1957 Philadelphia Phillies season

1957 Philadelphia Phillies
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Connie Mack Stadium (since 1938)
Philadelphia (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr.
General manager(s)	Roy Hamey
Manager(s)	Mayo Smith
Local television	WRCV WFIL
Local radio	WIP (By Saam, Claude Haring, Gene Kelly)
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Offseason

• November 19, 1956: Del Ennis was traded by the Phillies to the St. Louis Cardinals for Rip Repulski and Bobby Morgan.^[1]

Regular season

The Phillies integrated during the 1957 season. John Kennedy, the team's first black player, made his debut with the Phillies on April 22, 1957 at Roosevelt Stadium against the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Milwaukee Braves	95	59	--	.617
St. Louis Cardinals	87	67	8	.565
Brooklyn Dodgers	84	70	11	.545
Cincinnati Redlegs	80	74	15	.519
Philadelphia Phillies	77	77	18	.500
New York Giants	69	85	26	.448
Chicago Cubs	62	92	33	.403
Pittsburgh Pirates	62	92	33	.403

Record vs. opponents

1957 National League Records Sources:
Team	BR	CHC	CIN	MIL	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Brooklyn	—	17–5	12–10	10–12	12–10	9–13	12–10	12–10
Chicago	5–17	—	7–15	9–13	9–13	8–14–1	12–10–1	12–10
Cincinnati	10–12	15–7	—	4–18	12–10	16–6	14–8	9–13
Milwaukee	12–10	13–9	18–4	—	13–9	12–10–1	16–6	11–11
New York	10–12	13–9	10–12	9–13	—	10–12	9–13	8–14
Philadelphia	13–9	14–8–1	6–16	10–12–1	12–10	—	13–9	9–13
Pittsburgh	10–12	10–12–1	8–14	6–16	13–9	9–13	—	6–16
St. Louis	10–12	10–12	13–9	11–11	14–8	13–9	16–6	—

Notable transactions

• April 5, 1957: Tim Harkness, Ron Negray, Elmer Valo, Mel Geho (minors), and $75,000 were traded by the Phillies to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Chico Fernández. The Phillies completed the deal by sending Ben Flowers to the Dodgers on April 8.^[2]
• June 17, 1957: Frank Baumholtz was released by the Phillies.^[3]
• June 26, 1957: Warren Hacker was selected off waivers by the Phillies from the Cincinnati Redlegs.^[4]

Roster

1957 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers 46 Don Cardwell 43 Turk Farrell 49 Warren Hacker 20 Harvey Haddix 22 Jim Hearn 42 Jack Meyer 19 Bob Miller 44 Seth Morehead 33 Tom Qualters 36 Robin Roberts 26 Saul Rogovin 39 Jack Sanford 28 Curt Simmons		Catchers 35 Joe Lonnett 29 Stan Lopata 21 Andy Seminick Infielders 12 Marv Blaylock  5 Ed Bouchee 45 Chico Fernández  2 Granny Hamner  4 Solly Hemus  6 Willie Jones  7 Ted Kazanski  8 John Kennedy  3 Bobby Morgan 17 Roy Smalley		Outfielders  9 Harry Anderson  1 Richie Ashburn 10 Bob Bowman 50 Chuck Harmon  3 Don Landrum 14 Rip Repulski Other batters 16 Frank Baumholtz 50 Glen Gorbous 26 Ron Northey		Manager 24 Mayo Smith Coaches 11 Benny Bengough 40 Maje McDonnell 32 Wally Moses 21 Andy Seminick 31 Whit Wyatt

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
RF	Repulski, RipRip Repulski	134	516	134	.260	20	68

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Smalley, RoyRoy Smalley	28	31	5	.161	1	1
Kennedy, JohnJohn Kennedy	5	2	0	.000	0	0
Morgan, BobbyBobby Morgan	2	0	0	----	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Cardwell, DonDon Cardwell	30	128.1	4	8	4.91	92

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Farrell, TurkTurk Farrell	52	10	2	10	2.38	54

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Miami Marlins	International League	Don Osborn
AA	Tulsa Oilers	Texas League	Al Widmar
A	Schenectady Blue Jays	Eastern League	Dick Carter
B	High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms	Carolina League	Frank Lucchesi
B	Lewiston Broncos	Northwest League	Hillis Layne
C	Salt Lake City Bees	Pioneer League	Cliff Dapper
D	Johnson City Phillies	Appalachian League	Ben Taylor
D	Tampa Tarpons	Florida State League	Charlie Gassaway
D	Moultrie/Brunswick Phillies	Georgia–Florida League	Benny Zientara
D	Olean Oilers	New York–Penn League	Paul Owens

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tampa

Moultrie franchise transferred to Brunswick, June 1, 1957^[5]

Notes

1. Rip Repulski at Baseball Reference
2. Chico Fernández at Baseball Reference
3. Frank Baumholtz at Baseball Reference
4. Warren Hacker at Baseball Reference
5. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

• 1957 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference