1957 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1957 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 87-67. They scored 737 runs and belted 132 home runs to go along with a .274 batting average. Stan Musial led the team in home runs with 29. Del Ennis was the best run producer with 105 RBI. Don Blasingame and Stan Musial were tied for the team lead in hits with 176.
The team allowed 666 runs and had a team ERA of 3.78. Larry Jackson and Lindy McDaniel were tied for the team lead in wins with 15. Sam Jones struck out 154 batters to lead the team. Hoyt Wilhelm was the team's best fireman, with 11 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Tom Alston | 1B | 9 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .353 | .686 | .294 |
| Don Blasingame | 2B | 154 | 650 | 108 | 176 | 8 | 58 | 21 | .343 | .368 | .711 | .271 |
| Joe Cunningham | 1B | 122 | 261 | 50 | 83 | 9 | 52 | 3 | .439 | .479 | .918 | .318 |
| Al Dark | SS | 140 | 583 | 80 | 169 | 4 | 64 | 3 | .326 | .381 | .707 | .290 |
| Eddie Kasko | 3B | 134 | 479 | 59 | 131 | 1 | 35 | 6 | .319 | .334 | .653 | .273 |
| Stan Musial | 1B | 134 | 502 | 82 | 176 | 29 | 102 | 1 | .422 | .612 | 1.034 | .351 |
| Dick Schofield | SS | 65 | 56 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .254 | .161 | .415 | .161 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ken Boyer | OF | 142 | 544 | 79 | 144 | 19 | 62 | 12 | .318 | .414 | .732 | .265 |
| Del Ennis | OF | 136 | 490 | 61 | 140 | 24 | 105 | 1 | .332 | .494 | .826 | .286 |
| Gene Green | OF | 6 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .188 | .267 | .455 | .200 |
| Chuck Harmon | OF | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | 1.000 | 1.333 | .333 |
| Jim King | OF | 22 | 35 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .385 | .314 | .699 | .314 |
| Don Lassetter | OF | 4 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .308 | .522 | .154 |
| Eddie Miksis | OF | 49 | 38 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .289 | .622 | .211 |
| Wally Moon | OF | 142 | 516 | 86 | 152 | 24 | 73 | 5 | .367 | .508 | .875 | .295 |
| Irv Noren | OF | 17 | 30 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .429 | .667 | 1.096 | .367 |
| Bobby Smith | OF | 93 | 185 | 24 | 39 | 3 | 18 | 1 | .260 | .308 | .568 | .211 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Walker Cooper | C | 48 | 78 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .310 | .474 | .784 | .269 |
| Hobie Landrith | C | 75 | 214 | 18 | 52 | 3 | 26 | 1 | .318 | .313 | .631 | .243 |
| Hal Smith | C | 100 | 333 | 25 | 93 | 2 | 37 | 2 | .314 | .351 | .665 | .279 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5472 | 737 | 1497 | 132 | 685 | 58 | .330 | .405 | .735 | .274 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Frank Barnes | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 4.50 | 2.200 | |||
| Tom Cheney | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 5.00 | 2.333 | |||
| Jim Davis | 10 | 0 | 13.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5.27 | 1.752 | |||
| Murry Dickson | 14 | 13 | 74 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 29 | 25 | 4.14 | 1.514 | |||
| Larry Jackson | 41 | 22 | 210.3 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 1 | 96 | 57 | 3.47 | 1.203 | |||
| Sam Jones | 28 | 27 | 182.7 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 0 | 154 | 71 | 3.60 | 1.286 | |||
| Bob Kuzava | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.86 | 2.609 | |||
| Lynn Lovenguth | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 | 1.333 | |||
| Morrie Martin | 4 | 1 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2.53 | 0.841 | |||
| Lindy McDaniel | 30 | 26 | 191 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 0 | 75 | 53 | 3.49 | 1.304 | |||
| Von McDaniel | 17 | 13 | 86.7 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 0 | 45 | 31 | 3.22 | 1.176 | |||
| Lloyd Merritt | 44 | 0 | 65.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 7 | 35 | 28 | 3.31 | 1.348 | |||
| Bob Miller | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 7.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | 33 | 21 | 149.3 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 0 | 87 | 51 | 3.74 | 1.253 | |||
| Billy Muffett | 23 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 2.25 | 1.091 | |||
| Willard Schmidt | 40 | 8 | 116.7 | 10 | 3 | .769 | 0 | 63 | 49 | 4.78 | 1.671 | |||
| Bob Smith | 6 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4.66 | 1.856 | |||
| Herm Wehmeier | 36 | 18 | 165 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 0 | 91 | 54 | 4.31 | 1.327 | |||
| Hoyt Wilhelm | 40 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 11 | 29 | 21 | 4.25 | 1.327 | |||
| Team Totals | 383 | 154 | 1413.4 | 87 | 67 | .565 | 29 | 778 | 506 | 3.78 | 1.338 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Don Blasingame | 154 |
| At Bats | Don Blasingame | 650 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Don Blasingame | 728 |
| Batting Average | Stan Musial | .351 |
| On-Base % | Stan Musial | .422 |
| Slugging % | Stan Musial | .612 |
| OPS | Stan Musial | 1.034 |
| Runs | Don Blasingame | 108 |
| Hits | Don Blasingame and Stan Musial | 176 |
| Total Bases | Stan Musial | 307 |
| Doubles | Stan Musial | 38 |
| Triples | Al Dark | 8 |
| Home Runs | Stan Musial | 29 |
| RBI | Del Ennis | 105 |
| Walks | Don Blasingame | 71 |
| Strikeouts | Ken Boyer | 77 |
| Stolen Bases | Don Blasingame | 21 |
| Caught Stealing | Don Blasingame | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Don Blasingame, Al Dark, and Eddie Kasko | 5 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Del Ennis and Stan Musial | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Del Ennis | 22 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Larry Jackson and Lindy McDaniel | 15 |
| Losses | Vinegar Bend Mizell | 10 |
| Saves | Hoyt Wilhelm | 11 |
| Won-Loss % | Willard Schmidt | .769 |
| ERA | Larry Jackson | 3.47 |
| WHIP | Larry Jackson | 1.203 |
| Innings Pitched | Larry Jackson | 210.3 |
| Games | Lloyd Merritt | 44 |
| Games Started | Sam Jones | 27 |
| Strikeouts | Sam Jones | 154 |
| Complete Games | Sam Jones and Lindy McDaniel | 10 |
| Shutouts | Larry Jackson, Sam Jones, Von McDaniel, and Vinegar Bend Mizell | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Larry Jackson | 861 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Larry Jackson | 81 |
| Hits Allowed | Larry Jackson and Lindy McDaniel | 196 |
| Walks Allowed | Sam Jones | 71 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Herm Wehmeier | 25 |
| Doubles Allowed | Lindy McDaniel | 36 |
| Triples Allowed | Vinegar Bend Mizell | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Lindy McDaniel | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Sam Jones | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Larry Jackson | 26 |
