1957 Milwaukee Braves season

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1957 Milwaukee Braves 1957 NL Champions 1957 World Series Champions
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1876)
Location
Milwaukee County Stadium (Since 1953) Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Since 1953)
1957 Information
Owner(s)	Louis R. Perini
General Manager(s)	John Quinn
Manager(s)	Fred Haney
Local television	none
Local radio	WEMP WTMJ (Earl Gillespie, Blaine Walsh)

1 Regular season
2 World Series
- 2.1 Summary
3 Composite Box
4 Award Winners
5 References

[edit] Regular season

The 1957 season would be the year that the Braves would win their first World Series championship in Milwaukee. Led by NL MVP Hank Aaron and NL Cy Young Award Winner Warren Spahn, the Braves won 95 games to clinch the pennant. Longtime Brooklyn Dodger Andy Pafko and World Series hero Bobby Thomson were also part of the team that year.

[edit] Opening Day Starters

[edit] Batting

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
Del Crandall	118	383	97	.253	15	46
Frank Torre	129	364	99	.272	5	40
Red Schoendienst	93	394	122	.310	6	32
Eddie Mathews	148	572	167	.292	32	94
Johnny Logan	129	494	135	.273	10	49
Hank Aaron	151	615	198	.322	44	132
Wes Covington	96	328	93	.284	21	65
Bill Bruton	79	306	85	.278	5	30

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Andy Pafko	83	220	61	.277	8	27
Bobby Thomson	41	148	35	.236	4	23
Felix Mantilla	71	182	43	.236	4	21
Nippy Jones	30	79	21	.266	2	8
Chuck Tanner	22	69	17	.246	2	6

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

[edit] Season standings

Team	Wins	Losses	Win Percentage	GB
Milwaukee Braves	95	59	.617	0
St.Louis Cardinals	87	67	.565	8.0
Brooklyn Dodgers	84	70	.545	11.0
Cincinnati Reds	80	74	.519	15.0
Philadelphia Phillies	77	77	.500	18.0
New York Giants	69	85	.448	26.0
Chicago Cubs	62	92	.403	33.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	62	92	.403	33.0

[edit] Roster

1957 Milwaukee Braves roster

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Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] World Series

Main article: 1957 World Series

[edit] Summary

NL Milwaukee Braves (4) vs. AL New York Yankees (3)

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Braves – 1, Yankees – 3	October 2	Yankee Stadium	69,476
2	Braves – 4, Yankees – 2	October 3	Yankee Stadium	65,202
3	Yankees – 12, Braves – 3	October 5	Milwaukee County Stadium	45,804
4	Yankees – 5, Braves – 7 (10 innings)	October 6	Milwaukee County Stadium	45,804
5	Yankees – 0, Braves – 1	October 7	Milwaukee County Stadium	45,811
6	Braves – 2, Yankees – 3	October 9	Yankee Stadium	61,408
7	Braves – 5, Yankees – 0	October 10	Yankee Stadium	61,207

Note: It was the Braves' first championship since the "Miracle Braves" of 1914.

[edit] Composite Box

1957 World Series (4-3): Milwaukee Braves (N.L.) over New York Yankees (A.L.)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Milwaukee Braves	0	2	5	6	3	1	2	1	0	3	23	47	3
New York Yankees	4	1	5	2	1	2	6	0	3	1	25	57	6
Total Attendance: 394,712 Average Attendance: 56,387
Winning Player’s Share: – $8,924 Losing Player’s Share – $5,606

[edit] Award Winners

Hank Aaron, OF, National League Most Valuable Player
Lew Burdette, Babe Ruth Award
Lew Burdette, P, World Series Most Valuable Player
Warren Spahn, P, National League Cy Young Award

1957 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

[edit] References

Milwaukee Braves team page at Baseball Reference

v • d • e 1957 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore • Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • New York • Washington

National League	Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • Milwaukee • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

1957 All-Star Game • 1957 World Series

Preceded by Brooklyn Dodgers 1956	National League Championship Season 1957	Succeeded by Milwaukee Braves 1958
Preceded by New York Yankees 1956	World Series Champions Milwaukee Braves 1957	Succeeded by New York Yankees 1958

v • d • e Atlanta Braves franchise
AAA	AA	A	Rookie
Richmond Braves	Mississippi Braves	Myrtle Beach Pelicans Rome Braves	Gulf Coast Braves Danville Braves

v • d • e Atlanta Braves

Formerly the Boston Braves and the Milwaukee Braves • Based in Atlanta, Georgia

The Franchise	Records • Seasons • Managers • Broadcasters

Ballparks	South End Grounds • Congress Street Grounds • South End Grounds • Fenway Park • Braves Field • Milwaukee County Stadium • Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium • Turner Field

Culture	Chief Noc-A-Homa • Homer • Rally • Tomahawk Buzzcut • Tomahawk Chop

Rivalries	Braves-Mets rivalry

Important Figures	Hank Aaron • Bobby Cox • Tom Glavine • Greg Maddux • Eddie Mathews • Leo Mazzone • Dale Murphy • Phil Niekro • Johnny Sain • John Smoltz • Warren Spahn • Chipper Jones •Andruw Jones • Jeff Francoeur • Brian McCann • Ted Turner

Retired Numbers	3 • 21 • 35 • 41 • 42 • 44

Key Personnel	Owner: John C. Malone (Liberty Media) • General Manager: Frank Wren • Club President: John Schuerholz • Manager: Bobby Cox

World Series Championships (3)	1914 • 1957 • 1995

National League Championships (17)	1877 • 1878 • 1883 • 1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1897 • 1898 • 1914 • 1948 • 1957 • 1958 • 1991 • 1992 • 1995 • 1996 • 1999

National Association Championships (4)	1872 • 1873 • 1874 • 1875

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Minor League Affiliates	Richmond Braves (AAA-IL) • Mississippi Braves (AA-SL) • Myrtle Beach Pelicans (A-CarL) • Rome Braves (A-SAL) • Gulf Coast Braves (Rookies-GCL) • Danville Braves (Rookie-AppL)

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