1957 Bluefield Dodgers Roster
Team Record: 47-20
Finished 1st in the AL
Manager: Jimmy Bragan (47-20)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Bluefield, West Virginia
Ballpark: Bowen Field
Attendance: 17,264, Avg. 515
The Bluefield Dodgers of the Appalachian League ended the 1957 season with a record of 47 wins and 20 losses, finishing first in the AL.
The Dodgers tallied 559 runs and allowed 410 runs. Albert Fantuzzi accounted for 64 RBI and topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .377 clip. Jim Duckworth led the squad with 10 wins, while Thomas Donovan registered a 2.86 earned run average, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Jim Duckworth played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Bluefield Dodgers to do so.
Jimmy Bragan served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Beavers | L | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Jay Bene | L | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Francis Bergey | L | 5'7" | 145 | |||
| Ronald Boone | R | R | March 26, 1938 | 6'2" | 190 | Sheldon, IA US |
| Alonzo Burnham | R | R | October 1, 1937 | 5'10" | 170 | Schenectady, NY US |
| George Caison | R | 5'8" | 179 | |||
| Robert Capullo | L | L | April 29, 1937 | 6'0" | 185 | Schenectady, NY US |
| Carmine Chierichella | R | R | April 21, 1938 | 6'4" | 220 | Brooklyn, NY NY |
| Gerald Christenson | L | L | January 9, 1939 | 6'0" | 165 | Evansville, MN US |
| Joseph Cobb | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Leo Demm | L | L | August 7, 1935 | 5'10" | 170 | New York, NY US |
| Thomas Donovan | S | L | 5'10" | 180 | Wilmington, DE | |
| Jim Duckworth | R | R | May 24, 1939 | 6'4" | 194 | National City, CA US |
| Albert Fantuzzi | L | R | January 7, 1936 | 6'0" | 175 | Paterson, NJ US |
| Angelo Galasso | L | R | May 28, 1939 | 5'9" | 160 | Glen Cove, NY |
| David Griffith | R | 5'11" | 182 | |||
| Billy Johnson | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Robert Johnston | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Charles Jones | L | L | August 4, 1939 | 6'2" | 190 | Lincoln, AL US |
| Dan Kanapkey | R | 5'9" | 190 | Alexandria, LA | ||
| Darrell Leake | R | 6'2" | 175 | |||
| Larry Lewis | R | R | 6'4" | 195 | Wichita, KS US | |
| Robert Linzey | R | R | 6'1" | 165 | Plymouth, IN | |
| Robert Martellani | L | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Gary Melton | L | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| George Miller | R | 6'2" | 180 | |||
| Rich Muratore | L | June 3, 1939 | 5'7" | 150 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Joel Parkey | ||||||
| Joe Penland | L | R | October 25, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | Amonate, VA US |
| Milton Perez | ||||||
| Robert Petty | R | L | 6'5" | 200 | ||
| Richard Pierce | R | R | 6'4" | 220 | ||
| Michael Ricigliano | L | L | November 10, 1935 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| Thomas Silvey | R | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Fred Simpson | R | March 20, 1939 | 5'10" | 175 | Anderson, IN US | |
| Dick Stehn | ||||||
| Philip Strother | ||||||
| Raymond Suto | S | L | 5'11" | 175 | Buffalo, NY | |
| Lucius Teague | L | July 14, 1937 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Bernard Teliszewski | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Brad Thurman | R | R | July 20, 1938 | 5'11" | 175 | Temple, OK 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.
