1957 Lawton Braves Roster
Sooner State League (SSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 59-66
Finished 6th in the SSL
Manager: Travis Jackson (59-66)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Lawton, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Memorial Park
Attendance: 15,605, Avg. 250
1957 Lawton Braves StatisticsTeam Record: 59-66
Finished 6th in the SSL
Manager: Travis Jackson (59-66)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Lawton, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Memorial Park
Attendance: 15,605, Avg. 250
The Lawton Braves of the Sooner State League ended the 1957 season with a record of 59 wins and 66 losses, finishing sixth in the SSL.
The Braves allowed 541 runs, least in the league. Lawton tallied 509 runs, worst in the circuit,.
Bobby Knoop played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Lawton Braves to do so.
Travis Jackson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Anderson | R | R | July 24, 1930 | 5'9" | 160 | |
| Herbert Biedermann | R | September 24, 1934 | 6'0" | 175 | Tom Green County, TX US | |
| Russ Blankenship | L | L | October 13, 1933 | 6'4" | 185 | Colonial Heights, VA US |
| Thomas Brown | R | R | June 20, 1938 | 6'2" | 195 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Robert Cleboski | R | R | November 4, 1938 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Paul Dean | R | R | January 19, 1938 | 6'5" | 200 | |
| Harold DeMars | L | L | August 22, 1937 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Bob Dwyer | R | July 22, 1935 | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Thomas Ford | ||||||
| Lee Freeman | L | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Dick Healy | L | August 11, 1932 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Bill Holmes | L | R | September 9, 1937 | 6'2" | 185 | Kalamazoo, MI US |
| Edward Horbelt | L | January 10, 1932 | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Vernon Jarvinen | ||||||
| Clifford Jones | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Bobby Knoop | R | R | October 18, 1938 | 6'1" | 170 | Sioux City, IA US |
| Otto Lind | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| George Lukart | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Jack Melzer | L | L | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Don Nuxhall | R | R | August 24, 1933 | 6'3" | 195 | Hamilton, OH US |
| George Pearson | R | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Raymond Strock | ||||||
| Wofford Williams | R | R | 6'8" | 185 | ||
| Joe Yaeger |
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.
