1957 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1957 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Location
Forbes Field (since 1909)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (since 1907)
Other information
Owner(s)	John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas Johnson, Branch Rickey (minority shareholders)
General manager(s)	Joe L. Brown
Manager(s)	Bobby Bragan, Danny Murtaugh
Local television	KDKA-TV Bob Prince, Paul Long
Local radio	KDKA Bob Prince, Dick Bingham
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The 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 76th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 71st in the National League. The Pirates finished tied with the Chicago Cubs for eighth and last in the league standings with a record of 62–92.

Regular season

The Pittsburgh Pirates played the Brooklyn Dodgers in the final game at Ebbets Field. The game was contested on September 24, 1957, and Brooklyn pitcher Danny McDevitt pitched a complete game. He had nine strikeouts while allowing just five hits.

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Milwaukee Braves	95	59	0.617	—	45–32	50–27
St. Louis Cardinals	87	67	0.565	8	42–35	45–32
Brooklyn Dodgers	84	70	0.545	11	43–34	41–36
Cincinnati Redlegs	80	74	0.519	15	45–32	35–42
Philadelphia Phillies	77	77	0.500	18	38–39	39–38
New York Giants	69	85	0.448	26	37–40	32–45
Pittsburgh Pirates	62	92	0.403	33	36–41	26–51
Chicago Cubs	62	92	0.403	33	31–46	31–46

Record vs. opponents

1957 National League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team	BR	CHC	CIN	MIL	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Brooklyn	—	17–5	12–10	10–12	12–10	9–13	12–10	12–10
Chicago	5–17	—	7–15	9–13	9–13	8–14–1	12–10–1	12–10
Cincinnati	10–12	15–7	—	4–18	12–10	16–6	14–8	9–13
Milwaukee	12–10	13–9	18–4	—	13–9	12–10–1	16–6	11–11
New York	10–12	13–9	10–12	9–13	—	10–12	9–13	8–14
Philadelphia	13–9	14–8–1	6–16	10–12–1	12–10	—	13–9	9–13
Pittsburgh	10–12	10–12–1	8–14	6–16	13–9	9–13	—	6–16
St. Louis	10–12	10–12	13–9	11–11	14–8	13–9	16–6	—

Notable transactions

• May 1, 1957: Dale Long and Lee Walls were traded by the Pirates to the Chicago Cubs for Dee Fondy and Gene Baker.
• May 14, 1957: Bob Smith was purchased by the Pirates from the St. Louis Cardinals.

Roster

1957 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers 39 Luis Arroyo 28 Chuck Churn 30 Bennie Daniels 31 Whammy Douglas 26 Roy Face 19 Bob Friend 30 Dick Hall 29 Nellie King 22 Ron Kline 37 Bob Kuzava 32 Vern Law 16 Eddie O'Brien  6 Johnny O'Brien 31 Laurin Pepper 34 Bob Purkey 37 Bob Smith 35 Red Swanson 36 Joe Trimble 38,52 George Witt		Catchers 20 Hank Foiles 17,28 Danny Kravitz 17 Hardy Peterson 10 Dick Rand Infielders 23 Gene Baker  3 Dee Fondy  8 Gene Freese 24 Dick Groat 31 Ken Hamlin  3 Dale Long  9 Bill Mazeroski  5 Buddy Pritchard 15 Frank Thomas		Outfielders 21 Roberto Clemente 25 Román Mejías 12 Jim Pendleton 14 John Powers  4 Bob Skinner 11 Paul Smith 18 Bill Virdon 16 Lee Walls		Manager  2 Bobby Bragan 40 Danny Murtaugh Coaches 42 Lenny Levy 40 Danny Murtaugh 43 Sam Narron 41 Clyde Sukeforth

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
1B	Dee Fondy	95	323	101	.313	2	35

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
Frank Thomas	151	594	172	.290	23	89
Gene Baker	111	365	97	.266	2	36
Paul Smith	81	150	38	.253	3	11
Dick Rand	60	105	23	.219	1	9
Hardy Peterson	30	73	22	.301	2	11
Johnny O'Brien	34	35	11	.314	0	1
John Powers	20	35	10	.286	2	8
Dale Long	7	22	4	.182	0	5
Lee Walls	8	22	4	.182	0	0
Ken Hamlin	2	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
Bob Friend	40	277	14	18	3.38	143
Whammy Douglas	11	47	3	3	3.26	28
Bennie Daniels	1	7	0	1	1.29	101

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
Luis Arroyo	54	130.2	3	11	4.68	2
Red Swanson	32	72.2	3	3	3.72	29

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
Roy Face	59	4	6	10	3.07	53
Bob Smith	20	2	4	0	3.11	35
Johnny O'Brien	16	0	3	0	6.08	19
Chuck Churn	5	0	0	0	4.32	4

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
Open	Hollywood Stars	Pacific Coast League	Clyde King
AAA	Columbus Jets	International League	Frank Oceak
A	Lincoln Chiefs	Western League	Larry Shepard
B	Beaumont Pirates	Big State League	Monty Basgall
C	Douglas Copper Kings	Arizona–Mexico League	Bob Clear
C	San Jose JoSox	California League	Dick Whitman
C	Grand Forks Chiefs	Northern League	Al Kubski and Jack Paepke
D	Salem Rebels	Appalachian League	Larry Dorton
D	Clinton Pirates	Midwest League	Stan Wentzel
D	Jamestown Falcons	New York–Penn League	Jack Paepke

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lincoln

Jamestown club folded, June 25, 1957

References

• 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
• 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac