1957 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster
National League (NL)
Team Record: 84-70
Finished 3rd in the NL
Attendance: 1,028,258, Avg. 15,924
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Manager: Walter Alston (84-70)
Location: New York, New York
1957 Brooklyn Dodgers StatisticsTeam Record: 84-70
Finished 3rd in the NL
Attendance: 1,028,258, Avg. 15,924
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Manager: Walter Alston (84-70)
Location: New York, New York
1957 Brooklyn Dodgers Results
The Brooklyn Dodgers of the National League ended the 1957 season with a record of 84 wins and 70 losses, finishing third in the NL.
The Dodgers led the league with just 591 runs allowed. Brooklyn scored 690 runs. Duke Snider walloped 40 home runs for the team, while Gil Hodges swatted 20 or more, too. Gil Hodges drove in 98 runs and topped all regular batters by hitting .299. Don Drysdale paced the team with 17 wins, and Johnny Podres recorded a 2.66 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Walter Alston coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Amoros | LF | L | L | January 30, 1930 | 5'7" | 170 | Matanzas, Matanzas Cuba |
| Don Bessent | P | R | R | March 13, 1931 | 6'0" | 175 | Jacksonville, FL USA |
| Roy Campanella | C | R | R | November 19, 1921 | 5'9" | 190 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Gino Cimoli | LF | R | R | December 18, 1929 | 6'1" | 180 | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Jackie Collum | P | L | L | June 21, 1927 | 5'7" | 160 | Victor, IA USA |
| Roger Craig | P | R | R | February 17, 1930 | 6'4" | 190 | Durham, NC USA |
| Don Drysdale | P | R | R | July 23, 1936 | 6'5" | 190 | Van Nuys, CA USA |
| Don Elston | P | R | R | April 6, 1929 | 6'0" | 165 | Campbellstown, OH USA |
| Carl Erskine | P | R | R | December 13, 1926 | 5'10" | 165 | Anderson, IN USA |
| Carl Furillo | RF | R | R | March 8, 1922 | 6'0" | 190 | Stony Creek Mills, PA USA |
| Jim Gentile | 1B | L | L | June 3, 1934 | 6'3" | 210 | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Jim Gilliam | 2B | B | R | October 17, 1928 | 5'10" | 175 | Nashville, TN USA |
| Bill Harris | P | L | R | December 3, 1930 | 5'8" | 187 | Duguayville, NB CAN |
| Gil Hodges | 1B | R | R | April 4, 1924 | 6'1" | 200 | Princeton, IN USA |
| Randy Jackson | 3B | R | R | February 10, 1926 | 6'1" | 180 | Little Rock, AR USA |
| Bob Kennedy | LF | R | R | August 18, 1920 | 6'2" | 193 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Fred Kipp | P | L | L | October 1, 1931 | 6'4" | 200 | Piqua, KS USA |
| Sandy Koufax | P | R | L | December 30, 1935 | 6'2" | 210 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Clem Labine | P | R | R | August 6, 1926 | 6'0" | 180 | Lincoln, RI USA |
| Ken Lehman | P | L | L | June 10, 1928 | 6'0" | 170 | Seattle, WA USA |
| Sal Maglie | P | R | R | April 26, 1917 | 6'2" | 180 | Niagara Falls, NY USA |
| Danny McDevitt | P | L | L | November 18, 1932 | 5'10" | 175 | New York, NY USA |
| Rod Miller | P | L | R | January 16, 1940 | 5'10" | 160 | Portland, OR USA |
| Charlie Neal | SS | R | R | January 30, 1931 | 5'10" | 165 | Longview, TX USA |
| Don Newcombe | P | L | R | June 14, 1926 | 6'4" | 220 | Madison, NJ USA |
| Joe Pignatano | C | R | R | August 4, 1929 | 5'10" | 180 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Johnny Podres | P | L | L | September 30, 1932 | 5'11" | 170 | Witherbee, NY USA |
| Pee Wee Reese | 3B | R | R | July 23, 1918 | 5'10" | 160 | Ekron, KY USA |
| Ed Roebuck | P | R | R | July 3, 1931 | 6'2" | 185 | East Millsboro, PA USA |
| John Roseboro | C | L | R | May 13, 1933 | 5'11" | 190 | Ashland, OH USA |
| Duke Snider | CF | L | R | September 19, 1926 | 6'0" | 179 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Rene Valdes | P | R | R | June 2, 1929 | 6'3" | 175 | Guanabacoa, La Habana Cuba |
| Elmer Valo | LF | L | R | March 5, 1921 | 5'11" | 190 | Rybnik, Plzensky Czech Republic |
| Rube Walker | C | L | R | May 16, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | Lenoir, NC USA |
| Don Zimmer | 3B | R | R | January 17, 1931 | 5'9" | 165 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
