1957 Boston Red Sox season
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox baseball team 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.
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
Record vs. opponents
Template:1957 AL Record vs. opponents
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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Manager
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Player stats
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 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
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: San Francisco
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References
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- ↑ Bob Smith at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Faye Throneberry at Baseball-Reference
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- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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External links
- 1957 Boston Red Sox team at Baseball-Reference
- 1957 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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