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June 1957
The A's came back to earth a little, going 15-13 in June. The Yankees went 17-9 and are back to within 5 games of the lead. A's first baseman
Charlton Brown went through a stretch where he hit an amazing 14 homers in 16 games, putting him on pace for over 70 homeruns on the season. Then he hit .255 with no homeruns over the next 13 games, still leaving him on pace for a record 65 homeruns this year. Meanwhile, Boston's
Mike Kreitenberg continues to impress with a .415 average.
In the NL, Pittsburgh followed up their fantastic May with a 8-18 June, dropping them th 4th. The Cubs took over first place, but the Reds moved into 2nd with a 18-9 record.
In The News
June 24: Prime Minister Kishi of Japan, wearing a Yankees cap, was one of 69,956 fans at Yankee Stadium to see New York defeat Baltimore 7-5. The Yankees led the game 3-2 before a
Pete Pugliese triple tied the score in the top of the 8th. The next batter,
David Lawrence hit a 2-run homer off starter
Roosevelt Wurth to take the lead. Then with no outs and runners on the corners in the bottom of the inning, 3B
Boris Zimyanin threw the ball away on a hurried throw to 1st and
Wilford Woodworth scored. After walking
Arnie Stewart to load the bases,
Bud Ulrich gave up a bases-clearing triple to catcher
Glen Vickers. After recording the 1st out of the inning, Ulrich walked Wurth and was pulled from the game. Reliever
Joe Stahl walked the first batter he faced to load the bases, but he got the next two batters out to snuff out the rally. However, the Yanks had already taken a lead and reliever
Bernard Client got three straight ground outs in the 9th to end the game.
American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Walter Pond (DET)!
He had a record of 4-0 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 3.25.
American League-Batter of the Month:
John Degal (BOS)!
He batted .443 in 88 AB, with 12 homers and 38 RBI.
National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Joe Helton (BKN)!
He had a record of 6-0 in 8 games started, with an ERA of 1.89 and 2 shutouts.
National League-Batter of the Month:
Mark Silcox (BKN)!
He batted .340 in 97 AB, with 8 homers and 31 RBI.
Code:
American League Standings
Kansas City 53 25 .679 -
New York (A) 48 30 .615 5.0
Detroit 41 37 .526 12.0
Cleveland 39 38 .506 13.5
Boston 35 42 .455 17.5
Chicago (A) 35 45 .438 19.0
Baltimore 32 45 .416 20.5
Washington 28 49 .364 24.5
National League Standings
Chicago (N) 50 27 .649 -
Cincinnati 49 28 .636 1.0
Brooklyn 47 32 .595 4.0
Pittsburgh 43 33 .566 6.5
Milwaukee 37 40 .481 13.0
New York (N) 30 48 .385 20.5
St. Louis 27 49 .355 22.5
Philadelphia 26 52 .333 24.5
AL AVG
.415 Mike Kreitenberg, BOS
.366 Paul Lett, CLE
.345 Hans Habermehl, KCA
NL AVG
.347 George Petty, NYG
.346 Rex Seelinger, NYG
.346 Mark Silcox, BKN
AL HOMERUNS
33 Charlton Brown, KCA
25 Arnie Stewart, NYA
24 John Degal, BOS
NL HOMERUNS
27 Abe Arsenault, MLN
20 Mark Silcox, BKN
20 Bobby Johnson, CHN
AL RBI
78 John Degal, BOS
66 Charlton Brown, KCA
58 Arnie Stewart, NYA
NL RBI
71 Mark Silcox, BKN
66 Matt Praks, PIT
64 Abe Arsenault, MLN
AL STEALS
33 Leo Emig, WSH
24 Lucien Arbour, BOS
22 Mike Kreitenberg, BOS
NL STEALS
23 Ben Cook, CIN
22 Asa Booker, PHI
20 Cognac Allen, MLN
AL ERA
2.14 Jackie Bowen, KCA
2.15 Bourbon Allen Jr., NYA
2.52 Van Melbourn, WSH
NL ERA
2.24 Randy Liebermann, CHN
2.59 Adam Sardina, CHN
2.69 Joe Helton, BKN
AL WINS
14 Martin Gwaltney, KCA
12 Jackie Bowen, KCA
12 Bourbon Allen Jr, NYA
NL WINS
14 Joe Helton, BKN
13 Adam Sardina, CHN
13 Jack Schoonover, PIT
13 Randy Liebermann, CHN
13 Tom Dufresne, BKN
AL STRIKEOUTS
164 Lukas Dietrich, WSH
141 Lex Tjeenk-Willink, CLE
141 Carpenter Erickson, NYA
NL STRIKEOUTS
155 Joe Helton, BKN
148 Randy Liebermann, CHN
96 Charley Harrington, STL
AL SAVES
20 Cal Granger, KCA
19 John Patterson, DET
14 Emilio Lobos, BOS
NL SAVES
16 Gene Lopez, CHN
16 Chris Delp, CIN
13 Barry Sammons, BKN
13 Mike Wielgosz, MLN