1957 Florida State League

1957 > Class D > League History
Overall: 556 games, 8 teams, approx. 139 games in season
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1956 / 1958
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1956 / 1958

League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1956 / 1958

League Standings

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Tampa Tarpons	PHI	84	54	.609	--
Daytona Beach Islanders	STL	84	56	.600	1
Palatka Redlegs	CIN	78	62	.557	7
St. Petersburg Saints	NYY	72	67	.518	12.5
Leesburg Braves	ATL	64	75	.460	20.5
Cocoa Indians	CLE	62	76	.449	22
Gainesville G-Men		60	78	.435	24
Orlando Flyers	DET	51	87	.370	33

This league's standings, if available, are based on full season team pitching records. Leagues may have have split season and postseason results that are not currently available.

League Batting

Tm	Aff	BatAge	R/G	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	SH	SF	IBB
Palatka Redlegs	CIN	20.9	5.22	140	5346	4509	731	1130	177	30	54	613	181	54	682	735	.251	.347	.339	.686	1529	117	38	34
Tampa Tarpons	PHI	21.5	5.13	138	5318	4548	708	1178	188	61	34	606	78	40	658	800	.259	.349	.350	.699	1590	62	50	33
Daytona Beach Islanders	STL	22.1	5.07	140	5216	4532	710	1150	167	60	27	586	156	46	567	837	.254	.334	.335	.669	1518	79	38	32
St. Petersburg Saints	NYY	22.9	4.96	139	5412	4576	690	1185	164	57	32	579	109	41	671	748	.259	.351	.341	.692	1559	129	36	43
Cocoa Indians	CLE	20.5	4.79	138	5185	4515	661	1085	153	59	70	569	80	33	572	1057	.240	.324	.347	.670	1566	63	35	20
Gainesville G-Men		22.8	4.70	139	5312	4496	653	1066	148	38	32	534	111	36	697	817	.237	.336	.308	.645	1386	72	47	28
Orlando Flyers	DET	21.3	4.00	139	5049	4321	556	948	157	33	24	454	87	35	633	943	.219	.317	.288	.605	1243	60	35	9
Leesburg Braves	MLN	21.2	3.63	139	5012	4351	504	1014	136	28	24	409	110	56	545	811	.233	.316	.294	.610	1278	77	39	19
League Totals		21.7	4.69	1112	41850	35848	5213	8756	1290	366	297	4350	912	341	5025	6748	.244	.335	.326	.660	11669	659	318	218

League Pitching

Tm	Aff	PitchAge	R/G	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
Daytona Beach Islanders	STL	20.9	4.04	84	56	.600	3.19	140	140	59	81	9	1181.0	1102	565	419	41	514	27	882	38	3	49	1.368	8.4	0.3	3.9	6.7	1.72
Leesburg Braves	MLN	21.3	4.16	64	75	.460	3.55	139	139	75	64	9	1161.0	1023	578	458	49	685	23	972	32	5	77	1.471	7.9	0.4	5.3	7.5	1.42
Tampa Tarpons	PHI	22.3	4.19	84	54	.609	3.16	138	138	53	85	11	1190.0	1077	578	418	17	485	13	877	43	2	58	1.313	8.1	0.1	3.7	6.6	1.81
Palatka Redlegs	CIN	20.5	4.28	78	62	.557	3.15	140	140	65	75	10	1201.0	1103	599	421	34	598	41	806	45	1	70	1.416	8.3	0.3	4.5	6.0	1.35
St. Petersburg Saints	NYY	21.2	4.57	72	67	.518	3.69	139	139	69	70	5	1203.0	1111	635	493	30	742	29	793	53	2	66	1.540	8.3	0.2	5.6	5.9	1.07
Cocoa Indians	CLE	20.2	5.31	62	76	.449	4.02	138	138	85	53	5	1168.0	1060	733	522	39	755	41	914	56	8	92	1.554	8.2	0.3	5.8	7.0	1.21
Gainesville G-Men		20.5	5.39	60	78	.435	3.83	139	139	65	74	5	1176.0	1163	749	501	37	576	21	757	48	5	56	1.479	8.9	0.3	4.4	5.8	1.31
Orlando Flyers	DET	20.9	5.58	51	87	.370	4.48	139	139	84	55	2	1144.0	1119	776	569	48	670	23	747	52	4	95	1.564	8.8	0.4	5.3	5.9	1.11
League Totals		21.0	4.69	555	555	.500	3.63	1112	1112	555	557	56	9424.0	8758	5213	3801	295	5025	218	6748	367	30	563	1.463	8.4	0.3	4.8	6.4	1.34

League Fielding

Tm	Aff	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB	Managers
Leesburg Braves	MLN	139	3484	1366	219	119	.957	48	Tommy Giordano
St. Petersburg Saints	NYY	139	3608	1546	229	115	.957	24	Neb Wilson
Daytona Beach Islanders	STL	140	3544	1548	280	112	.948	11	Ray Wilson
Palatka Redlegs	CIN	140	3602	1567	294	132	.946	26	Johnny Vander Meer
Cocoa Indians	CLE	138	3504	1451	319	114	.940	27	Hank Majeski and James Gruzdis
Tampa Tarpons	PHI	138	3571	1399	327	104	.938	29	Charlie Gassaway
Orlando Flyers	DET	139	3431	1360	318	78	.938	43	Duke Doolittle and John Rose
Gainesville G-Men		139	3529	1490	390	94	.928	24	n/a
League Totals		1112	28273	11727	2376	868	.944	232

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