1957 Eastern League

1957 > Class A > League History
Overall: 420 games, 6 teams, approx. 140 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
Binghamton Triplets	NYY	85	55	.607	--
Schenectady Blue Jays	PHI	83	57	.593	2
Reading Indians	CLE	74	66	.529	11
Albany Senators	BOS	66	73	.475	18.5
Syracuse/Allentown Chiefs		56	84	.400	29
Springfield Giants	SFG	55	84	.396	29.5

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	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	SH	SF
Binghamton Triplets	NYY	22.5	5.02	141	5343	4548	708	1122	204	39	100	618	54	693	812	.247	.344	.375	.719	1704	67	35
Albany Senators	BOS	22.7	4.53	139	5257	4492	629	1120	199	50	71	565	32	657	919	.249	.342	.363	.705	1632	59	49
Schenectady Blue Jays	PHI	25.9	4.52	141	5461	4583	637	1104	164	32	69	558	44	761	975	.241	.346	.336	.682	1539	68	49
Reading Indians	CLE	24.2	4.51	140	5241	4595	631	1169	177	57	58	571	118	542	862	.254	.330	.356	.686	1634	55	49
Springfield Giants	NYG	23.3	4.00	139	5270	4634	556	1174	219	30	54	497	59	531	681	.253	.328	.349	.676	1615	64	41
Syracuse/Allentown Chiefs		27.2	3.59	140	5018	4360	503	990	170	24	56	438	23	576	738	.227	.315	.316	.631	1376	53	29
League Totals		24.3	4.36	840	31590	27212	3664	6679	1133	232	408	3247	330	3760	4987	.245	.334	.349	.683	9500	366	252

League Pitching

Tm	Aff	PitchAge	R/G	W	L	W-L%	G	GS	R
Reading Indians	CLE	22.9	3.82	74	66	.529	140	140	535
Binghamton Triplets	NYY	22.6	3.82	85	55	.607	141	141	539
Schenectady Blue Jays	PHI	24.5	4.19	83	57	.593	141	141	591
Springfield Giants	NYG	23.4	4.65	55	84	.396	139	139	646
Albany Senators	BOS	24.2	4.67	66	73	.475	139	139	649
Syracuse/Allentown Chiefs		25.4	5.03	56	84	.400	140	140	704
League Totals		23.9	4.36	419	419	.500	840	840	3664

League Fielding

Tm	Aff	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB	Managers
Schenectady Blue Jays	PHI	141	3685	1473	171	156	.968	12	Dick Carter
Springfield Giants	NYG	139	3620	1482	175	148	.967	22	Mike McCormick and Ray Murray
Reading Indians	CLE	140	3636	1402	171	147	.967	20	n/a
Binghamton Triplets	NYY	141	3651	1491	189	162	.965	20	n/a
Syracuse/Allentown Chiefs		140	3546	1290	210	101	.958	12	Frank Calo
Albany Senators	BOS	139	3579	1352	224	133	.957	26	Eddie Popowski
League Totals		840	21717	8490	1140	847	.964	112

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