Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, September 22, 1957

On This Day

Sunday, September 22, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	95	54	.638	--
White Sox	88	59	.599	6.0
Red Sox	78	70	.527	16.5
Tigers	75	73	.507	19.5
Orioles	72	75	.490	22.0
Indians	71	76	.483	23.0
Athletics	56	90	.384	37.5
Senators	55	93	.372	39.5

Games

Orioles 6, Senators 5

White Sox 9, Indians 5

Athletics 4, Tigers 3

Athletics 2, Tigers 1

Yankees 5, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	91	57	.615	--
Cardinals	86	62	.581	5.0
Dodgers	82	68	.547	10.0
Redlegs	77	71	.520	14.0
Phillies	74	76	.493	18.0
Giants	69	82	.457	23.5
Pirates	60	91	.397	32.5
Cubs	58	90	.392	33.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Phillies 3

Braves 9, Cubs 7

Cardinals 7, Redlegs 5

Pirates 5, Giants 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Don Blasingame	4
1	Bob Hazle	4
1	Gus Zernial	4
4	Nellie Fox	3
4	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Ed Bailey	1
2	Wes Covington	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	4
2	Minnie Minoso	3
2	Walt Moryn	3
2	Chuck Tanner	3
2	Gus Zernial	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gil Hodges	1
1	Bob Skinner	1
1	Johnny Temple	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mike Garcia	0.71
2	Ned Garver	0.60
2	Duke Maas	0.60
2	Ramon Monzant	0.60
5	Billy Pierce	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Don Ferrarese	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Ned Garver	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	6
1	Bob Friend	6
1	Ralph Terry	6
4	Mike Garcia	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joey Jay	1
1	Billy Loes	1
1	Sal Maglie	1
1	Gerry Staley	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.383
2	Mickey Mantle	.365
3	Stan Musial	.345
4	Willie Mays	.334
5	Frank Robinson	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	42
1	Ernie Banks	42
3	Roy Sievers	41
4	Duke Snider	40
5	Ted Williams	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	126
2	Roy Sievers	112
3	Del Ennis	104
4	Stan Musial	101
5	Vic Wertz	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	38
2	Luis Aparicio	28
3	Jim Gilliam	25
4	Don Blasingame	21
5	Johnny Temple	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bunning	2.44
2	Bobby Shantz	2.50
3	Tom Sturdivant	2.64
4	Johnny Podres	2.67
5	Don Drysdale	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	20
1	Warren Spahn	20
3	Jim Bunning	19
4	Bob Buhl	18
4	Jack Sanford	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	184
2	Jack Sanford	179
3	Connie Johnson	171
4	Jim Bunning	169
5	Dick Drott	168

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Grim	18
2	Clem Labine	17
3	Ray Narleski	16
4	Marv Grissom	14
5	Turk Lown	12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Lemon	.429
2	Ernie Banks	.391
3	Luis Aparicio	.386
4	Pete Runnels	.378
5	Del Ennis	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	8
2	Wally Moon	5
2	Roy Sievers	5
2	Gus Zernial	5
5	2 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	14
1	Vic Wertz	14
3	Roy Sievers	13
4	Ernie Banks	12
4	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	3
1	Ted Beard	3
1	Danny O'Connell	3
1	Bob Skinner	3
5	9 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	0.95
2	Bill Fischer	1.00
3	Bob Buhl	1.11
4	Jim Wilson	1.17
5	Whitey Ford	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Drott	3
1	Don Drysdale	3
1	Turk Farrell	3
4	Bob Buhl	2
4	18 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Moe Drabowsky	19
1	Don Drysdale	19
1	Bob Friend	19
4	Jim Bunning	18
5	Bob Smith	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marv Grissom	3
1	Billy Muffett	3
1	Gerry Staley	3
4	Ike Delock	2
4	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.393
2	Roy McMillan	.359
3	Chico Carrasquel	.357
4	Richie Ashburn	.355
5	Roy Sievers	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	14
2	Al Kaline	10
3	Roy Sievers	9
4	Gil Hodges	8
4	Eddie Mathews	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	32
2	Del Ennis	31
3	Hank Aaron	27
4	Ernie Banks	25
4	2 others tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	8
2	Willie Mays	6
3	Don Blasingame	5
3	Jim Gilliam	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Fischer	0.96
2	Bob Smith	1.25
3	Carl Erskine	1.32
4	Whitey Ford	1.59
5	Chuck Stobbs	1.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	6
1	Mike Garcia	6
3	Turk Farrell	5
3	Brooks Lawrence	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Johnson	53
2	Moe Drabowsky	43
3	Don Drysdale	38
4	Billy Pierce	37
5	Jim Bunning	36

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.371
2	Mickey Mantle	.365
3	Stan Musial	.342
4	Willie Mays	.334
5	Hank Aaron	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	44
2	Ernie Banks	43
3	Hank Aaron	42
4	Roy Sievers	41
5	Ted Williams	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	129
2	Roy Sievers	113
3	Del Ennis	107
3	Minnie Minoso	107
5	3 tied	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	40
2	Luis Aparicio	32
3	Jim Gilliam	26
4	Johnny Temple	22
5	Don Blasingame	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	2.56
2	Warren Spahn	2.61
3	Don Drysdale	2.66
4	Johnny Podres	2.67
5	Jim Bunning	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	21
2	Billy Pierce	20
3	Bob Buhl	19
3	Jim Bunning	19
5	Jack Sanford	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	187
2	Jack Sanford	181
3	Connie Johnson	180
4	Sam Jones	173
5	Billy Pierce	172

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Grim	19
2	Clem Labine	18
3	Ray Narleski	16
4	Marv Grissom	14
5	2 tied	12