1957 Major League Baseball season

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The 1957 Major League Baseball season was played from April 15 to October 10, 1957. The National League's Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants played their final seasons as New York City-based franchises before their moves to California for the 1958 season, leaving New York City without a National League team until the birth of the Mets in 1962.

Awards and honors

Statistical leaders

Standings

American League

National League

Postseason

Bracket

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Managers

American League

National League

Records and notable events

Home field attendance

Events

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Television coverage

CBS aired the Game of the Week for the third consecutive year, and began to air games on Sunday as well as Saturday. NBC also started to air weekend games, purchasing the rights to broadcast 11 Milwaukee Braves games, 11 Pittsburgh Pirates games, two Washington Senators games, and two Chicago Cubs games. The All-Star Game and World Series also aired on NBC.

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