1957 Cincinnati Reds
[edit] Summary
The 1957 Cincinnati Reds finished with a record of 80-74. They scored 747 runs and belted 187 home runs to go along with a .269 batting average. The offense was powered by George Crowe, who led the team with 31 home runs and 92 RBI. Frank Robinson led the team with 197 hits for a .322 average.
The team allowed 781 runs and had a team ERA of 4.62. Brooks Lawrence led the pitching staff with 16 wins and 121 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Rocky Bridges | 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
| George Crowe | 1B | 133 | 494 | 71 | 134 | 31 | 92 | 1 | .314 | .504 | .818 | .271 |
| Bobby Durnbaugh | SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Curt Flood | 3B | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 | 1.333 | 1.666 | .333 |
| Alex Grammas | SS | 73 | 99 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .364 | .343 | .707 | .303 |
| Bobby Henrich | SS | 29 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .200 | .450 | .200 |
| Don Hoak | 3B | 149 | 529 | 78 | 155 | 19 | 89 | 8 | .381 | .482 | .863 | .293 |
| Ted Kluszewski | 1B | 69 | 127 | 12 | 34 | 6 | 21 | 0 | .301 | .465 | .766 | .268 |
| Roy McMillan | SS | 151 | 448 | 50 | 122 | 1 | 55 | 5 | .371 | .357 | .728 | .272 |
| Johnny Temple | 2B | 145 | 557 | 85 | 158 | 0 | 37 | 19 | .387 | .341 | .728 | .284 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Gus Bell | OF | 121 | 510 | 65 | 149 | 13 | 61 | 0 | .332 | .420 | .752 | .292 |
| Jerry Lynch | OF | 67 | 124 | 11 | 32 | 4 | 13 | 0 | .290 | .403 | .693 | .258 |
| Wally Post | OF | 134 | 467 | 68 | 114 | 20 | 74 | 2 | .291 | .437 | .728 | .244 |
| Frank Robinson | OF | 150 | 611 | 97 | 197 | 29 | 75 | 10 | .376 | .529 | .905 | .322 |
| Art Schult | OF | 21 | 34 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .286 | .324 | .610 | .265 |
| Joe Taylor | OF | 33 | 107 | 14 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .301 | .439 | .740 | .262 |
| Bob Thurman | OF | 74 | 190 | 38 | 47 | 16 | 40 | 0 | .306 | .542 | .848 | .247 |
| Pete Whisenant | OF | 67 | 90 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .250 | .456 | .706 | .211 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ed Bailey | C | 122 | 391 | 54 | 102 | 20 | 48 | 5 | .377 | .463 | .840 | .261 |
| Smoky Burgess | C | 90 | 205 | 29 | 58 | 14 | 39 | 0 | .353 | .566 | .919 | .283 |
| Dutch Dotterer | C | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .154 | .083 | .237 | .083 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Don Pavletich | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5389 | 747 | 1452 | 187 | 713 | 51 | .333 | .432 | .766 | .269 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Tom Acker | 49 | 6 | 108.7 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 4 | 67 | 41 | 4.97 | 1.500 | |||
| Vicente Amor | 9 | 4 | 27.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 5.93 | 1.795 | |||
| Art Fowler | 33 | 7 | 87.7 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 45 | 24 | 6.47 | 1.539 | |||
| Hersh Freeman | 52 | 0 | 83.7 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 8 | 36 | 14 | 4.52 | 1.243 | |||
| Don Gross | 43 | 16 | 148.3 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 1 | 73 | 33 | 4.31 | 1.247 | |||
| Warren Hacker | 15 | 6 | 43.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5.19 | 1.455 | |||
| Jay Hook | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 4.50 | 1.400 | |||
| Hal Jeffcoat | 37 | 31 | 207 | 12 | 13 | .480 | 0 | 63 | 46 | 4.52 | 1.362 | |||
| Bill Kennedy | 8 | 0 | 12.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6.39 | 1.654 | |||
| Johnny Klippstein | 46 | 18 | 146 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 3 | 99 | 68 | 5.05 | 1.466 | |||
| Brooks Lawrence | 49 | 32 | 250.3 | 16 | 13 | .552 | 4 | 121 | 76 | 3.52 | 1.239 | |||
| Joe Nuxhall | 39 | 28 | 174.3 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 1 | 99 | 53 | 4.75 | 1.406 | |||
| Claude Osteen | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2.25 | 1.750 | |||
| Bud Podbielan | 5 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 6.19 | 1.375 | |||
| Charlie Rabe | 2 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2.16 | 0.602 | |||
| Raul Sanchez | 38 | 0 | 62.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 4.76 | 1.380 | |||
| Dave Skaugstad | 2 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1.59 | 1.754 | |||
| Team Totals | 433 | 154 | 1395.6 | 80 | 74 | .519 | 29 | 707 | 429 | 4.62 | 1.372 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Roy McMillan | 151 |
| At Bats | Frank Robinson | 611 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Frank Robinson and Johnny Temple | 677 |
| Batting Average | Frank Robinson | .322 |
| On-Base % | Johnny Temple | .387 |
| Slugging % | Frank Robinson | .529 |
| OPS | Frank Robinson | .905 |
| Runs | Frank Robinson | 97 |
| Hits | Frank Robinson | 197 |
| Total Bases | Frank Robinson | 323 |
| Doubles | Don Hoak | 39 |
| Triples | Roy McMillan and Frank Robinson | 5 |
| Home Runs | George Crowe | 31 |
| RBI | George Crowe | 92 |
| Walks | Johnny Temple | 94 |
| Strikeouts | Frank Robinson | 92 |
| Stolen Bases | Johnny Temple | 19 |
| Caught Stealing | Don Hoak | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Johnny Temple | 16 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Gus Bell, Wally Post, and Johnny Temple | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Don Hoak and Frank Robinson | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Brooks Lawrence | 16 |
| Losses | Hal Jeffcoat and Brooks Lawrence | 13 |
| Saves | Hersh Freeman | 8 |
| Won-Loss % | Tom Acker | .667 |
| ERA | Brooks Lawrence | 3.52 |
| WHIP | Brooks Lawrence | 1.239 |
| Innings Pitched | Brooks Lawrence | 250.3 |
| Games | Hersh Freeman | 52 |
| Games Started | Brooks Lawrence | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Brooks Lawrence | 121 |
| Complete Games | Brooks Lawrence | 12 |
| Shutouts | Joe Nuxhall | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Brooks Lawrence | 1045 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Hal Jeffcoat | 104 |
| Hits Allowed | Hal Jeffcoat | 236 |
| Walks Allowed | Brooks Lawrence | 76 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Hal Jeffcoat | 29 |
| Doubles Allowed | Hal Jeffcoat | 36 |
| Triples Allowed | Hal Jeffcoat | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Johnny Klippstein | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Tom Acker and Brooks Lawrence | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Hal Jeffcoat | 34 |
