1957 Nashville Vols Roster

Southern Association (SA) - Class: AA
Team Record: 83-69
Finished 3rd in the SA
Manager: Dick Sisler (83-69)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Redlegs
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Ballpark: Sulphur Dell
Attendance: 152,203, Avg. 2,003
1957 Nashville Vols Statistics

Playoffs - Nashville Vols 4 games, Memphis Chicks 2
Finals - Atlanta Crackers 4 games, Nashville Vols 0

The Nashville Vols of the Southern Association ended the 1957 season with a record of 83 wins and 69 losses, finishing third in the SA.

The Vols paced the league with 882 runs. Nashville allowed 740 runs.

Players from the 1957 Nashville Vols who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Stan Hollmig, Don Nicholas, Bob Kelly, John Oldham, George Schmees, Russ Meyer, Tommy Brown, Tony Jacobs, Angelo Dagres, Cal Howe, John Mackinson, Dick Sisler, Dick Murphy, Stan Palys, Claude Osteen and Dutch Dotterer.

Dick Sisler served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Rick BotelhoLLSeptember 4, 19346'1"175Oakland, CA US
Billy Joe BowmanRRJune 12, 19305'11"160
John BrechinRRSeptember 5, 19306'3"195
Tommy BrownRRDecember 6, 19276'1"170Brooklyn, NY US
Victor ComolliLRFebruary 9, 19296'0"185Milford, MA US
William CookeRROctober 31, 19356'4"195Chicago, IL US
Angelo DagresLLAugust 22, 19345'11"175Newburyport, MA US
Don DangleisRRMay 11, 19346'3"170Los Angeles, CA US
Jerry DavisLLJuly 21, 19326'1"175Kansas City, KS US
Dutch DottererRRNovember 11, 19316'0"209Syracuse, NY US
Charley GrantRRMarch 22, 19216'1"188Graceville, FL US
Stan HollmigRRJanuary 2, 19266'2"190Fredericksburg, TX US
Kenneth HommelRRFebruary 8, 19325'11"170Queens, NY US
Cal HoweLLNovember 27, 19246'3"230Rock Falls, IL US
Tony JacobsSRAugust 5, 19255'9"150Dixmoor, IL US
Bob KellyRROctober 4, 19276'0"180Cleveland, OH US
Jimmy LudtkaLRJuly 9, 19315'10"180
John MackinsonRROctober 29, 19235'10"160Orange, NJ US
Russ MeyerSROctober 25, 19236'1"175Peru, IL US
Dick MurphyLLOctober 25, 19315'11"170Cincinnati, OH US
Don NicholasLROctober 30, 19305'7"150Phoenix, AZ US
John OldhamRLNovember 6, 19326'3"198Salinas, CA US
Claude OsteenLLAugust 9, 19395'11"160Caney Springs, TN US
Stan PalysRRMay 1, 19306'2"190Blakely, PA US
Roy PardueRRFebruary 1, 19326'0"190
Jimmy PhelanRR6'2"194
George SchmeesLLSeptember 6, 19246'0"190Cincinnati, OH US
Larry SegoviaRNovember 29, 19325'8"170Monterey, CA US
Phil ShartzerRROctober 15, 19355'10"165Louisville, KY US
Dick SislerLRNovember 2, 19206'2"205St. Louis, MO US
James SprankleRRJuly 22, 19356'1"190Lafayette, IN US
Jim St. ClairRRNovember 13, 19336'1"180Taylorsville, NC US
Larry TaylorRRAugust 7, 19306'1"175
Albert WilsonRR6'1"190
Harvey ZerniaLMay 31, 19266'1"175Milwaukee, WI 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.




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