1957 Chicago White Sox season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago White Sox 1957 American League Comiskey Park Chicago Dorothy Comiskey Rigney Chuck Comiskey/Johnny Rigney Al López WGN-TV(Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd) WCFL(Bob Elson, Don Wells) The 1957 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 57th season in the major leagues, and its 58th season overall. They finished with a record of 90–64, good enough for second place in the American League, 8 games behind the first-place New York Yankees. Offseason Prior to 1957 season: Stan Johnson was signed as an amateur free agent by the White Sox.Stan Johnson page at Baseball Reference Regular season April 16, 1957: Roger Maris made his major league debut for the Cleveland Indians against the White Sox. In 5 at bats, Maris had 3 hits.Roger Maris page at Baseball Reference Season standings Record vs. opponents CWS Opening Day lineup Luis Aparicio, SS Nellie Fox, 2B Minnie Miñoso, LF Sherm Lollar, C Larry Doby, CF Jim Landis, RF Jim Rivera, 1B Bubba Phillips, 3B Billy Pierce, P Notable transactions June 14, 1957: Johnny Callison was signed as an amateur free agent by the White Sox.Johnny Callison page at Baseball Reference June 14, 1957: Dave Philley was traded by the White Sox to the Detroit Tigers for Earl Torgeson.Dave Philley page at Baseball Reference Roster 1957 Chicago White Sox Roster Pitchers 18 Jim Derrington 22 Dick Donovan 20 Bill Fischer 29 Jack Harshman 28 Dixie Howell 32 Jim Hughes 15 Bob Keegan 27 Ellis Kinder 31 Paul LaPalme 35 Barry Latman 36 Jim McDonald  6 Stover McIlwain 19 Billy Pierce 27 Don Rudolph 21 Gerry Staley 30 Jim Wilson Catchers 26 Earl Battey 10 Sherm Lollar 12 Les Moss Infielders 11 Luis Aparicio  8 Walt Dropo 48 Sammy Esposito  2 Nellie Fox  3 Fred Hatfield  4 Ron Jackson  5 Bubba Phillips 17 Earl Torgeson Outfielders 16 Ted Beard 14 Larry Doby  1 Jim Landis  9 Minnie Miñoso  6 Dave Philley  7 Jim Rivera Other batters 16 Bob Kennedy 32 Ron Northey 17 Bob Powell Manager 42 Al López Coaches 37 Ray Berres 34 Johnny Cooney 33 Tony Cuccinello 39 Don Gutteridge Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB Luis Aparicio, SS 143 575 82 148 22 6 3 41 52 55 .257 28 Earl Battey, C 48 115 12 20 2 3 3 6 11 38 .174 0 Ted Beard, RF 38 78 15 16 1 0 0 7 18 14 .205 3 Larry Doby, CF 119 416 57 120 27 21479 56 79 .288 2 Walt Dropo, 1B 93 223 24 57 2 0 13 49 16 40 .256 0 Sammy Esposito, 3B, SS 94 176 26 36 3 0 2 15 38 27 .205 5 Nellie Fox, 2B 155619110196 278 6 61 75 13 .317 5 Fred Hatfield, 3B 69 114 14 23 3 0 0 8 15 20 .202 1 Ron Jackson, 1B 13 60 4 19 3 0 2 8 1 12 .317 0 Bob Kennedy, PH 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 Jim Landis, OF 96 274 38 58 11 3 2 16 45 61 .212 14 Sherm Lollar, C 101 351 33 90 11 2 11 70 35 24 .256 2 Minnie Miñoso, LF 153 568 96 176 36 5 1210379 54 .310 18 Les Moss, C 42 115 10 31 3 0 2 12 20 18 .270 0 Ron Northey, PH 40 27 0 5 1 0 0 7 11 5 .185 0 Dave Philley, RF 22 71 9 23 4 0 0 9 4 10 .324 1 Bubba Phillips, 3B, CF, RF 121 393 38 106 13 3 7 42 28 32 .270 5 Bob Powell, PR 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Jim Rivera, RF, 1B 125 402 51 103 21 6 14 52 40 80 .256 18 Earl Torgeson, 1B 86 251 53 74 11 2 7 46 49 44 .295 7 Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB Jim Derrington, P 20 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 Dick Donovan, P 30 83 8 12 1 0 3 10 8 32 .145 0 Bill Fischer, P 33 40 1 6 0 0 0 5 0 8 .150 0 Jack Harshman, P 30 45 5 10 1 0 2 5 10 17 .222 0 Dixie Howell, P 42 27 4 5 1 1 3 3 2 6 .185 0 Bob Keegan, P 30 39 3 4 0 0 0 3 4 5 .103 0 Paul LaPalme, P 36 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .500 0 Barry Latman, P 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Jim McDonald, P 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 Billy Pierce, P 41 99 7 17 1 0 0 6 2 25 .172 0 Don Rudolph, P 5 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 Gerry Staley, P 47 22 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 6 .045 0 Jim Wilson, P 31 68 4 10 2 0 0 5 7 14 .147 0 Team totals 155 5265 707 1369 208 41 106 670 632 744 .260 109 Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB K Jim Derrington 0 1 4.86 20 5 0 37.0 29 21 20 4 29 14 Dick Donovan 16 6 2.77 28 28 0 220.2 203 76 68 17 53 88 Bill Fischer 7 8 3.48 33 11 1 124.0 139 50 48 1 41 48 Jack Harshman 8 8 4.10 30 26 1 151.1 142 78 69 16 84 83 Dixie Howell 6 5 3.29 37 0 6 68.1 64 25 25 6 34 37 Jim Hughes 0 0 10.80 4 0 0 5.0 12 6 6 0 3 2 Bob Keegan 10 8 3.53 30 20 2 142.2 131 62 56 22 39 36 Ellis Kinder 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Paul LaPalme 1 4 3.35 35 0 7 40.1 35 16 15 5 20 19 Barry Latman 1 2 8.03 7 2 1 12.1 12 11 11 2 13 9 Jim McDonald 0 1 2.01 10 0 0 22.1 18 8 5 2 11 12 Stover McIlwain 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 Billy Pierce 20 12 3.26 37 34 2 257.0 228 98 93 18 80 171 Don Rudolph 1 0 2.25 5 0 0 12.0 6 3 3 2 2 2 Gerry Staley 5 1 2.06 47 0 7 105.0 95 27 24 7 36 44 Jim Wilson 15 8 3.48 30 29 0 201.2 189 85 78 22 73 100 Team totals 90 64 3.35 155 155 27 1401.2 1305 566 521 124 521 665 Awards Nellie Fox, Gold Glove AwardNellie Fox at Baseball Reference Minnie Miñoso, Gold Glove AwardMinnie Miñoso at Baseball Reference Sherm Lollar, Gold Glove AwardSherm Lollar at Baseball Reference Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Indianapolis Indians American Association Andy Cohen A Colorado Springs Sky Sox Western League Ira Hutchinson B Davenport DavSox Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Skeeter Scalzi C Duluth-Superior White Sox Northern League Joe Hauser D Dubuque Packers Midwest League George Noga D Holdrege White Sox Nebraska State League Frank Parenti Notes 2 References 1957 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago White Sox seasons Chicago White Sox season Chicago White