1957 Houston Buffalos Statistics

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 97-57
Finished 2nd in the TL
Manager: Harry Walker (97-57)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Houston, Texas
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Attendance: 152,914, Avg. 1,986
1957 Houston Buffalos Roster

Playoffs - Houston Buffalos 4 games, San Antonio Missions 3
Finals - Houston Buffalos 4 games, Dallas Eagles 3

The Houston Buffalos of the Texas League ended the 1957 season with a record of 97 wins and 57 losses, finishing second in the TL.

The Buffalos led the league with just 471 runs allowed. Houston scored 645 runs.

Players from the 1957 Houston Buffalos who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Ted Wieand, Harry Walker, Benny Valenzuela, Wally Shannon, Billy Queen, Howie Nunn, Billy Muffett, Joe McClain, Tom Hughes, Phil Clark, Nelson Chittum, Nelson Burbrink, Pidge Browne, Rubén Amaro and Herb Adams.

Harry Walker 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
Phil Clark166.7271.8363000123.0812725333385003
Howie Nunn167.6962.973428105212.019084701660497503
Nelson Chittum1612.5713.383731143234.0223988813729145421
Tom Hughes144.7782.873024114185.014966598942122102
Billy Muffett146.7002.202522144188.014249466646139503
Ted Wieand1314.4812.833429143223.01867670116221271104
Joe McClain33.5002.9010104062.0602520321034400
Tony Stathos21.66740.0
Donald Mumm22.5002.143440080.0682219429833301
Ernest Palmieri12.33350.0
Harry Walker0020.0
Totals9757.6302.732781480671901307.010994473976443534782332170

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
Benny Valenzuela146616556861593732490025534.286.348.493.841274014
Herb Adams13660355367148184046574313.268.322.315.637174241
Wally Shannon14357252273135152329123537.259.305.312.6171630141
Pidge Browne133514435551252721280137158.287.383.441.824192026
Asdrubal Baro10846940565117162751555223.289.372.390.762158444
Nelson Burbrink12343137344115183044425721.308.399.373.772139001
Rubén Amaro14252945150100170346436536.222.324.279.603126472
Harry Keister10541736746821731248644352.223.305.384.689141214
Ray Dabek67187167174870634001220.287.337.437.77473161
Harry Walker621691532844111116001310.288.345.392.73760111
Fred McAlister6218417312376121202926.214.253.295.54851020
Billy Muffett257061616300800510.262.313.311.62519031
Nelson Chittum409686316101500221.186.205.233.43720080
Howie Nunn347765913100100714.200.278.215.49314050
Jose Garcia20766851320040166.191.263.221.48415101
Tom Hughes3175708132121010217.186.208.329.53723030
Ted Wieand34766938200300228.116.139.145.28410041
Ron Bennett21625410730251079.130.242.296.53816100
Donald Mumm3423221600000016.273.304.273.5776000
Joe McClain1022191310010022.158.238.211.4494010
James McArdle513132.154.154.154.3082
Phil Clark63333132000200212.065.121.065.1862000
Alan Willner1639332100020263.030.179.030.2101000
Tony Stathos9440.000.000.000.0000
Ernest Palmieri5880.000.000.000.0000
Tony Alomar1110.000.000.000.0000
Totals157553664759594121020422755372833497458.254.325.354.679168301666280


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Pidge Browne1B103934371076.9909.427
Wally Shannon2B1433073801378.9814.804
Fred McAlister2B214859117.9915.095
Benny Valenzuela3B1461293061825.9602.979
Fred McAlister3B161028021.0002.375
Nelson BurbrinkC1146245876.9905.9826
Ray DabekC502321621.9924.9600
Herb AdamsCF13534013031.0002.615
Harry WalkerCF1324130.8931.923
Asdrubal BaroLF97178351.9731.866
Harry WalkerLF19233011.0001.368
Harry KeisterLF1414410.9471.286
Ron BennettLF14222001.0001.714
Jose GarciaLF11152011.0001.545
Phil ClarkP6372512.970.508
Nelson ChittumP37116952.9412.162
Ted WieandP341431021.0001.324
Howie NunnP3475144.9351.706
Donald MummP3481713.962.735
Tom HughesP301134011.0001.500
Billy MuffettP2872624.9431.179
Joe McClainP1018021.000.900
Ernest PalmieriP5.000
Tony StathosP4.000
Harry WalkerP2.000
Harry KeisterRF81153810.9941.988
Pidge BrowneRF2220110.955.955
Alan WillnerRF12121001.0001.083
Jose GarciaRF11190001.0001.727
Rubén AmaroSS1412434307584.9004.773
Fred McAlisterSS18394626.9774.722
Totals146234521659152321.9713.496600

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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