1958 Memphis Chicks Roster
Team Record: 69-84
Finished 7th in the SA
Manager: Sheriff Robinson (69-84)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Ballpark: Russwood Park
Attendance: 62,403, Avg. 816
The Memphis Chicks of the Southern Association ended the 1958 season with a record of 69 wins and 84 losses, finishing seventh in the SA.
The Chicks plated 606 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 703 runs. Lee Howell paced Memphis with 13 home runs Larry DiPippo drove in 74 runs. Shephard Frazier topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .276. Bill Slack led the squad with 10 wins, while Ken McBride recorded a 3.58 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1958 Memphis Chicks who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Al Moran, Jim Pagliaroni, Jerry Dahlke, Ken McBride, Frank Baumann, Jerry Mallett, Don Gile, Don Robertson, Duane Wilson, Arnold Earley and Bill Abernathie.
Sheriff Robinson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Abernathie | R | R | January 30, 1929 | 5'10" | 190 | Torrance, CA US |
| Roger Aldridge | R | R | March 9, 1934 | 6'1" | 180 | Perrine, FL US |
| Frank Baumann | L | L | July 1, 1933 | 6'0" | 205 | St. Louis, MO US |
| John Charvat | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Victor Comolli | L | R | February 9, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 | Milford, MA US |
| Jerry Dahlke | R | R | June 8, 1929 | 6'0" | 180 | Marathon, WI US |
| Gip Dickens | R | R | February 5, 1928 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Larry DiPippo | L | L | May 24, 1930 | 5'11" | 175 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Arnold Earley | L | L | June 4, 1933 | 6'1" | 195 | Lincoln Park, MI US |
| Shephard Frazier | L | R | February 28, 1936 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Don Gile | R | R | April 19, 1935 | 6'6" | 220 | Modesto, CA US |
| Hal Grote | R | September 25, 1930 | 6'3" | 205 | Cincinnati, OH US | |
| Lee Howell | R | R | November 5, 1936 | 6'2" | 185 | Detroit, MI US |
| Douglass Hubacek | R | R | September 12, 1933 | 5'10" | 170 | Mexia, TX US |
| Edward Irons | R | May 3, 1928 | 6'0" | 210 | West Haven, CT US | |
| Ron Jirsa | R | R | October 25, 1932 | 6'4" | 205 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Ed Lavene | R | August 6, 1933 | 6'0" | 175 | Mobile, AL US | |
| Jerry Mallett | R | R | September 18, 1935 | 6'5" | 208 | Bonne Terre, MO US |
| Ken McBride | R | R | August 12, 1935 | 6'1" | 190 | Huntsville, AL US |
| Richard McCarthy | L | L | June 5, 1935 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Bob McKee | R | August 31, 1932 | 5'11" | 170 | Davenport, IA US | |
| Marvin Melton | S | 6'3" | 190 | |||
| Al Moran | R | R | December 5, 1938 | 6'1" | 190 | Detroit, MI US |
| Jim Pagliaroni | R | R | December 8, 1937 | 6'4" | 210 | Dearborn, MI US |
| Walt Payne | R | R | June 5, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | Stockton, CA US |
| Len Prout | S | L | February 14, 1939 | 6'1" | 198 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Bob Rivich | R | R | September 12, 1931 | 5'11" | 184 | East Chicago, IN US |
| Don Robertson | L | L | October 15, 1930 | 5'10" | 180 | Harvey, IL US |
| Matt Sczesny | R | R | September 7, 1932 | 5'9" | 175 | Flushing, NY US |
| Eugene Sheets | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Bill Slack | L | R | May 3, 1933 | 5'10" | 175 | Sarnia, ON CA |
| Charlie Smith | R | L | January 18, 1933 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Glen Stabelfeld | R | R | September 9, 1930 | 5'11" | 195 | |
| Joe Tanner | R | R | November 16, 1931 | 6'1" | 175 | Laurel, MS US |
| Jack Thomas | R | R | June 2, 1931 | 6'4" | 205 | Greensboro, NC US |
| Roy Tinney | L | L | May 22, 1932 | 6'3" | 190 | Altus, OK US |
| Stan Willis | R | R | September 8, 1934 | 6'3" | 200 | Brookfield, MO US |
| Duane Wilson | L | L | June 29, 1934 | 6'1" | 185 | Wichita, KS 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.
