1957 Cleveland Indians

76-77 • .497 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1957 Cleveland Indians went 76-77 (.497) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 682 runs, allowed 722, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Vic Wertz (28 HR, 105 RBI) and Early Wynn (14-17, 4.31 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

76 Wins
77 Losses
.497 Win %
6th Rank
682 R 722 RA
Diff -40

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682 Runs Scored
722 Runs Allowed
-40 Run Diff
722K Attendance

📈 vs. 1957 AL Average

Batting Avg .252 1% below the 1957 league average (.254)
OBP .328 1% above the 1957 league average (.325)
SLG .381 equal to the 1957 league average (.382)
Team ERA 4.06 7% worse than the 1957 league average (3.79)
Runs Scored 682 5% above the 1957 league average (651 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 722,256
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Avg per Game 9,379

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1957

Batting Avg

1 Gene Woodling 0.321 2 Dick Williams 0.283 3 Vic Wertz 0.282 4 Russ Nixon 0.281 5 Chico Carrasquel 0.276

Home Runs

1 Vic Wertz 28 2 Rocky Colavito 25 3 Gene Woodling 19 4 Roger Maris 14 5 Al Smith 11

RBI

1 Vic Wertz 105 2 Rocky Colavito 84 3 Gene Woodling 78 4 Chico Carrasquel 57 5 Roger Maris 51
1957 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Vic Wertz 144 515 84 145 21 0 28 105 78 88 2 0.282
Al Smith 135 507 78 125 23 5 11 49 79 70 12 0.247
Bobby Avila 129 463 60 124 19 3 5 48 46 47 2 0.268
Rocky Colavito 134 461 66 116 26 0 25 84 71 80 1 0.252
Gene Woodling 133 430 74 138 25 2 19 78 64 35 0 0.321
Chico Carrasquel 125 392 37 108 14 1 8 57 41 53 0 0.276
Roger Maris 116 358 61 84 9 5 14 51 60 79 8 0.235
Larry Raines 96 244 39 64 14 0 2 16 19 40 5 0.262
Dick Williams 67 205 33 58 7 0 6 17 12 19 3 0.283
George Strickland 89 201 21 47 8 2 1 19 26 29 0 0.234
Russ Nixon 62 185 15 52 7 1 2 18 12 12 0 0.281
Jim Hegan 58 148 14 32 7 0 4 15 16 23 0 0.216
Hal Naragon 57 121 12 31 1 1 0 8 12 9 0 0.256
Dick Brown 34 114 10 30 4 0 4 22 4 23 1 0.263
Joe Caffie 32 89 14 24 2 1 3 10 4 11 0 0.270
Joe Altobelli 83 87 9 18 3 2 0 9 5 14 3 0.207
Early Wynn 40 86 4 10 0 0 0 4 11 23 0 0.116
Mike Garcia 38 75 3 12 2 0 0 8 3 12 0 0.160
Jim Busby 30 74 9 14 2 1 2 4 1 8 0 0.189
Billy Harrell 22 57 6 15 1 1 1 5 4 7 3 0.263
Don Mossi 36 55 4 12 0 1 0 1 4 12 0 0.218
Kenny Kuhn 40 53 5 9 0 0 0 5 4 9 0 0.170
Bob Lemon 25 46 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 14 0 0.065
Cal McLish 44 43 7 8 0 0 2 7 7 17 0 0.186
Ray Narleski 46 43 3 4 0 0 1 3 1 17 0 0.093
Eddie Robinson 19 27 1 6 1 0 1 3 0 3 0 0.222
Bud Daley 34 20 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.200
Stan Pitula 24 15 3 3 0 0 0 2 1 7 0 0.200
Dick Tomanek 34 13 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.231
Herb Score 5 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0.091
Preston Ward 10 11 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.182
Bob Usher 10 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.125
Vito Valentinetti 11 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.200
Hank Aguirre 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Johnny Gray 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Alexander 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Art Houtteman 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hoyt Wilhelm 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1957

ERA

1 Herb Score 2.00 2 Cal McLish 2.74 3 Ray Narleski 3.09 4 Mike Garcia 3.75 5 Don Mossi 4.13

Wins

1 Early Wynn 14 2 Mike Garcia 12 3 Don Mossi 11 4 Ray Narleski 11 5 Cal McLish 9

Strikeouts

1 Early Wynn 184 2 Mike Garcia 110 3 Don Mossi 97 4 Ray Narleski 93 5 Cal McLish 88
1957 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Early Wynn 14 17 4.31 40 37 1 263.0 270 126 104 184
Mike Garcia 12 8 3.75 38 27 0 211.1 221 88 73 110
Don Mossi 11 10 4.13 36 22 2 159.0 165 73 57 97
Ray Narleski 11 5 3.09 46 15 16 154.1 136 53 70 93
Cal McLish 9 7 2.74 42 7 1 144.1 118 44 67 88
Bob Lemon 6 11 4.60 21 17 0 117.1 129 60 64 45
Bud Daley 2 8 4.43 34 10 2 87.1 99 43 40 54
Dick Tomanek 2 1 5.68 34 2 0 69.2 67 44 37 55
Stan Pitula 2 2 4.98 23 5 0 59.2 67 33 32 17
Herb Score 2 1 2.00 5 5 0 36.0 18 8 26 39
Vito Valentinetti 2 2 4.94 11 2 0 23.2 26 13 13 9
Hank Aguirre 1 1 5.75 10 1 0 20.1 26 13 13 9
Johnny Gray 1 3 5.85 7 3 0 20.0 21 13 13 3
Bob Alexander 0 1 9.00 5 0 0 7.0 10 7 5 1
Art Houtteman 0 0 6.75 3 0 0 4.0 6 3 3 3
Hoyt Wilhelm 1 0 2.45 2 0 1 3.2 2 1 1 0

👥 Roster (38)

Hank Aguirre Bob Alexander Joe Altobelli Bobby Avila Dick Brown Jim Busby Joe Caffie Chico Carrasquel Rocky Colavito Bud Daley Mike Garcia Johnny Gray +26 more

38 players

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The 1957 Cleveland Indians in brief

The 1957 Cleveland Indians finished 76-77, a .497 winning percentage, placing 6th in the AL. The run column shows 682 for and 722 against. At the plate the Cleveland Indians hit .252, 1% worse than the league's .254. The staff ERA of 4.06 was 7% worse than the league average of 3.79. The 682 runs scored compare with a league average of 651 per club, 5% more.

Cleveland Stadium was home in 1957, drawing a total attendance of 722,256. For power, Vic Wertz led the way with 28 homers. On the mound, Early Wynn won 14 games to lead the staff. The saves leader was Ray Narleski with 16. The roster section lists 38 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1957 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1957 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1957 Cleveland Indians finished 76-77 (.497 win pct).
Who led the 1957 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Vic Wertz led the 1957 Cleveland Indians with 28 home runs.
What was the 1957 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1957 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 4.06.
Did the 1957 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1957 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1957 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1957 Cleveland Indians played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1957 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Vic Wertz (28 HR, 105 RBI) and Early Wynn (14-17, 4.31 ERA).
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