baseball X-RAY
August 19, 1957
Rookie Honors in the National League belong, so far, to the Phillies' Ed Bouchee (left) and Jack Sanford (right). Bouchee, a power-hitting first baseman, has dominated rookie hitting statistics all season, while Sanford, a 28-year-old fast ball pitcher, could be the first rookie 20-game winner in the league since the Giants' Larry Jansen in 1947.
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TEAM PERFORMANCES
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TEAM LEADERS
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This week (8/4 to 8/10)
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Batting
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Season
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Homers Week
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Week
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Season
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Homers Season
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Pitching Season
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
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Chicago
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4-2
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.667
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65-42
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4
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2 tied with
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.391
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Fox
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.317
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Doby
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11
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Pierce
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15-8
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Baltimore
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4-2
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.667
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53-55
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1
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Miranda
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.368
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Boyd
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.324
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Triandos
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11
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Loes
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11-6
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Washington
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4-2
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.667
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42-68
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6
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Schult
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500
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Sievers
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.297
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Sievers
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30
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Ramos
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9-9
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New York
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4-4
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.500
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71-38
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6
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Mantle
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.586
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Mantle
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.380
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Mantle
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31
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Grim
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10-3
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Kansas City
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3-3
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.500
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39-69
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5
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Power
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.438
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Lopez
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.297
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Zernial
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18
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Trucks
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8-5
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Cleveland
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3-5
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.375
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53-56
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9
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Naragon
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.444
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Woodling
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.323
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Wertz
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20
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Wynn
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13-12
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Boston
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2-4
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.333
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58-50
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3
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Williams
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.455
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Williams
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.389
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Williams
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30
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Brewer
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13-9
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Detroit
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2-4
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.333
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52-55
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5
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Kaline
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.350
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Kaline
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.288
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Maxwell
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19
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Bunning
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13-4
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
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Milwaukee
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6-0
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1.000
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67-42
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11
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Covington
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.455
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Aaron
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.337
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Aaron
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32
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Buhl
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15-6
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New York
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5-2
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.714
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49-61
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8
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Mays
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.387
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Mays
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.325
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Mays
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26
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Gomez
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12-9
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Chicago
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5-3
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.625
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39-69
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9
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Moryn
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.394
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Moryn
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.311
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Banks
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23
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Drott
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10-9
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Cincinnati
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4-4
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.500
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61-49
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13
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Robinson
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.500
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Robinson
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.329
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Crowe
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26
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Lawrence
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11-9
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Brooklyn
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3-4
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.429
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62-47
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4
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Cimoli
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.448
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Cimoli
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.313
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Snider
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28
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Drysdale
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10-6
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Philadelphia
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2-3
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.400
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58-50
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4
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Anderson
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.353
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Bouchee
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.294
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Lopata
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15
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Sanford
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14-4
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Pittsburgh
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1-5
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.167
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37-71
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2
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Groat
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.348
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Groat
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.332
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Thomas
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16
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Purkey
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10-9
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St. Louis
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1-6
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.143
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62-46
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4
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Landrith
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.300
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Musial
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.331
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Musial
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25
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Jackson
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12-6
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Rookie Honors in the National League belong, so far, to the Phillies' Ed Bouchee (left) and Jack Sanford (right). Bouchee, a power-hitting first baseman, has dominated rookie hitting statistics all season, while Sanford, a 28-year-old fast ball pitcher, could be the first rookie 20-game winner in the league since the Giants' Larry Jansen in 1947.
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