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  American Association Baseball 1957
The Elkins Arkansas native was traded to the Cardinal's organization for the 1957 season.
Glen Stabelfeld was 8-8 in 1956 in Omaha and was 9-5 in 32 appearances in 1957.
Robert Mabe was a workhorse for the Omaha Cardinals in 1957.
marian.creighton.edu /~besser/baseball/aa1957.html   (1003 words)

  
 Baseball Almanac - Year In Review : 1957 National League
The Dodgers became the first Major League baseball team to own their own plane after they purchased a forty-four passenger, twin-engine airliner for $775,000 to transport the club during the season.
News of the weird: On April 27, 1957, Moe Drabowsky of the Chicago Cubs was hit by a pitch on the foot.
On July 31, 1957, Pirates' manager Bobby Bragan was ejected for argueing balls and strikes.
www.baseball-almanac.com /yearly/yr1957n.shtml   (763 words)

  
 Nebraska Minor League Baseball; Western League 1957
The Chiefs were in a hot battle for the flag throughout the 1957 season.
This was their second pennant in a row, the first repeat in the league since Omaha did it in 1950-1951.
Stan Malec was a regular in the garden in 1957 and averaged.272.
marian.creighton.edu /~besser/baseball/lincoln1957.html   (1264 words)

  
 Baseball Almanac - Year In Review : 1957 American League
On April 18, 1957, rookie Roger Maris of the Cleveland Indians hit his first Major League home run - a grand slam in the eleventh inning that propelled his club over the Tigers in Detroit 8-3.
On June 13, 1957, Ted Williams hit three home runs during a game for the second time during the same season (the first came on May 8, 1957).
On August 10, 1957, Mickey Mantle displayed his power in Baltimore's Memorial Stadium by becoming the first player to hit a ball, which traveled an estimated distance of four-hundred sixty feet, over the center field hedge.
www.baseball-almanac.com /yearly/yr1957a.shtml   (739 words)

  
 Coin Operated Sports Games, Pitch and Bat Baseball, Manikin arcade Games, Mechanical Animation
By 1968, Williams produced just one baseball title per year that was switchable from replay to novelty (early on, may state laws perhibited games to be sold that had any sort of "replay" to them, and companies had to make games that could not be easily converted to replay).
Deluxe Baseball* (1957) or Deluxe 1957 Baseball, Williams, 2/57, #182, one player, side cutouts in cabinet, scores grand slams and previous hi-score.
Hi-Fly Baseball, Genco, 4/56, two players, 1.5" plastic balls instead of steel, cabinet is very deep to allow balls to fly through the air (hence the plastic balls), three decks at back of playfield for scoring.
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 Shop eBay Canada Store - DC Novak::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
1957 Topps Baseball - #7 Luis Aparicio (HOF) PSA 8
1957 Topps Baseball - #401 Earl Battey PSA 7
1957 Topps Baseball - #399 Billy Consolo PSA 7
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 1957 | Western Canada Baseball Snap Shots 2
Which mien, I dared to suggest, could be prompted by his position as manager of the North Battleford Beavers, yet conflicted somewhat with the Beavers' reputation as the wildest and woolliest aggregation in all the riot-ridden records of the turbulent Western Canada Baseball League.
That night, the night of last June 12 to be exact, I attended one of these "new look" games at Renfrew Park.
I'm glad I got there early because Emile was given the heave by one of the "better" umpires in the third inning.
www.attheplate.com /wcbl/1957_1d2.htm   (620 words)

  
 The 1957 Topps Baseball Set
The 1957 Topps baseball set offers several firsts, lots of rarities, and a large, evergrowing collector base.
From the #1 Ted Williams to the #407 Yankee Power Hitters, the ‘57 Topps Baseball set is a classic all the way.
Collectors who are building their first highgrade ‘57 Topps Baseball set will find it challenging.
www.psacard.com /articles/article118.chtml   (797 words)

  
 1957 Topps Baseball Cards Old Set Info
1957 Topps # 5 Sal Maglie (Brooklyn Dodgers)
1957 Topps # 45 Carl Furillo (Brooklyn Dodgers)
1957 Topps # 53 Clem Labine (Brooklyn Dodgers)
www.baseball-cards.com /vintage/1957-topps.shtml   (1337 words)

