| 1957 Chicago Cubs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |||
| City | Chicago | |||
| Record | 62–92 (.403) | |||
| League place | 7th | |||
| Owners | Philip K. Wrigley | |||
| General managers | John Holland | |||
| Managers | Bob Scheffing | |||
| Television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse,Vince Lloyd) | |||
| Radio | WIND (Milo Hamilton,Jack Quinlan,Gene Elston) | |||
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The1957 Chicago Cubs season was the 86th season of theChicago Cubs franchise, the 82nd in theNational League, and the 42nd atWrigley Field. The Cubs tied with thePittsburgh Pirates for seventh in the National League with a record of 62–92–2 (.403winning percentage).
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Braves | 95 | 59 | .617 | — | 45–32 | 50–27 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 87 | 67 | .565 | 8 | 42–35 | 45–32 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 84 | 70 | .545 | 11 | 43–34 | 41–36 |
| Cincinnati Redlegs | 80 | 74 | .519 | 15 | 45–32 | 35–42 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 77 | 77 | .500 | 18 | 38–39 | 39–38 |
| New York Giants | 69 | 85 | .448 | 26 | 37–40 | 32–45 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 62 | 92 | .403 | 33 | 36–41 | 26–51 |
| Chicago Cubs | 62 | 92 | .403 | 33 | 31–46 | 31–46 |
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| Team | BRO | CHC | CIN | MIL | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Brooklyn | — | 17–5 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 12–10 | 9–13 | 12–10 | 12–10 | |||||
| Chicago | 5–17 | — | 7–15 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 8–14–1 | 12–10–1 | 12–10 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 10–12 | 15–7 | — | 4–18 | 12–10 | 16–6 | 14–8 | 9–13 | |||||
| Milwaukee | 12–10 | 13–9 | 18–4 | — | 13–9 | 12–10–1 | 16–6 | 11–11 | |||||
| New York | 10–12 | 13–9 | 10–12 | 9–13 | — | 10–12 | 9–13 | 8–14 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 13–9 | 14–8–1 | 6–16 | 10–12–1 | 12–10 | — | 13–9 | 9–13 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 10–12 | 10–12–1 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 13–9 | 9–13 | — | 6–16 | |||||
| St. Louis | 10–12 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 16–6 | — | |||||
| 1957 Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 | Cal Neeman | 122 | 415 | 107 | .258 | 10 | 39 |
| 1B | Dale Long | 123 | 397 | 121 | .305 | 21 | 62 |
| 2B | Bobby Morgan | 125 | 425 | 88 | .207 | 5 | 27 |
| SS | Ernie Banks | 156 | 594 | 169 | .285 | 43 | 102 |
| 3B | Bobby Adams | 60 | 187 | 47 | .251 | 1 | 10 |
| LF | Lee Walls | 117 | 366 | 88 | .240 | 6 | 33 |
| CF | Bob Speake | 129 | 418 | 97 | .232 | 16 | 50 |
| RF | Walt Moryn | 149 | 568 | 164 | .289 | 19 | 88 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Tanner | 95 | 318 | 91 | .286 | 7 | 42 |
| Jim Bolger | 112 | 273 | 75 | .275 | 5 | 29 |
| Jerry Kindall | 72 | 181 | 29 | .160 | 6 | 12 |
| Jack Littrell | 61 | 153 | 29 | .190 | 1 | 13 |
| Bob Will | 70 | 112 | 25 | .223 | 1 | 10 |
| Casey Wise | 43 | 106 | 19 | .179 | 0 | 7 |
| Jim Fanning | 47 | 89 | 16 | .180 | 0 | 4 |
| Charlie Silvera | 26 | 53 | 11 | .208 | 0 | 2 |
| Dee Fondy | 11 | 51 | 16 | .314 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Winceniak | 17 | 50 | 12 | .240 | 1 | 8 |
| Gene Baker | 12 | 44 | 11 | .250 | 1 | 10 |
| Bobby Del Greco | 20 | 40 | 8 | .200 | 0 | 3 |
| Johnny Goryl | 9 | 38 | 8 | .211 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Ernaga | 20 | 35 | 11 | .314 | 2 | 7 |
| Eddie Haas | 14 | 24 | 5 | .208 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Lennon | 9 | 21 | 3 | .143 | 1 | 3 |
| Gordon Massa | 6 | 15 | 7 | .467 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Mickelson | 6 | 12 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Woods | 2 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moe Drabowski | 36 | 239.2 | 13 | 15 | 3.53 | 170 |
| Dick Drott | 38 | 229.0 | 15 | 11 | 3.58 | 170 |
| Bob Rush | 31 | 205.1 | 6 | 16 | 4.38 | 103 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Elston | 39 | 144.0 | 6 | 7 | 3.56 | 102 |
| Dave Hillman | 32 | 103.1 | 6 | 11 | 4.35 | 53 |
| Tom Poholsky | 28 | 84.0 | 1 | 7 | 4.93 | 28 |
| Don Kaiser | 20 | 72.0 | 2 | 6 | 5.00 | 23 |
| Elmer Singleton | 5 | 13.1 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 6 |
| Ed Mayer | 3 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 5.87 | 3 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turk Lown | 67 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3.77 | 51 |
| Dick Littlefield | 48 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5.35 | 51 |
| Jim Brosnan | 41 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3.38 | 73 |
| Vito Valentinetti | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 8 |
| Jackie Collum | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.75 | 7 |
| Bob Anderson | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.71 | 7 |
| John Briggs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.46 | 1 |
| Glen Hobbie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.38 | 3 |
Lafayette franchise folded, June 20, 1957