1957 Pittsburgh Pirates season
1957 Pittsburgh Pirates | |
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Owner(s) | John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas P. Johnson, Branch Rickey (minority shareholders) |
General manager(s) | Joe L. Brown |
Manager(s) | Bobby Bragan, Danny Murtaugh |
Local television | KDKA-TV Bob Prince, Paul Long |
Local radio | KDKA Bob Prince, Dick Bingham |
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The 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 76th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 71st in the National League. The Pirates finished tied with the Chicago Cubs for eighth and last in the league standings with a record of 62–92.
The first season to be broadcast on television, the games were aired on KDKA-TV, making them the last of the original MLB teams to debut television broadcasts of its home and away games.
Regular season[]
The Pittsburgh Pirates played the Brooklyn Dodgers in the final game at Ebbets Field. The game was contested on September 24, 1957, and Brooklyn pitcher Danny McDevitt pitched a complete game. He had nine strikeouts while allowing just five hits.[2]
Season standings[]
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Milwaukee Braves | 95 | 59 | 0.617 | — | 45–32 | 50–27 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 87 | 67 | 0.565 | 8 | 42–35 | 45–32 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 84 | 70 | 0.545 | 11 | 43–34 | 41–36 |
Cincinnati Redlegs | 80 | 74 | 0.519 | 15 | 45–32 | 35–42 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 77 | 77 | 0.500 | 18 | 38–39 | 39–38 |
New York Giants | 69 | 85 | 0.448 | 26 | 37–40 | 32–45 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 62 | 92 | 0.403 | 33 | 36–41 | 26–51 |
Chicago Cubs | 62 | 92 | 0.403 | 33 | 31–46 | 31–46 |
Record vs. opponents[]
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Team | BR | CHC | CIN | MIL | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Brooklyn | — | 17–5 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 12–10 | 9–13 | 12–10 | 12–10 | |||||
Chicago | 5–17 | — | 7–15 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 8–14–1 | 12–10–1 | 12–10 | |||||
Cincinnati | 10–12 | 15–7 | — | 4–18 | 12–10 | 16–6 | 14–8 | 9–13 | |||||
Milwaukee | 12–10 | 13–9 | 18–4 | — | 13–9 | 12–10–1 | 16–6 | 11–11 | |||||
New York | 10–12 | 13–9 | 10–12 | 9–13 | — | 10–12 | 9–13 | 8–14 | |||||
Philadelphia | 13–9 | 14–8–1 | 6–16 | 10–12–1 | 12–10 | — | 13–9 | 9–13 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 10–12 | 10–12–1 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 13–9 | 9–13 | — | 6–16 | |||||
St. Louis | 10–12 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 16–6 | — |
Game log[]
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April: 4–8 (Home: 3–2; Away: 1–6)
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May: 7–19 (Home: 4–13; Away: 3–6)
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June: 15–19 (Home: 10–8; Away: 5–11)
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July: 10–20 (Home: 4–10; Away: 6–10)
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August: 12–13 (Home: 8–6; Away: 4–7)
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September: 14–13 (Home: 7–2; Away: 7–11)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie Bold = Pirates team member |
Opening Day lineup[]
Notable transactions[]
- May 1, 1957: Dale Long and Lee Walls were traded by the Pirates to the Chicago Cubs for Dee Fondy and Gene Baker.[3]
- May 14, 1957: Bob Smith was purchased by the Pirates from the St. Louis Cardinals.[4]
Roster[]
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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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C | Hank Foiles | 109 | 281 | 76 | .270 | 9 | 36 |
1B | Dee Fondy | 95 | 323 | 101 | .313 | 2 | 35 |
2B | Bill Mazeroski | 148 | 526 | 149 | .283 | 8 | 54 |
SS | Dick Groat | 125 | 501 | 158 | .315 | 7 | 54 |
3B | Gene Freese | 114 | 346 | 98 | .283 | 6 | 31 |
LF | Bob Skinner | 126 | 387 | 118 | .305 | 13 | 45 |
CF | Bill Virdon | 144 | 561 | 141 | .251 | 8 | 50 |
RF | Roberto Clemente | 111 | 451 | 114 | .253 | 4 | 30 |
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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Frank Thomas | 151 | 594 | 172 | .290 | 23 | 89 |
Gene Baker | 111 | 365 | 97 | .266 | 2 | 36 |
Paul Smith | 81 | 150 | 38 | .253 | 3 | 11 |
Román Mejías | 58 | 142 | 39 | .275 | 2 | 15 |
Dick Rand | 60 | 105 | 23 | .219 | 1 | 9 |
Hardy Peterson | 30 | 73 | 22 | .301 | 2 | 11 |
Jim Pendleton | 46 | 59 | 18 | .305 | 0 | 9 |
Danny Kravitz | 19 | 41 | 6 | .146 | 0 | 4 |
Johnny O'Brien | 34 | 35 | 11 | .314 | 0 | 1 |
John Powers | 20 | 35 | 10 | .286 | 2 | 8 |
Dale Long | 7 | 22 | 4 | .182 | 0 | 5 |
Lee Walls | 8 | 22 | 4 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
Buddy Pritchard | 23 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Hamlin | 2 | 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 |
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Bob Friend | 40 | 277 | 14 | 18 | 3.38 | 143 |
Ron Kline | 40 | 205 | 9 | 16 | 4.04 | 88 |
Vern Law | 31 | 172.2 | 10 | 8 | 2.87 | 55 |
Whammy Douglas | 11 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 3.26 | 28 |
Bennie Daniels | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.29 | 101 |
George Witt | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 40.50 | 1 |
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 Purkey | 48 | 179.2 | 11 | 14 | 3.86 | 51 |
Luis Arroyo | 54 | 130.2 | 3 | 11 | 4.68 | 2 |
Red Swanson | 32 | 72.2 | 3 | 3 | 3.72 | 29 |
Joe Trimble | 5 | 19.2 | 0 | 2 | 8.24 | 9 |
Eddie O'Brien | 3 | 12.1 | 1 | 0 | 2.19 | 10 |
Laurin Pepper | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 | 4 |
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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Roy Face | 59 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3.07 | 53 |
Nellie King | 36 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 | 23 |
Bob Smith | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3.11 | 35 |
Johnny O'Brien | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.08 | 19 |
Dick Hall | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 7 |
Chuck Churn | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.32 | 4 |
Bob Kuzava | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
Farm system[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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Open | Hollywood Stars | Pacific Coast League | Clyde King |
AAA | Columbus Jets | International League | Frank Oceak |
A | Lincoln Chiefs | Western League | Larry Shepard |
B | Beaumont Pirates | Big State League | Monty Basgall |
C | Douglas Copper Kings | Arizona–Mexico League | Bob Clear |
C | San Jose JoSox | California League | Dick Whitman |
C | Grand Forks Chiefs | Northern League | and Jack Paepke |
D | Salem Rebels | Appalachian League | |
D | Clinton Pirates | Midwest League | Stan Wentzel |
D | Jamestown Falcons | New York–Penn League | Jack Paepke |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lincoln
Jamestown club folded, June 25, 1957
Notes[]
References[]
- 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
- 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- Pittsburgh Pirates seasons
- 1957 Major League Baseball season
- 1957 in sports in Pennsylvania