1957 Baltimore Orioles season

1957 Baltimore Orioles
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Memorial Stadium (since 1954)
Baltimore, Maryland (since 1954)
Results
Record	76–76 (.500)
League place	5th
Other information
Owner(s)	Jerold Hoffberger, Clarence Miles
General manager(s)	Paul Richards
Manager(s)	Paul Richards
Local television	WMAR-TV/WAAM/WBAL-TV
Local radio	WCBM (Ernie Harwell, Herb Carneal, Larry Ray)
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The 1957 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing 5th in the American League with a record of 76 wins and 76 losses.

Offseason

February 8, 1957: Jim Brideweser was purchased by the Orioles from the Detroit Tigers.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	98	56	.636	--
Chicago White Sox	90	64	.584	8
Boston Red Sox	82	72	.532	16
Detroit Tigers	78	76	.506	20
Baltimore Orioles	76	76	.500	21
Cleveland Indians	76	77	.497	21.5
Kansas City Athletics	59	94	.386	38.5
Washington Senators	55	99	.357	43

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 24, 1957: Jack Fisher was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles.^[2]
September 19, 1957: Eddie Miksis was selected off waivers by the Orioles from the St. Louis Cardinals.^[3]
September 19, 1957: Morrie Martin was purchased from the Orioles by the St. Louis Cardinals.^[4]

Roster

1957 Baltimore Orioles

Roster

Pitchers

27 Charlie Beamon

28 Hal Brown

16 Art Ceccarelli

21 Sandy Consuegra

39 Don Ferrarese

41 Mike Fornieles

21 Art Houtteman

36 Connie Johnson

39 Ken Lehman

18 Billy Loes

29 Ray Moore

38 Billy O'Dell

23 Milt Pappas

24 Dizzy Trout

41 Jerry Walker

17 Bill Wight

35 George Zuverink

Catchers

22 Joe Ginsberg

10 Tom Patton

11 Gus Triandos

42 Frank Zupo

Infielders

1 Bob Boyd

19,40 Jim Brideweser

33 Wayne Causey

9 Billy Gardner

10 Billy Goodman

6 Bob Hale

3 George Kell

7 Willy Miranda

8 Buddy Peterson

5,34 Brooks Robinson

Outfielders

23 Jim Busby

27 Joe Durham

44 Tito Francona

21 Lenny Green

37 Tex Nelson

4 Bob Nieman

2 Al Pilarcik

42 Carl Powis

8 Jim Pyburn

23 Dick Williams

Other batters

6 Eddie Miksis

37 Eddie Robinson

Manager

12 Paul Richards

Coaches

45 Jimmy Adair

31 Harry Brecheen

26 Lum Harris

37 Eddie Robinson

30 Al Vincent

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

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
Brideweser, JimJim Brideweser	91	142	38	.268	1	18
Miksis, EddieEddie Miksis	1	1	0	.000	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

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
Beamon, CharlieCharlie Beamon	4	8.2	0	0	5.19	5

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

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
Open	Vancouver Mounties	Pacific Coast League	Charlie Metro
AA	San Antonio Missions	Texas League	Joe Schultz
A	Knoxville Smokies	Sally League	George Staller
C	Phoenix Stars	Arizona–Mexico League	Bob Hooper
C	Aberdeen Pheasants	Northern League	Bill Capps and Barney Lutz
D	Kingsport Orioles	Appalachian League	Enid Drake
D	Fitzgerald Orioles	Georgia–Florida League	Earl Weaver
D	Paris Orioles	Sooner State League	Barney Lutz and Bill Capps

Notes

↑ Jim Brideweser at Baseball-Reference
↑ Jack Fisher at Baseball-Reference
↑ Eddie Miksis at Baseball-Reference
↑ Morrie Martin at Baseball-Reference

References

Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
1957 Baltimore Orioles team at Baseball-Reference
1957 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com

1957 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City New York Washington

National League	Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati Milwaukee New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

1957 All-Star Game 1957 World Series

Baltimore Orioles

Formerly the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Browns
Based in Baltimore, Maryland

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Majestic Park; West End Park; Coffee Pot Park; Wright Field; Tech Field; Perris Hill Park; City Island Ball Park; Miami Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium; Al Lang Stadium; Fort Lauderdale Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Washington Nationals
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox

Key personnel

Owner: Peter Angelos
Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations: Dan Duquette
Manager: Buck Showalter

World Series
Championships (3)

American League
Championships (7)

American League East
Championships (9)

American League Wild Card
(3)

Minor league
affiliates

Broadcasting

TV: Mid-Atlantic Sports Network
Radio: Orioles Radio Network
Announcers: Gary Thorne; Jim Hunter; Jim Palmer; Rick Dempsey; Mike Bordick

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