1957 Chicago Cubs

62-92 • .403 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1957 Chicago Cubs went 62-92 (.403) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 628 runs, allowed 722, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Ernie Banks (43 HR, 102 RBI) and Dick Drott (15-11, 3.58 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

62 Wins
92 Losses
.403 Win %
7th Rank
628 R 722 RA
Diff -94

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628 Runs Scored
722 Runs Allowed
-94 Run Diff
669K Attendance

📈 vs. 1957 NL Average

Batting Avg .244 6% below the 1957 league average (.260)
OBP .305 5% below the 1957 league average (.322)
SLG .379 5% below the 1957 league average (.399)
Team ERA 4.13 6% worse than the 1957 league average (3.88)
Runs Scored 628 7% below the 1957 league average (678 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 669,879
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Avg per Game 8,588

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1957

Batting Avg

1 Dee Fondy 0.314 2 Dale Long 0.305 3 Walt Moryn 0.289 4 Chuck Tanner 0.286 5 Ernie Banks 0.285

Home Runs

1 Ernie Banks 43 2 Dale Long 21 3 Walt Moryn 19 4 Bob Speake 16 5 Cal Neeman 10

RBI

1 Ernie Banks 102 2 Walt Moryn 88 3 Dale Long 62 4 Bob Speake 50 5 Chuck Tanner 42
1957 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ernie Banks 156 594 113 169 34 6 43 102 70 85 8 0.285
Walt Moryn 149 568 76 164 33 0 19 88 50 90 0 0.289
Bobby Morgan 125 425 43 88 20 2 5 27 52 87 5 0.207
Bob Speake 129 418 65 97 14 5 16 50 38 68 5 0.232
Cal Neeman 122 415 37 107 17 1 10 39 22 87 0 0.258
Dale Long 123 397 55 121 19 0 21 62 52 63 1 0.305
Lee Walls 117 366 42 88 10 5 6 33 27 67 5 0.240
Chuck Tanner 95 318 42 91 16 2 7 42 23 20 0 0.286
Jim Bolger 112 273 28 75 4 1 5 29 10 36 0 0.275
Bobby Adams 60 187 21 47 10 2 1 10 17 28 0 0.251
Jerry Kindall 72 181 18 29 3 0 6 12 8 48 1 0.160
Jack Littrell 61 153 8 29 4 2 1 13 9 43 0 0.190
Bob Will 70 112 13 25 3 0 1 10 5 21 1 0.223
Casey Wise 43 106 12 19 3 1 0 7 11 14 0 0.179
Jim Fanning 47 89 3 16 2 0 0 4 4 17 0 0.180
Moe Drabowsky 36 82 3 15 2 0 1 10 6 32 0 0.183
Dick Drott 38 80 3 8 0 0 0 0 2 25 0 0.100
Bob Rush 31 69 3 14 3 0 0 3 3 26 0 0.203
Charlie Silvera 26 53 1 11 3 0 0 2 4 5 0 0.208
Dee Fondy 11 51 3 16 3 1 0 2 0 9 1 0.314
Ed Winceniak 17 50 5 12 3 0 1 8 2 9 0 0.240
Gene Baker 12 44 4 11 3 1 1 10 6 3 0 0.250
Bobby Del Greco 20 40 2 8 2 0 0 3 10 17 1 0.200
Johnny Goryl 9 38 7 8 2 0 0 1 5 9 0 0.211
Don Elston 39 37 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 0.108
Frank Ernaga 20 35 9 11 3 2 2 7 9 14 0 0.314
Eddie Haas 14 24 1 5 1 0 0 4 1 5 0 0.208
Dave Hillman 36 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 16 0 0.000
Bob Lennon 9 21 2 3 1 0 1 3 1 9 0 0.143
Jim Brosnan 41 20 2 5 4 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.250
Don Kaiser 20 19 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.105
Tom Poholsky 28 19 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.105
Gordon Massa 6 15 2 7 1 0 0 3 4 3 0 0.467
Ed Mickelson 6 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.000
Dick Littlefield 48 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.182
Turk Lown 67 10 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.200
Bob Anderson 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Elmer Singleton 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Glen Hobbie 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Mayer 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Vito Valentinetti 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
John Briggs 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jackie Collum 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Woods 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1957

ERA

1 Jim Brosnan 3.38 2 Moe Drabowsky 3.53 3 Don Elston 3.56 4 Dick Drott 3.58 5 Turk Lown 3.77

Wins

1 Dick Drott 15 2 Moe Drabowsky 13 3 Don Elston 6 4 Dave Hillman 6 5 Bob Rush 6

Strikeouts

1 Moe Drabowsky 170 2 Dick Drott 170 3 Bob Rush 103 4 Don Elston 102 5 Jim Brosnan 73
1957 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Moe Drabowsky 13 15 3.53 36 33 0 239.2 214 94 94 170
Dick Drott 15 11 3.58 38 32 0 229.0 200 91 129 170
Bob Rush 6 16 4.38 31 29 0 205.1 211 100 66 103
Don Elston 6 7 3.56 39 14 8 144.0 139 57 55 102
Dave Hillman 6 11 4.35 32 14 1 103.1 115 50 37 53
Jim Brosnan 5 5 3.38 41 5 0 98.2 79 37 46 73
Turk Lown 5 7 3.77 67 0 12 93.0 74 39 51 51
Tom Poholsky 1 7 4.93 28 11 0 84.0 117 46 22 28
Don Kaiser 2 6 5.00 20 13 0 72.0 91 40 28 23
Dick Littlefield 2 3 5.35 48 2 4 65.2 76 39 37 51
Bob Anderson 0 1 7.71 8 0 0 16.1 20 14 8 7
Elmer Singleton 0 1 6.75 5 2 0 13.1 20 10 2 6
Vito Valentinetti 0 0 2.25 9 0 0 12.0 12 3 7 8
Jackie Collum 1 1 6.75 9 0 1 10.2 8 8 9 7
Ed Mayer 0 0 5.87 3 1 0 7.2 8 5 2 3
John Briggs 0 1 12.46 3 0 0 4.1 7 6 3 1
Glen Hobbie 0 0 10.38 2 0 0 4.1 6 5 5 3

👥 Roster (44)

Bobby Adams Bob Anderson Gene Baker Ernie Banks Jim Bolger John Briggs Jim Brosnan Jackie Collum Bobby Del Greco Moe Drabowsky Dick Drott Don Elston +32 more

44 players

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The 1957 Chicago Cubs in brief

The 1957 Chicago Cubs won 62 games and lost 92, ending up 7th in the NL. The Chicago Cubs scored 628 runs and allowed 722, a run differential of -94. Against a league average of .260, the 1957 Chicago Cubs batted .244. The staff ERA of 4.13 was 6% worse than the league average of 3.88. The 628 runs scored compare with a league average of 678 per club, 7% fewer.

Home games were played at Wrigley Field, where 669,879 fans came through the gates. Ernie Banks led the club in home runs with 43. The pitching staff's wins leader was Dick Drott (15). Turk Lown closed out 12 saves. The 1957 roster runs to 44 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1956 season and the 1958 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1957 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1957 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1957 Chicago Cubs finished 62-92 (.403 win pct).
Who led the 1957 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Ernie Banks led the 1957 Chicago Cubs with 43 home runs.
What was the 1957 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1957 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 4.13.
Did the 1957 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1957 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1957 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1957 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1957 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ernie Banks (43 HR, 102 RBI) and Dick Drott (15-11, 3.58 ERA).
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