On This Day

Monday, September 23, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 95 54 .638 --
White Sox 88 60 .595 6.5
Red Sox 79 70 .530 16.0
Tigers 75 74 .503 20.0
Orioles 72 75 .490 22.0
Indians 72 76 .486 22.5
Athletics 57 90 .388 37.0
Senators 55 94 .369 40.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 92 57 .617 --
Cardinals 86 63 .577 6.0
Dodgers 82 68 .547 10.5
Redlegs 77 71 .520 14.5
Phillies 74 76 .493 18.5
Giants 69 82 .457 24.0
Pirates 60 91 .397 33.0
Cubs 58 90 .392 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Aaron 3
1 Rocky Bridges 3
1 Dick Brown 3
1 Jackie Jensen 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Dick Brown 1
1 Rocky Colavito 1
1 Woodie Held 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Malzone 4
2 Jackie Jensen 3
2 Minnie Minoso 3
4 Hank Aaron 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Kaline 3
2 Ken Boyer 1
2 Jim Finigan 1
2 Billy Harrell 1
2 Bubba Phillips 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Bunning 0.78
2 Cal McLish 0.60
3 Lew Burdette 0.36
4 Ralph Lumenti 0.29
5 Mike Fornieles 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Conley 1
1 Mike Fornieles 1
1 Cal McLish 1
1 Arnie Portocarrero 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cal McLish 9
2 Jim Bunning 7
3 Lew Burdette 4
4 Mike Fornieles 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wally Burnette 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .385
2 Mickey Mantle .365
3 Stan Musial .349
4 Willie Mays .334
5 Frank Robinson .328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 128
2 Roy Sievers 112
3 Del Ennis 104
4 Jackie Jensen 102
4 Minnie Minoso 102

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 2.50
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 Jim Bunning 176
4 Connie Johnson 171
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 Stan Musial .467
2 Jim Lemon .444
3 Ernie Banks .395
4 Luis Aparicio .390
5 Bubba Phillips .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 8
2 Gus Zernial 6
3 Wally Moon 5
3 Roy Sievers 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Ennis 14
1 Vic Wertz 14
3 Frank Malzone 13
3 Minnie Minoso 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ted Beard 3
1 Al Kaline 3
1 Danny O'Connell 3
1 Bob Skinner 3
5 10 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 0.95
2 Bill Fischer 1.00
3 Bob Smith 1.10
4 Jim Wilson 1.17
5 Whitey Ford 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 3
2 Bob Buhl 2
2 Jim Bunning 2
2 Lew Burdette 2
2 14 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 25
2 Moe Drabowsky 17
3 Don Drysdale 16
4 Bob Friend 15
5 5 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Muffett 3
1 Gerry Staley 3
3 Ike Delock 2
3 Bob Grim 2
3 5 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Furillo .393
2 Roy Sievers .362
3 Roy McMillan .352
4 Richie Ashburn .350
5 Del Ennis .343

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Ennis 30
2 Al Kaline 29
3 Hank Aaron 27
4 Frank Malzone 26
4 Eddie Mathews 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

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

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Connie Johnson 46
2 Jim Bunning 43
2 Moe Drabowsky 43
4 Don Drysdale 38
5 2 tied 33

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