1957 Detroit Tigers season

The 1957 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fourth in the American League with a record of 78–76, 20 games behind the New York Yankees. The team scored 614 runs and allowed 614 runs for a run differential of zero.[1]

1957 Detroit Tigers
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Briggs Stadium (since 1912) Detroit (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Fred Knorr, John Fetzer
General manager(s)	Walter Briggs, Jr., John McHale
Manager(s)	Jack Tighe
Local television	WJBK
Local radio	WKMH (Van Patrick, Mel Ott)
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Offseason

• February 8, 1957: Jim Brideweser was purchased from the Tigers by the Baltimore Orioles.[2]

Regular season

• April 18, 1957: Roger Maris hit the first home run of his career. It came at Briggs Stadium in Detroit and was a grand slam off Tigers pitcher Jack Crimian.[3]

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	98	56	0.636	—	48–29	50–27
Chicago White Sox	90	64	0.584	8	45–32	45–32
Boston Red Sox	82	72	0.532	16	44–33	38–39
Detroit Tigers	78	76	0.506	20	45–32	33–44
Baltimore Orioles	76	76	0.500	21	42–33	34–43
Cleveland Indians	76	77	0.497	21½	40–37	36–40
Kansas City Athletics	59	94	0.386	38½	37–40	22–54
Washington Senators	55	99	0.357	43	28–49	27–50

Record vs. opponents

1957 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	NYY	WSH
Baltimore	—	8–14	10–12–1	9–12	9–13	16–5–1	9–13	15–7
Boston	14–8	—	8–14	12–10	10–12	16–6	8–14	14–8
Chicago	12–10–1	14–8	—	14–8	11–11	14–8	8–14	17–5
Cleveland	12–9	10–12	8–14	—	11–11	11–11	9–13	15–7
Detroit	13–9	12–10	11–11	11–11	—	8–14	10–12	13–9
Kansas City	5–16–1	6–16	8–14	11–11	14–8	—	3–19	12–10
New York	13–9	14–8	14–8	13–9	12–10	19–3	—	13–9
Washington	7–15	8–14	5–17	7–15	9–13	10–12	9–13	—

Notable transactions

• June 14, 1957: Earl Torgeson was traded by the Tigers to the Chicago White Sox for Dave Philley.[4]
• August 1, 1957: Johnny Groth was purchased by the Tigers from the Kansas City Athletics.[5]
• August 27, 1957: Al Aber was selected off waivers from the Tigers by the Kansas City Athletics.[6]

Roster

1957 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers 22 Al Aber 14 Jim Bunning 11 Harry Byrd 19 Jack Crimian 18 Chuck Daniel 21 Paul Foytack 18 Steve Gromek 44 Billy Hoeft 17 Frank Lary 41 Don Lee 23 Duke Maas 41 Joe Presko 25 Bob Shaw 19 Lou Sleater 31 Jim Stump 12 John Tsitouris 29 Pete Wojey		Catchers  2 Frank House 10 Red Wilson 12 Tom Yewcic Infielders 16 Reno Bertoia 24 Frank Bolling  8 Ray Boone 26 Steve Boros  1 Jack Dittmer  5 Jim Finigan  7 Harvey Kuenn  9 Dave Philley 11 Eddie Robinson 27 Ron Samford 28 George Thomas  9 Earl Torgeson		Outfielders 12 Mel Clark  3 Johnny Groth  6 Al Kaline  4 Charlie Maxwell 30 Karl Olson 1,3 Bobo Osborne 15 Jay Porter 20 Jim Small 29 Bill Taylor 13 Bill Tuttle Other batters  9 Jack Phillips		Manager 35 Jack Tighe Coaches 34 Billy Hitchcock 33 Willis Hudlin 32 Don Lund

Player stats

Batting

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
RF	Al Kaline	149	577	170	.295	23	90

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
Dave Philley	65	173	49	.283	2	16
Earl Torgeson	30	50	12	.240	1	5
Jim Small	36	42	9	.214	0	0

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
Jim Bunning	45	267.1	20	8	2.69	182

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

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
Al Aber	28	3	3	1	6.81	15
Jack Crimian	4	0	1	0	12.71	1

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Charleston Senators	American Association	Frank Skaff, Don Griffin and Bill Norman
AA	Birmingham Barons	Southern Association	Johnny Pesky
A	Augusta Tigers	Sally League	Bill Adair
B	Durham Bulls	Carolina League	Bob Mavis
C	Idaho Falls Russets	Pioneer League	Al Lakeman
D	Montgomery Rebels	Alabama–Florida League	Stubby Overmire
D	Orlando Flyers	Florida State League	Marland Doolittle and John Rose
D	Valdosta Tigers	Georgia–Florida League	Stan Wasiak
D	Erie Sailors	New York–Penn League	Chuck Kress

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Durham

References

1. "1957 Baseball Standings". MLB.com. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
2. Jim Brideweser at Baseball Reference
3. Roger Maris: Baseball's Reluctant Hero, p. 87, Tom Clavin and Danny Peary, Touchstone Books, Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4165-8928-0
4. Dave Philley at Baseball Reference
5. Johnny Groth at Baseball Reference
6. Al Aber at Baseball Reference

External links

• 1957 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference