1957 Wytheville Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 32-38
Finished 4th in the AL
Manager: Johnny Grodzicki (32-38)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Wytheville, Virginia
Ballpark: Withers Field
Attendance: 26,027, Avg. 744
The Wytheville Cardinals of the Appalachian League ended the 1957 season with a record of 32 wins and 38 losses, finishing fourth in the AL.
The Cardinals plated 478 runs and yielded 506 runs. Kenneth Clark paced Wytheville with 11 home runs and drove in 59 runs. Rogers Robinson topped all regular batters with a .337 average. Jack Hamilton and Robert Lohse led the team with 7 wins each, while Robert Lohse recorded a 3.1 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1957 Wytheville Cardinals who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Julio Gotay, Jack Hamilton and Gordie Richardson.
Johnny Grodzicki served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Alley | ||||||
| Dennis Borowsky | ||||||
| Roger Bottorff | L | L | 5'11" | 155 | ||
| Kenneth Bryant | R | R | February 19, 1939 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Bela Chain | ||||||
| Kenneth Clark | R | R | June 10, 1938 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Richard Cromwell | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Joseph Cusimano | ||||||
| William Dikeman | S | L | August 30, 1938 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Bill Dingus | R | R | April 14, 1938 | 6'1" | 170 | Jonesboro, TN US |
| James Dotson | R | R | 6'3" | 178 | ||
| Penhallow Dyer | L | 6'1" | 195 | |||
| Julio Gotay | R | R | June 9, 1939 | 6'0" | 180 | Fajardo, PR |
| James Green | ||||||
| Jack Hamilton | R | R | December 25, 1938 | 6'0" | 200 | Burlington, IA US |
| James Hamilton | R | R | June 1, 1935 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Donald Hill | R | March 5, 1935 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| William Hoffland | L | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Richard Hoth | R | R | 6'0" | 189 | ||
| Ronny Kipling | December 9, 1938 | |||||
| Ernest Lewis | L | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Robert Lohse | L | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Leon Mitchell | R | R | 5'11" | 181 | ||
| Evan Paoletti | L | L | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Herbert Putney | ||||||
| Gordie Richardson | R | L | July 19, 1938 | 6'0" | 185 | Colquitt, GA US |
| Larry Richenberg | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Rogers Robinson | L | L | February 12, 1939 | 5'9" | 160 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Andrew Rodriguez | R | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Ronald Rollings | August 27, 1939 | 193 | ||||
| John Shaw | L | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Wayne Shellnut | R | R | July 1, 1935 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Raymond Snelson | L | L | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Thomas Studdard | L | February 7, 1939 | 5'10" | 176 | ||
| Frankie Williams | R | R | 5'10" | 172 | ||
| Harold Wood | L | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Roselle Wooldridge |
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.
