1957 Charlotte Hornets Roster
Team Record: 86-67
Finished 2nd in the SAL
Manager: Gene Verble (86-67)
Affiliation: Washington Senators
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Ballpark: Clark Griffith Park
Attendance: 87,962, Avg. 1,150
Playoffs - Charlotte Hornets 2 games, Knoxville Smokies 0
Finals - Charlotte Hornets 2 games, Augusta Tigers 1
The Charlotte Hornets of the South Atlantic League ended the 1957 season with a record of 86 wins and 67 losses, finishing second in the SAL.
The Hornets allowed 540 runs, least in the league. Charlotte plated 647 runs.
Players from the 1957 Charlotte Hornets who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Evelio Hernández, Sam Hill, Dan Porter, Ted Sadowski, Garland Shifflett and Gene Verble.
Gene Verble served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Ronald Bloodworth | R | R | August 12, 1936 | 6'0" | 170 | |
Silvio Castellanos | S | L | February 17, 1936 | 5'11" | 160 | , CU |
Julian Castro | R | R | February 1, 1933 | 6'3" | 200 | |
Oscar Chinique | R | R | August 23, 1934 | 6'0" | 175 | Regala, CU |
Brad Clapham | S | L | August 19, 1933 | 6'1" | 160 | |
Douglas Clark | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
Jack Falls | L | R | June 14, 1931 | 5'11" | 186 | Gastonia, NC US |
John Grice | R | R | March 15, 1924 | 5'11" | 180 | |
Ralph Groves | R | R | September 1, 1932 | 6'1" | 170 | |
Richard Harris | R | March 30, 1933 | 6'0" | 160 | ||
Evelio Hernández | R | R | December 24, 1930 | 6'1" | 195 | Guanabacoa, La Habana CU |
Sam Hill | L | R | May 2, 1926 | 6'2" | 180 | New Castle, AL US |
William Kearns | R | R | 6'1" | 165 | ||
John Kropf | R | R | December 5, 1926 | 5'10" | 180 | |
Joseph Langhamer | R | R | May 8, 1935 | 6'3" | 195 | |
Vince Magi | R | January 29, 1930 | 6'0" | 187 | ||
John Malangone | R | 5'10" | 205 | |||
Robert Maness | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
Philip Mateja | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
Joe Montalvo | R | June 6, 1926 | 6'4" | 225 | New York, NY US | |
Bill Mullins | R | R | August 13, 1931 | 6'2" | 200 | Worcester, MA US |
Rene Nodarse | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
Hank O'Neal | L | August 24, 1929 | 6'3" | 165 | ||
Angel Oliva | R | R | February 6, 1937 | 6'0" | 185 | San Jose de las Lajas, Mayabeque CU |
Dean Padgett | L | 6'2" | 183 | |||
Robert Payne | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
Dan Porter | L | L | October 17, 1931 | 6'0" | 164 | Decatur, IL US |
Whitey Ries | R | R | July 3, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US |
Lazaro Rivero | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | , CU | |
Bob Saban | R | R | December 22, 1930 | 6'0" | 195 | McCook, IL US |
Ted Sadowski | R | R | April 1, 1936 | 6'1" | 190 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
Garland Shifflett | R | R | March 28, 1935 | 5'10" | 165 | Elkton, VA US |
Len VanDeHey | L | April 1, 1932 | 6'3" | 210 | ||
Gene Verble | R | R | June 29, 1928 | 5'10" | 163 | Concord, NC US |
Harry Warner | L | R | December 11, 1928 | 6'2" | 195 | Reeders, PA US |
Glen Zimmerman | L | 5'11" | 170 | |||
Neal Zimmerman | R | R | 6'3" | 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.