1958 Selma Cloverleafs Roster
Team Record: 71-49
Finished 1st in the AAL
Manager: Tommy Giordano (71-49)
Affiliation: Kansas City Athletics
Location: Selma, Alabama
Ballpark: Bloch Park
Attendance: 31,786, Avg. 530
Playoffs - Selma Cloverleafs 3 games, Pensacola Dons 2
Finals - Dothan Cardinals 4 games, Selma Cloverleafs 1
The Selma Cloverleafs of the Alabama-Florida League ended the 1958 season with a record of 71 wins and 49 losses, finishing first in the AAL.
The Cloverleafs scored 623 runs and allowed 562 runs. Jerry Clifford led Selma with 14 home runs Fran Traill drove in 74 runs. Ronald Hogg paced hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .289 clip. Thomas Kelleher topped the squad with 20 wins, while Frank Roland, too added 15 or more wins, too Frank Roland recorded a 2.1 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Tommy Giordano played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Selma Cloverleafs to do so.
Tommy Giordano served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Aceto | L | R | September 10, 1936 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Forrest Bailey | L | L | November 15, 1938 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Robert Barnes | R | 5'10" | 185 | |||
| George Belden | L | R | August 22, 1937 | 6'4" | 194 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Robert Carothers | R | R | 5'11" | 178 | ||
| Jerry Clifford | R | R | February 19, 1935 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Raymond Cordeiro | L | L | July 24, 1939 | 6'0" | 190 | Bristol, RI US |
| Anthony DeGennaro | R | R | October 11, 1938 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Bobby Delgado | L | R | January 13, 1939 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Gerald Dupree | S | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Edward Evans | R | L | February 12, 1938 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Glenn Fleming | R | R | 5'10" | 167 | ||
| Milo Fuller | R | R | August 31, 1938 | 5'10" | 190 | |
| Tommy Giordano | R | R | October 9, 1925 | 6'0" | 175 | Newark, NJ US |
| Robert Golick | R | R | December 28, 1938 | 6'0" | 176 | |
| Bob Gubicza | R | January 25, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Tim Hayes | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Ronald Hogg | L | R | September 19, 1938 | 5'10" | 185 | Freeland, PA US |
| Thomas Kelleher | L | L | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Jerry Mercer | R | R | January 30, 1939 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| James Morrison | ||||||
| Barett Payne | L | L | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Ralph Reiss | L | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Frank Roland | L | L | 5'11" | 178 | ||
| Edward Rosenquist | R | L | July 1, 1936 | 5'11" | 10 | |
| James Simmons | R | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| William Spiers | R | R | December 12, 1936 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Manny Terrazas | R | R | February 11, 1936 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Samuel Tisci | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Fran Traill | R | October 4, 1934 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Thomas Wilcox | R | R | 6'3" | 179 | ||
| Freeman Williams | R | R | 6'4" | 173 | ||
| Bob Wittkowski | R | July 5, 1937 | 6'0" | 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.
