1957 Pacific Coast League season

The 1957 Pacific Coast League season was the 55th season in the league's history. It ended with the San Francisco Seals winning their first league championship since 1946.

This was the final season before the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers moved to California, and the final one under the Open Classification. As a result, the Seals, Hollywood Stars and Los Angeles Angels played their final seasons in the PCL.

Final standings

Pennant winner in bold.

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
San Francisco Seals	101	67	.601	--	Joe Gordon	Boston Red Sox
Vancouver Mounties	97	70	.581	3½	Charlie Metro	Baltimore Orioles
Hollywood Stars	94	74	.560	7	Clyde King	Pittsburgh Pirates
San Diego Padres	89	79	.530	12	Bob Elliott/George Metkovich	Cleveland Indians
Seattle Rainiers	87	80	.521	13½	Lefty O'Doul	Cincinnati Reds
Los Angeles Angels	80	88	.476	21	Clay Bryant	Brooklyn Dodgers
Sacramento Solons	63	105	.375	28	Tom Heath	None
Portland Beavers	60	108	.357	41	Bill Sweeney/Frank Carswell / Bill Posedel	Chicago Cubs

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Ken Aspromonte, San Francisco, .339
• Runs Scored Steve Bilko, Los Angeles, 111
• Hits Jim Marshall, Vancouver, 188
• Doubles Bobby Balcena, Seattle, 40
• Triples Albie Pearson, San Francisco, 11
• Home Runs Bilko, 56
• Runs Batted In Bilko, 140
• Stolen Bases Solly Drake, Portland, 26

Pitching

• Wins Leo Kiely, San Francisco, 21
• Earned Run Average Morrie Martin, Vancouver, 1.90
• Complete Games Mudcat Grant, San Diego, 18
• Shutouts Riverboat Smith, San Francisco & George Witt, Hollywood, 6
• Strikeouts Grant, 178

All-Star Team

• First Base Steve Bilko, Los Angeles
• Second Base Ken Aspromonte, San Francisco
• Shortstop Buddy Peterson, Vancouver
• Third Base Kal Segrist, Vancouver
• Outfield Solly Drake, Portland; Bill Causion, Hollywood; Lenny Green, Vancouver
• Catcher Bill Hall, Hollywood
• Pitcher Mudcat Grant, San Diego

References

• W. Lloyd Johnson and Miles Wolff, eds.: The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, Baseball America, 1993.
• 1958 Baseball Guide
• 1957 Helms Foundation PCL All-Star team list provided by Stephen Davis

Further Reading

• P.J. Dragseth: The 1957 San Francisco Seals: End of an Era in the Pacific Coast League, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2013. ISBN 978-0-7864-6545-3

Related Sites

• BR Minors page