1957 Grand Forks Chiefs Roster
Northern League (NL) - Class: C
Team Record: 52-72
Finished 8th in the NL
Manager: Al Kubski (0-0), Jack Paepke (0-0)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota
Ballpark: Municipal Park, Unknown
Attendance: 33,808, Avg. 545
1957 Grand Forks Chiefs StatisticsTeam Record: 52-72
Finished 8th in the NL
Manager: Al Kubski (0-0), Jack Paepke (0-0)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota
Ballpark: Municipal Park, Unknown
Attendance: 33,808, Avg. 545
The Grand Forks Chiefs of the Northern League ended the 1957 season with a record of 52 wins and 72 losses, finishing eighth in the NL.
The Chiefs scored 530 runs and gave up 619 runs, most in the circuit.
Ed Bauta played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Grand Forks Chiefs to do so.
Al Kubski and Jack Paepke served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Babich | R | R | April 15, 1937 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Ed Bauta | R | R | January 6, 1935 | 6'3" | 200 | Florida, CU |
| Louis Bocci | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Lawrence Broughton | R | R | December 31, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Henry Brown | S | R | September 27, 1937 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Tom Cayavec | R | R | June 27, 1934 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Mike Donato | R | October 12, 1939 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Joe Drotar | R | R | October 8, 1936 | 6'1" | 180 | Homestead, PA US |
| Donald Erway | December 27, 1934 | |||||
| Reyes Figueroa | R | R | January 25, 1936 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Alvin Griggs | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Kenneth Kelly | ||||||
| Robert Koski | L | 6'0" | 187 | |||
| Al Kubski | R | May 20, 1916 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Matt Kuhn | L | L | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Barney Kunert | L | L | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Russell McClenaghan | L | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| George Miles | L | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Donald Miller | R | R | October 21, 1935 | 6'0" | 175 | Mitchell, IL US |
| Larry Minaldi | R | June 26, 1936 | 5'7" | 170 | ||
| Dick Newberg | R | R | June 28, 1937 | 6'3" | 207 | New Haven, CT US |
| Jack Paepke | R | R | August 28, 1922 | 6'2" | 220 | Provo, UT US |
| Alex Perinis | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Joseph Perry | S | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Rex Rupert | R | R | September 11, 1933 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Roy Stotler | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Gerardo Torres | R | R | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| Rudy Trbovich | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Lee Utt | R | September 29, 1934 | 6'3" | 190 | Decatur, IL US | |
| James Vogelgesang | R | R | May 15, 1935 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Mal Walton | R | R | September 14, 1933 | 5'8" | 165 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Thomas Watson | L | October 9, 1934 | 6'1" | 170 | Charlotte, NC US | |
| Mike Weltman | R | May 26, 1935 | 6'1" | 177 | ||
| Donald Whitcomb | R | R | 6'0" | 200 | ||
| Donald Wigton | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Franklin Williams | L | R | February 7, 1936 | 6'1" | 165 | Mobile, AL US |
| Clement Yaskowitz | R | R | 6'0" | 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.
