On This Day

Saturday, September 28, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	98	55	.641	--
White Sox	90	63	.588	8.0
Red Sox	81	72	.529	17.0
Tigers	77	76	.503	21.0
Orioles	75	76	.497	22.0
Indians	75	77	.493	22.5
Athletics	59	93	.388	38.5
Senators	55	98	.359	43.0

Games

Yankees 2, Red Sox 0

Indians 4, White Sox 1

Athletics 5, Tigers 3

Orioles 9, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	94	59	.614	--
Cardinals	87	66	.569	7.0
Dodgers	84	69	.549	10.0
Redlegs	80	73	.523	14.0
Phillies	76	77	.497	18.0
Giants	69	84	.451	25.0
Pirates	61	92	.399	33.0
Cubs	61	92	.399	33.0

Games

Pirates 1, Giants 0

Dodgers 8, Phillies 4

Cubs 6, Cardinals 4

Redlegs 6, Braves 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Pilarcik	4
2	Sandy Amoros	3
2	Don Hoak	3
2	Eddie Kasko	3
5	25 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Marv Blaylock	1
1	Randy Jackson	1
1	Harry Simpson	1
1	Frank Thomas	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Hoak	4
2	Randy Jackson	3
2	Walt Moryn	3
2	Al Smith	3
2	Gus Triandos	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chico Fernandez	1
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	Eddie Kasko	1
1	Tony Kubek	1
1	Billy Martin	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Klippstein	2.50
2	Morrie Martin	1.20
3	Frank Lary	0.80
4	Billy Pierce	0.78
5	Ruben Gomez	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Aguirre	1
1	Dave Hillman	1
1	Ron Kline	1
1	Johnny Klippstein	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Lary	8
2	Billy Pierce	7
3	Morrie Martin	6
4	Paul Foytack	5
4	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	1
1	Cal McLish	1
1	Johnny Podres	1
1	Bobby Shantz	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.385
2	Mickey Mantle	.365
3	Stan Musial	.351
4	Willie Mays	.332
5	Hank Aaron	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	44
2	Ernie Banks	43
3	Roy Sievers	42
4	Duke Snider	40
5	Ted Williams	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	132
2	Roy Sievers	114
3	Del Ennis	105
3	Vic Wertz	105
5	2 tied	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	38
2	Luis Aparicio	28
3	Jim Gilliam	26
4	Don Blasingame	21
5	Johnny Temple	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	2.45
2	Tom Sturdivant	2.54
3	Johnny Podres	2.66
4	Don Drysdale	2.69
5	Warren Spahn	2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Sanford	188
2	Early Wynn	184
3	Jim Bunning	180
4	Connie Johnson	174
5	Billy Pierce	171

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Grim	19
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	.516
2	Jim Lemon	.405
3	Hank Aaron	.400
4	Chuck Tanner	.371
5	Bob Nieman	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	6
1	Gus Zernial	6
3	Ted Williams	5
4	Hank Aaron	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Malzone	16
2	Vic Wertz	14
3	Dale Long	13
4	Hank Aaron	12
4	3 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	5
2	Ted Beard	3
2	Billy Harrell	3
2	Al Kaline	3
2	Jim Landis	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Larsen	0.56
2	Bobby Shantz	0.69
3	Billy O'Dell	0.92
4	Curt Simmons	1.06
5	Bill Wight	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Brosnan	2
1	Bob Buhl	2
1	Lew Burdette	2
1	Ike Delock	2
1	13 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	23
2	Billy Pierce	20
3	Connie Johnson	16
4	Moe Drabowsky	15
4	3 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	3
1	Billy Muffett	3
1	Gerry Staley	3
4	Bob Grim	2
4	7 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.397
2	Richie Ashburn	.376
3	Del Ennis	.356
4	Billy Goodman	.345
5	Ray Boone	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	13
2	Roy Sievers	9
3	Vic Wertz	8
4	Hank Aaron	7
4	7 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	29
2	Hank Aaron	27
2	Frank Malzone	27
4	Vic Wertz	26
5	Roy Sievers	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	6
1	Minnie Minoso	6
3	Jim Rivera	5
4	Luis Aparicio	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Smith	1.16
2	Tom Sturdivant	1.28
3	Carl Erskine	1.42
4	Bill Fischer	1.66
5	Whitey Ford	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike Garcia	5
1	Warren Spahn	5
3	Jim Bunning	4
3	Don Drysdale	4
3	6 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Moe Drabowsky	40
2	Jim Bunning	38
3	Connie Johnson	37
4	Jack Sanford	36
5	Billy Pierce	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marv Grissom	5
1	Billy Muffett	5
3	Don Elston	4
3	Roy Face	4
3	Gerry Staley	4