1957 Abilene Blue Sox Roster
Big State League (BSL) - Class: B
Team Record: 61-66
Finished 4th in the BSL
Manager: Burl Storie (61-66)
Affiliation: Kansas City Athletics
Location: Abilene, Texas
Ballpark: Blue Sox Stadium
Attendance: 29,995, Avg. 472
1957 Abilene Blue Sox StatisticsTeam Record: 61-66
Finished 4th in the BSL
Manager: Burl Storie (61-66)
Affiliation: Kansas City Athletics
Location: Abilene, Texas
Ballpark: Blue Sox Stadium
Attendance: 29,995, Avg. 472
The Abilene Blue Sox of the Big State League ended the 1957 season with a record of 61 wins and 66 losses, finishing fourth in the BSL.
The Blue Sox scored 640 runs and conceded 658 runs, most in the circuit.
Players from the 1957 Abilene Blue Sox who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Bill Oster, Evans Killeen, Leo Posada and Chet Boak.
Burl Storie served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Aylmer | R | R | March 6, 1935 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Jerry Black | R | L | November 25, 1936 | 6'2" | 215 | |
| Chet Boak | R | R | June 19, 1935 | 6'0" | 180 | New Castle, PA US |
| John Bober | L | L | July 13, 1936 | 6'3" | 202 | |
| Jerome Boxer | R | R | April 25, 1937 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Alonso Brathwaite | R | R | February 18, 1930 | 5'11" | 174 | , PA |
| Al Casino | L | L | May 8, 1934 | 6'2" | 205 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Al Della Valle | R | R | December 29, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Stanley Guie | R | R | 6'3" | 215 | ||
| Stanley Horvatin | R | R | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Evans Killeen | R | R | February 27, 1936 | 6'0" | 190 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Kenneth Kinnamon | R | R | May 28, 1934 | 6'4" | 185 | |
| Billy Knight | R | 5'11" | 190 | |||
| Charles Kowalski | L | L | 6'1" | 205 | ||
| Mike Mazzamorra | R | L | 6'0" | 200 | ||
| Donald McFarland | R | R | June 4, 1936 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Thomas McNulty | L | R | April 2, 1936 | 6'0" | 160 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Ronald Mills | L | October 4, 1933 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Denny O'Melia | L | L | 6'0" | 170 | Santa Barbara, CA US | |
| Bill Oster | L | L | January 2, 1933 | 6'3" | 198 | New York, NY US |
| Leo Posada | R | R | April 1, 1934 | 5'11" | 175 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Leroy Scercy | L | R | October 14, 1936 | 6'2" | 205 | Cabarrus County, NC US |
| Robert Schmidt | R | R | September 14, 1932 | 6'0" | 176 | Petaluma, CA US |
| Dennis Schmitt | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Alan Scott | R | R | June 17, 1936 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Charles Secrest | L | L | January 9, 1935 | 5'9" | 175 | |
| David Shea | R | 6'2" | 192 | |||
| Chuck Thomas | R | R | January 27, 1932 | 5'10" | 188 | Miami, FL US |
| Gilberto Valentin | R | R | May 1, 1931 | 5'9" | 170 | Mayaguez, PR |
| Tom Venditelli | R | April 6, 1930 | 5'9" | 165 | Providence, RI US | |
| Osmond Walker | L | L | 5'9" | 155 | ||
| Bob Whitworth | R | R | July 7, 1936 | 6'1" | 195 | San Diego, CA US |
| Richard Zuccato | R | 6'1" | 210 |
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.
