1957 Major League Baseball season
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The 1957 Major League Baseball season was played from April 15 to October 10, 1957. The National League's Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants played their final seasons as New York City-based franchises before their moves to California for the 1958 season, leaving New York City without a National League team until the birth of the Mets in 1962.
This article is about the 1957 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1957 in baseball.
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1957 MLB season | |
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League | Major League Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | April 15 – October 10, 1957 |
Number of games | 154 |
Number of teams | 16 |
TV partner(s) | NBC, CBS |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | AL: Mickey Mantle (NYY) NL: Hank Aaron (MIL) |
AL champions | New York Yankees |
AL runners-up | Chicago White Sox |
NL champions | Milwaukee Braves |
NL runners-up | St. Louis Cardinals |
World Series | |
Champions | Milwaukee Braves |
Runners-up | New York Yankees |
World Series MVP | Lew Burdette (MIL) |
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