On This Day

Thursday, September 26, 1957

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 96 55 .636 --
White Sox 89 62 .589 7.0
Red Sox 81 70 .536 15.0
Tigers 77 74 .510 19.0
Indians 74 76 .493 21.5
Orioles 73 76 .490 22.0
Athletics 57 93 .380 38.5
Senators 55 96 .364 41.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 93 58 .616 --
Cardinals 87 64 .576 6.0
Dodgers 83 68 .550 10.0
Redlegs 79 72 .523 14.0
Phillies 75 76 .497 18.0
Giants 69 83 .454 24.5
Pirates 60 92 .395 33.5
Cubs 59 92 .391 34.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Bolling 2
1 Billy Harrell 2
1 Bill Tuttle 2
4 Earl Battey 1
4 18 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Thompson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Torgeson 2
2 Frank Bolling 1
2 Dick Brown 1
2 Billy Harrell 1
2 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ralph Terry 0.70
2 Vito Valentinetti 0.62
3 Paul Foytack 0.57
4 Bill Fischer 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Foytack 1
1 Vito Valentinetti 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Terry 7
2 Vito Valentinetti 5
3 Paul Foytack 4
4 Bill Fischer 1
4 2 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Duke Maas 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .386
2 Mickey Mantle .365
3 Stan Musial .351
4 Willie Mays .333
5 Frank Robinson .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 44
2 Ernie Banks 43
3 Roy Sievers 41
4 Duke Snider 40
5 Ted Williams 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 132
2 Roy Sievers 112
3 Del Ennis 105
4 Vic Wertz 104
5 2 tied 103

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 Bobby Shantz 2.47
2 Jim Bunning 2.50
3 Tom Sturdivant 2.64
4 Warren Spahn 2.65
5 Johnny Podres 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 21
2 Billy Pierce 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 174
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 .500
2 Jim Lemon .425
3 Ron Jackson .378
4 Hank Aaron .373
5 Dick Brown .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 6
1 Gus Zernial 6
3 Roy Sievers 5
3 Vic Wertz 5
3 Ted Williams 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Wertz 18
2 Frank Malzone 16
3 Dale Long 13
3 Minnie Minoso 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ted Beard 3
1 Billy Harrell 3
1 Al Kaline 3
1 Jim Landis 3
1 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Larsen 0.56
2 Billy O'Dell 0.92
3 Curt Simmons 1.06
4 Bob Smith 1.10
5 Jim Wilson 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 3
2 Bob Buhl 2
2 Ike Delock 2
2 Moe Drabowsky 2
2 11 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Moe Drabowsky 23
2 Jim Bunning 19
2 Danny McDevitt 19
4 Don Drysdale 16
4 Connie Johnson 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Muffett 3
1 Gerry Staley 3
3 Don Elston 2
3 Bob Grim 2
3 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Furillo .398
2 Richie Ashburn .372
3 Frank Robinson .345
4 Billy Goodman .344
5 Hector Lopez .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 14
2 Eddie Mathews 8
2 Roy Sievers 8
2 Bob Thurman 8
2 Vic Wertz 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 30
2 Del Ennis 29
3 Frank Malzone 27
4 Ernie Banks 26
5 Vic Wertz 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 6
2 Don Blasingame 5
2 Minnie Minoso 5
2 Jim Rivera 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Smith 1.16
2 Carl Erskine 1.32
3 Tom Sturdivant 1.53
4 Frank Sullivan 1.86
5 Don Drysdale 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Garcia 5
1 Brooks Lawrence 5
1 Warren Spahn 5
4 Jim Bunning 4
4 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Connie Johnson 49
2 Jim Bunning 41
3 Moe Drabowsky 40
4 Whitey Ford 33
5 Don Drysdale 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Grissom 5
1 Billy Muffett 5
3 Roy Face 4
3 Gerry Staley 4
5 8 tied 3