1957 Brooklyn Dodgers season

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1957  Brooklyn Dodgers
League National League
Ballpark Ebbets Field
City Brooklyn, New York
Owners Walter O'Malley, James & Dearie Mulvey, Mary Louise Smith
President Walter O'Malley
General managers Buzzie Bavasi
Managers Walter Alston
Television WOR-TV
Radio WMGM
Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Al Helfer
WHOM
Buck Canel
  1956
1958  

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, 11 games behind the NL and World Series Champion Milwaukee Braves.

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

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

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Milwaukee Braves 95590.61745–3250–27
St. Louis Cardinals 87670.565842–3545–32
Brooklyn Dodgers 84700.5451143–3441–36
Cincinnati Redlegs 80740.5191545–3235–42
Philadelphia Phillies 77770.5001838–3939–38
New York Giants 69850.4482637–4032–45
Pittsburgh Pirates 62920.4033336–4126–51
Chicago Cubs 62920.4033331–4631–46

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamBROCHCCINMILNYGPHIPITSTL
Brooklyn 17–512–1010–1212–109–1312–1012–10
Chicago 5–177–159–139–138–14–112–10–112–10
Cincinnati 10–1215–74–1812–1016–614–89–13
Milwaukee 12–1013–918–413–912–10–116–611–11
New York 10–1213–910–129–1310–129–138–14
Philadelphia 13–914–8–16–1610–12–112–1013–99–13
Pittsburgh 10–1210–12–18–146–1613–99–136–16
St. Louis 10–1210–1213–911–1114–813–916–6

Opening Day Lineup

Opening Day Lineup
#NamePosition
19 Jim Gilliam 2B
9 Gino Cimoli LF
4 Duke Snider CF
6 Carl Furillo RF
14 Gil Hodges 1B
2 Randy Jackson 3B
39 Roy Campanella C
23 Don Zimmer SS
36 Don Newcombe P

[5]

Notable transactions

Roster

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Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Roy Campanella 10333080.2421362
1B Gil Hodges 150579173.2992798
2B Jim Gilliam 149617154.250237
SS Charlie Neal 128448121.2701262
3B Pee Wee Reese 10333074.224129
LF Gino Cimoli 142532156.2931057
CF Duke Snider 139508139.2744092
RF Carl Furillo 119395121.3061266

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Don Zimmer 8426959.219619
Sandy Amoros 10623866.277726
Rube Walker 6016630.181223
Elmer Valo 8116144.273426
Randy Jackson 4813126.198216
John Roseboro 356910.14526
Bob Kennedy 19314.12914
Joe Pignatano 8143.21401
Jim Gentile 461.16711
Rod Miller 110.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Don Drysdale 34221.01792.69148
Don Newcombe 28198.211123.4990
Johnny Podres 31196.01292.66109
Danny McDevitt 22119.0743.2590
Sal Maglie 9101.1662.9350
Bill Harris 17.0013.863

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Roger Craig 32111.1694.6169
Sandy Koufax 34104.1543.88122
Carl Erskine 1566.0533.5526
René Valdés 513.0115.5410

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Clem Labine 5857173.4467
Ed Roebuck 448282.7173
Don Bessent 271305.7324
Ken Lehman 30000.003
Jackie Collum 30008.313
Fred Kipp 10009.003
Don Elston 10000.001

Awards and honors

All-Stars

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
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

  1. "Connie Grob page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  2. Parker, Vernon (August 16, 2011). "On This Day in History: August 16 A Lonely Ebbets Without Dodgers". Brooklyn Eagle. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
  3. "Duke Snider". The Baseball Page. Archived from the original on May 7, 2006. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  4. Sports Illustrated, December 6, 2010, Volume 113, Number 21, p. 24, Published by Time Inc.
  5. 1957 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference
  6. "Chico Fernández page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  7. "Jackie Collum page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  8. "Tommy Lasorda page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  9. "Jim Fridley page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  10. "Ken Lehman page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  11. "Babe Birrer page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  12. "Vito Valentinetti page at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 29, 2012.

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