1958 Thomasville Dodgers Roster
Team Record: 38-89
Finished 6th in the GGL
Manager: Rudy Rufer (0-0), Sam Suplizio (0-0)
Affiliation: Los Angeles Dodgers
Location: Thomasville, Georgia
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 17,451, Avg. 275
The Thomasville Dodgers of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1958 season with a record of 38 wins and 89 losses, finishing sixth in the GGL.
The Dodgers plated 696 runs and conceded 977 runs, most in the circuit. Dick Smith paced Thomasville with 10 home runs Charles Julian accounted for 80 RBI and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .313 clip. William Booth led the team with 7 wins and a team-best 3.66 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1958 Thomasville Dodgers who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jim Duckworth, Rod Miller and Dick Smith.
Rudy Rufer and Sam Suplizio served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Allen | L | R | November 28, 1933 | 6'2" | 170 | Vernon, AL US |
| Francis Bergey | L | 5'7" | 145 | |||
| Bob Bertschy | R | October 25, 1938 | 5'10" | 178 | Dover, MA US | |
| Tony Bonavia | R | R | January 21, 1940 | 6'0" | 175 | Swoyerville, PA US |
| Ronald Boone | R | R | March 26, 1938 | 6'2" | 190 | Sheldon, IA US |
| William Booth | R | R | April 10, 1938 | 6'4" | 180 | East Orange, NJ US |
| John Bozich | R | R | July 21, 1936 | 6'4" | 210 | Chicago, IL US |
| James Brady | L | L | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Jack Breeden | R | L | May 5, 1938 | 6'0" | 185 | Manassas, VA US |
| Gregory Britz | September 1, 1935 | |||||
| Larry Buhl | R | R | April 7, 1937 | 6'0" | 180 | St. Edward, NE US |
| Alonzo Burnham | R | R | October 1, 1937 | 5'10" | 170 | Schenectady, NY US |
| Robert Capullo | L | L | April 29, 1937 | 6'0" | 185 | Schenectady, NY US |
| Howard Collins | R | R | 6'2" | 176 | Brooklyn, NY | |
| John Crotty | R | R | 6'6" | 202 | Waterbury, CT | |
| Ronald Cutter | R | R | October 15, 1937 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Jim Duckworth | R | R | May 24, 1939 | 6'4" | 194 | National City, CA US |
| Penhallow Dyer | L | 6'1" | 195 | |||
| Lee Ferrerra | S | R | 5'10" | 170 | Alameda, CA | |
| William Field | L | L | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Harold Franklin | L | L | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Phil Graf | R | R | January 14, 1937 | 6'5" | 197 | Sioux City, IA US |
| Gordy Hutchinson | R | March 1, 1938 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Marshall Johnson | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | Kirk, TX US | |
| Robert Johnston | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| William Joseph | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | Zanesville, OH US | |
| Charles Julian | R | R | February 10, 1935 | 5'10" | 175 | Knoxville, TN US |
| William Kalmes | R | L | November 28, 1937 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Bob Kiesman | R | January 24, 1939 | 5'11" | 170 | Fryeburg, ME US | |
| Frank Klimkowski | R | November 26, 1938 | 5'11" | 178 | ||
| Eugene Lee | R | R | December 12, 1933 | 6'4" | 185 | |
| Denny Midgette | R | R | September 19, 1938 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Rod Miller | L | R | January 16, 1940 | 5'10" | 160 | Portland, OR US |
| Robert Motil | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | Allison, PA US | |
| Rich Muratore | L | June 3, 1939 | 5'7" | 150 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Orlene Murray | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | Dunning, NE US | |
| Victor Pagel | R | R | 5'10" | 188 | Chicago, IL | |
| Dave Parham | L | December 9, 1939 | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Dickie Phillips | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Andre Pleau | 193 | |||||
| John Rouse | L | 6'5" | 230 | |||
| Stanley Schultz | L | R | 5'11" | 175 | Doylestown, PA | |
| Robert Shosty | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Dick Smith | R | R | May 17, 1939 | 6'2" | 205 | Lebanon, OR US |
| Sam Suplizio | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | Du Bois, PA US | |
| Myles Travers | R | R | 5'11" | 167 | ||
| Richard Tucker | L | L | 5'11" | 185 | Huntington Park, CA US | |
| John Yodhes | L | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Jerry Zellner | L | L | August 5, 1938 | 6'3" | 187 |
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.
