1957 South Atlantic League season
Appearance
1957 South Atlantic League season | |
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League | South Atlantic League |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | April 18 – September 8 |
Number of games | 154 |
Number of teams | 8 |
Regular season | |
League champions | Augusta Tigers |
Playoffs | |
League champions | Charlotte Hornets |
Runners-up | Augusta Tigers |
The 1957 South Atlantic League was a Class A baseball season played between April 18 and September 8. Eight teams played a 154-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the playoffs.
The Charlotte Hornets won the South Atlantic League championship, defeating the Augusta Tigers in the final round of the playoffs.
Team changes
[edit]- The Columbus Foxes ended their affiliation with the Baltimore Orioles and began a new affiliation with the St. Louis Cardinals.
- The Knoxville Smokies ended their affiliation with the Cleveland Indians and began a new affiliation with the Baltimore Orioles.
Teams
[edit]Map of teams
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Summary
[edit]- The Augusta Tigers finish the season with the best record for the first time since 1924.
Standings
[edit]South Atlantic League | ||||
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Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
Augusta Tigers | 98 | 56 | .636 | – |
Charlotte Hornets | 86 | 67 | .562 | 11.5 |
Savannah Redlegs | 81 | 72 | .529 | 16.5 |
Knoxville Smokies | 81 | 73 | .526 | 17 |
Columbus Foxes | 81 | 73 | .526 | 17 |
Jacksonville Braves | 76 | 78 | .494 | 22 |
Columbia Gems | 59 | 95 | .383 | 39 |
Macon Dodgers | 53 | 101 | .344 | 45 |
League Leaders
[edit]Batting leaders
[edit]Stat | Player | Total |
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AVG | Thomas St. John, Savannah Redlegs | .326 |
H | Ray Barker, Knoxville Smokies | 174 |
R | Curt Flood, Savannah Redlegs | 98 |
2B | Ray Barker, Knoxville Smokies | 40 |
3B | Ray Barker, Knoxville Smokies | 14 |
HR | Ray Barker, Knoxville Smokies Lee Maye, Jacksonville Braves |
23 |
RBI | Ray Barker, Knoxville Smokies | 97 |
SB | Angelo Dagres, Knoxville Smokies | 31 |
Pitching leaders
[edit]Playoffs
[edit]- The semi-finals are expanded to a best-of-three series.
- The Charlotte Hornets won their second South Atlantic League championship, defeating the Augusta Tigers in three games.
Playoff bracket
[edit]Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||
1 | Augusta | 2 | |||||||
3 | Savannah | 0 | |||||||
1 | Augusta | 1 | |||||||
2 | Charlotte | 2 | |||||||
2 | Charlotte | 2 | |||||||
4 | Knoxville | 0 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 1957 SALLY Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed February 22, 2025
- ^ 1957 SAL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed February 22, 2025
- ^ 1957 SAL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed February 22, 2025