1957 Pittsburgh Pirates

62-92 • .403 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates went 62-92 (.403) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 586 runs, allowed 696, and played home games at Forbes Field. Team leaders included Frank Thomas (23 HR, 89 RBI) and Bob Friend (14-18, 3.38 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
586 R 696 RA
Diff -110

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586 Runs Scored
696 Runs Allowed
-110 Run Diff
850K Attendance

📈 vs. 1957 NL Average

Batting Avg .267 3% above the 1957 league average (.260)
OBP .315 2% below the 1957 league average (.322)
SLG .383 4% below the 1957 league average (.399)
Team ERA 3.88 equal to the 1957 league average (3.88)
Runs Scored 586 14% below the 1957 league average (678 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 850,732
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Avg per Game 11,048

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1957

Batting Avg

1 Dick Groat 0.315 2 Dee Fondy 0.313 3 Jim Pendleton 0.305 4 Bob Skinner 0.305 5 Hardy Peterson 0.301

Home Runs

1 Frank Thomas 23 2 Bob Skinner 13 3 Hank Foiles 9 4 Bill Mazeroski 8 5 Bill Virdon 8

RBI

1 Frank Thomas 89 2 Dick Groat 54 3 Bill Mazeroski 54 4 Bill Virdon 50 5 Bob Skinner 45
1957 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Frank Thomas 151 594 72 172 30 1 23 89 44 66 3 0.290
Bill Virdon 144 561 59 141 28 11 8 50 33 69 3 0.251
Bill Mazeroski 148 526 59 149 27 7 8 54 27 49 3 0.283
Dick Groat 125 501 58 158 30 5 7 54 27 28 0 0.315
Roberto Clemente 111 451 42 114 17 7 4 30 23 45 0 0.253
Bob Skinner 126 387 58 118 12 6 13 45 38 50 10 0.305
Gene Baker 111 365 36 97 19 4 2 36 29 29 3 0.266
Gene Freese 114 346 44 98 18 2 6 31 17 42 9 0.283
Dee Fondy 95 323 42 101 13 2 2 35 25 59 11 0.313
Hank Foiles 109 281 32 76 10 4 9 36 37 53 1 0.270
Paul Smith 81 150 12 38 4 0 3 11 12 17 0 0.253
Roman Mejias 58 142 12 39 7 4 2 15 6 13 2 0.275
Dick Rand 60 105 7 23 2 1 1 9 11 24 0 0.219
Bob Friend 40 87 5 16 2 0 0 4 6 22 0 0.184
Hardy Peterson 30 73 10 22 2 1 2 11 9 10 0 0.301
Ron Kline 40 66 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 24 0 0.061
Vern Law 34 63 3 12 1 1 0 6 1 11 0 0.190
Jim Pendleton 46 59 9 18 1 1 0 9 9 14 0 0.305
Bob Purkey 48 45 3 5 0 2 0 6 3 22 0 0.111
Danny Kravitz 19 41 2 6 1 0 0 4 2 10 0 0.146
Johnny O'Brien 34 35 7 11 2 1 0 1 1 4 0 0.314
John Powers 20 35 7 10 3 0 2 8 5 9 0 0.286
Luis Arroyo 56 32 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.156
Dale Long 7 22 0 4 1 0 0 5 4 10 0 0.182
Lee Walls 8 22 3 4 1 0 0 0 2 5 1 0.182
Whammy Douglas 11 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.062
Roy Face 59 16 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.125
Bob Smith 20 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.077
Red Swanson 32 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.000
Buddy Pritchard 23 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.091
Joe Trimble 5 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.143
Nelson King 36 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.000
Eddie O'Brien 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bennie Daniels 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Chuck Churn 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Hall 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ken Hamlin 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Kuzava 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Laurin Pepper 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Red Witt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1957

ERA

1 Vern Law 2.87 2 Roy Face 3.07 3 Bob Smith 3.11 4 Whammy Douglas 3.26 5 Bob Friend 3.38

Wins

1 Bob Friend 14 2 Bob Purkey 11 3 Vern Law 10 4 Ron Kline 9 5 Roy Face 4

Strikeouts

1 Bob Friend 143 2 Luis Arroyo 101 3 Ron Kline 88 4 Vern Law 55 5 Roy Face 53
1957 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Friend 14 18 3.38 40 38 0 277.0 273 104 68 143
Ron Kline 9 16 4.04 40 31 0 205.0 214 92 61 88
Bob Purkey 11 14 3.86 48 21 2 179.2 194 77 38 51
Vern Law 10 8 2.87 31 25 1 172.2 172 55 32 55
Luis Arroyo 3 11 4.68 54 10 1 130.2 151 68 31 101
Roy Face 4 6 3.07 59 1 10 93.2 97 32 24 53
Red Swanson 3 3 3.72 32 8 0 72.2 68 30 31 29
Bob Smith 2 4 3.11 20 4 0 55.0 48 19 25 35
Nelson King 2 1 4.50 36 0 1 52.0 69 26 16 23
Whammy Douglas 3 3 3.26 11 8 0 47.0 48 17 30 28
Johnny O'Brien 0 3 6.08 16 1 0 40.0 46 27 24 19
Joe Trimble 0 2 8.24 5 4 0 19.2 23 18 13 9
Eddie O'Brien 1 0 2.19 3 1 0 12.1 11 3 3 10
Dick Hall 0 0 10.80 8 0 0 10.0 17 12 5 7
Laurin Pepper 0 1 8.00 5 1 0 9.0 11 8 5 4
Chuck Churn 0 0 4.32 5 0 0 8.1 9 4 4 4
Bennie Daniels 0 1 1.29 1 1 0 7.0 5 1 3 2
Bob Kuzava 0 0 9.00 4 0 0 2.0 3 2 3 1
Red Witt 0 1 40.50 1 1 0 1.1 4 6 5 1

👥 Roster (40)

Luis Arroyo Gene Baker Chuck Churn Roberto Clemente Bennie Daniels Whammy Douglas Roy Face Hank Foiles Dee Fondy Gene Freese Bob Friend Dick Groat +28 more

40 players

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The 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The record for the 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates reads 62 wins and 92 losses, good for 7th in the NL. Runs came in at 586 scored against 696 allowed (-110). At the plate the Pittsburgh Pirates hit .267, 3% better than the league's .260. Measured against the 678-run league average, the offense was 14% behind. The home park, Forbes Field, recorded 850,732 in attendance, about 11,048 a game.

Frank Thomas led the club in home runs with 23. Bob Friend was the top winner, with 14 victories. Roy Face saved 10 games. In all, the roster shows 40 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1956 season and the 1958 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 62-92 (.403 win pct).
Who led the 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Frank Thomas led the 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates with 23 home runs.
What was the 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.88.
Did the 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Forbes Field.
Who led the 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Frank Thomas (23 HR, 89 RBI) and Bob Friend (14-18, 3.38 ERA).
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