1957 Abilene Blue Sox Roster

Big State League (BSL) - Class: B
Team Record: 61-66
Finished 4th in the BSL
Manager: Burl Storie (61-66)
Affiliation: Kansas City Athletics
Location: Abilene, Texas
Ballpark: Blue Sox Stadium
Attendance: 29,995, Avg. 472
1957 Abilene Blue Sox Statistics

The Abilene Blue Sox of the Big State League ended the 1957 season with a record of 61 wins and 66 losses, finishing fourth in the BSL.

The Blue Sox scored 640 runs and conceded 658 runs, most in the circuit.

Players from the 1957 Abilene Blue Sox who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Leo Posada, Bill Oster, Evans Killeen and Chet Boak.

Burl Storie served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bob AylmerRRMarch 6, 19356'2"195
Jerry BlackRLNovember 25, 19366'2"215
Chet BoakRRJune 19, 19356'0"180New Castle, PA US
John BoberLLJuly 13, 19366'3"202
Jerome BoxerRRApril 25, 19376'2"195
Alonso BrathwaiteRRFebruary 18, 19305'11"174, PA
Al CasinoLLMay 8, 19346'2"205Los Angeles, CA US
Al Della ValleRRDecember 29, 19336'0"180
Stanley GuieRR6'3"215
Stanley HorvatinRR5'10"185
Evans KilleenRRFebruary 27, 19366'0"190Brooklyn, NY US
Kenneth KinnamonRRMay 28, 19346'4"185
Billy KnightR5'11"190
Charles KowalskiLL6'1"205
Mike MazzamorraRL6'0"200
Donald McFarlandRRJune 4, 19366'2"205
Thomas McNultyLRApril 2, 19366'0"160Pittsburgh, PA US
Ronald MillsLOctober 4, 19336'0"190
Denny O'MeliaLL6'0"170Santa Barbara, CA US
Bill OsterLLJanuary 2, 19336'3"198New York, NY US
Leo PosadaRRApril 1, 19345'11"175La Habana, La Habana CU
Leroy ScercyLROctober 14, 19366'2"205Cabarrus County, NC US
Robert SchmidtRRSeptember 14, 19326'0"176Petaluma, CA US
Dennis SchmittRR6'0"180
Alan ScottRRJune 17, 19366'2"200
Charles SecrestLLJanuary 9, 19355'9"175
David SheaR6'2"192
Chuck ThomasRRJanuary 27, 19325'10"188Miami, FL US
Gilberto ValentinRRMay 1, 19315'9"170Mayaguez, PR
Tom VenditelliRApril 6, 19305'9"165Providence, RI US
Osmond WalkerLL5'9"155
Bob WhitworthRRJuly 7, 19366'1"195San Diego, CA US
Richard ZuccatoR6'1"210

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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