1957 Boston Red Sox season
The 1957 Boston Red Sox season was the 57th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League (AL) with a record of 82 wins and 72 losses, 16 games behind the New York Yankees.
| 1957 Boston Red Sox | |
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| Results | |
| Record | 82–72 (.532) |
| League place | 3rd (16 GB) |
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| Owners | Tom Yawkey |
| President | Tom Yawkey |
| General managers | Joe Cronin |
| Managers | Pinky Higgins |
| Local television | WBZ-TV, Ch. 4 and WNAC-TV, Ch. 7 |
| Local radio | WHDH-AM 850 (Curt Gowdy, Don Gillis, Bob Murphy, Bill Crowley) |
| Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference |
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Offseason
- December 3, 1956: Bob Smith was drafted from the Red Sox by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1956 rule 5 draft.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Yankees | 98 | 56 | 0.636 | — | 48–29 | 50–27 |
| Chicago White Sox | 90 | 64 | 0.584 | 8 | 45–32 | 45–32 |
| Boston Red Sox | 82 | 72 | 0.532 | 16 | 44–33 | 38–39 |
| Detroit Tigers | 78 | 76 | 0.506 | 20 | 45–32 | 33–44 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 76 | 76 | 0.500 | 21 | 42–33 | 34–43 |
| Cleveland Indians | 76 | 77 | 0.497 | 21½ | 40–37 | 36–40 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 59 | 94 | 0.386 | 38½ | 37–40 | 22–54 |
| Washington Senators | 55 | 99 | 0.357 | 43 | 28–49 | 27–50 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KCA | NYY | WSH | |||||
| Baltimore | — | 8–14 | 10–12–1 | 9–12 | 9–13 | 16–5–1 | 9–13 | 15–7 | |||||
| Boston | 14–8 | — | 8–14 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 16–6 | 8–14 | 14–8 | |||||
| Chicago | 12–10–1 | 14–8 | — | 14–8 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 8–14 | 17–5 | |||||
| Cleveland | 12–9 | 10–12 | 8–14 | — | 11–11 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 15–7 | |||||
| Detroit | 13–9 | 12–10 | 11–11 | 11–11 | — | 8–14 | 10–12 | 13–9 | |||||
| Kansas City | 5–16–1 | 6–16 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 14–8 | — | 3–19 | 12–10 | |||||
| New York | 13–9 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 12–10 | 19–3 | — | 13–9 | |||||
| Washington | 7–15 | 8–14 | 5–17 | 7–15 | 9–13 | 10–12 | 9–13 | — | |||||
Opening Day lineup
| 11 | Frank Malzone | 3B |
| 35 | Billy Klaus | SS |
| 9 | Ted Williams | LF |
| 25 | Dick Gernert | 1B |
| 37 | Jimmy Piersall | CF |
| 38 | Gene Stephens | RF |
| 24 | Gene Mauch | 2B |
| 22 | Sammy White | C |
| 23 | Tom Brewer | P |
Notable transactions
- April 29, 1957: Faye Throneberry, Milt Bolling and Russ Kemmerer were traded by the Red Sox to the Washington Senators for Bob Chakales and Dean Stone.[2]
Roster
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Player stats
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Sammy White | 111 | 340 | 73 | .215 | 3 | 31 |
| 1B | Dick Gernert | 99 | 316 | 75 | .237 | 14 | 58 |
| 2B | Ted Lepcio | 79 | 232 | 56 | .241 | 9 | 37 |
| SS | Billy Klaus | 127 | 477 | 120 | .252 | 10 | 42 |
| 3B | Frank Malzone | 153 | 634 | 185 | .292 | 15 | 103 |
| LF | Ted Williams | 132 | 420 | 163 | .388 | 38 | 87 |
| CF | Jim Piersall | 151 | 609 | 159 | .261 | 19 | 63 |
| RF | Jackie Jensen | 145 | 544 | 153 | .281 | 23 | 103 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Mickey Vernon | 102 | 270 | 65 | .241 | 7 | 38 |
| Gene Mauch | 65 | 222 | 60 | .270 | 2 | 28 |
| Billy Consolo | 68 | 196 | 53 | .270 | 4 | 19 |
| Pete Daley | 78 | 191 | 43 | .225 | 3 | 25 |
| Gene Stephens | 120 | 173 | 46 | .266 | 3 | 26 |
| Norm Zauchin | 52 | 91 | 24 | .264 | 3 | 14 |
| Ken Aspromonte | 24 | 78 | 21 | .269 | 0 | 4 |
| Marty Keough | 9 | 17 | 1 | .059 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Goodman | 18 | 16 | 1 | .063 | 0 | 0 |
| Haywood Sullivan | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Faye Throneberry | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Milt Bolling | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Frank Sullivan | 31 | 240.2 | 14 | 11 | 2.73 | 127 |
| Tom Brewer | 32 | 238.1 | 16 | 13 | 3.85 | 128 |
| Willard Nixon | 29 | 191.0 | 12 | 13 | 3.68 | 96 |
| Mike Fornieles | 25 | 125.1 | 8 | 7 | 3.52 | 64 |
| Dave Sisler | 22 | 122.1 | 7 | 8 | 4.71 | 55 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Bob Porterfield | 28 | 102.1 | 4 | 4 | 4.05 | 28 |
| George Susce | 29 | 88.1 | 7 | 3 | 4.28 | 40 |
| Dean Stone | 17 | 51.1 | 1 | 3 | 5.08 | 32 |
| Frank Baumann | 4 | 12.0 | 1 | 0 | 3.75 | 7 |
| Russ Meyer | 2 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 1 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Ike Delock | 49 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 3.83 | 62 |
| Rudy Minarcin | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.43 | 20 |
| Bob Chakales | 18 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8.16 | 16 |
| Murray Wall | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3.33 | 13 |
| Russ Kemmerer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
| Jack Spring | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
Awards and honors
Farm system
References
- Bob Smith at Baseball-Reference
- Faye Throneberry at Baseball-Reference
- Bradlee, Jr., Ben (2013). The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams. New York, New York: Little, Brown and Company. p. 429. ISBN 978-0-316-61435-1.
- Redmount, Robert S. (1998). The Red Sox Encyclopedia. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing. p. 22. ISBN 1-58261-012-6.
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- Boston Red Sox Press-Radio-TV Guide. January 15, 1957. p. 2. Retrieved March 13, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
External links
- 1957 Boston Red Sox team at Baseball-Reference
- 1957 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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