Lary	6
1	Warren Spahn	6
4	Jim Bunning	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	56
2	Jim Bunning	43
3	Moe Drabowsky	40
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	37
5	2 tied	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marv Grissom	6
1	Billy Muffett	6
3	Roy Face	4
3	Turk Lown	4
5	2 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.369
2	Ted Williams	.366
3	Stan Musial	.340
4	Willie Mays	.337
5	Gene Woodling	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	43
2	Hank Aaron	41
2	Ernie Banks	41
4	Roy Sievers	40
5	2 tied	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	126
2	Vic Wertz	112
3	Roy Sievers	111
4	Gil Hodges	107
4	Stan Musial	107

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	2.48
2	Jim Bunning	2.50
3	Warren Spahn	2.63
4	Johnny Podres	2.67
5	Bobby Shantz	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	22
2	Jim Bunning	20
3	Billy Pierce	19
4	Jack Sanford	18
5	4 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	192
2	Jack Sanford	179
3	Connie Johnson	176
3	Sam Jones	176
5	Jim Bunning	169

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Grim	19
2	Clem Labine	18
3	Ray Narleski	16
4	Hersh Freeman	13
4	2 others tied	13