1957 South Atlantic League season

1957 South Atlantic League season South Atlantic League Baseball April 18 – September 8 154 8 Regular season Augusta Tigers Playoffs Charlotte Hornets Augusta Tigers List of South Atlantic League seasons SAL 1956 South Atlantic League season 1956 1958 South Atlantic League season 1958 The 1957 South Atlantic League was a Class A baseball season played between April 18 and September 8. Eight teams played a 154-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the playoffs. The Charlotte Hornets won the South Atlantic League championship, defeating the Augusta Tigers in the final round of the playoffs. Team changes The Columbus Foxes ended their affiliation with the Baltimore Orioles and began a new affiliation with the St. Louis Cardinals. The Knoxville Smokies ended their affiliation with the Cleveland Indians and began a new affiliation with the Baltimore Orioles. Teams 1957 South Atlantic League Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium Augusta Tigers Augusta, Georgia Detroit Tigers Jennings Stadium Charlotte Hornets Charlotte, North Carolina Washington Senators Clark Griffith Park Columbia Gems Columbia, South Carolina Kansas City Athletics Capital City Stadium Columbus Foxes Columbus, Georgia St. Louis Cardinals Golden Park Jacksonville Braves Jacksonville, Florida Milwaukee Braves Jacksonville Baseball Park Knoxville Smokies Knoxville, Tennessee Baltimore Orioles Knoxville Municipal Stadium Macon Dodgers Macon, Georgia Brooklyn Dodgers Luther Williams Field Savannah Redlegs Savannah, Georgia Cincinnati Redlegs Grayson Stadium Map of teams left 10px South Atlantic League teams 1150 425 370 190 990 USA 2900 USA 33.47 -81.98 Black pog.svg 80 top Augusta #ffe USA 35.20 -80.85 Black pog.svg 80 top Charlotte #ffe USA 33.98 -81.03 Black pog.svg 80 top Columbia #ffe USA 32.45 -84.99 Black pog.svg 80 top Columbus #ffe USA 30.33 -81.64 Black pog.svg 80 top Jackson-ville #ffe USA 35.97 -83.93 Black pog.svg 80 top Knoxville #ffe USA 32.83 -83.61 Black pog.svg 80 top Macon #ffe USA 32.04 -81.08 Black pog.svg 80 top Savannah #ffe Regular season Summary The Augusta Tigers finish the season with the best record for the first time since 1924. Standings 1957 SALLY Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed February 22, 2025 South Atlantic League Team Win Loss % GB Augusta Tigers 98 56 98 56 – Charlotte Hornets 86 67 86 67 11.5 Savannah Redlegs 81 72 81 72 16.5 Knoxville Smokies 81 73 81 73 17 Columbus Foxes 81 73 81 73 17 Jacksonville Braves 76 78 76 78 22 Columbia Gems 59 95 59 95 39 Macon Dodgers 53 101 53 101 45 League Leaders Batting leaders 1957 SAL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed February 22, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG Thomas St. John, Savannah Redlegs .326 H Ray Barker, Knoxville Smokies 174 R Curt Flood, Savannah Redlegs 98 2B Ray Barker, Knoxville Smokies 40 3B Ray Barker, Knoxville Smokies 14 HR Ray Barker, Knoxville Smokies Lee Maye, Jacksonville Braves 23 RBI Ray Barker, Knoxville Smokies 97 SB Angelo Dagres, Knoxville Smokies 31 Pitching leaders 1957 SAL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed February 22, 2025 Stat Player Total W Artie Kay, Knoxville Smokies Angel Oliva, Charlotte Hornets Chi-Chi Olivo, Jacksonville Braves Bob Saban, Charlotte Hornets Bill Smith, Columbus Foxes 16 ERA Ron Rozman, Augusta Tigers 1.64 CG Robert Dobzanski, Savannah Redlegs Garland Shifflett, Charlotte Hornets Bill Smith, Columbus Foxes Ben Swaringen, Columbia Gems 18 SHO Bill Smith, Columbus Foxes 6 IP Bill Smith, Columbus Foxes 242.0 SO John Smith, Savannah Redlegs 196 Playoffs The semi-finals are expanded to a best-of-three series. The Charlotte Hornets won their second South Atlantic League championship, defeating the Augusta Tigers in three games. Playoff bracket Semi-finals Finals 1 Augusta 2 3 Savannah 0 2 Charlotte 2 4 Knoxville 0 1 Augusta 1 2 Charlotte 2 See also 1957 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website South Atlantic League season Category:1957 in sports in Florida Category:1957 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:1957 in sports in North Carolina Category:1957 in sports in South Carolina Category:1957 in sports in Tennessee