1958 Dothan Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 68-57
Finished 4th in the AAL
Manager: J. C. Dunn (68-57)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Dothan, Alabama
Ballpark: Wiregrass Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 31,482, Avg. 504
Playoffs - Dothan Cardinals 3 games, Columbus Foxes 1
Finals - Dothan Cardinals 4 games, Selma Cloverleafs 1
The Dothan Cardinals of the Alabama-Florida League ended the 1958 season with a record of 68 wins and 57 losses, finishing fourth in the AAL.
The Cardinals scored 751 runs, best in the league. Dothan gave up 669 runs. Richard Hoth led the team with 15 home runs J. C. Dunn drove in 89 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .330. Will Hill paced the squad with 15 wins, while Chuck Behrends registered a 3.63 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Karl Spooner played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Dothan Cardinals to do so.
J. C. Dunn served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teolindo Acosta | L | L | July 23, 1937 | 5'7" | 168 | Maracaibo, Zulia VE |
| John Andeits | S | L | August 25, 1936 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Hugh Basse | S | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Chuck Behrends | R | R | July 29, 1936 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Joe Corbin | R | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Ronald Drennan | R | R | 6'5" | 210 | ||
| J. C. Dunn | R | R | March 8, 1926 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Darrell Guymon | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Will Hill | R | R | January 17, 1937 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Richard Hoth | R | R | 6'0" | 189 | ||
| Curtis Jantze | L | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Duane Kuehl | R | R | 6'1" | 187 | ||
| Leon Mitchell | R | R | 5'11" | 181 | ||
| John Murret | R | October 21, 1934 | 5'11" | 195 | ||
| Reynaldo Oliver | R | R | March 26, 1932 | 5'11" | 185 | Ponce, PR |
| Barett Payne | L | L | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Marvin Pruitt | R | R | August 16, 1938 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Ramon Ramos | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Jorge Rapado | L | L | 5'9" | 150 | ||
| Larry Richenberg | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Ronald Rollings | August 27, 1939 | 193 | ||||
| Andrew Scerbo | R | August 19, 1936 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Bill Schnellbaecher | R | July 27, 1936 | 6'0" | 187 | ||
| Eugene Seidleck | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Wayne Shellnut | R | R | July 1, 1935 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Richard Shepler | ||||||
| George Siford | R | R | 5'11" | 173 | ||
| Karl Spooner | R | L | June 23, 1931 | 6'0" | 185 | Oriskany Falls, NY US |
| Charles Stewart | ||||||
| Arnaldo Suarez | R | R | 5'8" | 140 | ||
| Billy Tolar | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Robert Whitekiller | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Willis Winkle | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Harold Wood | L | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Jerry Wooten | R | 5'9" | 173 |
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.
