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1957 Detroit Tigers season
Major League Baseball season
Major League Baseball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Detroit Tigers |
| season | 1957 |
| league | American League |
| ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| city | Detroit |
| record | |
| league_place | 4th |
| owners | Fred Knorr, John Fetzer |
| general_managers | Walter Briggs, Jr., John McHale |
| managers | Jack Tighe |
| television | WJBK |
| radio | WKMH |
| (Van Patrick, Mel Ott) |
(Van Patrick, Mel Ott) |}} The 1957 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fourth in the American League with a record of 78–76, 20 games behind the New York Yankees. The team scored 614 runs and allowed 614 runs for a run differential of zero.
Offseason
- February 8, 1957: Jim Brideweser was purchased from the Tigers by the Baltimore Orioles.
Regular season
- April 18, 1957: Roger Maris hit the first home run of his career. It came at Briggs Stadium in Detroit and was a grand slam off Tigers pitcher Jack Crimian.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
- June 14, 1957: Earl Torgeson was traded by the Tigers to the Chicago White Sox for Dave Philley.
- August 1, 1957: Johnny Groth was purchased by the Tigers from the Kansas City Athletics.
- August 27, 1957: Al Aber was selected off waivers from the Tigers by the Kansas City Athletics.
Roster
| 1957 Detroit Tigers |
|---|
| Roster |
| Pitchers |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Frank House | 106 | 348 | 90 | .259 | 7 | 36 |
| 1B | Ray Boone | 129 | 462 | 126 | .273 | 12 | 65 |
| 2B | Frank Bolling | 146 | 576 | 149 | .259 | 15 | 40 |
| SS | Harvey Kuenn | 151 | 624 | 173 | .277 | 9 | 44 |
| 3B | Reno Bertoia | 97 | 295 | 81 | .275 | 4 | 28 |
| LF | Charlie Maxwell | 138 | 492 | 136 | .276 | 24 | 82 |
| CF | Bill Tuttle | 133 | 451 | 113 | .251 | 5 | 47 |
| RF | 149 | 577 | 170 | .295 | 23 | 90 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Wilson | 60 | 180 | 43 | .239 | 3 | 13 |
| Jim Finigan | 64 | 174 | 47 | .270 | 0 | 17 |
| 65 | 173 | 49 | .283 | 2 | 16 | |
| Jay Porter | 58 | 140 | 35 | .250 | 2 | 18 |
| Johnny Groth | 38 | 103 | 30 | .291 | 0 | 16 |
| Ron Samford | 54 | 91 | 20 | .220 | 0 | 5 |
| 30 | 50 | 12 | .240 | 1 | 5 | |
| 36 | 42 | 9 | .214 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Boros | 24 | 41 | 6 | .146 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobo Osborne | 11 | 27 | 4 | .148 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Taylor | 9 | 23 | 8 | .348 | 1 | 3 |
| Jack Dittmer | 16 | 22 | 5 | .227 | 0 | 2 |
| Karl Olson | 8 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Robinson | 13 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Clark | 5 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Phillips | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| George Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Yewcic | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
| = Indicates league leader |
|---|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 267.1 | 20 | 8 | 2.69 | 182 | |
| Frank Lary | 40 | 237.2 | 11 | 16 | 3.98 | 107 |
| Paul Foytack | 38 | 212.0 | 14 | 11 | 3.14 | 118 |
| Billy Hoeft | 34 | 207.0 | 9 | 11 | 3.48 | 111 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Maas | 45 | 219.1 | 10 | 14 | 3.28 | 116 |
| Don Lee | 11 | 38.2 | 1 | 3 | 4.66 | 19 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Byrd | 37 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3.36 | 20 |
| Lou Sleater | 41 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3.76 | 43 |
| 28 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6.81 | 15 | |
| Steve Gromek | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.08 | 11 |
| Joe Presko | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.64 | 3 |
| Bob Shaw | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.45 | 4 |
| Jim Stump | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.03 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.71 | 1 | |
| John Tsitouris | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 2 |
| Pete Wojey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Chuck Daniel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 2 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Durham
References
References
- "1957 Baseball Standings". MLB.com.
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brideji01.shtml Jim Brideweser] at ''Baseball Reference''
- ''Roger Maris: Baseball's Reluctant Hero'', p. 87, Tom Clavin and Danny Peary, Touchstone Books, Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 2010, {{ISBN. 978-1-4165-8928-0
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/phillda01.shtml Dave Philley] at ''Baseball Reference''
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/grothjo01.shtml Johnny Groth] at ''Baseball Reference''
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/aberal01.shtml Al Aber] at ''Baseball Reference''
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