1957 Cincinnati Redlegs

80-74 • .519 Win% • 4th in NL

📊 Season Record

80 Wins
74 Losses
.519 Win %
4th Rank
747 R 781 RA
Diff -34

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⚡ Quick Stats

747 Runs Scored
781 Runs Allowed
-34 Run Diff
1,070K Attendance

📈 vs. 1957 NL Average

Batting Avg .269 4% above the 1957 league average (.260)
OBP .338 5% above the 1957 league average (.322)
SLG .432 8% above the 1957 league average (.399)
Team ERA 4.62 19% worse than the 1957 league average (3.88)
Runs Scored 747 10% above the 1957 league average (678 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,070,830
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Avg per Game 13,906

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1957

Batting Avg

1 Frank Robinson 0.322 2 Alex Grammas 0.303 3 Don Hoak 0.293 4 Gus Bell 0.292 5 Johnny Temple 0.284

Home Runs

1 George Crowe 31 2 Frank Robinson 29 3 Ed Bailey 20 4 Wally Post 20 5 Don Hoak 19

RBI

1 George Crowe 92 2 Don Hoak 89 3 Frank Robinson 75 4 Wally Post 74 5 Gus Bell 61
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Frank Robinson 150 611 97 197 29 5 29 75 44 92 10 0.322
Johnny Temple 145 557 85 158 24 4 0 37 94 34 19 0.284
Don Hoak 149 529 78 155 39 2 19 89 74 54 8 0.293
Gus Bell 121 510 65 149 20 3 13 61 30 54 0 0.292
George Crowe 133 494 71 134 20 1 31 92 32 62 1 0.271
Wally Post 134 467 68 114 26 2 20 74 33 84 2 0.244
Roy McMillan 151 448 50 122 25 5 1 55 66 44 5 0.272
Ed Bailey 122 391 54 102 15 2 20 48 73 69 5 0.261
Smoky Burgess 90 205 29 58 14 1 14 39 24 16 0 0.283
Bob Thurman 74 190 38 47 4 2 16 40 15 33 0 0.247
Ted Kluszewski 69 127 12 34 7 0 6 21 5 5 0 0.268
Jerry Lynch 67 124 11 32 4 1 4 13 6 18 0 0.258
Joe Taylor 33 107 14 28 7 0 4 9 6 24 0 0.262
Alex Grammas 73 99 14 30 4 0 0 8 10 6 1 0.303
Pete Whisenant 67 90 18 19 3 2 5 11 5 24 0 0.211
Brooks Lawrence 49 82 4 14 2 0 0 7 6 26 0 0.171
Hal Jeffcoat 53 69 13 14 3 1 4 11 5 20 0 0.203
Joe Nuxhall 42 59 6 14 1 1 0 7 5 15 0 0.237
Don Gross 43 46 2 5 0 1 0 6 1 14 0 0.109
Johnny Klippstein 46 41 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 20 0 0.073
Art Schult 21 34 4 9 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 0.265
Tom Acker 49 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 15 0 0.053
Art Fowler 33 17 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0.176
Dutch Dotterer 4 12 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.083
Hersh Freeman 52 10 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Bobby Henrich 29 10 8 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.200
Warren Hacker 15 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.125
Raul Sanchez 38 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.286
Vicente Amor 9 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Bud Podbielan 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Curt Flood 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.333
Jay Hook 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Kennedy 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Charlie Rabe 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Rocky Bridges 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Bobby Durnbaugh 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Claude Osteen 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Pavletich 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Skaugstad 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1957

ERA

1 Brooks Lawrence 3.52 2 Don Gross 4.31 3 Hersh Freeman 4.52 4 Hal Jeffcoat 4.52 5 Joe Nuxhall 4.75

Wins

1 Brooks Lawrence 16 2 Hal Jeffcoat 12 3 Tom Acker 10 4 Joe Nuxhall 10 5 Johnny Klippstein 8

Strikeouts

1 Brooks Lawrence 121 2 Johnny Klippstein 99 3 Joe Nuxhall 99 4 Don Gross 73 5 Tom Acker 67
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Brooks Lawrence 16 13 3.52 49 32 4 250.1 234 98 76 121
Hal Jeffcoat 12 13 4.52 37 31 0 207.0 236 104 46 63
Joe Nuxhall 10 10 4.75 39 28 1 174.1 192 92 53 99
Don Gross 7 9 4.31 43 16 1 148.1 152 71 33 73
Johnny Klippstein 8 11 5.05 46 18 3 146.0 146 82 68 99
Tom Acker 10 5 4.97 49 6 4 108.2 122 60 41 67
Art Fowler 3 0 6.47 33 7 0 87.2 111 63 24 45
Hersh Freeman 7 2 4.52 52 0 8 83.2 90 42 14 36
Raul Sanchez 3 2 4.76 38 0 5 62.1 61 33 25 37
Warren Hacker 3 2 5.19 15 6 0 43.1 50 25 13 18
Vicente Amor 1 2 5.93 9 4 0 27.1 39 18 10 9
Bud Podbielan 0 1 6.19 5 3 0 16.0 18 11 4 13
Bill Kennedy 0 2 6.39 8 0 3 12.2 16 9 5 8
Jay Hook 0 1 4.50 3 2 0 10.0 6 5 8 6
Charlie Rabe 0 1 2.16 2 1 0 8.1 5 2 0 6
Dave Skaugstad 0 0 1.59 2 0 0 5.2 4 1 6 4
Claude Osteen 0 0 2.25 3 0 0 4.0 4 1 3 3

👥 Roster (39)

Tom Acker Vicente Amor Ed Bailey Gus Bell Rocky Bridges Smoky Burgess George Crowe Dutch Dotterer Bobby Durnbaugh Curt Flood Art Fowler Hersh Freeman +27 more

39 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1957 Cincinnati Redlegs

What was the 1957 Cincinnati Redlegs record?
The 1957 Cincinnati Redlegs finished 80-74 (.519 win pct).
Who led the 1957 Cincinnati Redlegs in home runs?
George Crowe led the 1957 Cincinnati Redlegs with 31 home runs.
What was the 1957 Cincinnati Redlegs team ERA?
The 1957 Cincinnati Redlegs posted a team ERA of 4.62.
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