1957 MLB Leaders: Musial, Aaron, Mantle, Williams Shine
The page from the 1958 Baseball Handbook and Schedules highlights the top Major League leaders from the 1957 baseball season. In the National League, Stan Musial of St. Louis led batting with a .351 average. Hank Aaron from Milwaukee excelled with 44 home runs and 132 RBIs, also earning the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award. Warren Spahn, also from Milwaukee, dominated in pitching with a 21-11 win-loss record. In the American League, Ted Williams of Boston achieved the highest batting average at .388. Roy Sievers from Washington impressed with 42 home runs and 114 RBIs. Mickey Mantle of New York was named MVP for his performance. Pitching honors in this league went to Jim Bunning of Detroit, who had a 20-8 record.