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1957 Cincinnati Redlegs season

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Owner(s)
  
Powel Crosley, Jr.

Manager(s)
  
Birdie Tebbetts

General manager(s)
  
Gabe Paul

Local television
  
WLW (George Bryson)

Local radio
  
WKRC (Waite Hoyt, Jack Moran)

The 1957 Cincinnati Redlegs season consisted of the Redlegs finishing in fourth place in the National League, with a record of 80–74, 15 games behind the NL and World Series Champion Milwaukee Braves. The Redlegs were managed by Birdie Tebbetts and played their home games at Crosley Field.

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Offseason

  • November 13, 1956: Ray Jablonski and Elmer Singleton were traded by the Redlegs to the Chicago Cubs for Don Hoak, Warren Hacker, and Pete Whisenant.
  • December 3, 1956: Maury Wills was drafted by the Redlegs from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1956 minor league draft.
  • Notable transactions

  • June 26, 1957: Warren Hacker was selected off waivers from the Redlegs by the Philadelphia Phillies.
  • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Starting pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Other pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Relief pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Farm system

    LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Graceville

    Port Arthur franchise transferred to Temple, May 30, 1957, then folded, August 20; Clovis franchise folded, June 16; Hornell replaced disbanded Bradford franchise in mid-season and began play May 28

    References

    1957 Cincinnati Redlegs season Wikipedia


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