1957 Pulaski Cubs Roster

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: D
Team Record: 23-47
Finished 5th in the AL
Manager: Vedie Himsl (0-0), Jim Bottomley (0-0), Halley Wilson (0-0), Burdette Thurlby (0-0)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Pulaski, Virginia
Ballpark: Calfee Park
Attendance: 10,321, Avg. 295
1957 Pulaski Cubs Statistics

The Pulaski Cubs of the Appalachian League ended the 1957 season with a record of 23 wins and 47 losses, finishing fifth in the AL.

The Cubs scored 404 runs and allowed 462 runs. Kenneth Fisher accounted for 53 RBI and topped batters with significant playing time with a .322 average, while Ronald Vingle recorded a 3.36 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers. Vedie Himsl, Jim Bottomley, Halley Wilson and Burdette Thurlby served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Hubert BranscomRL6'1"160
Bruno BrunelloRRApril 25, 19356'1"210
Dean DeGrossRLFebruary 13, 19385'11"160
Humbert FarthingRR6'0"160
Kenneth FisherRRSeptember 25, 19365'11"160
Rudy GideonRNovember 8, 19386'1"185
Clarence GladneyR5'10"175
Murray HallLLApril 9, 19396'1"185
George HickmanRROctober 14, 19386'4"197
Honaker
Terry JonesLR5'10"185
Curt MathewsSRMay 27, 19386'0"180
John Merrill
Arturo NarvaezRRMay 15, 1931193Monterrey, Nuevo Leon MX
George NewlandR5'11"155
August NiklasRSeptember 10, 19375'11"165
Gary PitcherRRMay 8, 19396'1"185
Omer PriceRR5'11"175
Don PrinceRR6'0"
Frank PruetteRRMay 4, 19396'2"175
Roger RoyRRJune 5, 19386'6"190Belleville, IL US
Max SherrillRRJuly 6, 19386'3"220Stanley, NC US
James SimpsonRR5'4"165
John SledjeskiR6'2"180
Ronald TaberR6'0"165
Walter ThorpeRR5'11"160
Ronald VingleLL6'0"200
Robert WaitsLL6'0"172

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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