1957 New York Yankees season
Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees
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The 1957 New York Yankees season was the 55th season for the team. The team finished with a record of 98–56 to win their 23rd pennant, finishing eight games ahead of the Chicago White Sox. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium.
| 1957 New York Yankees | |
|---|---|
| American League champions | |
| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York City |
| Record | 98–56 (.636) |
| League place | 1st |
| Owners | Dan Topping and Del Webb |
| General managers | George Weiss |
| Managers | Casey Stengel |
| Television | WPIX (Mel Allen, Red Barber, Phil Rizzuto) |
| Radio | WINS (AM) (Mel Allen, Red Barber, Phil Rizzuto) |
In the World Series, the Yankees were defeated by the Milwaukee Braves in seven games. They lost the crucial seventh game in Yankee Stadium to the starting pitcher for the Braves, Lew Burdette, who was selected the World Series Most Valuable Player based on this and his other two victories in the Series.
Phil Rizzuto, the former team shortstop from the early 50s, joined the broadcast team for the radio and television broadcasts taking over from Jim Woods in what would be the first of many seasons as a Yankees broadcaster.
Offseason
- October 15, 1956: Bob Cerv was purchased from the Yankees by the Kansas City Athletics.[1]
- December 11, 1956: Charlie Silvera and cash were traded by the Yankees to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later. The Cubs completed the deal by sending Harry Chiti to the Yankees on December 14.[2]
- February 19, 1957: Irv Noren, Milt Graff, Mickey McDermott, Tom Morgan, Rip Coleman, Billy Hunter, and a player to be named later were traded by the Yankees to the Kansas City Athletics for Art Ditmar, Bobby Shantz, Jack McMahan, Wayne Belardi, and players to be named later. The Yankees completed their part of the deal by sending Jack Urban to the Athletics on April 5. The Athletics completed the deal by sending Curt Roberts to the Yankees on April 4 and Clete Boyer to the Yankees on June 4.[3]
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 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- May 26, 1957: Tommy Lasorda was purchased from the Yankees by the Brooklyn Dodgers.[4]
- June 15, 1957: Ralph Terry, Woodie Held, Billy Martin, and Bob Martyn were traded by the Yankees to the Kansas City Athletics for Ryne Duren, Jim Pisoni, and Harry Simpson.[5]
- September 10, 1957: Bobby Del Greco was purchased by the Yankees from the Chicago Cubs.[6]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
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| = 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 | Yogi Berra | 134 | 482 | 121 | .251 | 24 | 82 |
| 1B | Bill Skowron | 122 | 457 | 139 | .304 | 17 | 88 |
| 2B | Bobby Richardson | 97 | 305 | 78 | .256 | 0 | 19 |
| 3B | Andy Carey | 85 | 247 | 63 | .255 | 6 | 33 |
| SS | Gil McDougald | 141 | 539 | 156 | .289 | 13 | 62 |
| LF | Elston Howard | 110 | 356 | 90 | .253 | 8 | 44 |
| CF | Mickey Mantle | 144 | 474 | 173 | .365 | 34 | 94 |
| RF | Hank Bauer | 137 | 479 | 124 | .259 | 18 | 65 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Kubek | 127 | 431 | 128 | .297 | 3 | 39 |
| Harry Simpson | 75 | 224 | 56 | .250 | 7 | 39 |
| Enos Slaughter | 96 | 209 | 53 | .254 | 5 | 34 |
| Jerry Coleman | 72 | 157 | 42 | .268 | 2 | 12 |
| Joe Collins | 79 | 149 | 30 | .201 | 2 | 10 |
| Billy Martin | 43 | 145 | 35 | .241 | 1 | 12 |
| Jerry Lumpe | 40 | 103 | 35 | .340 | 0 | 11 |
| Darrell Johnson | 21 | 46 | 10 | .217 | 1 | 8 |
| Zeke Bella | 5 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Del Greco | 8 | 7 | 3 | .429 | 0 | 0 |
| Woodie Held | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Sturdivant | 28 | 201.2 | 16 | 6 | 2.54 | 118 |
| Bob Turley | 32 | 176.1 | 13 | 6 | 2.71 | 152 |
| Bobby Shantz | 30 | 173.0 | 11 | 5 | 2.45 | 72 |
| Don Larsen | 27 | 139.2 | 10 | 4 | 3.74 | 81 |
| Whitey Ford | 24 | 129.1 | 11 | 5 | 2.57 | 84 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Kucks | 37 | 179.1 | 8 | 10 | 3.56 | 78 |
| Art Ditmar | 46 | 127.1 | 8 | 3 | 3.25 | 64 |
| Sal Maglie | 6 | 26.0 | 2 | 0 | 1.73 | 9 |
| Ralph Terry | 7 | 20.2 | 1 | 1 | 3.05 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Grim | 46 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 2.63 | 52 |
| Tommy Byrne | 30 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4.36 | 9 |
| Al Cicotte | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3.03 | 36 |
1957 World Series
NL Milwaukee Braves (4) vs. AL New York Yankees (3)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braves – 1, Yankees – 3 | October 2 | Yankee Stadium | 69,476 |
| 2 | Braves – 4, Yankees – 2 | October 3 | Yankee Stadium | 65,202 |
| 3 | Yankees – 12, Braves – 3 | October 5 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 45,804 |
| 4 | Yankees – 5, Braves – 7 (10 innings) | October 6 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 45,804 |
| 5 | Yankees – 0, Braves – 1 | October 7 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 45,811 |
| 6 | Braves – 2, Yankees – 3 | October 9 | Yankee Stadium | 61,408 |
| 7 | Braves – 5, Yankees – 0 | October 10 | Yankee Stadium | 61,207 |
Awards and honors
- Mickey Mantle, American League MVP
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Denver, Alexandria[7]