1957 Milwaukee Braves season
| 1957 Milwaukee Braves | |
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| 1957 NL Champions 1957 World Series Champions |
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| Record | 95–59 (.617) |
| League place | 1st |
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| Owner(s) | Louis R. Perini |
| General manager(s) | John J. Quinn |
| Manager(s) | Fred Haney |
| Local television | none |
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WEMP WTMJ (Earl Gillespie, Blaine Walsh) |
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The 1957 Milwaukee Braves season was the year that the team won its first and only World Series championship while based in Milwaukee. The Braves won 95 games and lost 59 to win the National League pennant by eight games over the second-place St. Louis Cardinals.
The club went on to the 1957 World Series, where they faced the New York Yankees. Pitcher Lew Burdette was the star and Most Valuable Player, winning three games, including the crucial seventh game played in New York City.
The Braves finished the regular season with a 95–59 record, and they scored 772 runs while giving up 613. They played their home games in Milwaukee County Stadium, where they sold just over 2,220,000 tickets, tops in the National League.
The Braves were led on offense by right fielder Hank Aaron, who won the National League Most Valuable Player award in just his fourth year in the major leagues. Fielding well in 151 games in right field, Aaron also led the National League with 118 runs scored, 44 home runs, a career high of 132 runs batted in, and 369 total bases. He also struck out just 58 times. Aaron also finished high in the league standings with 198 hits, a .322 batting average, and a .600 slugging percentage.
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