1957 Boston Red Sox

82-72 • .532 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1957 Boston Red Sox went 82-72 (.532) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 721 runs, allowed 668, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Ted Williams (38 HR, 87 RBI) and Tom Brewer (16-13, 3.85 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

82 Wins
72 Losses
.532 Win %
3rd Rank
721 R 668 RA
Diff +53

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721 Runs Scored
668 Runs Allowed
+53 Run Diff
1,181K Attendance

📈 vs. 1957 AL Average

Batting Avg .262 3% above the 1957 league average (.254)
OBP .340 5% above the 1957 league average (.325)
SLG .405 6% above the 1957 league average (.382)
Team ERA 3.88 2% worse than the 1957 league average (3.79)
Runs Scored 721 11% above the 1957 league average (651 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,181,184
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Avg per Game 15,340

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1957

Batting Avg

1 Ted Williams 0.388 2 Willard Nixon 0.293 3 Frank Malzone 0.292 4 Jackie Jensen 0.281 5 Billy Consolo 0.270

Home Runs

1 Ted Williams 38 2 Jackie Jensen 23 3 Jim Piersall 19 4 Frank Malzone 15 5 Dick Gernert 14

RBI

1 Jackie Jensen 103 2 Frank Malzone 103 3 Ted Williams 87 4 Jim Piersall 63 5 Dick Gernert 58
1957 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Frank Malzone 153 634 82 185 31 5 15 103 31 41 2 0.292
Jim Piersall 151 609 103 159 27 5 19 63 62 54 14 0.261
Jackie Jensen 145 544 82 153 29 2 23 103 75 66 8 0.281
Billy Klaus 127 477 76 120 18 4 10 42 55 53 2 0.252
Ted Williams 132 420 96 163 28 1 38 87 119 43 0 0.388
Sammy White 111 340 24 73 10 1 3 31 25 38 0 0.215
Dick Gernert 99 316 45 75 13 3 14 58 39 62 1 0.237
Mickey Vernon 102 270 36 65 18 1 7 38 41 35 0 0.241
Ted Lepcio 79 232 24 56 10 2 9 37 29 61 0 0.241
Gene Mauch 65 222 23 60 10 3 2 28 22 26 1 0.270
Billy Consolo 68 196 26 53 6 1 4 19 23 48 1 0.270
Pete Daley 78 191 17 43 10 0 3 25 16 31 0 0.225
Gene Stephens 120 173 25 46 6 4 3 26 26 20 0 0.266
Tom Brewer 45 94 15 19 1 0 0 4 1 23 0 0.202
Norm Zauchin 52 91 11 24 3 0 3 14 9 13 0 0.264
Frank Sullivan 31 79 6 13 2 0 0 1 2 30 0 0.165
Ken Aspromonte 24 78 9 21 5 0 0 4 17 10 0 0.269
Willard Nixon 32 75 7 22 1 0 0 4 6 16 0 0.293
Mike Fornieles 26 44 3 6 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0.136
Dave Sisler 22 42 5 7 0 0 0 0 4 12 0 0.167
Bob Porterfield 28 29 2 5 1 0 0 2 2 8 0 0.172
George Susce 29 25 1 3 1 0 0 2 2 10 0 0.120
Ike Delock 49 21 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 11 0 0.048
Marty Keough 9 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0.059
Billy Goodman 18 16 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.062
Dean Stone 17 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 0.000
Murray Wall 11 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.333
Bob Chakales 18 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.667
Frank Baumann 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Rudy Minarcin 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
Milt Bolling 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Russ Kemmerer 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Russ Meyer 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Haywood Sullivan 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Faye Throneberry 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jack Spring 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1957

ERA

1 Frank Sullivan 2.73 2 Mike Fornieles 3.52 3 Willard Nixon 3.68 4 Ike Delock 3.83 5 Tom Brewer 3.85

Wins

1 Tom Brewer 16 2 Frank Sullivan 14 3 Willard Nixon 12 4 Ike Delock 9 5 Mike Fornieles 8

Strikeouts

1 Tom Brewer 128 2 Frank Sullivan 127 3 Willard Nixon 96 4 Mike Fornieles 64 5 Ike Delock 62
1957 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Frank Sullivan 14 11 2.73 31 30 0 240.2 206 73 48 127
Tom Brewer 16 13 3.85 32 32 0 238.1 225 102 93 128
Willard Nixon 12 13 3.68 29 29 0 191.0 207 78 56 96
Mike Fornieles 8 7 3.52 25 18 2 125.1 136 49 38 64
Dave Sisler 7 8 4.71 22 19 1 122.1 135 64 61 55
Bob Porterfield 4 4 4.05 28 9 1 102.1 107 46 30 28
Ike Delock 9 8 3.83 49 2 11 94.0 80 40 45 62
George Susce 7 3 4.28 29 5 1 88.1 93 42 41 40
Dean Stone 1 3 5.08 17 8 1 51.1 56 29 35 32
Rudy Minarcin 0 0 4.43 26 0 2 44.2 44 22 30 20
Bob Chakales 0 2 8.16 18 0 3 32.0 53 29 11 16
Murray Wall 3 0 3.33 11 0 1 24.1 21 9 2 13
Frank Baumann 1 0 3.75 4 1 0 12.0 13 5 3 7
Russ Meyer 0 0 5.40 2 1 0 5.0 10 3 3 1
Russ Kemmerer 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 4.0 5 2 2 1
Jack Spring 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 2

👥 Roster (36)

Ken Aspromonte Frank Baumann Milt Bolling Tom Brewer Bob Chakales Billy Consolo Pete Daley Ike Delock Mike Fornieles Dick Gernert Billy Goodman Jackie Jensen +24 more

36 players

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The 1957 Boston Red Sox in brief

The 1957 Boston Red Sox won 82 games and lost 72, ending up 3rd in the AL. The run column shows 721 for and 668 against. Against a league average of .254, the 1957 Boston Red Sox batted .262. The staff ERA of 3.88 was 2% worse than the league average of 3.79. League clubs averaged 651 runs that year, so the Boston Red Sox scored 11% more. Attendance at Fenway Park II totaled 1,181,184 for the year.

The home run leader was Ted Williams, who hit 38. The RBI leader was Jackie Jensen, with 103. The hits leader was Frank Malzone with 185. The pitching staff's wins leader was Tom Brewer (16). Ike Delock closed out 11 saves. In all, the roster shows 36 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1957 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1957 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1957 Boston Red Sox finished 82-72 (.532 win pct).
Who led the 1957 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Ted Williams led the 1957 Boston Red Sox with 38 home runs.
What was the 1957 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1957 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 3.88.
Did the 1957 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1957 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1957 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1957 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1957 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ted Williams (38 HR, 87 RBI) and Tom Brewer (16-13, 3.85 ERA).
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