Events of Monday, August 5, 1957 (original) (raw)
Events of Monday, August 5, 1957
Events of Monday, August 5, 1957
8-4-1957 8-6-1957 8-5-1956 8-5-1958
CLE A 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 - 7 8 1 NY A 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 1
BOX+PBP WP: Garcia (5-7) LP: Larsen (6-4) HR: Woodling (10)
NY N 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 10 2 BRO N 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 x - 5 9 1
BOX+PBP WP: Drysdale (9-6) LP: Crone (4-6) SV: Labine (16) HR: Mays (25)
Standings At Close of Play of August 5, 1957
NL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA St. Louis Cardinals 103 62 41 0 .602 - 501 433 Milwaukee Braves 105 62 42 1 .596 0.5 488 429 Brooklyn Dodgers 104 60 44 0 .577 2.5 468 368 Cincinnati Reds 104 58 46 0 .558 4.5 523 488 Philadelphia Phillies 107 57 48 2 .543 6.0 448 439 New York Giants 106 45 61 0 .425 18.5 423 508 Chicago Cubs 104 36 66 2 .353 25.5 408 496 Pittsburgh Pirates 105 36 68 1 .346 26.5 401 499
AL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA New York Yankees 104 69 35 0 .663 - 505 372 Chicago White Sox 103 62 40 1 .608 6.0 453 369 Boston Red Sox 103 56 47 0 .544 12.5 510 442 Cleveland Indians 104 51 53 0 .490 18.0 450 486 Detroit Tigers 102 50 52 0 .490 18.0 387 411 Baltimore Orioles 105 50 53 2 .485 18.5 419 400 Washington Senators 105 39 66 0 .371 30.5 422 575 Kansas City Athletics 104 36 67 1 .350 32.5 386 477
Transactions
Detroit Tigers signed George Thomas as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).