1957 Cincinnati Redlegs season
| 1957 Cincinnati Redlegs | |
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| Owner(s) | Powel Crosley, Jr. |
| General manager(s) | Gabe Paul |
| Manager(s) | Birdie Tebbetts |
| Local television |
WLW (George Bryson) |
| Local radio |
WKRC (Waite Hoyt, Jack Moran) |
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The 1957 Cincinnati Redlegs season consisted of the Redlegs finishing in fourth place in the National League, with a record of 80–74, 15 games behind the NL and World Series Champion Milwaukee Braves. The Redlegs were managed by Birdie Tebbetts and played their home games at Crosley Field.
Offseason
- November 13, 1956: Ray Jablonski and Elmer Singleton were traded by the Redlegs to the Chicago Cubs for Don Hoak, Warren Hacker, and Pete Whisenant.[1]
- December 3, 1956: Maury Wills was drafted by the Redlegs from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1956 minor league draft.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| 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
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| 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
- June 26, 1957: Warren Hacker was selected off waivers from the Redlegs by the Philadelphia Phillies.[3]
Roster
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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 |
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| 3B | Don Hoak | 149 | 529 | 155 | .293 | 19 | 89 |
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 |
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| Joe Taylor | 33 | 107 | 28 | .262 | 4 | 9 |
| Pete Whisenant | 67 | 90 | 19 | .211 | 5 | 11 |
| Bobby Durnbaugh | 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 |
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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 |
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| Don Gross | 43 | 148.1 | 7 | 9 | 4.31 | 73 |
| Art Fowler | 33 | 87.2 | 3 | 0 | 6.47 | 45 |
| Warren Hacker | 15 | 43.1 | 3 | 2 | 5.19 | 18 |
| Vicente Amor | 9 | 27.1 | 1 | 2 | 5.93 | 9 |
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 |
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| Hersh Freeman | 52 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 4.52 | 36 |
| Tom Acker | 49 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4.97 | 67 |
| Bill Kennedy | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6.39 | 8 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| Open | Seattle Rainiers | Pacific Coast League | Lefty O'Doul |
| AAA | Havana Sugar Kings | International League | Nap Reyes |
| AA | Nashville Vols | Southern Association | Dick Sisler |
| A | Savannah Redlegs | Sally League | Jimmy Brown |
| B | Port Arthur/Temple Redlegs | Big State League | Al Barillari |
| B | Wenatchee Chiefs | Northwest League | Don Lundberg and Bert Haas |
| B | Clovis Pioneers | Southwestern League | Bert Haas |
| C | Visalia Redlegs | California League | Bruce Edwards |
| C | Wausau Lumberjacks | Northern League | Walt Novick |
| D | Graceville Oilers | Alabama–Florida League | Bob Wellman and Charley Grant |
| D | Palatka Redlegs | Florida State League | Johnny Vander Meer |
| D | Hornell Redlegs | New York–Penn League | Dave Bristol |
LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Graceville
Port Arthur franchise transferred to Temple, May 30, 1957, then folded, August 20; Clovis franchise folded, June 16; Hornell replaced disbanded Bradford franchise in mid-season and began play May 28[4]
References
- ↑ Ray Jablonski at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Maury Wills at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Warren Hacker at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007