1957 Washington Senators

55-99 • .357 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1957 Washington Senators went 55-99 (.357) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 603 runs, allowed 808, and played home games at Griffith Stadium II. Team leaders included Roy Sievers (42 HR, 114 RBI) and Pedro Ramos (12-16, 4.79 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

55 Wins
99 Losses
.357 Win %
8th Rank
603 R 808 RA
Diff -205

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603 Runs Scored
808 Runs Allowed
-205 Run Diff
470K Attendance

📈 vs. 1957 AL Average

Batting Avg .243 4% below the 1957 league average (.254)
OBP .315 3% below the 1957 league average (.325)
SLG .362 5% below the 1957 league average (.382)
Team ERA 4.85 28% worse than the 1957 league average (3.79)
Runs Scored 603 7% below the 1957 league average (651 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium II
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 470,437
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Avg per Game 6,109

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1957

Batting Avg

1 Roy Sievers 0.301 2 Jim Lemon 0.284 3 Ed FitzGerald 0.272 4 Herb Plews 0.271 5 Clint Courtney 0.267

Home Runs

1 Roy Sievers 42 2 Jim Lemon 17 3 Eddie Yost 9 4 Lou Berberet 7 5 Clint Courtney 6

RBI

1 Roy Sievers 114 2 Jim Lemon 64 3 Rocky Bridges 47 4 Eddie Yost 38 5 Lou Berberet 36
1957 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Roy Sievers 152 572 99 172 23 5 42 114 76 55 1 0.301
Jim Lemon 137 518 58 147 23 6 17 64 49 94 1 0.284
Pete Runnels 134 473 53 109 18 4 2 35 55 51 2 0.230
Eddie Yost 110 414 47 104 13 5 9 38 73 49 1 0.251
Rocky Bridges 120 391 40 89 17 2 3 47 40 32 0 0.228
Herb Plews 104 329 51 89 19 4 1 26 28 39 0 0.271
Bob Usher 96 295 36 77 7 1 5 27 27 30 0 0.261
Milt Bolling 91 277 29 63 12 1 4 19 18 59 2 0.227
Lou Berberet 99 264 24 69 11 2 7 36 41 38 0 0.261
Art Schult 77 247 30 65 14 0 4 35 14 30 0 0.263
Clint Courtney 91 232 23 62 14 1 6 27 16 11 0 0.267
Faye Throneberry 68 195 21 36 8 2 2 12 17 37 0 0.185
Julio Becquer 105 186 14 42 6 2 2 22 10 29 3 0.226
Ed FitzGerald 45 125 14 34 8 0 1 13 10 9 2 0.272
Jerry Snyder 42 93 6 14 1 0 1 4 4 9 0 0.151
Whitey Herzog 36 78 7 13 3 0 0 4 13 12 1 0.167
Pedro Ramos 56 76 6 13 0 0 1 10 2 27 0 0.171
Chuck Stobbs 42 76 5 16 4 0 0 7 1 11 0 0.211
Neil Chrisley 26 51 6 8 2 1 0 3 7 7 0 0.157
Camilo Pascual 32 50 5 7 0 0 0 1 3 8 0 0.140
Russ Kemmerer 39 45 4 3 1 0 2 6 4 21 0 0.067
Lyle Luttrell 19 45 4 9 4 0 0 5 3 8 0 0.200
Tex Clevenger 52 33 2 7 2 0 0 5 3 12 0 0.212
Harmon Killebrew 9 31 4 9 2 0 2 5 2 8 0 0.290
Ted Abernathy 26 24 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.167
Jerry Schoonmaker 30 23 5 2 1 0 0 0 2 11 0 0.087
Dick Hyde 52 18 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.167
Bud Byerly 47 15 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 0.067
Karl Olson 8 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.167
Dick Tettelbach 9 11 2 2 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 0.182
Bob Chakales 4 7 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0.143
Evelio Hernandez 14 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Bob Wiesler 3 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.167
Hal Griggs 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.250
Jim Heise 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Ralph Lumenti 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Don Minnick 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dick Brodowski 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Joe Black 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Garland Shifflett 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dean Stone 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1957