  
 Baseball and Jackie Robinson - Baseball, the Color Line, and Jackie Robinson (American Memory from the Library of ...
On April 14, 1957, in an interview on the Meet the Press television program, Robinson discussed the pros and cons of trading baseball players, the impact of baseball's reserve clause, and civil rights in general, and his role in the NAACP Freedom Fund Campaign.
In December 1956, the NAACP had recognized Robinson with the Spingarn Medal, which it awards annually for the highest achievement by an African American.
Robinson chaired the NAACP's million-dollar Freedom Fund Drive in 1957 and was a member of the board of directors until 1967.
memory.loc.gov /ammem/jrhtml/jr1957.html   (550 words)

  
 eBay - 1957 topps baseball, Cards, Autographs-Original items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
1957 Topps Baseball #76 Roberto Clemente PSA 6 NQ
1957 Topps Baseball #2 Yogi Berra Yankees PSA 8
1957 Topps Baseball #125 Al Kaline Tigers PSA 8
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 1957 Topps
The 352 1957 Topps Baseball Card Set has a clean, simple design and is my personal favorite of the Topps Vintage sets.
The 1957 Topps fourth series, the cards numbered 265 to 352, is the most valuable and difficult to find.
The 1957 Topps Baseball Card Set is the year that Topps began issuing cards in the standard size and is highly collectible because it is loaded with super star rookie cards.
www.1957topps.net   (1868 words)

  
 The Chronology - 1957 | BaseballLibrary.com
With the advent of coast-to-coast air travel‚ ML baseball weighs a plan for a player pool to be used in the event of an air disaster.
ML baseball hastily adopts a rule that prohibits a base runner from interfering with a batted ball in any way.
Boston baseball writers reaffirm their decision to bar women from the press box and refuse to allow Doris O'Donnell‚ a Cleveland feature writer traveling with the Indians‚ to sit in the Fenway Park press area.
www.baseballlibrary.com /chronology/byyear.php?year=1957   (11257 words)

  
 1957 World Series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1957 World Series featured the defending champions, the New York Yankees (American League), playing against the Milwaukee Braves (National League).
After an argument hinging on a spot of shoe polish on the baseball, Jones convinced umpire Augie Donatelli that he was hit on the shoe.
In every World Series between 1948 and 1957, either both teams were from New York City or a New York City team won in a sweep (1950 and 1954).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1957_World_Series   (2462 words)

  
 1957 in baseball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The following are the baseball events of the year 1957 throughout the world.
Score regains his 20/20 vision, but will miss the remainder of the 1957 season.
May 10 - Mayor George Christopher of San Francisco confers with Horace Stoneham on a possible shift of the New York Giants franchise to the West Coast.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1957_in_baseball   (838 words)

  
 1957 Topps Baseball Cards: A Short History of Topps Baseball Cards
Shortly after that they started adding baseball cards, which soon became their primary product.
Cards were rather small, with the size of 2 inches by 2-5/8 inches, so in 1952 cards were larger (2-5/8 inches by 3-5/8 inches).
Prices of the most of the 1957 Topps baseball cards vary from $10 to $25, but between them you may find cards worth more way more than $150.
auction-genius-course.com /sell-things-ebay/1957-topps.shtml   (325 words)

  
 1957: Baseball - Archive Article - MSN Encarta
1957: Baseball - Archive Article - MSN Encarta
The equanimity of major league baseball was shaken by an eruption in 1957 which stripped New York City of its two National League representatives.
The Brooklyn Dodgers left that borough for Los Angeles and the New York Giants took off for San Francisco.
encarta.msn.com /sidebar_461510226/1957_Baseball.html   (133 words)

  
 1957 MLB All Star Game : Baseball All Star Game
The whole team was elected by the fanatical Cincinnati voters; this was the main reason for the Controversy surrounded the 1957 outing.
In 1957 Ireland, a plain student wins the heart of a...
he pitched in the majors in 1957 and 1958...
www.baseball-facts.com /facts/yr1957.php   (291 words)

  
 Brooklyn's new stadium, 1957 - Baseball Fever
I was invited to the Baseball Hall of Fame to talk about it on June 18th.
When I first moved into my house in 1991, my dad was cleaning out the pipes when he found an old magazine from 1956 stating what the Dodgers planned on doing.
OMalley Told the mayor i want a new stadium but the mayor thought mr Omalley was bluffing and he aint moving the dodgers to L.A Samething cleveland politicans did with the browns.Mayor white of cleveland built a new baseball stadium for the indians,A new Arena for the CAVs.
www.baseball-fever.com /showthread.php?t=33609   (670 words)

  
 NCAA DIV I POLL - 5-15-06 - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
The Owls, winners of 24 of their last 26 games, are the ninth different team to be ranked No. 1 in 2006, an all-time record in the Collegiate Baseball poll which is the oldest college baseball poll with its birth taking place during the 1957 college baseball season.
The Collegiate Baseball Newspaper poll is the oldest college baseball poll.
Its birth took place during the 1957 college baseball season.
www.baseballnews.com /polls/divI/archives/2006/ncaadivIpoll5-15-06.htm   (526 words)

