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1957 Washington Senators (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1956/1958)
55-99, Finished 8th in American League
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Scored 603 runs, Allowed 808 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 57-97
Managed by Chuck Dressen and Cookie Lavagetto

Ballpark: Griffith Stadium II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 457,079 (8th of 8)
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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1957 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1956/1958) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

December 6, 1956

Sold Mel Clark to the Detroit Tigers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

1957

Released Choo Choo Coleman.

Signed Lee Stange as an amateur free agent.

Signed Sandy Valdespino as an amateur free agent.

April 29, 1957 (Standings)

Traded Bob Chakales and Dean Stone to the Boston Red Sox. Received Milt Bolling, Russ Kemmerer, and Faye Throneberry.

April 30, 1957 (Standings)

Sold Karl Olson to the Boston Red Sox.

May 8, 1957 (Standings)

Signed Don Minnick as a free agent.

May 15, 1957 (Standings)

Traded Dick Brodowski and Dick Tettelbach to the Cleveland Indians. Received Bob Usher.

May 20, 1957 (Standings)

Selected Rocky Bridges off waivers from the Cincinnati Redlegs.

June 12, 1957 (Standings)

Purchased Art Schult from the Cincinnati Redlegs.

June 17, 1957 (Standings)

Signed Jim Kaat as an amateur free agent.

August 6, 1957 (Standings)

Signed Joe Black as a free agent.

September 2, 1957 (Standings)

Signed Ralph Lumenti as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).

November 25, 1957

Released Joe Black.

December 2, 1957

Drafted Bobby Malkmus from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1957 rule 5 draft.

Tony Roig selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1957 minor league draft.

1958

John Romonosky received from the Syracuse (Eastern) in an unknown transaction.

Signed Johnnie Seale as an amateur free agent.

Signed Zoilo Versalles as an amateur free agent.

Signed Minnie Mendoza as a free agent.

January 23, 1958

Traded Pete Runnels to the Boston Red Sox. Received Albie Pearson and Norm Zauchin.

January 29, 1958

Sold Art Schult to the Boston Red Sox.

February 25, 1958

Traded Milt Bolling to the Cleveland Indians. Received Pete Mesa (minors).


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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