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Contents

   



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1 Offseason  




2 Regular season  


2.1  Season standings  




2.2  Record vs. opponents  




2.3  Notable transactions  




2.4  Roster  






3 Player stats  


3.1  Batting  


3.1.1  Starters by position  




3.1.2  Other batters  






3.2  Pitching  


3.2.1  Starting pitchers  




3.2.2  Other pitchers  




3.2.3  Relief pitchers  








4 Farm system  




5 Notes  




6 References  













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1957 Chicago Cubs
LeagueNational League
BallparkWrigley Field
CityChicago
OwnersPhilip K. Wrigley
General managersJohn Holland
ManagersBob Scheffing
TelevisionWGN-TV
(Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd)
RadioWIND
(Milo Hamilton, Jack Quinlan, Gene Elston)
← 1956 Seasons 1958 →

The 1957 Chicago Cubs season was the 86th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 82nd in the National League and the 42nd at Wrigley Field. The Cubs tied with the Pittsburgh Pirates for seventh in the National League with a record of 62–92.

Offseason[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

  • t
  • e
    • National League
    Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
    Milwaukee Braves 95 59 .617 — 45‍–‍32 50‍–‍27
    St. Louis Cardinals 87 67 .565 8 42‍–‍35 45‍–‍32
    Brooklyn Dodgers 84 70 .545 11 43‍–‍34 41‍–‍36
    Cincinnati Redlegs 80 74 .519 15 45‍–‍32 35‍–‍42
    Philadelphia Phillies 77 77 .500 18 38‍–‍39 39‍–‍38
    New York Giants 69 85 .448 26 37‍–‍40 32‍–‍45
    Pittsburgh Pirates 62 92 .403 33 36‍–‍41 26‍–‍51
    Chicago Cubs 62 92 .403 33 31‍–‍46 31‍–‍46

    Record vs. opponents[edit]

    1957 National League record
  • t
  • e

    • Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
    Team BRO 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[edit]

    Roster[edit]

    1957 Chicago Cubs
    Roster
    Pitchers Catchers

    Infielders

    		Outfielders

    Other batters

    		Manager

    Coaches

    Player stats[edit]

    Batting[edit]

    Starters by position[edit]

    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 Cal Neeman 122 415 107 .258 10 39
    1B Dale Long 123 397 121 .305 21 62
    2B Bobby Morgan 125 425 88 .207 5 27
    SS Ernie Banks 156 594 169 .285 43 102
    3B Bobby Adams 60 187 47 .251 1 10
    LF Lee Walls 117 366 88 .240 6 33
    CF Bob Speake 129 418 97 .232 16 50
    RF Walt Moryn 149 568 164 .289 19 88

    Other batters[edit]

    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
    Chuck Tanner 95 318 91 .286 7 42
    Jim Bolger 112 273 75 .275 5 29
    Jerry Kindall 72 181 29 .160 6 12
    Jack Littrell 61 153 29 .190 1 13
    Bob Will 70 112 25 .223 1 10
    Casey Wise 43 106 19 .179 0 7
    Jim Fanning 47 89 16 .180 0 4
    Charlie Silvera 26 53 11 .208 0 2
    Dee Fondy 11 51 16 .314 0 2
    Ed Winceniak 17 50 12 .240 1 8
    Gene Baker 12 44 11 .250 1 10
    Bobby Del Greco 20 40 8 .200 0 3
    Johnny Goryl 9 38 8 .211 0 1
    Frank Ernaga 20 35 11 .314 2 7
    Eddie Haas 14 24 5 .208 0 4
    Bob Lennon 9 21 3 .143 1 3
    Gordon Massa 6 15 7 .467 0 3
    Ed Mickelson 6 12 0 .000 0 1
    Jim Woods 2 0 0 ---- 0 0

    Pitching[edit]

    Starting pitchers[edit]

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

    Player G IP W L ERA SO
    Moe Drabowski 36 239.2 13 15 3.53 170
    Dick Drott 38 229.0 15 11 3.58 170
    Bob Rush 31 205.1 6 16 4.38 103

    Other pitchers[edit]

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

    Player G IP W L ERA SO
    Don Elston 39 144.0 6 7 3.56 102
    Dave Hillman 32 103.1 6 11 4.35 53
    Tom Poholsky 28 84.0 1 7 4.93 28
    Don Kaiser 20 72.0 2 6 5.00 23
    Elmer Singleton 5 13.1 0 1 6.75 6
    Ed Mayer 3 7.2 0 0 5.87 3

    Relief pitchers[edit]

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

    Player G W L SV ERA SO
    Turk Lown 67 5 7 12 3.77 51
    Dick Littlefield 48 2 3 4 5.35 51
    Jim Brosnan 41 5 5 0 3.38 73
    Vito Valentinetti 9 0 0 0 2.25 8
    Jackie Collum 9 1 1 1 6.75 7
    Bob Anderson 8 0 1 0 7.71 7
    John Briggs 3 0 1 0 12.46 1
    Glen Hobbie 2 0 0 0 10.38 3

    Farm system[edit]

    See also: Minor League Baseball
    Level Team League Manager
    Open Portland Beavers Pacific Coast League Bill Sweeney, Frank Carswell
    and Bill Posedel
    AA Memphis Chicks Southern Association Lou Klein
    AA Fort Worth Cats Texas League Lee Handley
    A Des Moines Bruins Western League Lou Stringer and Hersh Martin
    B Burlington Bees Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Ken Raffensberger
    C Bakersfield Bears California League Dick Wilson and Babe Herman
    C Lafayette Bulls Evangeline League Walt Dixon
    C Magic Valley Cowboys Pioneer League Burdette Thurlby and Walt Dixon
    D Pulaski Cubs Appalachian League Vedie Himsl, Jim Bottomley,
    Halley Wilson and Burdette Thurlby
    D Paris Lakers Midwest League Verlon Walker
    D Ponca City Cubs Sooner State League Don Biebel

    Lafayette franchise folded, June 20, 1957

    Notes[edit]

    1. ^ Ray JablonskiatBaseball-Reference
  • ^ Eddie MiksisatBaseball-Reference
  • ^ Harry ChitiatBaseball-Reference
  • ^ Lou JacksonatBaseball-Reference
  • ^ Ray KattatBaseball-Reference
  • ^ Jim KingatBaseball-Reference
  • ^ Dee FondyatBaseball-Reference
  • ^ Jackie CollumatBaseball-Reference
  • ^ Chuck Tanner transactions at Baseball Almanac
  • ^ Bobby Del GrecoatBaseball-Reference

    • References[edit]


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