On This Day

Tuesday, September 17, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 92 53 .634 --
White Sox 84 58 .592 6.5
Red Sox 77 67 .535 14.5
Tigers 75 69 .521 16.5
Orioles 70 73 .490 21.0
Indians 69 74 .483 22.0
Senators 54 89 .378 37.0
Athletics 52 90 .366 38.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 87 57 .604 --
Cardinals 84 60 .583 3.0
Dodgers 80 66 .548 8.0
Redlegs 75 69 .521 12.0
Phillies 72 74 .493 16.0
Giants 68 79 .463 20.5
Cubs 57 87 .396 30.0
Pirates 58 89 .395 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alex Grammas 4
2 Hank Aaron 3
2 Joe Adcock 3
2 Ken Aspromonte 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Joe Adcock 1
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 Hank Bauer 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Russ Nixon 4
2 Jackie Jensen 3
2 Bobby Morgan 3
2 Bob Nieman 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Freese 1
1 Harvey Kuenn 1
1 Roger Maris 1
1 Minnie Minoso 1
1 Vic Wertz 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Billy Pierce 1.00
2 Camilo Pascual 0.89
3 Moe Drabowsky 0.60
4 Bob Friend 0.55
4 Billy Hoeft 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Larry Jackson 1
1 Billy Loes 1
1 Ray Narleski 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 9
2 Camilo Pascual 8
3 Moe Drabowsky 6
3 Bob Friend 6
3 Billy Hoeft 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Chakales 1
1 Bill Kennedy 1
1 Billy Muffett 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .377
2 Mickey Mantle .366
3 Stan Musial .342
4 Willie Mays .338
5 Gene Woodling .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 41
1 Ernie Banks 41
3 Roy Sievers 39
4 Duke Snider 38
5 3 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 122
2 Roy Sievers 106
3 Del Ennis 100
4 Stan Musial 98
4 Vic Wertz 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 38
2 Luis Aparicio 28
3 Jim Gilliam 25
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 2.50
4 Tom Sturdivant 2.67
5 Johnny Podres 2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 180
2 Jack Sanford 175
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 Del Ennis .412
2 Ray Boone .410
3 Harvey Kuenn .395
4 Carl Furillo .389
5 Wally Moon .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 9
2 Del Ennis 6
3 Wally Moon 5
3 Roy Sievers 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Ennis 21
2 Wally Moon 14
3 Vic Wertz 13
4 Ernie Banks 12
4 Dick Gernert 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 4
2 Luis Aparicio 3
2 Don Blasingame 3
2 Danny O'Connell 3
5 10 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Erskine 0.54
2 Bob Buhl 0.59
3 Jim Bunning 0.67
4 Bill Fischer 0.69
5 Chuck Stobbs 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 3
1 Turk Farrell 3
1 Herm Wehmeier 3
4 Moe Drabowsky 2
4 23 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 21
1 Moe Drabowsky 21
3 Sam Jones 19
3 Billy Pierce 19
5 Tom Brewer 18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Furillo .395
2 Wally Moon .386
3 Willie Mays .383
4 Richie Ashburn .372
5 Gene Woodling .366

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 Del Ennis 28
3 Hank Aaron 27
3 Ernie Banks 27
3 Hank Sauer 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Smith 0.98
2 Jim Bunning 1.33
3 Bill Fischer 1.45
4 Ed Roebuck 1.69
5 Whitey Ford 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Lary 6
2 Jim Bunning 5
2 Don Drysdale 5
2 Turk Farrell 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Connie Johnson 56
2 Moe Drabowsky 46
3 Jim Bunning 43
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 36
4 Billy Pierce 36

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 .369
3 Stan Musial .344
4 Willie Mays .334
5 Gene Woodling .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 43
2 Ernie Banks 42
3 Hank Aaron 41
4 Roy Sievers 40
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 125
2 Vic Wertz 110
3 Roy Sievers 109
4 Gil Hodges 106
5 Del Ennis 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 43
2 Luis Aparicio 32
3 Jim Gilliam 26
4 Don Blasingame 21
4 Johnny Temple 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Bunning 2.55
2 Bobby Shantz 2.56
3 Warren Spahn 2.63
4 Johnny Podres 2.69
5 Don Drysdale 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 22
2 Jim Bunning 19
2 Billy Pierce 19
4 Bob Buhl 18
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 184
2 Jack Sanford 177
3 Connie Johnson 176
3 Billy Pierce 176
5 Sam Jones 172

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 19
2 Clem Labine 18
3 Ray Narleski 16
4 Marv Grissom 13
5 3 tied 12