1957 Chicago White Sox

90-64 • .584 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1957 Chicago White Sox went 90-64 (.584) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 707 runs, allowed 566, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Larry Doby (14 HR, 79 RBI) and Billy Pierce (20-12, 3.26 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

90 Wins
64 Losses
.584 Win %
2nd Rank
707 R 566 RA
Diff +141

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707 Runs Scored
566 Runs Allowed
+141 Run Diff
1,148K Attendance

📈 vs. 1957 AL Average

Batting Avg .260 2% above the 1957 league average (.254)
OBP .344 6% above the 1957 league average (.325)
SLG .375 2% below the 1957 league average (.382)
Team ERA 3.35 12% better than the 1957 league average (3.79)
Runs Scored 707 9% above the 1957 league average (651 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,148,614
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Avg per Game 14,917

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1957

Batting Avg

1 Dave Philley 0.324 2 Ron Jackson 0.317 3 Nellie Fox 0.317 4 Minnie Miñoso 0.310 5 Earl Torgeson 0.295

Home Runs

1 Larry Doby 14 2 Jim Rivera 14 3 Walt Dropo 13 4 Minnie Miñoso 12 5 Sherm Lollar 11

RBI

1 Minnie Miñoso 103 2 Larry Doby 79 3 Sherm Lollar 70 4 Nellie Fox 61 5 Jim Rivera 52
1957 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Nellie Fox 155 619 110 196 27 8 6 61 75 13 5 0.317
Luis Aparicio 143 575 82 148 22 6 3 41 52 55 28 0.257
Minnie Miñoso 153 568 96 176 36 5 12 103 79 54 18 0.310
Larry Doby 119 416 57 120 27 2 14 79 56 79 2 0.288
Jim Rivera 125 402 51 103 21 6 14 52 40 80 18 0.256
Bubba Phillips 121 393 38 106 13 3 7 42 28 32 5 0.270
Sherm Lollar 101 351 33 90 11 2 11 70 35 24 2 0.256
Jim Landis 96 274 38 58 11 3 2 16 45 61 14 0.212
Earl Torgeson 86 251 53 74 11 2 7 46 49 44 7 0.295
Walt Dropo 93 223 24 57 2 0 13 49 16 40 0 0.256
Sammy Esposito 94 176 26 36 3 0 2 15 38 27 5 0.205
Earl Battey 48 115 12 20 2 3 3 6 11 38 0 0.174
Les Moss 42 115 10 31 3 0 2 12 20 18 0 0.270
Fred Hatfield 69 114 14 23 3 0 0 8 15 20 1 0.202
Billy Pierce 41 99 7 17 1 0 0 6 2 25 0 0.172
Dick Donovan 30 83 8 12 1 0 3 10 8 32 0 0.145
Ted Beard 38 78 15 16 1 0 0 7 18 14 3 0.205
Dave Philley 22 71 9 23 4 0 0 9 4 10 1 0.324
Jim Wilson 31 68 4 10 2 0 0 5 7 14 0 0.147
Ron Jackson 13 60 4 19 3 0 2 8 1 12 0 0.317
Jack Harshman 30 45 5 10 1 0 2 5 10 17 0 0.222
Bill Fischer 33 40 1 6 0 0 0 5 0 8 0 0.150
Bob Keegan 30 39 3 4 0 0 0 3 4 5 0 0.103
Dixie Howell 42 27 4 5 1 1 3 3 2 6 0 0.185
Ron Northey 40 27 0 5 1 0 0 7 11 5 0 0.185
Gerry Staley 47 22 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 6 0 0.045
Jim Derrington 20 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Paul LaPalme 36 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.500
Bob Kennedy 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Don Rudolph 5 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Barry Latman 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim McDonald 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Jim Hughes 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ellis Kinder 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Stover McIlwain 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Powell 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1957

ERA

1 Gerry Staley 2.06 2 Dick Donovan 2.77 3 Billy Pierce 3.26 4 Dixie Howell 3.29 5 Paul LaPalme 3.35

Wins

1 Billy Pierce 20 2 Dick Donovan 16 3 Jim Wilson 15 4 Bob Keegan 10 5 Jack Harshman 8

Strikeouts

1 Billy Pierce 171 2 Jim Wilson 100 3 Dick Donovan 88 4 Jack Harshman 83 5 Bill Fischer 48
1957 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Billy Pierce 20 12 3.26 37 34 2 257.0 228 93 71 171
Dick Donovan 16 6 2.77 28 28 0 220.2 203 68 45 88
Jim Wilson 15 8 3.48 30 29 0 201.2 189 78 65 100
Jack Harshman 8 8 4.10 30 26 1 151.1 142 69 82 83
Bob Keegan 10 8 3.53 30 20 2 142.2 131 56 37 36
Bill Fischer 7 8 3.48 33 11 1 124.0 139 48 35 48
Gerry Staley 5 1 2.06 47 0 7 105.0 95 24 27 44
Dixie Howell 6 5 3.29 37 0 6 68.1 64 25 30 37
Paul LaPalme 1 4 3.35 35 0 7 40.1 35 15 19 19
Jim Derrington 0 1 4.86 20 5 0 37.0 29 20 29 14
Jim McDonald 0 1 2.01 10 0 0 22.1 18 5 10 12
Barry Latman 1 2 8.03 7 2 1 12.1 12 11 13 9
Don Rudolph 1 0 2.25 5 0 0 12.0 6 3 2 2
Jim Hughes 0 0 10.80 4 0 0 5.0 12 6 3 2
Ellis Kinder 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0
Stover McIlwain 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 0 1 0

👥 Roster (36)

Luis Aparicio Earl Battey Ted Beard Jim Derrington Larry Doby Dick Donovan Walt Dropo Sammy Esposito Bill Fischer Nellie Fox Jack Harshman Fred Hatfield +24 more

36 players

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The 1957 Chicago White Sox in brief

The record for the 1957 Chicago White Sox reads 90 wins and 64 losses, good for 2nd in the AL. With 707 runs scored and 566 given up, the 1957 differential was +141. At the plate the Chicago White Sox hit .260, 2% better than the league's .254. The staff ERA of 3.35 was 12% better than the league average of 3.79. League clubs averaged 651 runs that year, so the Chicago White Sox scored 9% more.

The home park, Comiskey Park, recorded 1,148,614 in attendance, about 14,917 a game. The home run leader was Larry Doby, who hit 14. The RBI leader was Minnie Miñoso, with 103. Nellie Fox collected the most hits, 196. Billy Pierce led the pitchers with 20 wins. The 1957 roster runs to 36 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1957 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1957 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1957 Chicago White Sox finished 90-64 (.584 win pct).
Who led the 1957 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Larry Doby led the 1957 Chicago White Sox with 14 home runs.
What was the 1957 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1957 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 3.35.
Did the 1957 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1957 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1957 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1957 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1957 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Larry Doby (14 HR, 79 RBI) and Billy Pierce (20-12, 3.26 ERA).
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