| 1957 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
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.
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American League
| National League
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| World Series | ||||
| AL | New York Yankees | 3 | ||
| NL | Milwaukee Braves | 4 | ||
| Team | Manager | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Orioles | Paul Richards | |
| Boston Red Sox | Pinky Higgins | Finished 3rd |
| Chicago White Sox | Marty Marion | Finished 2nd |
| Cleveland Indians | Kerby Farrell | |
| Detroit Tigers | Jack Tighe | |
| Kansas City Athletics | Lou Boudreau and Harry Craft | |
| New York Yankees | Casey Stengel | Won Pennant |
| Washington Senators | Chuck Dressen and Cookie Lavagetto |
| Team | Manager | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | Walter Alston | Finished 3rd in last season in Brooklyn |
| Chicago Cubs | Bob Scheffing | |
| Cincinnati Reds | Birdie Tebbetts | |
| Milwaukee Braves | Charlie Grimm and Fred Haney | Won World Series |
| New York Giants | Bill Rigney | |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Mayo Smith | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Bobby Bragan and Danny Murtaugh | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Fred Hutchinson | Finished 2nd |
| Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Braves [2] | 95 | 3.3% | 2,215,404 | 8.3% | 28,403 |
| New York Yankees [3] | 98 | 1.0% | 1,497,134 | 0.4% | 19,443 |
| Detroit Tigers [4] | 78 | -4.9% | 1,272,346 | 21.0% | 16,524 |
| St. Louis Cardinals [5] | 87 | 14.5% | 1,183,575 | 14.9% | 15,371 |
| Boston Red Sox [6] | 82 | -2.4% | 1,181,087 | 3.9% | 15,339 |
| Philadelphia Phillies [7] | 77 | 8.5% | 1,146,230 | 22.6% | 14,695 |
| Chicago White Sox [8] | 90 | 5.9% | 1,135,668 | 13.6% | 14,749 |
| Cincinnati Redlegs [9] | 80 | -12.1% | 1,070,850 | -4.9% | 13,907 |
| Baltimore Orioles [10] | 76 | 10.1% | 1,029,581 | 14.2% | 13,371 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers [11] | 84 | -9.7% | 1,028,258 | -15.3% | 13,354 |
| Kansas City Athletics [12] | 59 | 13.5% | 901,067 | -11.2% | 11,702 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates [13] | 62 | -6.1% | 850,732 | -10.4% | 11,048 |
| Cleveland Indians [14] | 76 | -13.6% | 722,256 | -16.5% | 9,380 |
| Chicago Cubs [15] | 62 | 3.3% | 670,629 | -6.9% | 8,598 |
| New York Giants [16] | 69 | 3.0% | 653,923 | 3.9% | 8,493 |
| Washington Senators [17] | 55 | -6.8% | 457,079 | 5.9% | 5,936 |
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