| 1957 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium I | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Record | 87–67 (.565) | |||
| League place | 2nd | |||
| Owners | August "Gussie" Busch | |||
| General managers | Frank Lane | |||
| Managers | Fred Hutchinson | |||
| Television | KTVI | |||
| Radio | KMOX (Harry Caray,Jack Buck,Joe Garagiola) | |||
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |||
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The1957 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 76th season inSt. Louis, Missouri and its 66th season in theNational League. TheCardinals went 87–67 during the season and finished second in the National League, eight games behind theMilwaukee Braves.
| 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 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
| = Indicates league leader |
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 | Hal Smith | 100 | 333 | 93 | .279 | 2 | 37 |
| 1B | Stan Musial | 134 | 502 | 176 | .351 | 29 | 102 |
| 2B | Don Blasingame | 154 | 650 | 176 | .271 | 8 | 58 |
| SS | Al Dark | 140 | 583 | 169 | .290 | 4 | 64 |
| 3B | Eddie Kasko | 134 | 479 | 131 | .273 | 1 | 35 |
| LF | Wally Moon | 142 | 516 | 152 | .295 | 24 | 73 |
| CF | Ken Boyer | 142 | 544 | 144 | .265 | 19 | 62 |
| RF | Del Ennis | 136 | 490 | 140 | .286 | 24 | 105 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Cunningham | 122 | 261 | 83 | .318 | 9 | 52 |
| Hobie Landrith | 75 | 214 | 52 | .243 | 3 | 26 |
| Bobby Smith | 93 | 185 | 39 | .211 | 3 | 18 |
| Walker Cooper | 48 | 78 | 21 | .269 | 3 | 10 |
| Ducky Schofield | 65 | 56 | 9 | .161 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Miksis | 49 | 38 | 8 | .211 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim King | 22 | 35 | 11 | .314 | 0 | 2 |
| Irv Noren | 17 | 30 | 11 | .367 | 1 | 10 |
| Tom Alston | 9 | 17 | 5 | .294 | 0 | 2 |
| Gene Green | 6 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Lassetter | 4 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Harmon | 9 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindy McDaniel | 30 | 191.0 | 15 | 9 | 3.49 | 75 |
| Sam Jones | 28 | 182.2 | 12 | 9 | 3.60 | 154 |
| Von McDaniel | 17 | 86.2 | 7 | 5 | 3.22 | 45 |
| Murry Dickson | 14 | 74.0 | 5 | 3 | 4.14 | 29 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Jackson | 41 | 210.1 | 15 | 9 | 3.47 | 96 |
| Herm Wehmeier | 36 | 165.0 | 10 | 7 | 4.31 | 91 |
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | 33 | 149.1 | 8 | 10 | 3.74 | 87 |
| Willard Schmidt | 40 | 116.2 | 10 | 3 | 4.78 | 63 |
| Morrie Martin | 4 | 10.2 | 0 | 0 | 2.53 | 7 |
| Frank Barnes | 3 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 5 |
| Tom Cheney | 4 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 | 10 |
| Lynn Lovenguth | 2 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 6 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoyt Wilhelm | 40 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4.25 | 29 |
| Lloyd Merritt | 44 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.31 | 35 |
| Billy Muffett | 23 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2.25 | 21 |
| Jim Davis | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.27 | 5 |
| Bob Smith | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.66 | 11 |
| Bob Miller | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 7 |
| Bob Kuzava | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 2 |
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