1957 Clinton Pirates Roster
Midwest League (MWL) - Class: D
Team Record: 56-68
Finished 5th in the MWL
Manager: Stan Wentzel (56-68)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Clinton, Iowa
Ballpark: Alliant Energy Field
Attendance: 70,597, Avg. 1,139
1957 Clinton Pirates StatisticsTeam Record: 56-68
Finished 5th in the MWL
Manager: Stan Wentzel (56-68)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Clinton, Iowa
Ballpark: Alliant Energy Field
Attendance: 70,597, Avg. 1,139
Playoffs - Clinton Pirates 2 games, Dubuque Packers 0
Finals - Decatur Commodores 2 games, Clinton Pirates 0
The Clinton Pirates of the Midwest League ended the 1957 season with a record of 56 wins and 68 losses, finishing fifth in the MWL.
The Pirates scored 620 runs and yielded 706 runs.
Members of the 1957 Clinton Pirates who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Elmo Plaskett, Stan Wentzel and Dick Lines.
Stan Wentzel served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Alomar | R | R | December 11, 1934 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Phillip Andress | R | L | August 31, 1937 | 6'3" | 188 | |
| Forrest Bailey | L | L | November 15, 1938 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Norman Barron | R | L | January 8, 1936 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| George Beamon | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Charles Berry | L | R | 5'11" | |||
| Richard Bethea | L | 5'7" | 180 | |||
| Lawrence Broughton | R | R | December 31, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Henry Brown | S | R | September 27, 1937 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Gabriel Carter | R | R | March 27, 1937 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| George Conrad | R | July 5, 1934 | 6'2" | 195 | Reading, PA US | |
| Lawrence Cutler | R | R | April 25, 1932 | 5'9" | 164 | |
| Donald Dobrino | R | R | February 3, 1935 | 6'3" | 205 | Mount Olive, IL US |
| Robert Dobrino | ||||||
| Jose Dominguez | R | L | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Duane Emaar | R | February 6, 1933 | 6'0" | 185 | Kalamazoo, MI US | |
| Juane Emaar | L | L | February 6, 1933 | 5'11" | 185 | Kalamazoo, MI US |
| Reyes Figueroa | R | R | January 25, 1936 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Rudy Filek | R | December 14, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Patrick Flannigan | September 7, 1934 | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Richard Foxx | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Charles Gray | L | L | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Kenneth Hemperly | R | August 4, 1939 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Carlee Hendrix | L | December 14, 1934 | 6'1" | 170 | Homerville, GA US | |
| Melvin Hoover | R | R | 6'1" | 205 | ||
| Ralph Irons | R | R | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Barney Kunert | L | L | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Dick Lines | R | L | August 17, 1938 | 6'1" | 175 | Montreal, QC CA |
| Dick McDonald | R | December 28, 1938 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Donald Miller | R | R | October 21, 1935 | 6'0" | 175 | Mitchell, IL US |
| Larry Minaldi | R | June 26, 1936 | 5'7" | 170 | ||
| Dick Newberg | R | R | June 28, 1937 | 6'3" | 207 | New Haven, CT US |
| Charles Payne | R | 5'10" | 167 | |||
| Frank Petron | R | R | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Robert Pettigrew | R | 6'2" | 200 | |||
| Elmo Plaskett | R | R | June 27, 1938 | 5'10" | 195 | Frederiksted, St. Croix VI |
| Kelly Powell | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| John Reimer | L | L | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| George Repasky | R | June 15, 1936 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Tom Richardson | S | L | March 13, 1937 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Kenneth Rieman | R | L | 5'10" | 178 | ||
| Jack Riley | R | R | August 3, 1933 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Paul Springer | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Jose Torres | ||||||
| John Watson | L | February 10, 1936 | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Stan Wentzel | R | R | January 13, 1917 | 6'1" | 200 | Lorane, PA US |
| Donald Wigton | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Peter Zeck | L | L | 6'1" | 190 |
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.
