1957 Detroit Tigers season
1957 Detroit Tigers season
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1957 Detroit Tigers | |
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| Owner(s) | Fred Knorr, John Fetzer |
| General manager(s) | Walter Briggs, Jr., John McHale |
| Manager(s) | Jack Tighe |
| Local television | WJBK |
| Local radio | WKMH (Van Patrick, Mel Ott) |
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The 1957 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fourth in the American League with a record of 78–76, 20 games behind the New York Yankees. The team scored 614 runs and allowed 614 runs for a run differential of zero.[1]
Contents
1 Offseason
2 Regular season
2.1 Season standings
2.2 Record vs. opponents
2.3 Notable transactions
2.4 Roster
3 Player stats
3.1 Batting
3.1.1 Starters by position
3.1.2 Other batters
3.2 Pitching
3.2.1 Starting pitchers
3.2.2 Other pitchers
3.2.3 Relief pitchers
4 Farm system
5 References
6 External links
Offseason[edit]
- February 8, 1957: Jim Brideweser was purchased from the Tigers by the Baltimore Orioles.[2]
Regular season[edit]
- April 18, 1957: Roger Maris hit the first home run of his career. It came at Briggs Stadium in Detroit and was a grand slam off Tigers pitcher Jack Crimian.[3]
Season standings[edit]
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
1957 American League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | 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[edit]
- June 14, 1957: Earl Torgeson was traded by the Tigers to the Chicago White Sox for Dave Philley.[4]
- August 1, 1957: Johnny Groth was purchased by the Tigers from the Kansas City Athletics.[5]
- August 27, 1957: Al Aber was selected off waivers from the Tigers by the Kansas City Athletics.[6]
Roster[edit]
| 1957 Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
| Catchers
Infielders
| Outfielders
Other batters
| Manager
Coaches
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RF | Al Kaline | 149 | 577 | 170 | .295 | 23 | 90 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Philley | 65 | 173 | 49 | .283 | 2 | 16 |
| Earl Torgeson | 30 | 50 | 12 | .240 | 1 | 5 |
| Jim Small | 36 | 42 | 9 | .214 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bunning | 45 | 267.1 | 20 | 8 | 2.69 | 182 |
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 |
|---|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Aber | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6.81 | 15 |
| Jack Crimian | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.71 | 1 |
Farm system[edit]
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
AAA | Charleston Senators | American Association | Frank Skaff, Don Griffin and Bill Norman |
AA | Birmingham Barons | Southern Association | Johnny Pesky |
A | Augusta Tigers | Sally League | Bill Adair |
B | Durham Bulls | Carolina League | Bob Mavis |
C | Idaho Falls Russets | Pioneer League | Al Lakeman |
D | Montgomery Rebels | Alabama–Florida League | Stubby Overmire |
D | Orlando Flyers | Florida State League | Marland Doolittle and John Rose |
D | Valdosta Tigers | Georgia–Florida League | Stan Wasiak |
D | Erie Sailors | New York–Penn League | Chuck Kress |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Durham
References[edit]
^ "1957 Baseball Standings". MLB.com. Retrieved September 21, 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ Jim Brideweser at Baseball Reference
^ Roger Maris: Baseball's Reluctant Hero, p. 87, Tom Clavin and Danny Peary, Touchstone Books, Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 2010,
ISBN 978-1-4165-8928-0
^ Dave Philley at Baseball Reference
^ Johnny Groth at Baseball Reference
^ Al Aber at Baseball Reference
External links[edit]
1957 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference
Categories:
- Detroit Tigers seasons
- 1957 Major League Baseball season
- 1957 in sports in Michigan
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