1957 Milwaukee Braves
[edit] Summary
The 1957 Milwaukee Braves finished with a record of 95-59. They scored 772 runs and belted 199 home runs to go along with a .269 batting average. The offense was powered by Hank Aaron, who led the team with 44 home runs, 132 RBI, and 198 hits.
The team allowed 613 runs and had a team ERA of 3.47. Leading the team in wins was Warren Spahn, with 21. Bob Buhl racked up 117 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Joe Adcock | 1B | 65 | 209 | 31 | 60 | 12 | 38 | 0 | .351 | .541 | .892 | .287 |
| Dick Cole | 2B | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .071 | .306 | .071 |
| Harry Hanebrink | 3B | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .286 | .661 | .286 |
| Nippy Jones | 1B | 30 | 79 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .293 | .392 | .685 | .266 |
| Johnny Logan | SS | 129 | 494 | 59 | 135 | 10 | 49 | 5 | .319 | .401 | .720 | .273 |
| Bobby Malkmus | 2B | 13 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .182 | .382 | .091 |
| Felix Mantilla | SS | 71 | 182 | 28 | 43 | 4 | 21 | 2 | .296 | .363 | .659 | .236 |
| Eddie Mathews | 3B | 148 | 572 | 109 | 167 | 32 | 94 | 3 | .387 | .540 | .927 | .292 |
| Danny O'Connell | 2B | 48 | 183 | 29 | 43 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .312 | .311 | .623 | .235 |
| Mel Roach | 2B | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .334 | .167 |
| Red Schoendienst | 2B | 93 | 394 | 56 | 122 | 6 | 32 | 2 | .348 | .434 | .782 | .310 |
| Frank Torre | 1B | 129 | 364 | 46 | 99 | 5 | 40 | 0 | .339 | .393 | .732 | .272 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Hank Aaron | OF | 151 | 615 | 118 | 198 | 44 | 132 | 1 | .378 | .600 | .978 | .322 |
| Bill Bruton | OF | 79 | 306 | 41 | 85 | 5 | 30 | 11 | .317 | .438 | .755 | .278 |
| Wes Covington | OF | 96 | 328 | 51 | 93 | 21 | 65 | 4 | .339 | .537 | .876 | .284 |
| John DeMerit | OF | 33 | 34 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .147 | .147 | .294 | .147 |
| Bob Hazle | OF | 41 | 134 | 26 | 54 | 7 | 27 | 1 | .477 | .649 | 1.126 | .403 |
| Andy Pafko | OF | 83 | 220 | 31 | 61 | 8 | 27 | 1 | .308 | .423 | .731 | .277 |
| Ray Shearer | OF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 | .500 |
| Chuck Tanner | OF | 22 | 69 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .297 | .377 | .674 | .246 |
| Bobby Thomson | OF | 41 | 148 | 15 | 35 | 4 | 23 | 2 | .285 | .392 | .677 | .236 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Del Crandall | C | 118 | 383 | 45 | 97 | 15 | 46 | 1 | .308 | .410 | .718 | .253 |
| Del Rice | C | 54 | 144 | 15 | 33 | 9 | 20 | 0 | .309 | .438 | .747 | .229 |
| Carl Sawatski | C | 58 | 105 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 17 | 0 | .316 | .448 | .764 | .238 |
| Hawk Taylor | C | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5458 | 772 | 1469 | 199 | 722 | 35 | .324 | .442 | .766 | .269 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bob Buhl | 34 | 31 | 216.7 | 18 | 7 | .720 | 0 | 117 | 121 | 2.74 | 1.440 | |||
| Lew Burdette | 37 | 33 | 256.7 | 17 | 9 | .654 | 0 | 78 | 59 | 3.72 | 1.243 | |||
| Gene Conley | 35 | 18 | 148 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 1 | 61 | 64 | 3.16 | 1.331 | |||
| Ray Crone | 11 | 5 | 42.3 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 4.46 | 1.631 | |||
| Joey Jay | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Ernie Johnson | 30 | 0 | 65 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 4 | 44 | 26 | 3.88 | 1.431 | |||
| Dave Jolly | 23 | 0 | 37.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 27 | 21 | 5.02 | 1.538 | |||
| Don McMahon | 32 | 0 | 46.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 9 | 46 | 29 | 1.54 | 1.328 | |||
| Red Murff | 12 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 4.85 | 1.615 | |||
| Phil Paine | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .00 | 2.000 | |||
| Taylor Phillips | 27 | 6 | 73 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | 36 | 40 | 5.55 | 1.671 | |||
| Juan Pizarro | 24 | 10 | 99.3 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 0 | 68 | 51 | 4.62 | 1.511 | |||
| Warren Spahn | 39 | 35 | 271 | 21 | 11 | .656 | 3 | 111 | 78 | 2.69 | 1.177 | |||
| Bob Trowbridge | 32 | 16 | 126 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 1 | 75 | 52 | 3.64 | 1.349 | |||
| Team Totals | 338 | 155 | 1411.1 | 95 | 59 | .617 | 24 | 693 | 570 | 3.47 | 1.359 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Hank Aaron | 151 |
| At Bats | Hank Aaron | 615 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Hank Aaron | 675 |
| Batting Average | Hank Aaron | .322 |
| On-Base % | Eddie Mathews | .387 |
| Slugging % | Hank Aaron | .600 |
| OPS | Hank Aaron | .978 |
| Runs | Hank Aaron | 118 |
| Hits | Hank Aaron | 198 |
| Total Bases | Hank Aaron | 369 |
| Doubles | Eddie Mathews | 28 |
| Triples | Bill Bruton and Eddie Mathews | 9 |
| Home Runs | Hank Aaron | 44 |
| RBI | Hank Aaron | 132 |
| Walks | Eddie Mathews | 90 |
| Strikeouts | Eddie Mathews | 79 |
| Stolen Bases | Bill Bruton | 11 |
| Caught Stealing | Bill Bruton | 4 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Johnny Logan | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Wes Covington | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Johnny Logan | 14 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Warren Spahn | 21 |
| Losses | Warren Spahn | 11 |
| Saves | Don McMahon | 9 |
| Won-Loss % | Bob Buhl | .720 |
| ERA | Warren Spahn | 2.69 |
| WHIP | Warren Spahn | 1.177 |
| Innings Pitched | Warren Spahn | 271 |
| Games | Warren Spahn | 39 |
| Games Started | Warren Spahn | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Buhl | 117 |
| Complete Games | Warren Spahn | 18 |
| Shutouts | Warren Spahn | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Warren Spahn | 1111 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Lew Burdette | 106 |
| Hits Allowed | Lew Burdette | 260 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Buhl | 121 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Lew Burdette | 25 |
| Doubles Allowed | Lew Burdette and Warren Spahn | 33 |
| Triples Allowed | Lew Burdette | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Gene Conley | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dave Jolly | 3 |
| Double Plays Induced | Bob Buhl | 33 |
