1957 Chicago Cubs season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago Cubs 1957 National League Wrigley Field Chicago 62 92 y 7th Philip K. Wrigley John Holland Bob Scheffing WGN-TV(Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd) WIND(Milo Hamilton, Jack Quinlan, Gene Elston) The 1957 Chicago Cubs season was the 86th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 82nd in the National League, and the 42nd at Wrigley Field. The Cubs tied with the Pittsburgh Pirates for seventh in the National League with a record of 62–92–2 (62 92 winning percentage). Offseason November 13, 1956: Don Hoak, Warren Hacker, and Pete Whisenant were traded by the Cubs to the Cincinnati Redlegs for Ray Jablonski and Elmer Singleton.Ray Jablonski at Baseball-Reference December 11, 1956: Eddie Miksis, Jim Davis, Sam Jones, and Hobie Landrith were traded by the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tom Poholsky, Jackie Collum, Ray Katt, and Wally Lammers (minors).Eddie Miksis at Baseball-Reference December 11, 1956: The Cubs traded a player to be named later to the New York Yankees for Charlie Silvera and cash. The Cubs completed the deal by sending Harry Chiti to the Yankees on December 14.Harry Chiti at Baseball-Reference Prior to 1957 season: Lou Jackson was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.Lou Jackson at Baseball-Reference Regular season Season standings Chicago Cubs Record vs. opponents CHC Notable transactions April 16, 1957: Ray Katt and Ray Jablonski were traded by the Cubs to the New York Giants for Dick Littlefield and Bob Lennon.Ray Katt at Baseball-Reference April 20, 1957: Jim King was traded by the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bobby Del Greco and Ed Mayer.Jim King at Baseball-Reference May 1, 1957: Dee Fondy and Gene Baker were traded by the Cubs to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Dale Long and Lee Walls.Dee Fondy at Baseball-Reference May 23, 1957: Jackie Collum and Vito Valentinetti were traded by the Cubs to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Don Elston.Jackie Collum at Baseball-Reference June 8, 1957: Chuck Tanner was claimed on waivers by the Cubs from the Milwaukee Braves.Chuck Tanner transactions at Baseball Almanac September 10, 1957: Bobby Del Greco was purchased from the Cubs by the New York Yankees.Bobby Del Greco at Baseball-Reference Roster 1957 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers 32 Bob Anderson 15 John Briggs 42 Jim Brosnan 15 Jackie Collum 26 Moe Drabowsky 18 Dick Drott 36 Don Elston 53 Dave Hillman 28 Glen Hobbie 45 Don Kaiser 34 Dick Littlefield 31 Turk Lown 40 Ed Mayer 29 Tom Poholsky 17 Bob Rush 20 Elmer Singleton 57 Vito Valentinetti Catchers  1 Jim Fanning  9 Gordon Massa 30 Cal Neeman  8 Charlie Silvera Infielders  7 Bobby Adams 37 Gene Baker 14 Ernie Banks 40 Dee Fondy  4 Johnny Goryl 23 Jerry Kindall 6,39 Jack Littrell 27 Dale Long 39 Ed Mickelson 12 Bobby Morgan 12 Ed Winceniak  7 Casey Wise Outfielders  3 Jim Bolger  5 Bobby Del Greco  5 Frank Ernaga 37 Eddie Haas  9 Bob Lennon 43 Walt Moryn 11 Bob Speake 39 Chuck Tanner  2 Lee Walls 16 Bob Will Other batters 48 Jim Woods Manager 25 Bob Scheffing Coaches 33 Fred Fitzsimmons 22 Ray Mueller 52 George Myatt 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 C Cal Neeman 122 415 107 .258 10 39 1B Dale Long 123 397 121 .305 21 62 2B Bobby Morgan 125 425 88 .207 5 27 SS Ernie Banks 156 594 169 .285 43 102 3B Bobby Adams 60 187 47 .251 1 10 LF Lee Walls 117 366 88 .240 6 33 CF Bob Speake 129 418 97 .232 16 50 RF Walt Moryn 149 568 164 .289 19 88 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 Chuck Tanner 95 318 91 .286 7 42 Jim Bolger 112 273 75 .275 5 29 Jerry Kindall 72 181 29 .160 6 12 Jack Littrell 61 153 29 .190 1 13 Bob Will 70 112 25 .223 1 10 Casey Wise 43 106 19 .179 0 7 Jim Fanning 47 89 16 .180 0 4 Charlie Silvera 26 53 11 .208 0 2 Dee Fondy 11 51 16 .314 0 2 Ed Winceniak 17 50 12 .240 1 8 Gene Baker 12 44 11 .250 1 10 Bobby Del Greco 20 40 8 .200 0 3 Johnny Goryl 9 38 8 .211 0 1 Frank Ernaga 20 35 11 .314 2 7 Eddie Haas 14 24 5 .208 0 4 Bob Lennon 9 21 3 .143 1 3 Gordon Massa 6 15 7 .467 0 3 Ed Mickelson 6 12 0 .000 0 1 Jim Woods 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 Moe Drabowski 36 239.2 13 15 3.53 170 Dick Drott 38 229.0 15 11 3.58 170 Bob Rush 31 205.1 6 16 4.38 103 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 Don Elston 39 144.0 6 7 3.56 102 Dave Hillman 32 103.1 6 11 4.35 53 Tom Poholsky 28 84.0 1 7 4.93 28 Don Kaiser 20 72.0 2 6 5.00 23 Elmer Singleton 5 13.1 0 1 6.75 6 Ed Mayer Ed Mayer (pitcher) 3 7.2 0 0 5.87 3 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 Turk Lown 67 5 7 12 3.77 51 Dick Littlefield 48 2 3 4 5.35 51 Jim Brosnan 41 5 5 0 3.38 73 Vito Valentinetti 9 0 0 0 2.25 8 Jackie Collum 9 1 1 1 6.75 7 Bob Anderson Bob Anderson (baseball) 8 0 1 0 7.71 7 John Briggs John Briggs (baseball) 3 0 1 0 12.46 1 Glen Hobbie 2 0 0 0 10.38 3 Farm system Minor League Baseball Open Portland Beavers Pacific Coast League Bill Sweeney, Frank Carswell and Bill Posedel AA Memphis Chicks Southern Association Lou Klein AA Fort Worth Cats Texas League Lee Handley A Des Moines Bruins Western League Lou Stringer and Hersh Martin B Burlington Bees Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Ken Raffensberger C Bakersfield Bears California League Dick Wilson and Babe Herman C Lafayette Bulls Evangeline League Walt Dixon C Magic Valley Cowboys Pioneer League Burdette Thurlby and Walt Dixon D Pulaski Cubs Appalachian League Vedie Himsl, Jim Bottomley, Halley Wilson and Burdette Thurlby D Paris Lakers Midwest League Verlon Walker D Ponca City Cubs Sooner State League Don Biebel Lafayette franchise folded, June 20, 1957 Notes 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1957 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago Cubs season Chicago Cubs Category:1957 in Chicago