1957 St. Louis Cardinals season

1957 St. Louis Cardinals
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1892)
Location
Busch Stadium I (since 1920)
St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record	87–67 (.565)
League place	2nd
Other information
Owner(s)	August "Gussie" Busch
General manager(s)	Frank Lane
Manager(s)	Fred Hutchinson
Local television	KTVI
Local radio	KMOX (Harry Caray, Jack Buck, Joe Garagiola)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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The 1957 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 76th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 66th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 87–67 during the season and finished second in the National League, eight games behind the Milwaukee Braves.

Offseason

• October 16, 1956: Hank Sauer was released by the Cardinals.^[1]
• November 27, 1956: Charlie Peete, 27, was killed in a plane crash, along with his wife and three children, while flying to Venezuela to play Winter League ball. He was projected to be the Cardinals' starting center fielder in 1957.^[2]
• December 3, 1956: Bob Smith was drafted by the Cardinals from the Boston Red Sox in the 1956 rule 5 draft.^[3]
• December 11, 1956: Tom Poholsky, Jackie Collum, Ray Katt, and Wally Lammers (minors) were traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago Cubs for Eddie Miksis, Jim Davis, Sam Jones, and Hobie Landrith.^[4]
• February 26, 1957: Whitey Lockman was traded by the Cardinals to the New York Giants for Hoyt Wilhelm.^[5]
• Prior to 1957 season: Cal Browning was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.^[6]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Milwaukee Braves	95	59	0.617	—	45–32	50–27
St. Louis Cardinals	87	67	0.565	8	42–35	45–32
Brooklyn Dodgers	84	70	0.545	11	43–34	41–36
Cincinnati Redlegs	80	74	0.519	15	45–32	35–42
Philadelphia Phillies	77	77	0.500	18	38–39	39–38
New York Giants	69	85	0.448	26	37–40	32–45
Pittsburgh Pirates	62	92	0.403	33	36–41	26–51
Chicago Cubs	62	92	0.403	33	31–46	31–46

Record vs. opponents

1957 National League Records Sources:
Team	BR	CHC	CIN	MIL	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Brooklyn	—	17–5	12–10	10–12	12–10	9–13	12–10	12–10
Chicago	5–17	—	7–15	9–13	9–13	8–14–1	12–10–1	12–10
Cincinnati	10–12	15–7	—	4–18	12–10	16–6	14–8	9–13
Milwaukee	12–10	13–9	18–4	—	13–9	12–10–1	16–6	11–11
New York	10–12	13–9	10–12	9–13	—	10–12	9–13	8–14
Philadelphia	13–9	14–8–1	6–16	10–12–1	12–10	—	13–9	9–13
Pittsburgh	10–12	10–12–1	8–14	6–16	13–9	9–13	—	6–16
St. Louis	10–12	10–12	13–9	11–11	14–8	13–9	16–6	—

Notable transactions

• April 20, 1957: Ed Mayer and Bobby Del Greco were traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago Cubs for Jim King.^[7]
• May 14, 1957: Bob Smith was purchased from the Cardinals by the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[3]
• September 19, 1957: Eddie Miksis was selected off waivers from the Cardinals by the Baltimore Orioles^[4]
• September 19, 1957: Morrie Martin was purchased by the Cardinals from the Baltimore Orioles.^[8]
• September 21, 1957: Hoyt Wilhelm was selected off waivers from the Cardinals by the Cleveland Indians.^[5]

Roster

1957 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers 27 Frank Barnes 38 Tom Cheney 26 Jim Davis 36 Murry Dickson 39 Larry Jackson 23 Sam Jones 46 Bob Kuzava 40 Lynn Lovenguth 25 Morrie Martin 41 Lindy McDaniel 45 Von McDaniel 43 Lloyd Merritt 26 Bob Miller 17 Vinegar Bend Mizell 38 Billy Muffett 44 Willard Schmidt 45 Bob Smith 37 Herm Wehmeier 25 Hoyt Wilhelm		Catchers 30 Walker Cooper 16 Hobie Landrith 18 Hal Smith Infielders 22 Tom Alston  3 Don Blasingame 28 Joe Cunningham 11 Al Dark 10 Eddie Kasko  6 Stan Musial 19 Dick Schofield		Outfielders 14 Ken Boyer  7 Del Ennis 24 Gene Green 24 Chuck Harmon  9 Jim King 31,46 Don Lassetter  4 Eddie Miksis 20 Wally Moon  8 Irv Noren 15 Bob Smith		Manager 29 Fred Hutchinson Coaches 30 Walker Cooper 35 Stan Hack 33 Al Hollingsworth 34 Terry Moore 33 Bill Posedel

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Landrith, HobieHobie Landrith	75	214	52	.243	3	26
Miksis, EddieEddie Miksis	49	38	8	.211	1	2

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Jones, SamSam Jones	28	182.2	12	9	3.60	154
Dickson, MurryMurry Dickson	14	74	5	3	4.14	29
Cheney, TomTom Cheney	4	9	0	1	5.00	10

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Barnes, FrankFrank Barnes	3	10	0	1	4.50	5

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Muffett, BillyBilly Muffett	23	3	2	8	2.25	21
Davis, JimJim Davis	10	0	1	1	5.27	5
Smith, BobBob Smith	6	0	0	1	4.66	11

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Omaha Cardinals	American Association	Johnny Keane
AAA	Rochester Red Wings	International League	Cot Deal
AA	Houston Buffaloes	Texas League	Harry Walker
A	Columbus Foxes	Sally League	Skeeter Newsome
B	Winston-Salem Red Birds	Carolina League	George Kissell
C	Winnipeg Goldeyes	Northern League	Vern Benson
C	Billings Mustangs	Pioneer League	Ed Lyons
D	Wytheville Cardinals	Appalachian League	Johnny Grodzicki
D	Daytona Beach Islanders	Florida State League	Homer Ray Wilson
D	Albany Cardinals	Georgia–Florida League	Chase Riddle
D	Decatur Commodores	Midwest League	Al Unser
D	Ardmore Cardinals	Sooner State League	J. C. Dunn and Mike Ryba

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Houston, Winnipeg, Billings, Albany, Decatur, Ardmore^[9]

Notes

1. Hank Sauer at Baseball-Reference
2. Schuster, Joe, Charlie Peete, Society for American Baseball Research Biography Project
3. Bob Smith at Baseball-Reference
4. Eddie Miksis at Baseball-Reference
5. Hoyt Wilhelm at Baseball-Reference
6. Cal Browning at Baseball-Reference
7. Ed Mayer at Baseball-Reference
8. Morrie Martin at Baseball-Reference
9. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

• 1957 St. Louis Cardinals
• 1957 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com