1957 St. Louis Cardinals

87-67 • .565 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1957 St. Louis Cardinals went 87-67 (.565) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 737 runs, allowed 666, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Stan Musial (29 HR, 102 RBI) and Larry Jackson (15-9, 3.47 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

87 Wins
67 Losses
.565 Win %
2nd Rank
737 R 666 RA
Diff +71

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737 Runs Scored
666 Runs Allowed
+71 Run Diff
1,183K Attendance

📈 vs. 1957 NL Average

Batting Avg .273 5% above the 1957 league average (.260)
OBP .332 3% above the 1957 league average (.322)
SLG .404 1% above the 1957 league average (.399)
Team ERA 3.78 3% better than the 1957 league average (3.88)
Runs Scored 737 9% above the 1957 league average (678 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,183,205
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Avg per Game 15,366

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1957

Batting Avg

1 Stan Musial 0.351 2 Joe Cunningham 0.318 3 Wally Moon 0.295 4 Al Dark 0.290 5 Del Ennis 0.286

Home Runs

1 Stan Musial 29 2 Del Ennis 24 3 Wally Moon 24 4 Ken Boyer 19 5 Joe Cunningham 9

RBI

1 Del Ennis 105 2 Stan Musial 102 3 Wally Moon 73 4 Al Dark 64 5 Ken Boyer 62
1957 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Don Blasingame 154 650 108 176 25 7 8 58 71 49 21 0.271
Al Dark 140 583 80 169 25 8 4 64 29 56 3 0.290
Ken Boyer 142 544 79 144 18 3 19 62 44 77 12 0.265
Wally Moon 142 516 86 152 28 5 24 73 62 57 5 0.295
Stan Musial 134 502 82 176 38 3 29 102 66 34 1 0.351
Del Ennis 136 490 61 140 24 3 24 105 37 50 1 0.286
Eddie Kasko 134 479 59 131 16 5 1 35 33 53 6 0.273
Hal Smith 100 333 25 93 12 3 2 37 18 18 2 0.279
Joe Cunningham 122 261 50 83 15 0 9 52 56 29 3 0.318
Hobie Landrith 75 214 18 52 6 0 3 26 25 27 1 0.243
Bobby Smith 93 185 24 39 7 1 3 18 13 35 1 0.211
Walker Cooper 48 78 7 21 5 1 3 10 5 10 0 0.269
Lindy McDaniel 31 74 7 19 5 0 1 5 0 24 0 0.257
Larry Jackson 41 72 5 13 1 0 0 2 4 20 0 0.181
Sam Jones 28 63 2 10 1 0 0 3 1 25 0 0.159
Herm Wehmeier 40 59 9 12 0 1 0 3 0 14 0 0.203
Dick Schofield 65 56 10 9 0 0 0 1 7 13 1 0.161
Vinegar Bend Mizell 33 45 1 4 2 0 0 3 3 17 0 0.089
Eddie Miksis 49 38 3 8 0 0 1 2 7 7 0 0.211
Jim King 22 35 1 11 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 0.314
Willard Schmidt 40 33 3 7 0 0 0 3 0 8 0 0.212
Irv Noren 17 30 3 11 4 1 1 10 4 6 0 0.367
Murry Dickson 14 27 4 6 1 0 0 4 0 6 0 0.222
Von McDaniel 17 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.000
Tom Alston 9 17 2 5 1 0 0 2 1 5 0 0.294
Gene Green 6 15 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.200
Don Lassetter 4 13 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0.154
Lloyd Merritt 44 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.000
Billy Muffett 23 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Hoyt Wilhelm 40 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Chuck Harmon 9 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0.333
Frank Barnes 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tom Cheney 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lynn Lovenguth 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Morrie Martin 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Smith 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Davis 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Kuzava 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Miller 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1957

ERA

1 Billy Muffett 2.25 2 Von McDaniel 3.22 3 Lloyd Merritt 3.31 4 Larry Jackson 3.47 5 Lindy McDaniel 3.49

Wins

1 Larry Jackson 15 2 Lindy McDaniel 15 3 Sam Jones 12 4 Willard Schmidt 10 5 Herm Wehmeier 10

Strikeouts

1 Sam Jones 154 2 Larry Jackson 96 3 Herm Wehmeier 91 4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 87 5 Lindy McDaniel 75
1957 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Larry Jackson 15 9 3.47 41 22 1 210.1 196 81 57 96
Lindy McDaniel 15 9 3.49 30 26 0 191.0 196 74 53 75
Sam Jones 12 9 3.60 28 27 0 182.2 164 73 71 154
Herm Wehmeier 10 7 4.31 36 18 0 165.0 165 79 54 91
Vinegar Bend Mizell 8 10 3.74 33 21 0 149.1 136 62 51 87
Willard Schmidt 10 3 4.78 40 8 0 116.2 146 62 49 63
Von McDaniel 7 5 3.22 17 13 0 86.2 71 31 31 45
Murry Dickson 5 3 4.14 14 13 0 74.0 87 34 25 29
Lloyd Merritt 1 2 3.31 44 0 7 65.1 60 24 28 35
Hoyt Wilhelm 1 4 4.25 40 0 11 55.0 52 26 21 29
Billy Muffett 3 2 2.25 23 0 8 44.0 35 11 13 21
Jim Davis 0 1 5.27 10 0 1 13.2 18 8 6 5
Morrie Martin 0 0 2.53 4 1 0 10.2 5 3 4 7
Frank Barnes 0 1 4.50 3 1 0 10.0 13 5 9 5
Bob Smith 0 0 4.66 6 0 1 9.2 12 5 6 11
Tom Cheney 0 1 5.00 4 3 0 9.0 6 5 15 10
Lynn Lovenguth 0 1 2.00 2 1 0 9.0 6 2 6 6
Bob Miller 0 0 7.00 5 0 0 9.0 13 7 5 7
Bob Kuzava 0 0 3.86 3 0 0 2.1 4 1 2 2

👥 Roster (39)

Tom Alston Frank Barnes Don Blasingame Ken Boyer Tom Cheney Walker Cooper Joe Cunningham Al Dark Jim Davis Murry Dickson Del Ennis Gene Green +27 more

39 players

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The 1957 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

In 1957 the St. Louis Cardinals posted a 87-67 mark (.565) and finished 2nd in the NL. Runs came in at 737 scored against 666 allowed (+71). The team batting average of .273 was 5% above the 1957 league mark of .260. The St. Louis Cardinals staff finished with a 3.78 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.88. Measured against the 678-run league average, the offense was 9% ahead.

The home park, Sportsman's Park IV, recorded 1,183,205 in attendance, about 15,366 a game. Stan Musial led the club in home runs with 29. Del Ennis led in RBI with 105. On the mound, Larry Jackson won 15 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Sam Jones with 154. The saves leader was Hoyt Wilhelm with 11.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1957 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1957 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1957 St. Louis Cardinals finished 87-67 (.565 win pct).
Who led the 1957 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Stan Musial led the 1957 St. Louis Cardinals with 29 home runs.
What was the 1957 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1957 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.78.
Did the 1957 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1957 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1957 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1957 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1957 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Stan Musial (29 HR, 102 RBI) and Larry Jackson (15-9, 3.47 ERA).
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