The 1957 Milwaukee Braves team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1957 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.
Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1957 Milwaukee Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1957 Milwaukee Braves salary list, a 1957 Milwaukee Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1957 Milwaukee Braves primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
10 | Bob Buhl | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Right | 1928-08-12 |
33 | Lew Burdette | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Right | 1926-11-22 |
22 | Gene Conley | 6-08 | 225 | Right | Right | 1930-11-10 |
20 | Ray Crone | 6-02 | 185 | Right | Right | 1931-08-07 |
42 | Joey Jay | 6-04 | 228 | Right | Both | 1935-08-15 |
32 | Ernie Johnson | 6-04 | 195 | Right | Right | 1924-06-16 |
16 | Dave Jolly | 6-00 | 165 | Right | Right | 1924-10-14 |
20 | Don McMahon | 6-02 | 222 | Right | Right | 1930-01-04 |
19 | Red Murff | 6-03 | 195 | Right | Right | 1921-04-01 |
24 | Phil Paine | 6-02 | 181 | Right | Right | 1930-06-08 |
17 | Taylor Phillips | 5-11 | 185 | Left | Left | 1933-06-18 |
34 | Juan Pizarro | 5-11 | 190 | Left | Left | 1937-02-07 |
21 | Warren Spahn | 6-00 | 175 | Left | Left | 1921-04-23 |
30 | Bob Trowbridge | 6-01 | 190 | Right | Right | 1930-06-27 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1 | Del Crandall | 6-01 | 195 | Right | Right | 1930-03-05 |
7 | Del Rice | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Right | 1922-10-27 |
15 | Carl Sawatski | 5-10 | 210 | Right | Left | 1927-11-04 |
19 | Hawk Taylor | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Right | 1939-04-03 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
9 | Joe Adcock | 6-04 | 220 | Right | Right | 1927-10-30 |
12 | Dick Cole | 6-02 | 175 | Right | Right | 1926-05-06 |
6 | Harry Hanebrink | 6-00 | 165 | Right | Left | 1927-11-12 |
25 | Nippy Jones | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Right | 1925-06-29 |
23 | Johnny Logan | 5-11 | 175 | Right | Right | 1926-03-23 |
29 | Bobby Malkmus | 5-09 | 180 | Right | Right | 1931-07-04 |
5 | Felix Mantilla | 6-00 | 160 | Right | Right | 1934-07-29 |
41 | Eddie Mathews | 6-01 | 200 | Right | Left | 1931-10-13 |
4 | Danny O'Connell | 6-00 | 180 | Right | Right | 1929-01-21 |
12, 29 | Mel Roach | 6-01 | 190 | Right | Right | 1933-01-25 |
4 | Red Schoendienst | 6-00 | 170 | Right | Both | 1923-02-02 |
14 | Frank Torre | 6-05 | 205 | Left | Left | 1931-12-30 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
44 | Hank Aaron | 6-00 | 180 | Right | Right | 1934-02-05 |
38 | Bill Bruton | 6-00½ | 169 | Right | Left | 1925-11-09 |
43 | Wes Covington | 6-01 | 205 | Right | Left | 1932-03-27 |
18 | John DeMerit | 6-01½ | 195 | Right | Right | 1936-01-08 |
29, 12 | Bob Hazle | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Left | 1930-12-09 |
48 | Andy Pafko | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1921-02-25 |
56 | Ray Shearer | 6-00 | 200 | Right | Right | 1929-09-19 |
18 | Chuck Tanner | 6-00 | 185 | Left | Left | 1928-07-04 |
25 | Bobby Thomson | 6-02 | 185 | Right | Right | 1923-10-25 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1957 Milwaukee Braves Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1957 Milwaukee Braves played 154 games during the regular season, won 95 games, lost 59 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at County Stadium (Park Factors: 93/90) where 2,215,404 fans witnessed their 1957 Braves finish the season with a .617 winning percentage.
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1957 Milwaukee Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1957 Milwaukee Braves salary list, a 1957 Milwaukee Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1957 Milwaukee Braves primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1957 Milwaukee Braves Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?