1957 Little Rock Travelers Roster
Team Record: 64-88
Finished 7th in the SA
Manager: Al Evans (64-88)
Affiliation: Kansas City Athletics
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Ballpark: Ray Winder Field
Attendance: 75,181, Avg. 989
The Little Rock Travelers of the Southern Association ended the 1957 season with a record of 64 wins and 88 losses, finishing seventh in the SA.
The Travelers scored 610 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 737 runs.
Members of the 1957 Little Rock Travelers who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Leo Posada, Tony Bartirome, Carl Duser, Ken Johnson, Mike Kume, Bill Bradford, Troy Herriage, Dixie Upright, Rinty Monahan, Al Grunwald, Spider Wilhelm, Gordon MacKenzie, Bob Spicer, Gene Host, Bill Kern, Les Peden, Ben Taylor, George Brunet, Eric Rodin, Harry Taylor and Dutch Romberger.
Al Evans served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Akers | R | R | June 10, 1935 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Tony Bartirome | L | L | May 9, 1932 | 5'10" | 155 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Bill Bradford | R | R | August 28, 1921 | 6'2" | 180 | Choctaw, AR US |
| George Brunet | R | L | June 8, 1935 | 6'1" | 195 | Houghton, MI US |
| Benjamin Downs | L | R | August 13, 1929 | 6'2" | 200 | Highland Park, MI US |
| Carl Duser | L | L | July 22, 1932 | 6'1" | 175 | Hazleton, PA US |
| Al Grunwald | L | L | February 13, 1930 | 6'4" | 210 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Troy Herriage | R | R | December 20, 1930 | 6'1" | 170 | Tipton, OK US |
| Louis Heyman | R | R | June 2, 1920 | 6'3" | 230 | Chicago, IL US |
| Claude Horn | L | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Gene Host | S | L | January 1, 1933 | 5'11" | 190 | Leeper, PA US |
| Ken Johnson | R | R | June 16, 1933 | 6'4" | 210 | West Palm Beach, FL US |
| Bill Kern | R | R | February 28, 1933 | 6'2" | 184 | Coplay, PA US |
| Mike Kume | R | R | May 19, 1926 | 6'1" | 195 | Premier, WV US |
| Gordon MacKenzie | R | R | July 9, 1937 | 5'11" | 175 | St. Petersburg, FL US |
| Jim Miller | L | L | September 21, 1928 | 6'1" | 160 | Doylestown, PA US |
| Rinty Monahan | R | R | April 28, 1928 | 6'1" | 195 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| R. C. Otey | R | March 12, 1923 | 5'9" | 160 | , AR US | |
| Joseph Pahr | R | May 5, 1928 | 5'9" | 180 | Chicago, IL US | |
| Les Peden | R | R | September 17, 1923 | 6'1" | 212 | Azle, TX US |
| Les Phillips | R | R | September 11, 1930 | 6'1" | 180 | Torrance, CA US |
| Leo Posada | R | R | April 1, 1934 | 5'11" | 175 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| George Prigge | R | August 14, 1930 | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Eric Rodin | R | R | February 5, 1930 | 6'2" | 215 | Orange, NJ US |
| Dutch Romberger | R | R | May 26, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | Klingerstown, PA US |
| Russ Rose | R | R | October 4, 1927 | 6'0" | 170 | Sierra Madre, CA US |
| Robert Schmidt | R | R | September 14, 1932 | 6'0" | 176 | Petaluma, CA US |
| Bob Spicer | L | R | April 11, 1925 | 5'10" | 173 | Richmond, VA US |
| Jerry Streeter | R | R | September 19, 1931 | 5'10" | 170 | Modesto, CA US |
| Bill Stuifbergen | R | 6'4" | 205 | |||
| Ben Taylor | L | L | September 30, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 | Metropolis, IL US |
| Harry Taylor | R | R | December 2, 1935 | 6'0" | 185 | San Angelo, TX US |
| Chuck Thomas | R | R | January 27, 1932 | 5'10" | 188 | Miami, FL US |
| Dixie Upright | L | L | May 30, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | Kannapolis, NC US |
| Spider Wilhelm | R | R | May 23, 1929 | 5'9" | 170 | Baltimore, MD US |
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.
