On This Day

Thursday, September 19, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 93 53 .637 --
White Sox 86 58 .597 6.0
Red Sox 77 68 .531 15.5
Tigers 75 70 .517 17.5
Indians 70 74 .486 22.0
Orioles 70 74 .486 22.0
Senators 54 91 .372 38.5
Athletics 53 90 .371 38.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 88 57 .607 --
Cardinals 84 61 .579 4.0
Dodgers 81 66 .551 8.0
Redlegs 76 69 .524 12.0
Phillies 72 75 .490 17.0
Giants 68 80 .459 21.5
Cubs 58 87 .400 30.0
Pirates 58 90 .392 31.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nellie Fox 4
1 Pete Runnels 4
3 Ted Beard 3
3 Ron Jackson 3
5 4 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nellie Fox 1
1 Minnie Minoso 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Esposito 2
1 Nellie Fox 2
3 Ted Beard 1
3 Lou Berberet 1
3 4 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ted Beard 1
1 Jim Landis 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chuck Stobbs 0.27
2 Bill Fischer 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Keegan 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Stobbs 3
2 Pedro Ramos 2
3 Jim Derrington 1
3 Bill Fischer 1
3 Jim McDonald 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .377
2 Mickey Mantle .365
3 Stan Musial .343
4 Willie Mays .338
5 Gene Woodling .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 42
2 Hank Aaron 41
3 Roy Sievers 39
4 Duke Snider 38
5 Willie Mays 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 123
2 Roy Sievers 106
3 Del Ennis 100
4 Ernie Banks 99
4 Vic Wertz 99

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 2.42
3 Bobby Shantz 2.50
4 Tom Sturdivant 2.67
5 Don Drysdale 2.67

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 Dick Drott 166
3 Connie Johnson 166

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 .455
2 Ernie Banks .438
3 Wally Moon .426
4 Jim Lemon .412
5 Carl Furillo .408

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Ennis 15
2 Ernie Banks 14
2 Wally Moon 14
2 Vic Wertz 14
5 Dick Gernert 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 3
1 Willie Mays 3
1 Danny O'Connell 3
4 Gene Baker 2
4 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Erskine 0.54
2 Bob Buhl 0.59
3 Jim Bunning 0.67
4 Bill Fischer 0.90
5 Whitey Ford 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 3
1 Dick Drott 3
1 Mike Garcia 3
1 Brooks Lawrence 3
5 20 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 21
2 Sam Jones 19
2 Billy Pierce 19
4 Bob Smith 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Muffett 4
2 Roy Face 3
2 Bill Kennedy 3
4 Don Elston 2
4 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Furillo .393
2 Richie Ashburn .392
3 Wally Moon .388
4 Willie Mays .378
5 Roy McMillan .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 15
2 Al Kaline 10
3 Willie Mays 9
4 Gil Hodges 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 32
2 Hank Aaron 28
3 Ernie Banks 27
3 Del Ennis 27
5 Sherm Lollar 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 9
2 Don Blasingame 6
2 Willie Mays 6
4 Jim Gilliam 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Smith 1.25
2 Jim Bunning 1.33
3 Bill Fischer 1.42
4 Ed Roebuck 1.64
5 Bob Trowbridge 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 6
1 Mike Garcia 6
3 Jim Bunning 5
3 Lew Burdette 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Connie Johnson 48
2 Moe Drabowsky 46
3 Jim Bunning 43
4 Bob Turley 38
5 2 tied 35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .368
2 Ted Williams .366
3 Stan Musial .342
4 Willie Mays .338
5 Gene Woodling .324

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 126
2 Roy Sievers 109
3 Vic Wertz 108
4 Ernie Banks 105
5 Del Ennis 104

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 Sal Maglie 2.50
2 Jim Bunning 2.55
3 Bobby Shantz 2.56
4 Don Drysdale 2.65
5 Johnny Podres 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 21
2 Jim Bunning 19
2 Billy Pierce 19
4 Bob Buhl 18
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 184
2 Jack Sanford 177
3 Connie Johnson 175
4 Sam Jones 172
5 Billy Pierce 168

Saves

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