1957 Decatur Commodores Roster

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: D
Team Record: 76-51
Finished 2nd in the MWL
Manager: Al Unser (76-51)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Decatur, Illinois
Ballpark: Fans Field
Attendance: 52,660, Avg. 829
1957 Decatur Commodores Statistics

Playoffs - Decatur Commodores 2 games, Kokomo Dodgers 0
Finals - Decatur Commodores 2 games, Clinton Pirates 0

The Decatur Commodores of the Midwest League ended the 1957 season with a record of 76 wins and 51 losses, finishing second in the MWL.

The Commodores gave up 559 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Decatur tallied 689 runs.

Members of the 1957 Decatur Commodores who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bud Bloomfield, Jack Hamilton and Al Unser.

Al Unser served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
John BartekLLDecember 26, 19355'11"175
Richard BazinetLRDecember 26, 19366'1"192
Bud BloomfieldRRJanuary 5, 19365'11"175Oklahoma City, OK US
Billy BonerRRDecember 18, 19375'11"170
Kenneth ClarkRRJune 10, 19386'1"180
Carlos DoreLLOctober 8, 19325'9"160
Joseph EllisonL6'0"180
William GarciaLRAugust 17, 19366'0"195
Michael GastonLL5'10"165
Jack HamiltonRRDecember 25, 19386'0"200Burlington, IA US
Richard HothRR6'0"189
Delane HulseyRL6'0"185
Charlie JenningsLRNovember 24, 19365'10"200
Vincent MagrinoLLNovember 10, 19375'11"180
George McGlynnRROctober 22, 19336'3"192
Ronald MillerRR6'1"190
Bobby MoegleRR6'3"200
Michael O'ConnorLR6'8"198
Barett PayneLL6'2"180
Albert RuntesRL5'8"170
Al SandersRLNovember 18, 19335'11"170
Ronald SchmittRR6'2"175
John SorrentinoRR6'1"205
Chuck StanilandRRJuly 29, 19356'5"210Providence, RI US
Dean SteinkoenigRJune 15, 19376'1"185
Larry SwangoR5'9"165
Fran ThomasRRApril 5, 19356'5"190Fairbury, IL US
Al UnserRROctober 12, 19126'1"175Morrisonville, IL US
Frankie WilliamsRR5'10"172
Galen WilliamsRRApril 8, 19335'10"180
Dick WodkaRR6'2"185
Joe Yeninas

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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