1957 Washington Senators season

1957 Washington Senators
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Griffith Stadium (since 1911)
Washington, D.C. (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Calvin Griffith (majority owner, with Thelma Griffith Haynes)
General manager(s)	Calvin Griffith
Manager(s)	Chuck Dressen and Cookie Lavagetto
Local television	WTTG
Local radio	WWDC (FM) (Chuck Thompson, Bob Wolff)
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The 1957 Washington Senators won 55 games, lost 99, and finished in eighth place in the American League. They were managed by Chuck Dressen and Cookie Lavagetto and played home games at Griffith Stadium. The Senators set a Major League record which still stands for the fewest stolen bases by a team in a season, with only 13.^[1]

Offseason

• Prior to 1957 season: Choo-Choo Coleman was released by the Senators.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	98	56	.636	--
Chicago White Sox	90	64	.584	8
Boston Red Sox	82	72	.532	16
Detroit Tigers	78	76	.506	20
Baltimore Orioles	76	76	.500	21
Cleveland Indians	76	77	.497	21.5
Kansas City Athletics	59	94	.386	38.5
Washington Senators	55	99	.357	43

Record vs. opponents

1957 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	NYY	WSH
Baltimore	—	8–14	10–12–1	9–12	9–13	16–5–1	9–13	15–7
Boston	14–8	—	8–14	12–10	10–12	16–6	8–14	14–8
Chicago	12–10–1	14–8	—	14–8	11–11	14–8	8–14	17–5
Cleveland	12–9	10–12	8–14	—	11–11	11–11	9–13	15–7
Detroit	13–9	12–10	11–11	11–11	—	8–14	10–12	13–9
Kansas City	5–16–1	6–16	8–14	11–11	14–8	—	3–19	12–10
New York	13–9	14–8	14–8	13–9	12–10	19–3	—	13–9
Washington	7–15	8–14	5–17	7–15	9–13	10–12	9–13	—

Notable transactions

• April 29, 1957: Bob Chakales and Dean Stone were traded by the Senators to the Boston Red Sox for Faye Throneberry, Milt Bolling and Russ Kemmerer.^[3]
• June 17, 1957: Jim Kaat was signed as an amateur free agent by the Senators.^[4]

Roster

1957 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers 15 Ted Abernathy 26 Joe Black 10,19 Dick Brodowski 11 Bud Byerly 16 Bob Chakales 12,17 Tex Clevenger 24 Hal Griggs 34 Jim Heise 34,42 Evelio Hernández 35,45 Dick Hyde 16 Russ Kemmerer 30 Ralph Lumenti 32 Don Minnick 17,27 Camilo Pascual 28 Pedro Ramos 24,64 Garland Shifflett 18 Chuck Stobbs 26 Dean Stone 21 Bob Wiesler		Catchers  9 Lou Berberet 14 Clint Courtney  8 Ed Fitz Gerald Infielders 39,65 Julio Becquer 20 Milt Bolling 31 Rocky Bridges  3 Harmon Killebrew 31,41 Lyle Luttrell 25 Herb Plews  5 Pete Runnels 19 Art Schult  6 Jerry Snyder  1 Eddie Yost		Outfielders 20,34 Neil Chrisley 30 Whitey Herzog 23 Jim Lemon  3 Karl Olson 19,29 Jerry Schoonmaker  2 Roy Sievers 4,32 Dick Tettelbach  4 Faye Throneberry 21 Bob Usher		Manager  7 Chuck Dressen 51 Cookie Lavagetto Coaches 55 Boom-Boom Beck 53 Ellis Clary 52 Joe Fitzgerald 54 Billy Jurges 51 Cookie Lavagetto

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

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

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
Abernathy, TedTed Abernathy	26	85	2	10	6.78	50
Chakales, BobBob Chakales	4	18.1	0	1	5.40	12

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
Hernández, EvelioEvelio Hernández	14	0	0	0	4.25	15

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern Association	Cal Ermer
A	Charlotte Hornets	Sally League	Gene Verble
B	Kinston Eagles/Wilson Tobs	Carolina League	Pete Suder
B	Midland/Lamesa Indians	Southwestern League	Johnny Welaj and Hank O'Neal
C	Missoula Timberjacks	Pioneer League	Jack McKeon
D	Fort Walton Beach Jets	Alabama–Florida League	Neal Cobb
D	Superior Senators	Nebraska State League	Ray Baker
D	Elmira Pioneers	New York–Penn League	Bill Brightwell

Kinston franchise transferred to Wilson and renamed, May 11, 1957; Midland franchise transferred to Lamesa, August 1, 1957

Notes

1. "Stolen Bases: Single Season Team Records". baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
2. Choo Choo Coleman page at Baseball Reference
3. Faye Throneberry page at Baseball Reference
4. Jim Kaat page at Baseball Reference

References

• 1957 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
• 1957 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.