1957 Baltimore Orioles season
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Record | 76–76 (.500) |
League place | 5th |
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Owner(s) | Jerold Hoffberger, Clarence Miles |
General manager(s) | Paul Richards |
Manager(s) | Paul Richards |
Local television | WMAR-TV/WAAM/WBAL-TV |
Local radio |
WCBM (Ernie Harwell, Herb Carneal, Larry Ray) |
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The 1957 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing 5th in the American League with a record of 76 wins and 76 losses.
Offseason
- February 8, 1957: Jim Brideweser was purchased by the Orioles from the Detroit Tigers.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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New York Yankees | 98 | 56 | .636 | -- |
Chicago White Sox | 90 | 64 | .584 | 8 |
Boston Red Sox | 82 | 72 | .532 | 16 |
Detroit Tigers | 78 | 76 | .506 | 20 |
Baltimore Orioles | 76 | 76 | .500 | 21 |
Cleveland Indians | 76 | 77 | .497 | 21.5 |
Kansas City Athletics | 59 | 94 | .386 | 38.5 |
Washington Senators | 55 | 99 | .357 | 43 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | NYY | WSH | |||||
Baltimore | — | 8–14 | 10–12–1 | 9–12 | 9–13 | 16–5–1 | 9–13 | 15–7 | |||||
Boston | 14–8 | — | 8–14 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 16–6 | 8–14 | 14–8 | |||||
Chicago | 12–10–1 | 14–8 | — | 14–8 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 8–14 | 17–5 | |||||
Cleveland | 12–9 | 10–12 | 8–14 | — | 11–11 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 15–7 | |||||
Detroit | 13–9 | 12–10 | 11–11 | 11–11 | — | 8–14 | 10–12 | 13–9 | |||||
Kansas City | 5–16–1 | 6–16 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 14–8 | — | 3–19 | 12–10 | |||||
New York | 13–9 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 12–10 | 19–3 | — | 13–9 | |||||
Washington | 7–15 | 8–14 | 5–17 | 7–15 | 9–13 | 10–12 | 9–13 | — |
Notable transactions
- June 24, 1957: Jack Fisher was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles.[2]
- September 19, 1957: Eddie Miksis was selected off waivers by the Orioles from the St. Louis Cardinals.[3]
- September 19, 1957: Morrie Martin was purchased from the Orioles by the St. Louis Cardinals.[4]
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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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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Brideweser, JimJim Brideweser | 91 | 142 | 38 | .268 | 1 | 18 |
Miksis, EddieEddie Miksis | 1 | 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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Beamon, CharlieCharlie Beamon | 4 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 5.19 | 5 |
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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Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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Open | Vancouver Mounties | Pacific Coast League | Charlie Metro |
AA | San Antonio Missions | Texas League | Joe Schultz |
A | Knoxville Smokies | Sally League | George Staller |
C | Phoenix Stars | Arizona–Mexico League | Bob Hooper |
C | Aberdeen Pheasants | Northern League | Bill Capps and Barney Lutz |
D | Kingsport Orioles | Appalachian League | Enid Drake |
D | Fitzgerald Orioles | Georgia–Florida League | Earl Weaver |
D | Paris Orioles | Sooner State League | Barney Lutz and Bill Capps |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Phoenix
Notes
- ↑ Jim Brideweser at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Jack Fisher at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Eddie Miksis at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Morrie Martin at Baseball-Reference
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1957 Baltimore Orioles team at Baseball-Reference
- 1957 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com
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