1957 Boston Red Sox season
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1957 Boston Red Sox season
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| Owner(s) | Tom Yawkey | |
| General manager(s) | Joe Cronin | |
| Manager(s) | 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) |
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The 1957 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing third in the American League with a record of 82 wins and 72 losses.
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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 |
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| New York Yankees | 98 | 56 | .636 | -- |
| Chicago White Sox | 90 | 64 | .584 | 8 |
| Boston Red Sox | 82 | 72 | .532 | 16 |
| Detroit Tigers | 78 | 76 | .506 | 20 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 76 | 76 | .500 | 21 |
| Cleveland Indians | 76 | 77 | .497 | 21.5 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 59 | 94 | .386 | 38.5 |
| Washington Senators | 55 | 99 | .357 | 43 |
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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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
Batting
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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| 3B | Frank Malzone | 153 | 634 | 185 | .292 | 15 | 103 |
| SS | Billy Klaus | 127 | 477 | 120 | .252 | 10 | 42 |
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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Pitching
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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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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| Frank Baumann | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3.75 | 7 |
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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Awards and honors
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| Open | San Francisco Seals | Pacific Coast League | Joe Gordon |
| AA | Oklahoma City Indians | Texas League | Sheriff Robinson |
| A | Albany Senators | Eastern League | Eddie Popowski |
| B | Greensboro Patriots | Carolina League | Len Okrie |
| D | Lafayette Red Sox | Midwest League | Ken Deal |
| D | Lexington Red Sox | Nebraska State League | Jack Kaiser |
| D | Corning Red Sox | New York-Penn League | Elmer Yoter |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: San Francisco[3]
Notes
- ^ Bob Smith page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Faye Throneberry page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
References
- 1957 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1957 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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