1957 Denver Bears Statistics

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 90-64
Finished 2nd in the AA
Manager: Ralph Houk (90-64)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Denver, Colorado
Ballpark: Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 305,625, Avg. 3,969
1957 Denver Bears Roster

Playoffs - Denver Bears 4 games, Minneapolis Millers 0
Finals - Denver Bears 4 games, St. Paul Saints 2

The Denver Bears of the American Association ended the 1957 season with a record of 90 wins and 64 losses, finishing second in the AA.

The Bears led the circuit with 957 runs, sparked by 166 home runs. Denver allowed 732 runs. Marv Throneberry walloped 40 home runs for the team, while Dick Sanders, Johnny Blanchard and Norm Siebern each swatted 15 or more also. Marv Throneberry accounted for 124 RBI. Norm Siebern paced all regular batters with a .349 average. Zach Monroe topped the team with 16 wins, and Mark Freeman recorded a 3.46 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Members of the 1957 Denver Bears who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Zeke Bella, Johnny Blanchard, Fritz Brickell, Ryne Duren, Ben Flowers, Mark Freeman, Jim Fridley, John Gabler, Woodie Held, Gene Host, Walt Kellner, Johnny Kucab, Tom Lasorda, Jack McMahan, Zach Monroe, Bob Oldis, Jim Pisoni, Rance Pless, Curt Roberts, Norm Siebern, Marv Throneberry, Jack Urban and George Wilson.

Ralph Houk 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
Zach Monroe1610.6153.583629141224.02261078917697111206
Ryne Duren132.8673.161814102114.08843408331116302
Mark Freeman126.6673.462424122164.013775638883113913
John Gabler128.6003.893520101183.0191907920465821003
Ben Flowers108.5563.562422101162.01647864940999216
Ed Donnelly74.6365.7325123077.09252491234132300
Jimmy DePalo67.4624.743462193.0925249535355501
Johnny Kucab53.6256.213910071.010152491024627101
Jack Urban32.6004.04774149.0522422815228200
Jack McMahan35.3754.844711067.0944836635527016
Gene Host22.5005.36872142.0422825328120011
John Gebhard101.00040.00
Cleo Lewright0020.00
Walt Kellner01.00050.00
Tom Lasorda02.00060.00
Will Parsons04.0006.071630043.0613429620311402
Totals9064.5844.153301460681001289.0134068359411246746721414310

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
Norm Siebern14465454812419145152411829772.349.443.6171.0593381174
Curt Roberts1476695721151743671081238456.304.391.444.8352541750
Fritz Brickell1526535778517036998346472.295.363.435.7982511569
Marv Throneberry154675560113140165401243111151.250.375.511.88628620211
Johnny Blanchard11746643569135223188612518.310.346.499.8452171144
George Wilson12247239985119238149236551.298.395.501.8962002152
Dick Sanders964093516694195176234784.268.358.496.8541744431
Jim Pisoni743192774783202104913350.300.382.495.8771374501
Zeke Bella76300249547981144904935.317.430.526.9561311013
Bob Oldis85299262427713343113218.294.368.412.7801080320
Gene Hassell852261883858630123365.309.422.372.795701104
Zach Monroe4098911728400160222.308.323.352.674320500
Jim Fridley2588831226404170412.313.341.506.847420010
Woodie Held1671611217502110815.279.366.459.825281011
John Gabler43746891730052324.250.278.294.572200210
Mark Freeman24715871010060324.172.203.190.393110730
Ryne Duren1847418700030221.171.244.171.41572200
Ben Flowers2568583610020226.103.133.121.25470800
Jimmy DePalo343531650001023.161.235.161.39751100
Ed Donnelly263231150002016.161.188.161.34950000
Jack McMahan471815140000039.267.389.267.65640000
Johnny Kucab391716140000005.250.250.250.50040100
John Gebhard5442.500.500.5001.0002
Tom Lasorda7552.400.400.400.8002
Jack Urban818182.111.111.111.2222
Will Parsons161212010000005.083.083.083.16710000
Gene Host816160.000.000.000.0000
Walt Kellner5220.000.000.000.0000
Totals163858185028915145626261166850460673784.290.373.465.8382338022544140


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Marv Throneberry1B15414301249164.9941.091
Curt Roberts2B14321147627126.9624.804
Gene Hassell2B18293658.9293.611
Dick Sanders3B5774120723.9653.404
Gene Hassell3B32216825.9782.781
Johnny BlanchardC884553514.9985.56810
Bob OldisC743704027.9955.5415
Norm SiebernOF143250781.9701.797
Jim PisoniOF73158760.9652.260
Zeke BellaOF68137210.9932.044
Dick SandersOF4096320.9802.475
Jim FridleyOF2128020.9331.333
Johnny BlanchardOF2140010.9761.905
Woodie HeldOF1327310.9682.308
Jack McMahanP4748001.000.255
Johnny KucabP39512021.000.436
Zach MonroeP36203823.9671.611
John GablerP35172741.9171.257
Jimmy DePaloP3451611.955.618
Ed DonnellyP25710001.000.680
Mark FreemanP24101930.9061.208
Ben FlowersP24122013.9701.333
Ryne DurenP1811320.875.778
Will ParsonsP1617001.000.500
Gene HostP8.000
Jack UrbanP7.000
Tom LasordaP6.000
Walt KellnerP5.000
John GebhardP4.000
Cleo LewrightP2.000
Fritz BrickellSS15124154038114.9545.172
Totals142636491631125462.9773.7031500

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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