1957 Cleveland Indians season
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| Owner(s) | William R. Daley | |
| General manager(s) | Hank Greenberg, Frank Lane | |
| Manager(s) | Kerby Farrell | |
| Local television | WEWS-TV (Jim Britt, Ken Coleman) |
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| Local radio | WERE (1300 AM) (Bob Neal, Jimmy Dudley) |
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The 1957 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished sixth in the American League with a record of 76-77, 21½ games behind the New York Yankees
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Regular season [edit]
The Indians season was marked by change. Longtime Indians manager Al Lopez took over as manager of the Chicago White Sox, and was replaced by Kerby Farrell, who had led the Indianapolis Indians to the 1956 Junior World Series crown.[1] Eddie Stanky also became the Indians new infield coach.
Rookie Roger Maris, who was part of Farrell's Indianapolis team, joined the Indians as the team's starting center fielder. He made his major league debut against the Chicago White Sox on April 16. In 5 at bats, Maris had 3 hits.[2] Two days later, Maris hit the first home run of his career, a grand slam off Tigers pitcher Jack Crimian at Briggs Stadium in Detroit.[3]
In grimmer news, on May 7 Gil McDougald of the Yankees hit a pitch off Indians pitcher Herb Score in the first inning. The pitch would strike Score in the face.[4]
Season standings [edit]
| 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 |
Notable transactions [edit]
- August 24, 1957: Vito Valentinetti was purchased by the Indians from the Brooklyn Dodgers.[5]
- September 21, 1957: Hoyt Wilhelm was selected off waivers by the Indians from the St. Louis Cardinals.[6]
Roster [edit]
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Player stats [edit]
Batting [edit]
Starters by position [edit]
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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| CF | Roger Maris | 116 | 358 | 84 | .235 | 14 | 51 |
Other batters [edit]
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 [edit]
Starting pitchers [edit]
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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| Herb Score | 5 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 2.00 | 39 |
Other pitchers [edit]
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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| Bud Daley | 34 | 87.1 | 2 | 8 | 4.43 | 54 |
| Vito Valentinetti | 11 | 23.2 | 2 | 2 | 4.94 | 9 |
Relief pitchers [edit]
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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| Hank Aguirre | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.75 | 9 |
| Bob Alexander | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
| Hoyt Wilhelm | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.45 | 0 |
Awards and honors [edit]
Farm system [edit]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Reading[7]
Notes [edit]
- ^ Roger Maris: Baseball's Reluctant Hero, p. 85, Tom Clavin and Danny Peary, Touchstone Books, Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4165-8928-0
- ^ Roger Maris page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Roger Maris: Baseball's Reluctant Hero, p. 87
- ^ Roger Maris: Baseball's Reluctant Hero, pp. 88-89
- ^ Vito Valentinetti page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Hoyt Wilhelm page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, NC: Baseball America, 2007
References [edit]
- 1957 Cleveland Indians team page at Baseball Reference
- 1957 Cleveland Indians team page at baseball-almanac.com
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