1957 Peoria Chiefs Roster
Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League (IIIL) - Class: B
Team Record: 80-49
Finished 2nd in the IIIL
Manager: Vern Hoscheit (80-49)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Peoria, Illinois
Ballpark: Woodruff Field
Attendance: 54,737, Avg. 849
1957 Peoria Chiefs StatisticsTeam Record: 80-49
Finished 2nd in the IIIL
Manager: Vern Hoscheit (80-49)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Peoria, Illinois
Ballpark: Woodruff Field
Attendance: 54,737, Avg. 849
The Peoria Chiefs of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1957 season with a record of 80 wins and 49 losses, finishing second in the IIIL.
The Chiefs scored 753 runs, best in the league. Peoria yielded 646 runs.
Rod Kanehl and Bill Short both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Vern Hoscheit served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Addis | R | R | March 27, 1937 | 6'4" | 223 | Briarcliff Manor, NY US |
| Edward Anderson | R | R | September 18, 1932 | 6'2" | 200 | Butte, MT US |
| Tony Asaro | R | R | January 16, 1936 | 5'8" | 170 | San Diego, CA US |
| Bob Bauer | L | R | November 14, 1928 | 5'11" | 170 | Decatur, IL US |
| James Birkofer | R | R | March 10, 1936 | 6'2" | 205 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Henry Brown | S | R | September 27, 1937 | 6'0" | 175 | Satsuma, AL US |
| Claiborne Bryant | R | R | March 16, 1935 | 6'3" | 190 | Zanesville, OH US |
| Gene Carlson | R | R | February 20, 1932 | 6'0" | 185 | Fort Benton, MT US |
| William Carr | R | R | August 22, 1937 | 6'2" | 190 | Aberdeen, MS US |
| Stan Charnofsky | R | R | July 11, 1931 | 5'8" | 150 | Trenton, NJ US |
| Bill Davidson | R | R | August 4, 1937 | 6'1" | 170 | Camden, NJ US |
| Joe Delfino | R | August 18, 1935 | 5'9" | 165 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Leo Evans | R | R | December 6, 1932 | 6'3" | 195 | Bokoshe, OK US |
| Joseph Gaggero | S | R | 6'4" | 168 | ||
| Jim Johnston | L | L | November 23, 1934 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Rod Kanehl | R | R | April 1, 1934 | 6'1" | 180 | Wichita, KS US |
| Jerry Kudajeski | L | November 19, 1934 | 6'1" | 205 | ||
| Jack Ladra | R | April 11, 1933 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Dominick Maisano | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Tom McDonald | L | R | December 6, 1931 | 5'11" | 180 | Dorchester, MA US |
| Henry Mitchell | R | R | December 17, 1936 | 5'11" | 169 | Panama, Panama PA |
| Malvern Murphy | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Gerald Neal | R | R | June 12, 1937 | 6'1" | 192 | Lafayette, IN US |
| Donald Nichols | R | R | December 22, 1934 | 5'10" | 172 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| David Palmer | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Vincent Pignatello | R | R | 6'1" | 188 | Montclair, NJ US | |
| Rudy Serrett | L | L | August 26, 1939 | 6'4" | 185 | |
| Bill Short | L | L | November 27, 1937 | 5'9" | 170 | Kingston, NY US |
| Dick Stewart | R | R | June 23, 1935 | 5'11" | 195 | |
| Tom Tarantino | R | 5'10" | 185 | |||
| Donald Thompson | R | L | 6'1" | 185 |
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.
