1957 Boston Red Sox season

The 1957 Boston Red Sox season was the 57th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League (AL) with a record of 82 wins and 72 losses, 16 games behind the New York Yankees.

1957 Boston Red Sox
League	American League
Ballpark	Fenway Park
City	Boston, Massachusetts
Record	82–72 (.532)
League place	3rd
Owners	Tom Yawkey
President	Tom Yawkey
General managers	Joe Cronin
Managers	Pinky Higgins
Television	WBZ-TV, Ch. 4 and WNAC-TV, Ch. 7
Radio	WHDH-AM 850 (Curt Gowdy, Don Gillis, Bob Murphy, Bill Crowley)
Stats	ESPN.com Baseball Reference
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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

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American League

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	98	56	.636	—	48‍–‍29	50‍–‍27
Chicago White Sox	90	64	.584	8	45‍–‍32	45‍–‍32
Boston Red Sox	82	72	.532	16	44‍–‍33	38‍–‍39
Detroit Tigers	78	76	.506	20	45‍–‍32	33‍–‍44
Baltimore Orioles	76	76	.500	21	42‍–‍33	34‍–‍43
Cleveland Indians	76	77	.497	21½	40‍–‍37	36‍–‍40
Kansas City Athletics	59	94	.386	38½	37‍–‍40	22‍–‍54
Washington Senators	55	99	.357	43	28‍–‍49	27‍–‍50

Record vs. opponents

1957 American League record v t e Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KCA	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	—

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 15 Frank Baumann 23 Tom Brewer 40 Bob Chakales 14 Ike Delock 20 Mike Fornieles 28 Russ Kemmerer 20 Russ Meyer 29 Rudy Minarcin 21 Willard Nixon 19 Bob Porterfield 39 Dave Sisler 36 Jack Spring 28 Dean Stone 18 Frank Sullivan 27 George Susce 26 Murray Wall		Catchers  8 Pete Daley 16 Haywood Sullivan 22 Sammy White Infielders  7 Ken Aspromonte  1 Billy Consolo 25 Dick Gernert 35 Billy Klaus 12 Ted Lepcio 11 Frank Malzone 24 Gene Mauch  6 Mickey Vernon  3 Norm Zauchin		Outfielders  4 Jackie Jensen 41 Marty Keough 37 Jimmy Piersall 38 Gene Stephens  9 Ted Williams Other batters  2 Milt Bolling 10 Billy Goodman 26 Faye Throneberry		Manager  5 Pinky Higgins Coaches 32 Del Baker (First base) 31 Jack Burns (Third base) 33 Dave Ferriss (Pitching) 34 Paul Schreiber (Hitting)

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

= Indicates league leader

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
C	Sammy White	111	340	73	.215	3	31
1B	Dick Gernert	99	316	75	.237	14	58
2B	Ted Lepcio	79	232	56	.241	9	37
SS	Billy Klaus	127	477	120	.252	10	42
3B	Frank Malzone	153	634	185	.292	15	103
LF	Ted Williams	132	420	163	.388	38	87
CF	Jim Piersall	151	609	159	.261	19	63
RF	Jackie Jensen	145	544	153	.281	23	103

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
Mickey Vernon	102	270	65	.241	7	38
Gene Mauch	65	222	60	.270	2	28
Billy Consolo	68	196	53	.270	4	19
Pete Daley	78	191	43	.225	3	25
Gene Stephens	120	173	46	.266	3	26
Norm Zauchin	52	91	24	.264	3	14
Ken Aspromonte	24	78	21	.269	0	4
Marty Keough	9	17	1	.059	0	0
Billy Goodman	18	16	1	.063	0	0
Haywood Sullivan	2	1	0	.000	0	0
Faye Throneberry	1	1	0	.000	0	0
Milt Bolling	1	1	0	.000	0	0

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
Frank Sullivan	31	240.2	14	11	2.73	127
Tom Brewer	32	238.1	16	13	3.85	128
Willard Nixon	29	191.0	12	13	3.68	96
Mike Fornieles	25	125.1	8	7	3.52	64
Dave Sisler	22	122.1	7	8	4.71	55

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
Bob Porterfield	28	102.1	4	4	4.05	28
George Susce	29	88.1	7	3	4.28	40
Dean Stone	17	51.1	1	3	5.08	32
Frank Baumann	4	12.0	1	0	3.75	7
Russ Meyer	2	5.0	0	0	5.40	1

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
Ike Delock	49	9	8	11	3.83	62
Rudy Minarcin	26	0	0	2	4.43	20
Bob Chakales	18	0	2	3	8.16	16
Murray Wall	11	3	0	1	3.33	13
Russ Kemmerer	1	0	0	0	4.50	1
Jack Spring	1	0	0	0	0.00	2

Awards and honors

• Ted Williams, Associated Press Athlete of the Year.^[3]
• Frank Malzone, Gold Glove.^[4]

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
Open	San Francisco Seals	Pacific Coast League	Joe Gordon
AA	Oklahoma City Indians	Texas League	Sheriff Robinson
A	Albany Senators	Eastern League	Eddie Popowski
B	Greensboro Patriots	Carolina League	Len Okrie
D	Lafayette Red Sox	Midwest League	Ken Deal
D	Lexington Red Sox	Nebraska State League	Jack Kaiser
D	Corning Red Sox	New York–Penn League	Elmer Yoter

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: San Francisco
Source:^[5][6]