1957 Albany Cardinals Roster

Georgia-Florida League (GGL) - Class: D
Team Record: 84-55
Finished 1st in the GGL
Manager: Chase Riddle (84-55)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Albany, Georgia
Ballpark: Cardinal Stadium
Attendance: 38,174, Avg. 549
1957 Albany Cardinals Statistics

Playoffs - Albany Cardinals 3 games, Valdosta Tigers 2

The Albany Cardinals of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1957 season with a record of 84 wins and 55 losses, finishing first in the GGL.

The Cardinals plated 808 runs, tops in the circuit. Albany yielded 646 runs.

Gordie Richardson and Jim Hickman both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Chase Riddle served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Chief BenderRRNovember 25, 19196'0"190
Billy BonerRRDecember 18, 19375'11"170
Bob BoyerRRAugust 6, 19356'0"170
Donald BrownRJuly 2, 19315'11"175Montgomery, AL US
Louie BrownLRFebruary 17, 19366'1"195
Ray CarrollRRApril 12, 19375'11"180
Hugh CoyRRAugust 19, 19346'2"180
William DeGraafRFebruary 24, 19356'2"193
Thomas DeLucaSeptember 2, 1933193Brooklyn, NY US
David DexterRRJuly 29, 19366'0"185
Richard GunnL5'11"165
Jim HickmanRRMay 10, 19376'3"192Henning, TN US
Arthur HuinkerLL5'10"175
Clarence IngramRR5'11"155
Ron KabbesRRDecember 29, 19385'11"175Effingham, IL US
Thomas KolsonRR6'1"195
Wilfred LackeyRRJuly 6, 19356'3"195
Paul LeslieLJanuary 21, 19345'11"168
Joel LongL5'11"178
Kenneth McFaddenR5'11"175
Sam McIntyreRR6'2"185
Albert MorrisRR6'3"185
Charles NelmsLL6'2"194
Terry Parker
Roland PassaroRR6'0"170
Charles PerryRROctober 30, 19326'1"175
Thomas PettyLL6'2"175
Gordie RichardsonRLJuly 19, 19386'0"185Colquitt, GA US
Chase RiddleRRSeptember 17, 19256'0"190Columbus, GA US
Kenneth Russell
William Shelley
Wayne ShellnutRRJuly 1, 19356'3"190
Peter ShultisLL6'2"175
James SmithL5'10"175
Tony StathosLLNovember 30, 19325'10"170Sacramento, CA US
Fran ThomasRRApril 5, 19356'5"190Fairbury, IL US
Dick WodkaRR6'2"185
Thomas WoodLL5'11"190

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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