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1957 New York Yankees

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Contents

  • 1 Summary
  • 2 Roster and Statistics
  • 3 Batting Leaders
  • 4 Pitching Leaders


[edit] Summary

The 1957 New York Yankees finished with a record of 98-56. They scored 723 runs and belted 145 home runs to go along with a .268 batting average. The offense was powered by Mickey Mantle, who led the team with 34 home runs, 94 RBI, and 173 hits.

The team allowed 534 runs and had a team ERA of 3.00. Tom Sturdivant led the team with 16 wins. Bob Turley racked up 152 strkeouts to lead the team. Bob Grim was the team's best fireman, with 19 saves.

[edit] Roster and Statistics

Player Name Pos G AB R H HR RBI SB OBP SLG OPS AVG
Infielders
Andy Carey 3B 85 247 30 63 6 33 2 .309 .393 .702 .255
Jerry Coleman 2B 72 157 23 42 2 12 1 .354 .376 .730 .268
Joe Collins 1B 79 149 17 30 2 10 2 .310 .248 .558 .201
Jerry Lumpe 3B 40 103 15 35 0 11 2 .389 .437 .826 .340
Billy Martin 2B 43 145 12 35 1 12 2 .257 .324 .581 .241
Gil McDougald SS 141 539 87 156 13 62 2 .362 .442 .804 .289
Bobby Richardson 2B 97 305 36 78 0 19 1 .274 .298 .572 .256
Bill Skowron 1B 122 457 54 139 17 88 3 .347 .470 .817 .304
Outfielders
Hank Bauer OF 137 479 70 124 18 65 7 .321 .455 .776 .259
Zeke Bella OF 5 10 0 1 0 0 0 .182 .100 .282 .100
Bobby Del Greco OF 8 7 3 3 0 0 1 .556 .429 .985 .429
Elston Howard OF 110 356 33 90 8 44 2 .283 .379 .662 .253
Tony Kubek OF 127 431 56 128 3 39 6 .335 .381 .716 .297
Mickey Mantle OF 144 474 121 173 34 94 16 .512 .665 1.177 .365
Harry Simpson OF 75 224 27 56 7 39 1 .307 .402 .709 .250
Enos Slaughter OF 96 209 24 53 5 34 0 .369 .368 .737 .254
Catchers
Yogi Berra C 134 482 74 121 24 82 1 .329 .438 .767 .251
Darrell Johnson C 21 46 4 10 1 8 0 .275 .304 .579 .217
Other
Woodie Held 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Team Totals - - 5271 723 1412 145 680 49 .333 .409 .742 .268


Player Name G GS IP W L Win % SV SO BB ERA WHIP
Pitchers
Tommy Byrne 30 4 84.7 4 6 .400 2 57 60 4.36 1.535
Al Cicotte 20 2 65.3 2 2 .500 2 36 30 3.03 1.332
Art Ditmar 46 11 127.3 8 3 .727 6 64 35 3.25 1.280
Whitey Ford 24 17 129.3 11 5 .688 0 84 53 2.57 1.292
Bob Grim 46 0 72 12 8 .600 19 52 36 2.62 1.333
Johnny Kucks 37 23 179.3 8 10 .444 2 78 59 3.56 1.272
Don Larsen 27 20 139.7 10 4 .714 0 81 87 3.74 1.432
Sal Maglie 6 3 26 2 0 1.000 3 9 7 1.73 1.115
Bobby Shantz 30 21 173 11 5 .688 5 72 40 2.45 1.139
Tom Sturdivant 28 28 201.7 16 6 .727 0 118 80 2.54 1.239
Ralph Terry 7 2 20.7 1 1 .500 0 7 8 3.05 1.256
Bob Turley 32 23 176.3 13 6 .684 3 152 85 2.71 1.163
Team Totals 333 154 1395.3 98 56 .636 42 810 580 3.00 1.274

[edit] Batting Leaders

Category
Games Mickey Mantle 144
At Bats Gil McDougald 539
Plate Appearances (approx.) Gil McDougald 624
Batting Average Mickey Mantle .365
On-Base % Mickey Mantle .512
Slugging % Mickey Mantle .665
OPS Mickey Mantle 1.177
Runs Mickey Mantle 121
Hits Mickey Mantle 173
Total Bases Mickey Mantle 315
Doubles Mickey Mantle 28
Triples Hank Bauer and Gil McDougald 9
Home Runs Mickey Mantle 34
RBI Mickey Mantle 94
Walks Mickey Mantle 146
Strikeouts Mickey Mantle 75
Stolen Bases Mickey Mantle 16
Caught Stealing Tony Kubek 6
Sacrifice Hits Gil McDougald 19
Sacrifice Flies Bill Skowron 7
Grounded into Double Plays Elston Howard 18

[edit] Pitching Leaders

Category
Wins Tom Sturdivant 16
Losses Johnny Kucks 10
Saves Bob Grim 19
Won-Loss % Tom Sturdivant .727
ERA Bobby Shantz 2.45
WHIP Bobby Shantz 1.139
Innings Pitched Tom Sturdivant 201.7
Games Art Ditmar and Bob Grim 46
Games Started Tom Sturdivant 28
Strikeouts Bob Turley 152
Complete Games Bobby Shantz and Bob Turley 9
Shutouts Bob Turley 4
Batters Faced Tom Sturdivant 828
Earned Runs Allowed Johnny Kucks 71
Hits Allowed Tom Sturdivant 170
Walks Allowed Don Larsen 87
Home Runs Allowed Bob Turley 17
Doubles Allowed Bobby Shantz 22
Triples Allowed Johnny Kucks 9
Wild Pitches Don Larsen 6
Hit Batsmen Bob Turley 9
Double Plays Induced Bobby Shantz 22

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