Games on 1957-08-31 | Top | 1957 Playoffs |
| Lg | Visiting Team | R | Home Team | R | Links | Inn | Attend. | Time | Vis Starter | Home Starter | Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher | Save Pitcher | Vis Manager | Home Manager | Stadium |
| AL | Boston Red Sox | 1 | Baltimore Orioles | 4 | Boxscore - PBP | 9 | 14,589 | 2:13 | Willard Nixon | Hal Brown | Hal Brown (6-7) | Willard Nixon (8-9) | - | Pinky Higgins | Paul Richards | Memorial Stadium |
| AL | Detroit Tigers | 8 | Cleveland Indians | 7 | Boxscore - PBP | 10 | 7,886 | 3:40 | Frank Lary | Early Wynn | Jim Stump (1-0) | Vito Valentinetti (1-1) | Duke Maas (4) | Jack Tighe | Kerby Farrell | Cleveland Stadium |
| AL | Chicago White Sox | 8 | Kansas City Athletics | 3 | Boxscore - PBP | 9 | 13,756 | 2:45 | Jim Wilson | Tom Gorman | Dixie Howell (4-4) | Tom Gorman (3-7) | - | Al Lopez | Harry Craft | Municipal Stadium |
| AL | Washington Senators I | 6 | New York Yankees | 5 | Boxscore - PBP | 9 | 22,838 | 2:58 | Russ Kemmerer | Art Ditmar | Pedro Ramos (10-12) | Bob Grim (11-5) | Chuck Stobbs (1) | Cookie Lavagetto | Casey Stengel | Yankee Stadium I |
| NL | New York Giants | 5 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 7 | Boxscore - PBP | 9 | 14,222 | 0:00 | Al Worthington | Sal Maglie | Ed Roebuck (7-2) | Marv Grissom (3-4) | - | Bill Rigney | Walter Alston | Ebbets Field |
| NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | Chicago Cubs | 2 | Boxscore - PBP | 9 | 13,437 | 2:56 | Herm Wehmeier | Don Elston | Herm Wehmeier (7-6) | Turk Lown (5-4) | Billy Muffett (4) | Fred Hutchinson | Bob Scheffing | Wrigley Field |
| NL | Milwaukee Braves | 14 | Cincinnati Reds | 4 | Boxscore - PBP | 9 | 21,947 | 2:55 | Lew Burdette | Joe Nuxhall | Juan Pizarro (5-6) | Joe Nuxhall (8-8) | - | Fred Haney | Birdie Tebbetts | Crosley Field |
| NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | Philadelphia Phillies | 7 | Boxscore - PBP | 9 | 5,141 | 2:17 | Bob Friend | Don Cardwell | Don Cardwell (4-6) | Bob Friend (8-15) | - | Danny Murtaugh | Mayo Smith | Shibe Park |
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Standings as of 1957-08-31. | Top | Record in remaining games at far right |
| Rk | Lg | MLB | AL - | GP | W | L | Pct | GBL | RF | RA | Diff | Home | Away | StrK | 1957 Links | Manager | General Manager | Ballpark | GP | W | L | Pct |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | New York Yankees | 129 | 82 | 47 | .636 | -- | 618 | 462 | 156 | 45-23 | 37-24 | L2 | T S R Log Off Def SP | George Weiss | Yankee Stadium I | 25 | 16 | 9 | .640 | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Chicago White Sox | 129 | 76 | 53 | .589 | 6.0 | 593 | 470 | 123 | 34-26 | 42-27 | W1 | T S R Log Off Def SP | Charlie Comiskey | Comiskey Park | 25 | 14 | 11 | .560 | |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | Boston Red Sox | 119 | 61 | 58 | .513 | 16.0 | 560 | 515 | 45 | 29-33 | 32-25 | L1 | T S R Log Off Def SP | Joe Cronin | Fenway Park | 35 | 21 | 14 | .600 | |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | Detroit Tigers | 129 | 64 | 65 | .496 | 18.0 | 507 | 526 | -19 | 24-37 | 40-28 | W1 | T S R Log Off Def SP | John McHale | Briggs Stadium | 25 | 14 | 11 | .560 | |
| 5 | 5 | 10 | Baltimore Orioles | 129 | 63 | 66 | .488 | 19.0 | 502 | 504 | -2 | 30-39 | 31-29 | W1 | T S R Log Off Def SP | Paul Richards | Memorial Stadium | 23 | 13 | 10 | .565 | |
| 6 | 6 | 11 | Cleveland Indians | 130 | 63 | 67 | .485 | 19.5 | 567 | 628 | -61 | 27-33 | 36-34 | L1 | T S R Log Off Def SP | Hank Greenberg | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 23 | 13 | 10 | .565 | |
| 7 | 7 | 14 | Kansas City Athletics | 119 | 47 | 72 | .395 | 30.0 | 442 | 534 | -92 | 17-41 | 30-31 | L1 | T S R Log Off Def SP | George Selkirk | Municipal Stadium | 34 | 12 | 22 | .353 | |
| 8 | 8 | 15 | Washington Senators I | 126 | 49 | 77 | .389 | 31.5 | 517 | 667 | -150 | 24-43 | 25-34 | W2 | T S R Log Off Def SP | Calvin Griffith | Griffith Stadium | 28 | 6 | 22 | .214 | |
| Rk | Lg | MLB | NL - | GP | W | L | Pct | GBL | RF | RA | Diff | Home | Away | StrK | 1957 Links | Manager | General Manager | Ballpark | GP | W | L | Pct |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | Milwaukee Braves | 128 | 79 | 49 | .617 | -- | 650 | 516 | 134 | 44-24 | 35-25 | W2 | T S R Log Off Def SP | Fred Haney | John Quinn | County Stadium | 26 | 16 | 10 | .615 |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 129 | 73 | 56 | .566 | 6.5 | 583 | 494 | 89 | 32-28 | 41-28 | W3 | T S R Log Off Def SP | Buzzie Bavasi | Ebbets Field | 25 | 11 | 14 | .440 | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals | 128 | 72 | 56 | .563 | 7.0 | 586 | 546 | 40 | 40-27 | 32-29 | W2 | T S R Log Off Def SP | Frank Lane | Sportsman's Park | 26 | 15 | 11 | .577 | |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | Philadelphia Phillies | 130 | 66 | 64 | .508 | 14.0 | 518 | 535 | -17 | 31-29 | 34-36 | W2 | T S R Log Off Def SP | Roy Hamey | Connie Mack Stadium | 24 | 11 | 13 | .458 | |
| 5 | 5 | 8 | Cincinnati Reds | 128 | 64 | 64 | .500 | 15.0 | 615 | 668 | -53 | 31-37 | 33-27 | L2 | T S R Log Off Def SP | Gabe Paul | Crosley Field | 26 | 16 | 10 | .615 | |
| 6 | 6 | 12 | New York Giants | 117 | 52 | 65 | .444 | 21.5 | 509 | 535 | -26 | 27-33 | 25-32 | L2 | T S R Log Off Def SP | Chub Feeney | Polo Grounds | 37 | 17 | 20 | .459 | |
| 7 | 7 | 13 | Chicago Cubs | 110 | 44 | 66 | .400 | 26.0 | 424 | 480 | -56 | 20-36 | 23-31 | L3 | T S R Log Off Def SP | John Holland | Wrigley Field | 44 | 18 | 26 | .409 | |
| 8 | 8 | 16 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 114 | 42 | 72 | .368 | 30.0 | 404 | 515 | -111 | 15-38 | 27-34 | L2 | T S R Log Off Def SP | Joe Brown | Forbes Field | 40 | 20 | 20 | .500 |
