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 Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Duke AddisRRMarch 27, 19376'4"223
Edward AndersonRRSeptember 18, 19326'2"200
Tony AsaroRRJanuary 16, 19365'8"170San Diego, CA US
Bob BauerLRNovember 14, 19285'11"170Decatur, IL US
James BirkoferRRMarch 10, 19366'2"205
Henry BrownSRSeptember 27, 19376'0"175
Claiborne BryantRRMarch 16, 19356'3"190
Gene CarlsonRRFebruary 20, 19326'0"185Fort Benton, MT US
William CarrRRAugust 22, 19376'2"190
Stan CharnofskyRRJuly 11, 19315'8"150
Bill DavidsonRRAugust 4, 19376'1"170Camden, NJ US
Joe DelfinoRAugust 18, 19355'9"165San Francisco, CA US
Leo EvansRRDecember 6, 19326'3"195Bokoshe, OK US
Joseph GaggeroSR6'4"168
Jim JohnstonLLNovember 23, 19346'1"200
Rod KanehlRRApril 1, 19346'1"180Wichita, KS US
Jerry KudajeskiL6'1"205
Jack LadraRApril 11, 19335'9"170
Dominick MaisanoRR6'0"190
Tom McDonaldLRDecember 6, 19315'11"180Dorchester, MA US
Henry MitchellRRDecember 17, 19365'11"169Panama, Panama PA
Malvern MurphyRR5'11"175
Gerald NealRRJune 12, 19376'1"192Lafayette, IN US
Donald NicholsRRDecember 22, 19345'10"172
David PalmerRR6'0"190
Vincent PignatelloRR6'1"188
Rudy SerrettLLAugust 26, 19396'4"185
Bill ShortLLNovember 27, 19375'9"170Kingston, NY US
Dick StewartRRJune 23, 19355'11"195
Tom TarantinoR5'10"185
Donald ThompsonRL6'1"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.




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