The 1957 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 76th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 66th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 87–67 during the season and finished second in the National League, eight games behind the Milwaukee Braves.
Offseason October 16, 1956: Hank Sauer was released by the Cardinals.Hank Sauer at Baseball-Reference November 27, 1956: Charlie Peete, 27, was killed in a plane crash, along with his wife and three children, while flying to Venezuela to play Winter League ball. He was projected to be the Cardinals' starting center fielder in 1957.Schuster, Joe, Charlie Peete, Society for American Baseball Research Biography Project December 3, 1956: Bob Smith was drafted by the Cardinals from the Boston Red Sox in the 1956 rule 5 draft.Bob Smith at Baseball-Reference December 11, 1956: Tom Poholsky, Jackie Collum, Ray Katt, and Wally Lammers (minors) were traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago Cubs for Eddie Miksis, Jim Davis, Sam Jones, and Hobie Landrith.Eddie Miksis at Baseball-Reference February 26, 1957: Whitey Lockman was traded by the Cardinals to the New York Giants for Hoyt Wilhelm.Hoyt Wilhelm at Baseball-Reference Prior to 1957 season: Cal Browning was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.Cal Browning at Baseball-Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions April 20, 1957: Ed Mayer and Bobby Del Greco were traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago Cubs for Jim King.Ed Mayer at Baseball-Reference May 14, 1957: Bob Smith was purchased from the Cardinals by the Pittsburgh Pirates. September 19, 1957: Eddie Miksis was selected off waivers from the Cardinals by the Baltimore Orioles September 19, 1957: Morrie Martin was purchased by the Cardinals from the Baltimore Orioles.Morrie Martin at Baseball-Reference September 21, 1957: Hoyt Wilhelm was selected off waivers from the Cardinals by the Cleveland Indians.
Roster 1957 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
Player stats
Batting
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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 C 100 333 93 .279 2 37 1B 134 502 176 .351 29 102 2B 154 650 176 .271 8 58 SS 140 583 169 .290 4 64 3B 134 479 131 .273 1 35 LF 142 516 152 .295 24 73 CF 142 544 144 .265 19 62 RF 136 490 140 .286 24 105
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 122 261 83 .318 9 52 75 214 52 .243 3 26 93 185 39 .211 3 18 48 78 21 .269 3 10 65 56 9 .161 0 1 49 38 8 .211 1 2 22 35 11 .314 0 2 17 30 11 .367 1 10 9 17 5 .294 0 2 6 15 3 .200 0 2 4 13 2 .154 0 0 9 3 1 .333 0 1
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 30 191.0 15 9 3.49 75 28 182.2 12 9 3.60 154 17 86.2 7 5 3.22 45 14 74.0 5 3 4.14 29
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 41 210.1 15 9 3.47 96 36 165.0 10 7 4.31 91 33 149.1 8 10 3.74 87 40 116.2 10 3 4.78 63 4 10.2 0 0 2.53 7 3 10.0 0 1 4.50 5 4 9.0 0 1 5.00 10 2 9.0 0 1 2.00 6
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 40 1 4 11 4.25 29 44 1 2 7 3.31 35 23 3 2 8 2.25 21 10 0 1 1 5.27 5 6 0 0 1 4.66 11 5 0 0 0 7.00 7 3 0 0 0 3.86 2
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Houston, Winnipeg, Billings, Albany, Decatur, ArdmoreJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
External links 1957 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1957 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com