1958 Decatur Commodores Roster
Midwest League (MWL) - Class: D
Team Record: 59-66
Finished 7th in the MWL
Manager: Frank Carswell (59-66)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Decatur, Illinois
Ballpark: Fans Field
Attendance: 40,047, Avg. 641
1958 Decatur Commodores StatisticsTeam Record: 59-66
Finished 7th in the MWL
Manager: Frank Carswell (59-66)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Decatur, Illinois
Ballpark: Fans Field
Attendance: 40,047, Avg. 641
The Decatur Commodores of the Midwest League ended the 1958 season with a record of 59 wins and 66 losses, finishing seventh in the MWL.
The Commodores plated 568 runs and allowed 631 runs.
Lorencito Fernández and Frank Carswell both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Frank Carswell served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Adams | R | R | February 6, 1937 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Richard Beck | R | R | November 21, 1935 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| William Bennett | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Clarence Brooker | R | R | March 19, 1938 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Frank Carswell | R | R | November 6, 1919 | 6'0" | 195 | Palestine, TX US |
| Vincent Cummings | R | R | July 8, 1937 | 6'1" | 160 | |
| Alan Dwyer | R | R | January 19, 1935 | 6'1" | 190 | Geneva, NY US |
| Ron Falkenhagen | R | R | May 10, 1939 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Lorencito Fernández | R | R | June 23, 1939 | 5'10" | 160 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Jerry Fields | R | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Robert Frey | R | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Norman Griffin | May 28, 1936 | 193 | Augusta, GA US | |||
| Donald Hannam | R | R | August 29, 1937 | 6'0" | 185 | Sycamore, OH US |
| James Harrold | ||||||
| Carl Hartman | R | August 14, 1938 | 5'10" | 195 | ||
| Ren Jenkins | R | R | May 27, 1939 | 6'1" | 168 | |
| Richard Jones | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Gary Kimmel | L | L | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Ronald Knoll | R | 5'10" | 185 | |||
| Lawrence Laurie | L | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Alfred Lavetti | R | February 2, 1936 | 6'2" | 205 | Buffalo, NY US | |
| Bob Liggett | L | March 31, 1935 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Otto Lind | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Al Luce | L | March 20, 1935 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Charles Malpass | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Norm Manning | R | R | November 13, 1937 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Donald McMullan | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| William McNally | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Dennis Mendyk | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Ralph Myatt | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Paul Nickell | L | September 25, 1935 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| James Parham | R | 6'2" | 179 | |||
| Robert Patrick | L | L | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Orville Ponte | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Rolland Ryan | S | L | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Carl Smid | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Gary Smilee | March 1, 1939 | 193 | ||||
| Charles Smith | L | R | November 1, 1937 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Dafford Smith | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Dick Vigliotti | June 1, 1937 | 193 | ||||
| Thomas Webb | R | 6'3" | 180 | |||
| Robert Weiss | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| William Weller | L | L | January 26, 1940 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| John Whited | R | R | November 1, 1938 | 5'11" | 170 |
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.
