1957 Brooklyn Dodgers season
1957 Brooklyn Dodgers season
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1957 Brooklyn Dodgers | |
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| Other information | |
| Owner(s) | Walter O'Malley, James & Dearie Mulvey, Mrs. John L. Smith |
| General manager(s) | Buzzie Bavasi |
| Manager(s) | Walter Alston |
| Local television | WOR-TV |
| Local radio | WMGM Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Al Helfer WHOM Buck Canel |
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The 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers season was overshadowed by Walter O'Malley's threat to move the Dodgers out of Brooklyn if the city did not build him a new stadium in that borough. When the best the mayor could promise was a stadium in Queens, O'Malley made good on his threats and moved the team to Los Angeles after the season ended. The Dodgers final game at Ebbets Field was on September 24 as they finished their 68th and last NL season, and their 75th overall, in Brooklyn in third place with an 84–70 record, eleven games behind the NL and World Series Champion Milwaukee Braves.
Contents
1 Offseason
2 Regular season
2.1 Season standings
2.2 Record vs. opponents
2.3 Opening Day lineup
2.4 Notable transactions
2.5 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 Awards and honors
4.1 All-Stars
5 Farm system
6 Notes
7 References
8 External links
Offseason[edit]
- October 14, 1956: Connie Grob was purchased by the Dodgers from the Washington Senators.[1]
Regular season[edit]
During the season, the Dodgers played eight home games at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City, New Jersey, as part of owner Walter O'Malley's continued attempts to pressure Brooklyn to allow him to build a new stadium in his preferred location at Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues.[2]
On July 20, 1957: Duke Snider hit the 300th home run of his career. The opposing pitcher was Dick Drott.[3]
Danny McDevitt was the last pitcher to pitch for the Brooklyn Dodgers in a game at Ebbets Field. The game was contested on September 24, 1957, and McDevitt pitched a complete game. He had nine strikeouts while allowing only five hits.[4]
Season standings[edit]
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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[edit]
1957 National League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | |||||
Opening Day lineup[edit]
| Opening Day starters | |
|---|---|
| Name | Position |
| Jim Gilliam | Second baseman |
| Gino Cimoli | Left fielder |
| Duke Snider | Center fielder |
| Carl Furillo | Right fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First baseman |
| Randy Jackson | Third baseman |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Don Zimmer | Shortstop |
| Don Newcombe | Starting pitcher |
Notable transactions[edit]
- April 5, 1957: Chico Fernández was traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Ron Negray, Tim Harkness, Elmer Valo, Mel Geho (minors), cash and a player to be named later. The Phillies completed the deal by sending Ben Flowers to the Dodgers on April 8.[5]
- May 23, 1957: Don Elston was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Vito Valentinetti and Jackie Collum.[6]
- May 26, 1957: Tommy Lasorda was purchased by the Dodgers from the New York Yankees[7]
- May 30, 1957: Jim Fridley was purchased by the Dodgers from the New York Yankees.[8]
- June 14, 1957: Ken Lehman was purchased from the Dodgers by the Baltimore Orioles.[9]
- June 15, 1957: Babe Birrer was purchased by the Dodgers from the Baltimore Orioles.[10]
- August 24, 1957: Vito Valentinetti was purchased from the Dodgers by the Cleveland Indians.[11]
Roster[edit]
| 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers | |||||||||
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2B | Jim Gilliam | 149 | 617 | 154 | .250 | 2 | 37 |
| CF | Duke Snider | 139 | 508 | 139 | .274 | 40 | 92 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny McDevitt | 22 | 119 | 7 | 4 | 3.25 | 90 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Bessent | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.73 | 24 |
| Jackie Collum | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.31 | 3 |
Awards and honors[edit]
Gold Glove Award
- Gil Hodges
All-Stars[edit]
1957 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Gino Cimoli reserve
Gil Hodges reserve
Clem Labine reserve
Farm system[edit]
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
Open | Los Angeles Angels | Pacific Coast League | Clay Bryant |
AAA | Montreal Royals | International League | Greg Mulleavy Al Campanis Al Ronning Tommy Holmes |
AAA | St. Paul Saints | American Association | Max Macon |
A | Macon Dodgers | South Atlantic League | Goldie Holt |
A | Pueblo Dodgers | Western League | Ray Hathaway |
B | Cedar Rapids Raiders | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Danny Ozark |
B | Victoria Rosebuds | Texas League | Lou Rochelli |
C | Great Falls Electrics | Pioneer League | Jack Banta |
C | Reno Silver Sox | California League | Ray Perry |
D | Bluefield Dodgers | Appalachian League | Jim Bragan |
D | Kokomo Dodgers | Midwest League | Pete Reiser |
D | Shawnee Hawks | Sooner State League | Edward Serrano |
D | Thomasville Dodgers | Georgia–Florida League | Rudy Rufer Leon Hamilton Roger Wright |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bluefield
Notes[edit]
^ "Connie Grob page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 29, 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background: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 a{background: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 a{background: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-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Parker, Vernon (August 16, 2011). "On This Day in History: August 16 A Lonely Ebbets Without Dodgers". Brooklyn Eagle. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
^ "Duke Snider". The Baseball Page. Archived from the original on May 7, 2006. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
^ Sports Illustrated, December 6, 2010, Volume 113, Number 21, p. 24, Published by Time Inc.
^ "Chico Fernández page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
^ "Jackie Collum page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
^ "Tommy Lasorda page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
^ "Jim Fridley page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
^ "Ken Lehman page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
^ "Babe Birrer page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
^ "Vito Valentinetti page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
References[edit]
- Baseball-Reference season page
- Baseball Almanac season page
External links[edit]
- 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform
- Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
- Acme Dodgers page
- Retrosheet
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- Brooklyn Dodgers
- Los Angeles Dodgers seasons
- 1957 Major League Baseball season
- 1957 in sports in New York City
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