1957 Durham Bulls Roster

Carolina League (CL) - Class: B
Team Record: 79-61
Finished 1st in the CL
Manager: Bob Mavis (79-61)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Ballpark: Durham Athletic Park
Attendance: 46,848, Avg. 669
1957 Durham Bulls Statistics

Playoffs - Durham Bulls 4 games, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms 3

The Durham Bulls of the Carolina League ended the 1957 season with a record of 79 wins and 61 losses, finishing first in the CL.

The Bulls yielded 536 runs, fewest in the league. Durham plated 647 runs.

Jack Feller, Bill Graham, Joe Grzenda, Frank Kostro, Bob Mavis, Bubba Morton, Phil Regan, Gordon Seyfried and Ron Shoop were all players from the 1957 Durham Bulls who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Bob Mavis served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
John AehlLLSeptember 7, 19355'9"180
Wendell AntoineRRMarch 17, 19356'2"205
Richard BeckRRNovember 21, 19356'0"190
Allie BenzaRRJanuary 8, 19336'1"185
Wyman CareyLLNovember 9, 19365'11"160Chicago, IL US
Richard ColoneLLDecember 7, 19325'11"180
Barton DuponLLMarch 2, 19366'3"200
Alan DwyerRRJanuary 19, 19356'1"190Geneva, NY US
Jack FellerRRDecember 10, 19365'10"185Adrian, MI US
Dale FerrisL6'3"200
Thomas FutchR6'2"200
Bill GrahamRRJanuary 21, 19376'3"217Flemingsburg, KY US
James GreenR6'1"195
Joe GreeneRROctober 30, 19336'2"175
Joe GrzendaRLJune 8, 19376'2"180Scranton, PA US
Nikko KoleffRRSeptember 2, 19346'1"175
Frank KostroRRAugust 4, 19376'2"190Windber, PA US
Bob MavisLRApril 8, 19185'7"160Milwaukee, WI US
Bubba MortonRRDecember 13, 19315'10"175Washington, DC US
Paul NickellLSeptember 25, 19356'1"190
Alfred PaschalRROctober 30, 19346'0"165
Al PehanickRRAugust 27, 19356'5"195Scranton, PA US
Jim RaughRRSeptember 22, 19346'1"185Cleveland, OH US
David ReedLRJuly 30, 19366'0"180
Phil ReganRRApril 6, 19376'3"200Otsego, MI US
John SchroderRR5'11"185
Gordon SeyfriedRRJuly 4, 19376'0"185Long Beach, CA US
Ron ShoopRRSeptember 19, 19315'11"180Rural Valley, PA US
Gerald ThomasRR5'10"180
Bill ThurstonL6'1"175

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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