1957 Columbus Red Birds Statistics

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 69-85
Finished 7th in the IL
Manager: Frank Oceak (69-85)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Ballpark: Harold Cooper Stadium
Attendance: 180,418, Avg. 2,343
1957 Columbus Red Birds Roster

The Columbus Red Birds of the International League ended the 1957 season with a record of 69 wins and 85 losses, finishing seventh in the IL.

The Red Birds plated 627 runs and surrendered 674 runs, most in the league.

Players from the 1957 Columbus Red Birds who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Russ Sullivan, R C Stevens, John Powers, Hardy Peterson, George O'Donnell, Eddie O'Brien, Cholly Naranjo, Román Mejías, Johnny Lipon, Bob Kuzava, Danny Kravitz, Al Jackson, Cal Hogue, Gail Henley, Dick Hall, Al Grunwald, Howie Goss, Whammy Douglas, Lino Donoso, Joe Christopher, Moe Burtschy, Ron Blackburn, Tony Bartirome, Dick Barone and Joe Altobelli.

Frank Oceak served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Whammy Douglas1010.5002.712620112133.0104454085988201
George O'Donnell95.6432.9232761114.0113383763244410
Ron Blackburn913.4094.30332791199.0209104952061101710
Bob Kuzava81.8893.4120104295.080383682548201
Cholly Naranjo812.4003.953326113180.01819579158596908
Don Kildoo711.3894.19362051144.0153746786677506
Moe Burtschy59.3574.2544500110.01055952106155601
Dick Hall47.3644.1514126191.0844742163265200
Al Grunwald33.5003.001431039.029191312125100
Eddie O'Brien201.0003.97921034.031171571614100
Jack Brown22.5004.89772135.024211923733001
Lino Donoso12.3334.741122038.039242082018110
Bob Anderton14.2007.021380041.053323242819206
Roger Sawyer0050.00
Deward Williams0050.00
Cal Hogue01.00030.00
Les Phillips01.00050.00
Don Dangleis01.00020.00
Ronald Sheetz01.00030.00
Al Jackson02.00050.00
Totals6985.4483.933201490581201253.012056135471135430683423240

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
John Powers127537476731401611299534578.294.365.557.9222651033
Johnny Lipon1355484854713525155914631.278.338.365.7031770125
Howie Goss13146442753110186166722890.258.302.440.742188144
Ken Toothman130474403719795136165853.241.340.385.725155544
Gail Henley126439383588981155234866.232.323.376.699144422
Eddie O'Brien87350319488815131842120.276.326.357.683114361
Danny Kravitz107366345308615453411638.249.281.359.640124032
James Rice99348293437814222325036.266.373.348.721102050
R C Stevens59230197215815283602943.294.384.513.897101112
Dick Barone95355314395710321643542.182.269.252.52179321
Román Mejías28117110153572420349.318.350.527.87858201
Hardy Peterson47164148726702901021.176.241.264.50439321
Tony Bartirome299785112130111114.247.333.318.65127010
Al Grunwald4010810092051290824.200.259.330.58933000
Joe Altobelli2286771618512100916.234.314.403.71731000
Marcos Cobos1554506130102046.260.315.300.61515000
Ron Blackburn40767041230020520.171.227.214.44115010
Bill Onuska1440363103001049.278.350.361.71113000
Dick Hall297472210300110113.139.151.181.33113010
Cholly Naranjo3666612800040413.131.185.131.3168010
George O'Donnell3235333700020110.212.235.212.4477010
Bob Kuzava2035333500030216.152.200.152.3525000
Whammy Douglas2649472500010126.106.125.106.2315010
Reginaldo Grenald915154.267.267.267.5334
Don Kildoo3751490400000215.082.118.082.1994000
Jack Brown912123.250.250.250.5003
Al Jackson6552.400.400.400.8002
Moe Burtschy442722220002028.091.167.091.2582030
Cal Hogue3221.500.500.5001.0001
Roger Sawyer5441.250.250.250.5001
Joe Christopher910101.100.100.100.2001
Lino Donoso111312011000002.083.083.167.2502010
Don Dangleis2220.000.000.000.0000
Les Phillips5110.000.000.000.0000
Ronald Sheetz4220.000.000.000.0000
Bob Anderton131414100000008.000.000.000.0000000
Deward Williams5110.000.000.000.0000
Totals163652714715569114718241109538300444717.243.311.369.680173803254260


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
R C Stevens1B5947354554.9918.932
Tony Bartirome1B2720115218.9918.000
Al Grunwald1B2318816723.9678.870
Joe Altobelli1B2217620321.9858.909
Johnny Lipon1B15107100111.0007.800
John Powers1B10906051.0009.600
Ken Toothman2B1102733101669.9735.300
James Rice2B49117143632.9775.306
Johnny Lipon3B10079190520.9822.690
James Rice3B383068105.9072.579
Dick Barone3B19122621.9502.000
Danny KravitzC954434178.9865.0956
Hardy PetersonC412252137.9886.0003
Marcos CobosC1560320.9694.2001
Bill OnuskaC1152912.9845.5454
Howie GossOF122285571.9762.377
John PowersOF117259763.9782.274
Gail HenleyOF1131981343.9811.867
Román MejíasOF28414001.0001.607
Moe BurtschyP4441121.882.341
Don KildooP36122123.943.917
Cholly NaranjoP33204343.9401.909
Ron BlackburnP33224114.9841.909
George O'DonnellP32113833.9421.531
Whammy DouglasP2631110.933.538
Bob KuzavaP20515021.0001.000
Dick HallP14511031.0001.143
Al GrunwaldP141811.900.643
Bob AndertonP1318001.000.692
Lino DonosoP1146001.000.909
Eddie O'BrienP9.000
Jack BrownP7.000
Deward WilliamsP5.000
Roger SawyerP5.000
Les PhillipsP5.000
Al JacksonP5.000
Ronald SheetzP3.000
Cal HogueP3.000
Don DangleisP2.000
Eddie O'BrienSS711331781448.9574.380
Dick BaroneSS671211561846.9394.134
Johnny LiponSS2138570211.0004.524
Totals149336891565132418.9753.5191400

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.





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