1957 Boston Red Sox season
Major League Baseball season
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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 | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Record | 82–72 (.532) |
| League place | 3rd |
| Owners | Tom Yawkey |
| President | Tom Yawkey |
| General managers | Joe Cronin |
| Managers | Pinky Higgins |
| Television | WBZ-TV, Ch. 4 and WNAC-TV, Ch. 7 |
| Radio | WHDH-AM 850 (Curt Gowdy, Don Gillis, Bob Murphy, Bill Crowley) |
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference |
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
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 98 | 56 | .636 | — | 48–29 | 50–27 |
| Chicago White Sox | 90 | 64 | .584 | 8 | 45–32 | 45–32 |
| Boston Red Sox | 82 | 72 | .532 | 16 | 44–33 | 38–39 |
| Detroit Tigers | 78 | 76 | .506 | 20 | 45–32 | 33–44 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 76 | 76 | .500 | 21 | 42–33 | 34–43 |
| Cleveland Indians | 76 | 77 | .497 | 21½ | 40–37 | 36–40 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 59 | 94 | .386 | 38½ | 37–40 | 22–54 |
| Washington Senators | 55 | 99 | .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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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Manager
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Player stats
| = Indicates team leader |
| = Indicates league leader |
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
