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1957 Detroit Tigers season

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Manager(s)
  
Jack Tighe

Local television
  
WJBK

Owner(s)
  
Fred Knorr, John Fetzer

General manager(s)
  
Walter Briggs, Jr., John McHale

Local radio
  
WKMH(Van Patrick, Mel Ott)

The 1957 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fourth in the American League with a record of 78–76, 20 games behind the New York Yankees.

Contents

Offseason

  • February 8, 1957: Jim Brideweser was purchased from the Tigers by the Baltimore Orioles.

    • Regular season

  • April 18, 1957: Roger Maris hit the first home run of his career. It came at Briggs Stadium in Detroit and was a grand slam off Tigers pitcher Jack Crimian.

    • Notable transactions

  • June 14, 1957: Earl Torgeson was traded by the Tigers to the Chicago White Sox for Dave Philley.
  • August 1, 1957: Johnny Groth was purchased by the Tigers from the Kansas City Athletics.
  • August 27, 1957: Al Aber was selected off waivers from the Tigers by the Kansas City Athletics.

    • 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 CHAMPIONS: Durham

    References

    1957 Detroit Tigers season Wikipedia
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