1957 Brooklyn Dodgers season

MLB yearly infobox-pre1969 alt‎
name = Brooklyn Dodgers
season = 1957
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1890
Uniform
ballpark = Ebbets Field
y4 = 1913
city = Brooklyn, New York
y5 = 1883
owners = Walter O'Malley
general manager =Buzzie Bavasi
managers = Walter Alston
television = WOR-TV
radio = WMGM
Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Al Helfer|

The 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers season was overshadowed by Walter O'Malley's threat to move the Dodgers out of Brooklyn if the city didn't build him a new stadium in that borough. When the best the Mayor could promise was a stadium in Queens, O'Malley made good on his threats and moved the team to Los Angeles after the season ended. The Dodgers final game at Ebbets Field was on September 24 as they finished their 68th and last NL season in Brooklyn in third place with an 84-70 record, eleven games behind the NL and World Series Champion Milwaukee Braves. On July 20, 1957, Duke Snider hit the 300th HR of his career. The opposing pitcher was Dick Drott. [ [http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/snidedu01.php Duke Snider | The Baseball Page ] ]

eason standings

1957 Roster

Relief Pitchers stats

Batting Stats

1957 Awards

*1957 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
**Gino Cimoli reserve
**Gil Hodges reserve
**Clem Labine reserve
*Gold Glove Award
**Gil Hodges

1957 Transactions

*April 5: Traded Chico Fernandez to the Philadelphia Phillies for Ron Negray, Tim Harkness, Elmer Valo, Mel Geho and cash
*May 23: Traded Don Elston to the Chicago Cubs for Vito Valentinetti and Jackie Collum
*May 26: Purchased Tommy Lasorda from the New York Yankees [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lasorto01.shtml Tommy Lasorda Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*May 30: Purchased Jim Fridley from the New York Yankees
*June 14: Sold Ken Lehman to the Baltimore Orioles
*June 15: Purchased Babe Birrer from the Baltimore Orioles
*August 24: Sold Vito Valentinetti to the Cleveland Indians

1957 Minor League Teams

*(Open) Los Angeles Angels (managed by Clay Bryant) - Pacific Coast League
*AAA: Montreal Royals (managed by Greg Mulleavy, Al Campanis, Al Ronning, Tommy Holmes) - International League
*AAA: St. Paul Saints (managed by Max Macon) - American Association
*A: Macon Dodgers (managed by Goldie Holt)- South Atlantic League
*A: Pueblo Dodgers (managed by Ray Hathaway) - Western League
*B: Cedar Rapids Raiders (managed by Danny Ozark) - Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League
*B: Victoria Rosebuds (managed by Lou Rochelli) - Texas League
*C: Great Falls Electrics (managed by Jack Banta) - Pioneer League
*C: Reno Silver Sox (managed by Ray Perry) - California League
*D: Bluefield Dodgers (managed by Jim Bragan) - Appalachian League LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
*D: Kokomo Dodgers (managed by Pete Reiser) - Midwest League
*D: Shawnee Hawks (managed by Edward Serrano) - Sooner State League
*D: Thomasville Dodgers (managed by Rudy Rufer/Leon Hamilton/Roger Wright)- Georgia-Florida League

References

External links

* [http://exhibits.baseballhalloffame.org/dressed_to_the_nines/detail_page.asp?fileName=nl_1957_brooklyn.gif&Entryid=907 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform]
* [http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nl/bdodgers/brooklyn.html Brooklyn Dodgers reference site]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BRO/1957.shtml Baseball-Reference season page]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1957&t=BRO Baseball Almanac season page]
* [http://www.acmewebpages.com/dodgers/ Acme Dodgers page]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/ Retrosheet]