1957 Brooklyn Dodgers

84-70 • .545 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers went 84-70 (.545) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 690 runs, allowed 591, and played home games at Ebbets Field. Team leaders included Duke Snider (40 HR, 92 RBI) and Don Drysdale (17-9, 2.69 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

84 Wins
70 Losses
.545 Win %
3rd Rank
690 R 591 RA
Diff +99

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690 Runs Scored
591 Runs Allowed
+99 Run Diff
897K Attendance

📈 vs. 1957 NL Average

Batting Avg .252 3% below the 1957 league average (.260)
OBP .325 1% above the 1957 league average (.322)
SLG .387 3% below the 1957 league average (.399)
Team ERA 3.35 14% better than the 1957 league average (3.88)
Runs Scored 690 2% above the 1957 league average (678 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumEbbets Field
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Home Games 69
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Total Attendance 897,691
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Avg per Game 13,010

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1957

Batting Avg

1 Carl Furillo 0.306 2 Gil Hodges 0.299 3 Gino Cimoli 0.293 4 Sandy Amoros 0.277 5 Duke Snider 0.274

Home Runs

1 Duke Snider 40 2 Gil Hodges 27 3 Roy Campanella 13 4 Carl Furillo 12 5 Charlie Neal 12

RBI

1 Gil Hodges 98 2 Duke Snider 92 3 Carl Furillo 66 4 Roy Campanella 62 5 Charlie Neal 62
1957 Brooklyn Dodgers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jim Gilliam 149 617 89 154 26 4 2 37 64 31 26 0.250
Gil Hodges 150 579 94 173 28 7 27 98 63 91 5 0.299
Gino Cimoli 142 532 88 156 22 5 10 57 39 86 3 0.293
Duke Snider 139 508 91 139 25 7 40 92 77 104 3 0.274
Charlie Neal 128 448 62 121 13 7 12 62 53 83 11 0.270
Carl Furillo 119 395 61 121 17 4 12 66 29 33 0 0.306
Roy Campanella 103 330 31 80 9 0 13 62 34 50 1 0.242
Pee Wee Reese 103 330 33 74 3 1 1 29 39 32 5 0.224
Don Zimmer 84 269 23 59 9 1 6 19 16 63 1 0.219
Sandy Amoros 106 238 40 66 7 1 7 26 46 42 3 0.277
Rube Walker 60 166 12 30 8 0 2 23 15 33 2 0.181
Elmer Valo 81 161 14 44 10 1 4 26 25 16 0 0.273
Randy Jackson 48 131 7 26 1 0 2 16 9 20 0 0.198
Don Newcombe 34 74 8 17 2 0 1 7 11 11 0 0.230
Don Drysdale 37 73 7 9 0 0 2 6 7 29 0 0.123
Johnny Podres 35 72 6 15 4 0 0 4 2 5 0 0.208
John Roseboro 35 69 6 10 2 0 2 6 10 20 0 0.145
Danny McDevitt 22 39 4 6 0 0 0 1 4 15 0 0.154
Bob Kennedy 19 31 5 4 1 0 1 4 1 5 0 0.129
Roger Craig 32 29 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 0.138
Sal Maglie 19 29 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0.034
Sandy Koufax 34 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0.000
Carl Erskine 21 22 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.091
Ed Roebuck 44 21 4 5 0 0 2 3 2 9 0 0.238
Clem Labine 58 20 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 0.100
Joe Pignatano 8 14 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.214
Jim Gentile 4 6 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0.167
Don Bessent 27 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Rene Valdes 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.000
Bill Harris 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Ken Lehman 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Fred Kipp 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rod Miller 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jackie Collum 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Elston 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1957

ERA

1 Johnny Podres 2.66 2 Don Drysdale 2.69 3 Ed Roebuck 2.71 4 Sal Maglie 2.93 5 Danny McDevitt 3.25

Wins

1 Don Drysdale 17 2 Johnny Podres 12 3 Don Newcombe 11 4 Ed Roebuck 8 5 Danny McDevitt 7

Strikeouts

1 Don Drysdale 148 2 Sandy Koufax 122 3 Johnny Podres 109 4 Danny McDevitt 90 5 Don Newcombe 90
1957 Brooklyn Dodgers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Don Drysdale 17 9 2.69 34 29 0 221.0 197 66 61 148
Don Newcombe 11 12 3.49 28 28 0 198.2 199 77 33 90
Johnny Podres 12 9 2.66 31 27 3 196.0 168 58 44 109
Danny McDevitt 7 4 3.25 22 17 0 119.0 105 43 72 90
Roger Craig 6 9 4.61 32 13 0 111.1 102 57 47 69
Clem Labine 5 7 3.44 58 0 17 104.2 104 40 27 67
Sandy Koufax 5 4 3.88 34 13 0 104.1 83 45 51 122
Sal Maglie 6 6 2.93 19 17 1 101.1 94 33 26 50
Ed Roebuck 8 2 2.71 44 1 8 96.1 70 29 46 73
Carl Erskine 5 3 3.55 15 7 0 66.0 62 26 20 26
Don Bessent 1 3 5.73 27 0 0 44.0 58 28 19 24
Rene Valdes 1 1 5.54 5 1 0 13.0 13 8 7 10
Bill Harris 0 1 3.86 1 1 0 7.0 9 3 1 3
Ken Lehman 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 7.0 7 0 1 3
Jackie Collum 0 0 8.31 3 0 0 4.1 7 4 1 3
Fred Kipp 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 4.0 6 4 0 3
Don Elston 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1

👥 Roster (35)

Sandy Amoros Don Bessent Roy Campanella Gino Cimoli Jackie Collum Roger Craig Don Drysdale Don Elston Carl Erskine Carl Furillo Jim Gentile Jim Gilliam +23 more

35 players

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The 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers in brief

In 1957 the Brooklyn Dodgers posted a 84-70 mark (.545) and finished 3rd in the NL. The run column shows 690 for and 591 against. The team batting average of .252 was 3% below the 1957 league mark of .260. Pitchers allowed 3.35 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.88. Measured against the 678-run league average, the offense was 2% ahead.

Ebbets Field was home in 1957, drawing a total attendance of 897,691. The home run leader was Duke Snider, who hit 40. The RBI leader was Gil Hodges, with 98. Don Drysdale led the pitchers with 17 wins. Clem Labine saved 17 games. In all, the roster shows 35 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers

What was the 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers record?
The 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers finished 84-70 (.545 win pct).
Who led the 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers in home runs?
Duke Snider led the 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers with 40 home runs.
What was the 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers team ERA?
The 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers posted a team ERA of 3.35.
Did the 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers win the World Series?
No. The 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers play?
The 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers played home games at Ebbets Field.
Who led the 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Duke Snider (40 HR, 92 RBI) and Don Drysdale (17-9, 2.69 ERA).
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