  
 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers Baseball Statistics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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www.thebaseballcube.com /statistics/1957/10006.shtml   (876 words)

  
 Baseball Series
In celebration of baseball's contribution to the worlds of letters, culture, and national mythology, Spring 1998 marks the rookie season of Writing Baseball: The Southern Illinois University Press Series.
Under the general editorship of Richard F. Peterson, the series leads off with new editions of two baseball classics: a memoir by a towering all star among American writers and the first novel by a minor league ball player who evolved into a major league author.
According to Peterson, the Writing Baseball series will publish baseball books of literary quality and will be open to all narrative forms including fiction, history, biography, and creative nonfiction.
www.siu.edu /~siupress/books/base_series.htm   (496 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Summer in the City: New York Baseball 1947-1957: Books: Vic Ziegel,Claus Guglberger   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Between 1947, when Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, and 1957, when the Dodgers and the New York Giants played their last season in the East, New York baseball teams appeared in ten World Series.
These were truly the glory years of New York baseball, when the city breathlessly followed the game in the tabloids rather than on the tube.
Vic Ziegel was a baseball beat writer at the New York Post for six years and has written sports columns for the New York Daily News, Rolling Stone, Inside Sports, and New York magazine.
www.amazon.com /Summer-City-York-Baseball-1947-1957/dp/0810943425   (1516 words)

  
 Vintage Baseball 1957 World Series Yankees Pennant
Sold at Yankee Stadium in 1957 during the World Series against the Milwaukee Braves, it probably came with a stick.
Often the ties are missing (cut off) or in bad condition.
The writing, and Logos, on these Felt pennants are sometimes "crackled' from being bent, and some times pieces are missing.
keymancollectibles.com /pennants/1957champsyankees.htm   (108 words)

  
 Brooklyn Baseball post-1957 - OOTP Developments Forums
He has always found the name “Dodgers” to be inappropriate for a baseball team and now that he owns them, he can finally fix that.
Their team ERA is 6.71, the worst in baseball by a good margin.
Around baseball, the Yankees are riding high atop the AL, while the Cardinals have been dominant in the NL.
www.ootpdevelopments.com /board/showthread.php?t=84698   (7363 words)

  
 kenn.com > sports > baseball > mlb > 1957 mlb attendance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
You are here: kenn.com > the sports attendance database > baseball > mlb > 1957 mlb attendance
Sources: Team and MLB media guides, Total Baseball (various editions), baseball-reference.com, ballparksofbaseball.com and ESPN.com.
Keep in mind the nearest exit may be behind you.
www.kenn.com /sports/baseball/mlb/1957.html   (52 words)

  
 NFL wagering   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
When Phil Piton took over Minor League football as the fifth President of the National Association of Professional football Leagues, he was as well prepared to deal with the intricacies of the job as any man who ever had it.
They joined the Appalachian League, which had been operating on that kind of a schedule since 1957.
When Piton was persuaded to postpone his retirement for a year, the proposed move to New York was scrapped and the office remained in Columbus.
www.beteagle.com /bet/mlb/1957majorleaguebaseballschedule.html   (1525 words)

  
 Williams Deluxe Baseball 1957 pitch and bat arcade game
Description: Deluxe 1957 Baseball*, Williams #182, 2/57, one player, side cutouts in cabinet, scores grand slams and previous hi-score, base runners in a running man unit.
Generally considered to be the most memorible and "classic" of the 1950s Williams pitch and bat games.
Last year for the wedge style cabinet, which was used on a total of three Williams pitch and bat games (1956 Four Bagger Deluxe and 1955 King of Swat), but only the 1957 Deluxe Baseball had side cutouts for better visibility and metal legs.
marvin3m.com /baseball/dlx57.htm   (153 words)

  
 New York Yankees Baseball Cards - 1957 Topps
1957 Topps shrunk the size of its card to the now standard 2-1/2 x 3-1/2 (inches) and increased the number of cards to 407.
There are four unnumbered checklists in the 1957 Topps baseball card set.
Coast to Coast Tickets is your source for New York Yankees tickets, Red Sox tickets and Mets tickets.
www.nyyankeecards.com /Checklist.asp?ID=57TP   (323 words)

  
 August 17, 1957.... - Baseball Fever
Baseball Fever > National League > Philadelphia Phillies
In what could only be described as a "Ripley's believe it or not moment", on August 17, 1957, in a game between the Phillies and NY Giants, RICHIE ASHBURN, known for his foul offs, hits spectator, Alice Roth, TWICE in the same at bat.
Wouldn't you have loved to have read his column the next day on this one.
www.baseball-fever.com /showthread.php?t=32713   (135 words)

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