1957 Baltimore Orioles Schedule, Roster, and Memorial Stadium Info
The page from the 1957 Baseball Handbook and Schedules focuses on the Baltimore Orioles, managed by Paul Richards. The home game schedule includes series against teams like Boston, Washington, New York, Cleveland, Chicago, and others, taking place at Baltimore Memorial Stadium with a seating capacity of 47,865. Ticket prices ranged from $0.75 for bleachers to $2.75 for box seats. Key players highlighted in the brief biographies section are Gus Triandos, a prominent catcher from California known for a solid batting average, Bob Nieman, an outfielder from Ohio with major league experience with teams such as the St. Louis Browns, and Bob Boyd, a first baseman from Memphis returning from an arm injury. The roster includes players like Hal Brown, Don Ferrarese, and Tito Francona, with various statistics detailing their batting and throwing orientations, ages, and performance metrics.