1957 New York Yankees season
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| 1957 New York Yankees 1957 AL Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Dan Topping and Del Webb |
| Manager(s) | Casey Stengel |
| Local television | WPIX |
| Local radio | WINS (AM) (Mel Allen, Phil Rizzuto, Red Barber) |
The New York Yankees' 1957 season was the 55th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 98-56, winning their 23rd pennant, finishing 8 games ahead of the Chicago White Sox. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they were defeated by the Milwaukee Braves in 7 games.
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[edit] Regular season
[edit] 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 |
[edit] Notable Transactions
- June 4, 1957: Clete Boyer was sent by the Kansas City Athletics to the New York Yankees to complete an earlier deal made on February 19, 1957. The Kansas City Athletics sent players to be named later, Art Ditmar, Bobby Shantz, Jack McMahan, and Wayne Belardi to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later, Irv Noren, Milt Graff, Mickey McDermott, Tom Morgan, Rip Coleman, and Billy Hunter. The New York Yankees sent Jack Urban (April 5, 1957) to the Kansas City Athletics to complete the trade. The Kansas City Athletics sent Curt Roberts (April 4, 1957) and Clete Boyer (June 4, 1957) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
[edit] Roster
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1957 New York Yankees roster
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[edit] Game Log
[edit] Player stats
[edit] Batting
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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| Hank Bauer | 137 | 479 | 124 | .259 | 18 | 65 |
| Yogi Berra | 134 | 482 | 121 | .251 | 24 | 82 |
| Andy Carey | 85 | 247 | 63 | .255 | 6 | 33 |
| Elston Howard | 110 | 356 | 90 | .253 | 8 | 44 |
| Mickey Mantle | 144 | 473 | 173 | .365 | 34 | 94 |
| Gil McDougald | 120 | 438 | 136 | .311 | 13 | 56 |
| Bobby Richardson | 141 | 539 | 156 | .289 | 13 | 62 |
| Bill Skowron | 122 | 457 | 139 | .304 | 17 | 88 |
[edit] Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Zeke Bella | 5 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Coleman | 72 | 157 | 42 | .268 | 2 | 12 |
| Joe Collins | 79 | 149 | 30 | .201 | 2 | 10 |
| Bobby Del Greco | 8 | 7 | 3 | .429 | 0 | 0 |
| Woodie Held | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Johnson | 21 | 46 | 10 | .217 | 1 | 8 |
| Tony Kubek | 127 | 431 | 128 | .297 | 3 | 39 |
| Jerry Lumpe | 40 | 103 | 35 | .340 | 0 | 11 |
| Billy Martin | 43 | 145 | 35 | .241 | 1 | 12 |
| Harry Simpson | 75 | 224 | 56 | .250 | 7 | 39 |
| Enos Slaughter | 96 | 209 | 53 | .254 | 5 | 34 |
[edit] 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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| Whitey Ford | 24 | 129.3 | 11 | 5 | 2.57 | 84 |
| Johnny Kucks | 37 | 179.3 | 8 | 10 | 3.56 | 78 |
| Don Larsen | 27 | 139.7 | 10 | 4 | 3.74 | 81 |
| Bobby Shantz | 30 | 173 | 11 | 5 | 2.45 | 72 |
| Tom Sturdivant | 28 | 201.7 | 16 | 6 | 2.54 | 118 |
| Bob Turley | 32 | 176.3 | 13 | 6 | 2.71 | 152 |
[edit] Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Sal Maglie | 6 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1.73 | 9 |
| Ralph Terry | 7 | 20.7 | 1 | 1 | 3.05 | 7 |
[edit] Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Tommy Byrne | 30 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4.36 | 9 |
| Al Cicotte | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3.03 | 36 |
| Art Ditmar | 46 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3.25 | 64 |
| Bob Grim | 46 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 2.63 | 52 |
[edit] World Series
NL Milwaukee Braves (4) vs. AL New York Yankees (3)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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| 1 | Braves – 1, Yankees – 3 | October 2 | Yankee Stadium | 69,476 |
| 2 | Braves – 4, Yankees – 2 | October 3 | Yankee Stadium | 65,202 |
| 3 | Yankees – 12, Braves – 3 | October 5 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 45,804 |
| 4 | Yankees – 5, Braves – 7 (10 innings) | October 6 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 45,804 |
| 5 | Yankees – 0, Braves – 1 | October 7 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 45,811 |
| 6 | Braves – 2, Yankees – 3 | October 9 | Yankee Stadium | 61,408 |
| 7 | Braves – 5, Yankees – 0 | October 10 | Yankee Stadium | 61,207 |
[edit] Awards and Honors
- Mickey Mantle, American League MVP
[edit] External links
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| Preceded by New York Yankees 1956 |
American League Champions 1957 |
Succeeded by New York Yankees 1958 |
