The 1957 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 57th season in the major leagues, and its 58th season overall. They finished with a record of 90–64, good enough for second place in the American League, 8 games behind the first-place New York Yankees.

Offseason Prior to 1957 season: Stan Johnson was signed as an amateur free agent by the White Sox.Stan Johnson page at Baseball Reference

Regular season April 16, 1957: Roger Maris made his major league debut for the Cleveland Indians against the White Sox. In 5 at bats, Maris had 3 hits.Roger Maris page at Baseball Reference

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup Luis Aparicio, SS Nellie Fox, 2B Minnie Miñoso, LF Sherm Lollar, C Larry Doby, CF Jim Landis, RF Jim Rivera, 1B Bubba Phillips, 3B Billy Pierce, P

Notable transactions June 14, 1957: Johnny Callison was signed as an amateur free agent by the White Sox.Johnny Callison page at Baseball Reference June 14, 1957: Dave Philley was traded by the White Sox to the Detroit Tigers for Earl Torgeson.Dave Philley page at Baseball Reference

Roster 1957 Chicago White Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches

Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB Luis Aparicio, SS 143 575 82 148 22 6 3 41 52 55 .257 28 Earl Battey, C 48 115 12 20 2 3 3 6 11 38 .174 0 Ted Beard, RF 38 78 15 16 1 0 0 7 18 14 .205 3 Larry Doby, CF 119 416 57 120 27 21479 56 79 .288 2 Walt Dropo, 1B 93 223 24 57 2 0 13 49 16 40 .256 0 Sammy Esposito, 3B, SS 94 176 26 36 3 0 2 15 38 27 .205 5 Nellie Fox, 2B 155619110196 278 6 61 75 13 .317 5 Fred Hatfield, 3B 69 114 14 23 3 0 0 8 15 20 .202 1 Ron Jackson, 1B 13 60 4 19 3 0 2 8 1 12 .317 0 Bob Kennedy, PH 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 Jim Landis, OF 96 274 38 58 11 3 2 16 45 61 .212 14 Sherm Lollar, C 101 351 33 90 11 2 11 70 35 24 .256 2 Minnie Miñoso, LF 153 568 96 176 36 5 1210379 54 .310 18 Les Moss, C 42 115 10 31 3 0 2 12 20 18 .270 0 Ron Northey, PH 40 27 0 5 1 0 0 7 11 5 .185 0 Dave Philley, RF 22 71 9 23 4 0 0 9 4 10 .324 1 Bubba Phillips, 3B, CF, RF 121 393 38 106 13 3 7 42 28 32 .270 5 Bob Powell, PR 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Jim Rivera, RF, 1B 125 402 51 103 21 6 14 52 40 80 .256 18 Earl Torgeson, 1B 86 251 53 74 11 2 7 46 49 44 .295 7 Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB Jim Derrington, P 20 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 Dick Donovan, P 30 83 8 12 1 0 3 10 8 32 .145 0 Bill Fischer, P 33 40 1 6 0 0 0 5 0 8 .150 0 Jack Harshman, P 30 45 5 10 1 0 2 5 10 17 .222 0 Dixie Howell, P 42 27 4 5 1 1 3 3 2 6 .185 0 Bob Keegan, P 30 39 3 4 0 0 0 3 4 5 .103 0 Paul LaPalme, P 36 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .500 0 Barry Latman, P 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Jim McDonald, P 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 Billy Pierce, P 41 99 7 17 1 0 0 6 2 25 .172 0 Don Rudolph, P 5 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 Gerry Staley, P 47 22 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 6 .045 0 Jim Wilson, P 31 68 4 10 2 0 0 5 7 14 .147 0 155 5265 707 1369 208 41 106 670 632 744 .260 109

Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB K Jim Derrington 0 1 4.86 20 5 0 37.0 29 21 20 4 29 14 Dick Donovan 16 6 2.77 28 28 0 220.2 203 76 68 17 53 88 Bill Fischer 7 8 3.48 33 11 1 124.0 139 50 48 1 41 48 Jack Harshman 8 8 4.10 30 26 1 151.1 142 78 69 16 84 83 Dixie Howell 6 5 3.29 37 0 6 68.1 64 25 25 6 34 37 Jim Hughes 0 0 10.80 4 0 0 5.0 12 6 6 0 3 2 Bob Keegan 10 8 3.53 30 20 2 142.2 131 62 56 22 39 36 Ellis Kinder 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Paul LaPalme 1 4 3.35 35 0 7 40.1 35 16 15 5 20 19 Barry Latman 1 2 8.03 7 2 1 12.1 12 11 11 2 13 9 Jim McDonald 0 1 2.01 10 0 0 22.1 18 8 5 2 11 12 Stover McIlwain 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 Billy Pierce 20 12 3.26 37 34 2 257.0 228 98 93 18 80 171 Don Rudolph 1 0 2.25 5 0 0 12.0 6 3 3 2 2 2 Gerry Staley 5 1 2.06 47 0 7 105.0 95 27 24 7 36 44 Jim Wilson 15 8 3.48 30 29 0 201.2 189 85 78 22 73 100 90 64 3.35 155 155 27 1401.2 1305 566 521 124 521 665

Awards

Nellie Fox, Gold Glove AwardNellie Fox at Baseball Reference Minnie Miñoso, Gold Glove AwardMinnie Miñoso at Baseball Reference Sherm Lollar, Gold Glove AwardSherm Lollar at Baseball Reference

Farm system

Notes

References 1957 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference