1957 Season

16 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1957 Major League Baseball season was played by 16 teams. The Milwaukee Braves won the World Series, defeating the New York Yankees. Hank Aaron led with 44 home runs, Hank Aaron led with 132 RBI, and Red Schoendienst led with 200 hits. This page carries the 1957 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

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1957 Bracket
World Series ML1 def. NYA (4-3)

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⚾ Batting Leaders

1957 Home Run Leaders

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Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 477 plate appearances at 154 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Ted Williams .388 2 Mickey Mantle .365 3 Stan Musial .351 4 Willie Mays .333 5 Frank Robinson .322

OPS qualified

1 Ted Williams 1.257 2 Mickey Mantle 1.177 3 Stan Musial 1.034 4 Willie Mays 1.033 5 Hank Aaron .978

Home Runs all players

1 Hank Aaron 44 2 Ernie Banks 43 3 Roy Sievers 42 4 Duke Snider 40 5 Ted Williams 38

RBI all players

1 Hank Aaron 132 2 Roy Sievers 114 3 Del Ennis 105 4 Vic Wertz 105 5 Jackie Jensen 103

Hits all players

1 Red Schoendienst 200 2 Hank Aaron 198 3 Frank Robinson 197 4 Nellie Fox 196 5 Willie Mays 195

Runs all players

1 Mickey Mantle 121 2 Hank Aaron 118 3 Ernie Banks 113 4 Willie Mays 112 5 Nellie Fox 110

Stolen Bases all players

1 Willie Mays 38 2 Luis Aparicio 28 3 Jim Gilliam 26 4 Don Blasingame 21 5 Johnny Temple 19
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1957 Strikeout Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 154 innings at 154 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Bobby Shantz 2.45 2 Tom Sturdivant 2.54 3 Johnny Podres 2.66 4 Don Drysdale 2.69 5 Warren Spahn 2.69

WHIP qualified

1 Frank Sullivan 1.06 2 Jim Bunning 1.07 3 Johnny Podres 1.08 4 Dick Donovan 1.12 5 Bobby Shantz 1.14

Wins all pitchers

1 Warren Spahn 21 2 Jim Bunning 20 3 Billy Pierce 20 4 Jack Sanford 19 5 Bob Buhl 18

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Jack Sanford 188 2 Early Wynn 184 3 Jim Bunning 182 4 Connie Johnson 177 5 Billy Pierce 171

Saves all pitchers

1 Bob Grim 19 2 Clem Labine 17 3 Ray Narleski 16 4 Marv Grissom 14 5 Turk Lown 12
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📋 Standings

American League

New York Yankees ★ 98-56 Chicago White Sox 90-64 Boston Red Sox 82-72 Detroit Tigers 78-76 Baltimore Orioles 76-76 Cleveland Indians 76-77 Kansas City Athletics 59-94 Washington Senators 55-99

National League

Milwaukee Braves ★ 95-59 St. Louis Cardinals 87-67 Brooklyn Dodgers 84-70 Cincinnati Redlegs 80-74 Philadelphia Phillies 77-77 New York Giants 69-85 Chicago Cubs 62-92 Pittsburgh Pirates 62-92

The 1957 season in brief

No 1957 club finished with a better record than the New York Yankees at 98-56. Nobody in 1957 fared worse than the Washington Senators (55-99). In the 1957 standings, the Chicago White Sox (90-64) finished a distant second to the New York Yankees (98-56) in the American League and the Milwaukee Braves owned the National League with a 95-59 mark, the St. Louis Cardinals next at 87-67. 1957's champions were the Milwaukee Braves, World Series winners against the New York Yankees, 4 games to 3. Hank Aaron led the majors with 44 home runs, ahead of Ernie Banks with 43. The qualified batting-average board starts with Ted Williams at .388, with Mickey Mantle next at .365. Qualification for that 1957 board is 477 plate appearances at 154 team games. Among qualified pitchers, Bobby Shantz had the lowest ERA, 2.45; Tom Sturdivant followed at 2.54. The other 1957 pitching tiles are led by Warren Spahn in wins (21), Jack Sanford in strikeouts (188), and Bob Grim in saves (19). Willie Mays had the most stolen bases, 38. Beyond the top five in each tile, the 1957 leaders page ranks the whole 1957 field.

1957 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 1957?
The Milwaukee Braves won the 1957 World Series, beating the New York Yankees.
How many teams played in 1957?
16 teams played in the 1957 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1957?
Hank Aaron led with 44 home runs in 1957.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1957?
Hank Aaron led with 132 RBI in 1957.
Who led MLB in hits in 1957?
Red Schoendienst led with 200 hits in 1957.
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