1957 Chicago Cubs season

1957 Chicago Cubs
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1876)
Location
Wrigley Field (Since 1916) Chicago, Illinois (Since 1871)
1957 Information
Owner(s)	Philip K. Wrigley
General manager(s)	John Holland
Manager(s)	Bob Scheffing
Local television	WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd)
Local radio	WIND (Milo Hamilton, Jack Quinlan, Gene Elston)
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1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Farm system
5 Notes
6 References

Offseason

November 13, 1956: Don Hoak, Warren Hacker, and Pete Whisenant were traded by the Cubs to the Cincinnati Redlegs for Ray Jablonski and Elmer Singleton.^[1]
December 11, 1956: Eddie Miksis, Jim Davis, Sam Jones, and Hobie Landrith were traded by the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tom Poholsky, Jackie Collum, Ray Katt, and Wally Lammers (minors).^[2]
December 11, 1956: The Cubs traded a player to be named later to the New York Yankees for Charlie Silvera and cash. The Cubs completed the deal by sending Harry Chiti to the Yankees on December 14.^[3]
Prior to 1957 season: Lou Jackson was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.^[4]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Milwaukee Braves	95	59	--	.617
St. Louis Cardinals	87	67	8	.565
Brooklyn Dodgers	84	70	11	.545
Cincinnati Redlegs	80	74	15	.519
Philadelphia Phillies	77	77	18	.500
New York Giants	69	85	26	.448
Chicago Cubs	62	92	33	.403
Pittsburgh Pirates	62	92	33	.403

Notable transactions

April 16, 1957: Ray Katt and Ray Jablonski were traded by the Cubs to the New York Giants for Dick Littlefield and Bob Lennon.^[5]
April 20, 1957: Jim King was traded by the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bobby Del Greco and Ed Mayer.^[6]
May 1, 1957: Dee Fondy and Gene Baker were traded by the Cubs to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Dale Long and Lee Walls.^[7]
May 23, 1957: Jackie Collum and Vito Valentinetti were traded by the Cubs to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Don Elston.^[8]
June 8, 1957: Chuck Tanner was claimed on waivers by the Cubs from the Milwaukee Braves.^[9]
September 10, 1957: Bobby Del Greco was purchased from the Cubs by the New York Yankees.^[10]

Roster

1957 Chicago Cubs

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

48 Jim Woods

Manager

25 Bob Scheffing

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

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
Silvera, CharlieCharlie Silvera	26	53	11	.208	0	2

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

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
Poholsky, TomTom Poholsky	28	84	1	7	4.93	28
Singleton, ElmerElmer Singleton	5	13.1	0	1	6.75	6
Mayer, EdEd Mayer	3	7.2	0	0	5.87	3

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
Littlefield, DickDick Littlefield	48	2	3	4	5.35	51
Brosnan, JimJim Brosnan	41	5	5	0	3.38	73
Anderson, BobBob Anderson	8	0	1	0	7.71	7
Briggs, JohnJohn Briggs	3	0	1	0	12.46	1

Farm system

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

Notes

References

Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
1957 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference

1957 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore • Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • New York • Washington

National League	Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • Milwaukee • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

1957 All-Star Game • 1957 World Series

Chicago Cubs

Formerly the Chicago White Stockings, Chicago Colts and the Chicago Orphans • Based in Chicago, Illinois

Franchise

History • Seasons • Records • No-hitters • Players • Managers • Owners and executives • Broadcasters • Opening Day starting pitchers • First-round draft picks

Ballparks

23rd Street Grounds • Lakefront Park • West Side Park I • South Side Park • West Side Park II • Wrigley Field
Spring training: Plant Field • Blair Field • HoHoKam Park

Lore

Babe Ruth's called shot • The Inning • Gatorade Glove Play • Homer in the Gloamin' • The Sandberg Game • Fall of '69 • Sandy Koufax's perfect game • Home Run Chase • Brock for Broglio • Merkle's Boner • Worst to First • Monday Saves the Flag • College of Coaches • Ken Hubbs incident • Billy Jurges incident • Game 163

Culture

Steve Bartman • Curse of the Billy Goat • Ex-Cubs Factor • Tinker to Evers to Chance • Rookie of the Year • This Old Cub • Ronnie Woo Woo • Grant DePorter • Wrigley Rooftops • Cubby Bear • Wrigleyville • Wayne Messmer • Yosh Kawano • Mike Royko • Holy Cow! • Wrigley Company • Old Style Beer • Hey Hey Holy Mackerel • Bill Holden • Bleacher Bums • The Heckler • Arne Harris • Voice of Chicago • Billy Sianis • "Go, Cubs, Go" • The Natural • Pat and Ron Show • "All the Way" • Cubs Win Flag • Brant Brown • JDRF • Addison Red Line Station • Sheridan Red Line Station • Taking Care of Business • Billy Goat Tavern • Heel Click • Winter Classic • Clark Street • Addison Street • Radio Network • "Let's Play Two!" • Mr. Cub • A League of Their Own • Take Me Out to the Ball Game • I.O. • The Cubs Fan's Guide To Happiness • Pat Pieper • The Cubby Bear • Great Chicago Fire • Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse • Bohemian National Cemetery Columbarium

Rivalries

Milwaukee Brewers • St. Louis Cardinals • Chicago White Sox

Retired numbers

10 • 14 • 23 • 26 • 31 • 31 • 42 • Hey Hey!

Key personnel

Owner: Family of Joe Ricketts; operated by Tom Ricketts • President of Baseball Operations: Theo Epstein • General Manager: Jed Hoyer • Manager: Dale Sveum

World Series
Championships (4)

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National League
Championships (16)

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Division
Championships

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Wild Card	1998

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affiliates

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