1957 Baltimore Orioles
[edit] Summary
The 1957 Baltimore Orioles finished with a record of 76-76. They scored 597 runs and belted 87 home runs to go along with a .252 batting average. The offense was powered by Gus Triandos, who led the team with 19 home runs and 72 RBI. Billy Gardner led the team with 169 hits for a .262 average.
The team allowed 588 runs and had a team ERA of 3.46. Connie Johnson led the pitching staff with 14 wins and 177 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bob Boyd | 1B | 141 | 485 | 73 | 154 | 4 | 34 | 2 | .388 | .408 | .796 | .318 |
| Jim Brideweser | SS | 91 | 142 | 16 | 38 | 1 | 18 | 2 | .362 | .352 | .714 | .268 |
| Wayne Causey | 3B | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .471 | .200 | .671 | .200 |
| Billy Gardner | 2B | 154 | 644 | 79 | 169 | 6 | 55 | 10 | .325 | .356 | .681 | .262 |
| Billy Goodman | 3B | 73 | 263 | 36 | 81 | 3 | 33 | 0 | .362 | .403 | .765 | .308 |
| Bob Hale | 1B | 42 | 44 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .265 | .250 | .515 | .250 |
| George Kell | 3B | 99 | 310 | 28 | 92 | 9 | 44 | 2 | .352 | .413 | .765 | .297 |
| Willie Miranda | SS | 115 | 314 | 29 | 61 | 0 | 20 | 2 | .249 | .204 | .453 | .194 |
| Buddy Peterson | SS | 7 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .294 | .557 | .176 |
| Brooks Robinson | 3B | 50 | 117 | 13 | 28 | 2 | 14 | 1 | .286 | .359 | .645 | .239 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jim Busby | OF | 86 | 288 | 31 | 72 | 3 | 19 | 6 | .304 | .323 | .627 | .250 |
| Joe Durham | OF | 77 | 157 | 19 | 29 | 4 | 17 | 1 | .259 | .274 | .533 | .185 |
| Tito Francona | OF | 97 | 279 | 35 | 65 | 7 | 38 | 7 | .307 | .358 | .665 | .233 |
| Lenny Green | OF | 19 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .206 | .364 | .570 | .182 |
| Tex Nelson | OF | 15 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .280 | .391 | .671 | .217 |
| Bob Nieman | OF | 129 | 445 | 61 | 123 | 13 | 70 | 4 | .363 | .429 | .792 | .276 |
| Al Pilarcik | OF | 142 | 407 | 52 | 113 | 9 | 49 | 14 | .359 | .398 | .757 | .278 |
| Carl Powis | OF | 15 | 41 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .314 | .317 | .631 | .195 |
| Jim Pyburn | OF | 35 | 40 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .367 | .300 | .667 | .225 |
| Dick Williams | OF | 47 | 167 | 16 | 39 | 1 | 17 | 0 | .293 | .335 | .628 | .234 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Ginsberg | C | 85 | 175 | 15 | 48 | 1 | 18 | 2 | .342 | .360 | .702 | .274 |
| Tom Patton | C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Gus Triandos | C | 129 | 418 | 44 | 106 | 19 | 72 | 0 | .317 | .445 | .762 | .254 |
| Frank Zupo | C | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .083 | .237 | .083 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Eddie Miksis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Eddie Robinson | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5264 | 597 | 1326 | 87 | 557 | 57 | .312 | .353 | .665 | .252 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Charlie Beamon | 4 | 1 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5.19 | 1.724 | |||
| Hal Brown | 25 | 20 | 150 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 1 | 62 | 37 | 3.90 | 1.127 | |||
| Art Ceccarelli | 20 | 8 | 58 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 30 | 31 | 4.50 | 1.603 | |||
| Sandy Consuegra | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 0.800 | |||
| Don Ferrarese | 8 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 4.74 | 1.368 | |||
| Mike Fornieles | 15 | 4 | 57 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 43 | 17 | 4.26 | 1.298 | |||
| Art Houtteman | 5 | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17.55 | 3.433 | |||
| Connie Johnson | 35 | 30 | 242 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 0 | 177 | 66 | 3.20 | 1.149 | |||
| Ken Lehman | 30 | 3 | 68 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 6 | 32 | 22 | 2.78 | 1.162 | |||
| Billy Loes | 31 | 18 | 155.3 | 12 | 7 | .632 | 4 | 86 | 37 | 3.24 | 1.153 | |||
| Ray Moore | 34 | 32 | 227.3 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 0 | 117 | 112 | 3.72 | 1.355 | |||
| Billy O'Dell | 35 | 15 | 140.3 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 4 | 97 | 39 | 2.69 | 1.041 | |||
| Milt Pappas | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 1.000 | |||
| Dizzy Trout | 2 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81.00 | 13.333 | |||
| Jerry Walker | 13 | 3 | 27.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 2.93 | 1.372 | |||
| Bill Wight | 27 | 17 | 121 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 50 | 54 | 3.64 | 1.455 | |||
| George Zuverink | 56 | 0 | 112.7 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 9 | 36 | 39 | 2.48 | 1.278 | |||
| Team Totals | 349 | 154 | 1408 | 76 | 76 | .500 | 25 | 767 | 493 | 3.46 | 1.254 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Billy Gardner | 154 |
| At Bats | Billy Gardner | 644 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Billy Gardner | 718 |
| Batting Average | Bob Boyd | .318 |
| On-Base % | Bob Boyd | .388 |
| Slugging % | Bob Nieman | .429 |
| OPS | Bob Boyd | .796 |
| Runs | Billy Gardner | 79 |
| Hits | Billy Gardner | 169 |
| Total Bases | Billy Gardner | 229 |
| Doubles | Billy Gardner | 36 |
| Triples | Bob Boyd | 8 |
| Home Runs | Gus Triandos | 19 |
| RBI | Gus Triandos | 72 |
| Walks | Bob Nieman | 63 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Nieman | 86 |
| Stolen Bases | Al Pilarcik | 14 |
| Caught Stealing | Billy Gardner and Al Pilarcik | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Billy Gardner | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Al Pilarcik | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Bob Nieman | 14 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Connie Johnson | 14 |
| Losses | Ray Moore | 13 |
| Saves | George Zuverink | 9 |
| Won-Loss % | Billy Loes | .632 |
| ERA | Connie Johnson | 3.20 |
| WHIP | Connie Johnson | 1.149 |
| Innings Pitched | Connie Johnson | 242 |
| Games | George Zuverink | 56 |
| Games Started | Ray Moore | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Connie Johnson | 177 |
| Complete Games | Connie Johnson | 14 |
| Shutouts | Connie Johnson and Billy Loes | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Connie Johnson | 987 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Ray Moore | 94 |
| Hits Allowed | Connie Johnson | 212 |
| Walks Allowed | Ray Moore | 112 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Hal Brown, Connie Johnson, and Ray Moore | 17 |
| Doubles Allowed | Connie Johnson | 33 |
| Triples Allowed | Hal Brown, Billy Loes, and Ray Moore | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Ray Moore | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Billy O'Dell | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Ray Moore | 21 |
