On This Day

Saturday, June 8, 1957

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	32	13	.711	--
Yankees	27	20	.574	6.0
Tigers	26	23	.531	8.0
Indians	24	22	.522	8.5
Red Sox	23	25	.479	10.5
Athletics	21	26	.447	12.0
Orioles	20	27	.426	13.0
Senators	17	34	.333	18.0

Games

White Sox 2, Orioles 0

Indians 6, Senators 4

Tigers 7, Yankees 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	28	17	.622	--
Redlegs	29	19	.604	0.5
Phillies	28	19	.596	1.0
Braves	26	19	.578	2.0
Cardinals	24	21	.533	4.0
Giants	21	29	.420	9.5
Pirates	15	31	.326	13.5
Cubs	13	29	.310	13.5

Games

Dodgers 9, Redlegs 2

Cardinals 5, Giants 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gil Hodges	3
1	Whitey Lockman	3
1	Al Smith	3
1	Rube Walker	3
5	18 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chico Carrasquel	1
1	Joe Collins	1
1	Al Dark	1
1	Elston Howard	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Wertz	4
2	Jim Gilliam	3
2	Rube Walker	3
4	Joe Collins	2
4	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
None

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Billy Pierce	1.00
2	Bill Wight	0.67
3	Paul Foytack	0.60
4	Johnny Podres	0.50
5	Don Mossi	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Foytack	1
1	Don Mossi	1
1	Billy Pierce	1
1	Johnny Podres	1
1	Willard Schmidt	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Foytack	6
1	Billy Pierce	6
3	Johnny Podres	4
3	Bill Wight	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.385
2	Gil Hodges	.366
3	Nellie Fox	.364
4	Mickey Mantle	.361
5	Stan Musial	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	14
2	Hank Aaron	13
3	Ted Williams	12
4	Wally Moon	11
4	4 others tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	42
2	Hank Aaron	38
2	Roy Sievers	38
4	Don Hoak	35
5	Vic Wertz	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	17
2	Jim Landis	10
3	Jim Gilliam	9
4	Minnie Minoso	8
5	3 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bunning	1.67
2	Billy Pierce	1.79
3	Bobby Shantz	1.94
4	Johnny Podres	2.03
5	Don Drysdale	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	10
2	Paul Foytack	7
2	Ruben Gomez	7
2	Larry Jackson	7
2	Jack Sanford	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	70
2	Jim Bunning	63
3	Jack Sanford	60
4	Sandy Koufax	59
5	Early Wynn	57

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	10
2	Clem Labine	7
3	Ike Delock	4
3	Roy Face	4
3	2 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gil Hodges	.418
2	Dee Fondy	.407
3	Gino Cimoli	.397
4	Billy Klaus	.393
5	Bill Skowron	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	7
2	Stan Musial	6
2	Red Schoendienst	6
4	Willie Mays	5
5	8 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	21
2	Red Schoendienst	18
3	Bill Skowron	17
4	Jim Lemon	16
4	Mickey Mantle	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	4
2	Luis Aparicio	3
2	Don Blasingame	3
2	Jim Gilliam	3
2	Lee Walls	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	0.24
2	Bob Keegan	0.69
3	Don Drysdale	1.04
4	Bob Purkey	1.07
5	Bobby Shantz	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Clevenger	4
1	Paul Foytack	4
1	Billy Pierce	4
4	Jim Bunning	3
4	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Drott	25
1	Billy Pierce	25
3	Jack Sanford	24
4	Jim Bunning	22
4	Don Drysdale	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	3
1	Ray Narleski	3
3	Bud Byerly	2
3	Roy Face	2
3	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dee Fondy	.400
1	Gil Hodges	.400
3	Mickey Mantle	.388
4	Bob Cerv	.377
5	Nellie Fox	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	10
2	Ed Bailey	9
2	Stan Musial	9
4	Hank Aaron	7
4	4 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	27
2	Jim Lemon	26
3	Mickey Mantle	23
3	Vic Wertz	23
5	3 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	10
2	Tito Francona	6
3	Bill Bruton	5
3	Gene Freese	5
3	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	1.11
2	Art Ditmar	1.42
3	Jim Bunning	1.43
4	Johnny Podres	1.72
5	Don Drysdale	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	7
2	Tom Acker	5
2	Paul Foytack	5
2	Larry Jackson	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	45
2	Jack Sanford	43
3	Sandy Koufax	42
4	Billy Pierce	41
5	Ray Moore	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Narleski	7
2	Clem Labine	4
3	Roy Face	3
4	Tom Acker	2
4	9 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.364
2	Mickey Mantle	.337
3	Stan Musial	.330
4	Hank Aaron	.330
5	Nellie Fox	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	45
2	Duke Snider	43
3	Willie Mays	42
4	Joe Adcock	41
5	3 tied	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	121
2	Stan Musial	115
3	Joe Adcock	111
3	Mickey Mantle	111
5	Jackie Jensen	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	45
2	Luis Aparicio	27
2	Jim Gilliam	27
4	Jim Rivera	23
5	Minnie Minoso	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herb Score	2.45
2	Whitey Ford	2.59
3	Billy Pierce	2.72
4	Warren Spahn	2.75
5	Lew Burdette	2.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	23
1	Billy Pierce	23
1	Warren Spahn	23
4	Early Wynn	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	216
2	Billy Pierce	210
3	Paul Foytack	193
4	Sam Jones	176
5	Early Wynn	172

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clem Labine	21
2	Hersh Freeman	16
3	Turk Lown	13
4	Ike Delock	12
4	Ray Narleski	12