1957 Buffalo Bisons Roster

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 88-66
Finished 2nd in the IL
Manager: Phil Cavarretta (88-66)
Affiliation: Kansas City Athletics
Location: Buffalo, New York
Ballpark: Offermann Stadium
Attendance: 386,071, Avg. 5,014
1957 Buffalo Bisons Statistics

Playoffs - Buffalo Bisons 4 games, Richmond Virginians 2
Finals - Buffalo Bisons 4 games, Miami Marlins 1

The Buffalo Bisons of the International League ended the 1957 season with a record of 88 wins and 66 losses, finishing second in the IL.

The Bisons paced the circuit with 698 runs. Buffalo allowed 611 runs.

Players from the 1957 Buffalo Bisons who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Joe Astroth, Mike Baxes, Bill Bradford, Joe Caffie, Pete Castiglione, Rip Coleman, Glenn Cox, Walt Craddock, Karl Drews, Carl Duser, Luke Easter, Rod Graber, Fred Hahn, Ray Herbert, Gene Host, Lou Kretlow, Mike Kume, Dave Melton, Steve Nagy, Ray Noble, Dutch Romberger, José Santiago, Bill Serena, Bill Stewart, Russ Sullivan and Floyd Wooldridge.

Phil Cavarretta served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Joe AstrothRRSeptember 1, 19225'9"187East Alton, IL US
Mike BaxesRRDecember 18, 19305'10"175San Francisco, CA US
Bill BradfordRRAugust 28, 19216'2"180Choctaw, AR US
Joe CaffieLRFebruary 14, 19315'10"180Ramer, AL US
Pete CastiglioneRRFebruary 13, 19215'11"175Greenwich, CT US
Rip ColemanLLJuly 31, 19316'2"185Troy, NY US
Glenn CoxRRFebruary 3, 19316'2"210Montebello, CA US
Walt CraddockRLMarch 25, 19325'11"176Pax, WV US
Karl DrewsRRFebruary 22, 19206'4"192Staten Island, NY US
Carl DuserLLJuly 22, 19326'1"175Hazleton, PA US
Luke EasterLRAugust 4, 19156'4"240Jonestown, MS US
Rod GraberLLJune 20, 19305'11"175Massillon, OH US
Fred HahnRLFebruary 16, 19296'3"174Nyack, NY US
Ray HerbertRRDecember 15, 19295'11"185Detroit, MI US
Gene HostSLJanuary 1, 19335'11"190Leeper, PA US
Lou KretlowRRJune 27, 19216'2"185Apache, OK US
Mike KumeRRMay 19, 19266'1"195Premier, WV US
Thomas McGroartyLL5'10"175
Dave MeltonRROctober 3, 19286'0"185Pampa, TX US
Ed MoellerRRJuly 5, 19286'1"180North Tonawanda, NY US
Steve NagyLLMay 28, 19195'9"174Franklin, NJ US
Ray NobleRRMarch 15, 19195'11"210Central Hatillo, CU
Lou OrtizRMay 14, 19236'3"200Albuquerque, NM US
George PriggeRAugust 14, 19306'2"190
Dutch RombergerRRMay 26, 19276'0"185Klingerstown, PA US
José SantiagoRRSeptember 4, 19285'10"175Coamo, PR
Alan ScottRRJune 17, 19366'2"200
Bill SerenaRROctober 2, 19245'9"175Alameda, CA US
Bill StewartRRApril 12, 19285'11"200Bay City, MI US
Russ SullivanLRFebruary 19, 19236'0"196Fredericksburg, VA US
Floyd WooldridgeRRAugust 25, 19286'1"185Jerico Springs, MO US

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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