1957 Boston Red Sox season

1957 Boston Red Sox
Major League affiliations
	American League (since 1901);
Location
	Fenway Park (since 1912);
	Boston, Massachusetts (since 1901);
Other information
Owner(s)	Tom Yawkey
Manager(s)	Pinky Higgins
Local television	WBZ-TV, Ch. 4 and WNAC-TV, Ch. 7
Local radio	WHDH-AM 850; (Curt Gowdy, Don Gillis, Bob Murphy, Bill Crowley)
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The 1957 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing third in the American League with a record of 82 wins and 72 losses.

Offseason

December 3, 1956: Bob Smith was drafted from the Red Sox by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1956 rule 5 draft.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

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

Opening Day lineup

11	Frank Malzone	3B
35	Billy Klaus	SS
9	Ted Williams	LF
25	Dick Gernert	1B
37	Jimmy Piersall	CF
38	Gene Stephens	RF
24	Gene Mauch	2B
22	Sammy White	C
23	Tom Brewer	P

Notable transactions

April 29, 1957: Faye Throneberry, Milt Bolling and Russ Kemmerer were traded by the Red Sox to the Washington Senators for Bob Chakales and Dean Stone.^[2]

Roster

1957 Boston Red Sox

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

5 Pinky Higgins

Coaches

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
3B	Malzone, FrankFrank Malzone	153	634	185	.292	15	103
SS	Klaus, BillyBilly Klaus	127	477	120	.252	10	42

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

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

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
Baumann, FrankFrank Baumann	4	12	1	0	3.75	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

Awards and honors

Ted Williams, Associated Press Athlete of the Year

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: San Francisco^[3]

Notes

^ Bob Smith page at Baseball Reference
^ Faye Throneberry page at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

References

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[1] Bob Smith page at Baseball Reference

[2] Faye Throneberry page at Baseball Reference

[3] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

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