ERA

1 Bud Byerly 3.13 2 Camilo Pascual 4.10 3 Dick Hyde 4.12 4 Tex Clevenger 4.19 5 Evelio Hernandez 4.25

Wins

1 Pedro Ramos 12 2 Camilo Pascual 8 3 Chuck Stobbs 8 4 Tex Clevenger 7 5 Russ Kemmerer 7

Strikeouts

1 Chuck Stobbs 114 2 Camilo Pascual 113 3 Pedro Ramos 91 4 Russ Kemmerer 81 5 Tex Clevenger 75
1957 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Pedro Ramos 12 16 4.79 43 30 0 231.0 251 123 69 91
Chuck Stobbs 8 20 5.36 42 31 1 211.2 235 126 80 114
Camilo Pascual 8 17 4.10 29 26 0 175.2 168 80 76 113
Russ Kemmerer 7 11 4.96 39 26 0 172.1 214 95 71 81
Tex Clevenger 7 6 4.19 52 9 8 139.2 139 65 47 75
Dick Hyde 4 3 4.12 52 2 1 109.1 104 50 56 46
Bud Byerly 6 6 3.13 47 0 6 95.0 94 33 22 39
Ted Abernathy 2 10 6.78 26 16 0 85.0 100 64 65 50
Evelio Hernandez 0 0 4.25 14 2 0 36.0 38 17 20 15
Jim Heise 0 3 8.05 8 2 0 19.0 25 17 16 8
Bob Chakales 0 1 5.40 4 2 0 18.1 20 11 10 12
Bob Wiesler 1 1 4.41 3 2 0 16.1 15 8 11 9
Hal Griggs 0 1 3.29 2 2 0 13.2 11 5 7 12
Joe Black 0 1 7.11 7 0 0 12.2 22 10 1 2
Dick Brodowski 0 1 11.12 6 0 0 11.1 12 14 10 4
Ralph Lumenti 0 1 6.75 3 2 0 9.1 9 7 5 8
Don Minnick 0 1 4.82 2 1 0 9.1 14 5 2 7
Garland Shifflett 0 0 10.13 6 1 0 8.0 6 9 10 2
Dean Stone 0 0 8.10 3 0 0 3.1 5 3 2 3

👥 Roster (41)

Ted Abernathy Julio Becquer Lou Berberet Joe Black Milt Bolling Rocky Bridges Dick Brodowski Bud Byerly Bob Chakales Neil Chrisley Tex Clevenger Clint Courtney +29 more

41 players

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The 1957 Washington Senators in brief

The record for the 1957 Washington Senators reads 55 wins and 99 losses, good for 8th in the AL. The run column shows 603 for and 808 against. The team batting average of .243 was 4% below the 1957 league mark of .254. The staff ERA of 4.85 was 28% worse than the league average of 3.79. League clubs averaged 651 runs that year, so the Washington Senators scored 7% fewer.

Griffith Stadium II was home in 1957, drawing a total attendance of 470,437. Roy Sievers led the club in home runs with 42. Pedro Ramos was the top winner, with 12 victories. Chuck Stobbs struck out 114, the most on the club. The roster section lists 41 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1957 Washington Senators

What was the 1957 Washington Senators record?
The 1957 Washington Senators finished 55-99 (.357 win pct).
Who led the 1957 Washington Senators in home runs?
Roy Sievers led the 1957 Washington Senators with 42 home runs.
What was the 1957 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1957 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 4.85.
Did the 1957 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1957 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1957 Washington Senators play?
The 1957 Washington Senators played home games at Griffith Stadium II.
Who led the 1957 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Roy Sievers (42 HR, 114 RBI) and Pedro Ramos (12-16, 4.79 ERA).
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