Week 7 Summary (05/26/1957

Week 7 Summary (05/26/1957 - 06/02/1957)

Week 7 is in the books and the rumble for supremacy in both leagues continues. The White Sox took a few losses to slow them down a bit, but of the first four-game in their series versus second place they have split 2-and-2 with game #5 to come tomorrow. Chicago has a five-game lead over the Tigers, with Boston, New York, and surprising Baltimore in pursuit.

1957 Baltimore Orioles

St. Louis ended the week by winning three consecutive versus Milwaukee, cooling off what had previously been the hottest team in the league. Pittsburgh is in second - they are supposed to be tied for last - but they lead the league in pitching and, apparently, clutch hitting. Every time I think their bubble has popped they roar right back. Milwaukee, Philadelphia, and Cincinnati all have twenty-two wins and all consider themselves top tier material. Milwaukee played most of the past 7-10 days without Eddie Mathews and Joe Adcock, but Mathews is now back in the lineup and Adcock is to return shortly. The Dodgers are, or at least were, playing better. They had a chance to reach the .500 mark this week but instead got swept in a doubleheader by Pittsburgh (Brooklyn has gone 2-9 versus the Pirates so far this season).

Pauk Richards,
Baltimore Manager

There were a lot of games played in Week 7. Thursday was a Memorial Day doubleheader day for every team and on Sunday half of the teams had another doubleheader day, and the remaining days of the week were almost all full every day as well. Stan Musial (.402) is the last NL player hitting over .400 as Musial leads the NL in hits with 66. Hank Aaron leads in runs scored (42), RBI's (51), and homeruns (23).

Ted Williams (.417) is still over .400, although George Kell (.389) has spent much of the last week+ over .400 due to an extraordinarily hot spell which was, unfortunately for Kell, followed by a real cold spell. Williams leads the AL in hits (58) and Mickey Mantle leads in runs scored (38) and RBI's (42). Roy Sievers has the homerun lead with 17.

I have stated before that I am not a fan of the intentional walk and have used it sparingly (if at all) during my previous replays, but I am trying to ensure it is fully incorporated as a part of this replay. I am trying to use it in true "baseball situations" and not just arbitrarily walk some guy for the sake of walking some guy, but it's not always as easy as it sounds. Most of the time - no harm no foul, but every once in awhile that next batter will take offense and line the next pitch off the wall and really make that strategy blow up in my face.

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