1957 Graceville Oilers Roster
Team Record: 66-54
Finished 2nd in the AAL
Manager: Bob Wellman (0-0), Charley Grant (0-0)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Redlegs
Location: Graceville, Florida
Ballpark: Sportsman Park
Attendance: 23,098, Avg. 385
Playoffs - Graceville Oilers 4 games, Fort Walton Beach Jets 2
Finals - Graceville Oilers 3 games, Panama City Fliers 3 - Teams were declared co-champions when bad weather cancelled the last game.
The Graceville Oilers of the Alabama-Florida League ended the 1957 season with a record of 66 wins and 54 losses, finishing second in the AAL.
The Oilers scored 650 runs and conceded 598 runs. Bob Wellman walloped 30 home runs for Graceville and drove in 113 runs. Alfred Jakubowski topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .345 clip. William Kakuske and William Beck paced the team with 19 wins each, while William Kakuske registered a 2.26 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Bob Wellman played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Graceville Oilers to do so.
Bob Wellman and Charley Grant served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Alsup | L | L | June 5, 1933 | 5'8" | 155 | |
| William Beck | R | R | June 21, 1938 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Robert Bettin | L | February 15, 1935 | 5'9" | 185 | Oshkosh, WI US | |
| Frank Birri | L | December 3, 1937 | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| Robert Birri | R | April 9, 1939 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Richard Cilento | 5'10" | 175 | ||||
| John Croke | R | December 29, 1935 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Maurice Cron | R | R | May 29, 1936 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Samuel Ferretti | ||||||
| David Fisher | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Thomas Flynn | L | L | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Charley Grant | R | R | March 22, 1921 | 6'1" | 188 | Graceville, FL US |
| Rodney Hammond | R | R | November 7, 1935 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Ken Hoffman | L | 6'1" | 173 | |||
| Freddie Huffman | R | 6'3" | 193 | |||
| Alfred Jakubowski | R | October 19, 1936 | 5'10" | 180 | Camden, NJ US | |
| William Kakuske | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Fred Kelly | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Paul Kelly | L | L | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| Shane LeStourgeon | L | February 13, 1935 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Elmer Lott | L | L | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Lou Marcano | R | February 23, 1934 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Richard Meder | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Alex Morrow | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| James Niemann | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| James Priolo | ||||||
| Lester Temple | R | R | 6'0" | 200 | ||
| Bob Wellman | R | R | July 15, 1925 | 6'4" | 210 | Norwood, OH US |
| Richard Zona | R | 5'7" | 160 |
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.
