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1958 Knoxville Smokies Roster
Team Record: 67-73
Finished 5th in the SAL
Manager: George Staller (67-73)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Ballpark: Smithson Stadium
Attendance: 64,552, Avg. 922
The Knoxville Smokies of the South Atlantic League ended the 1958 season with a record of 67 wins and 73 losses, finishing fifth in the SAL.
The Smokies paced the league with 652 runs. Knoxville allowed 692 runs, most in the circuit.
Players from the 1958 Knoxville Smokies who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Gordie Sundin, Ron Hansen, Angelo Dagres, Jack Fisher, Dave Nicholson, Bo Belinsky, Chuck Estrada, Bill Powell, Spider Wilhelm, John Papa, Jerry Walker, George Staller, Leo Burke and Frank Zupo.
George Staller served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ronald Babkoff | L | L | 6'2" | 175 | ||
Robert Barron | R | R | May 2, 1933 | 6'0" | 170 | |
Bert Barth | R | R | July 8, 1938 | 6'3" | 208 | St. Louis, MO US |
Bo Belinsky | L | L | December 7, 1936 | 6'2" | 191 | New York, NY US |
Jack Brown | R | R | February 7, 1933 | 6'1" | 190 | Elizabeth, PA US |
Donald Bruns | R | R | October 17, 1933 | 6'2" | 185 | |
Leo Burke | R | R | May 6, 1934 | 5'11" | 185 | Hagerstown, MD US |
Kedy Curl | L | R | September 7, 1934 | 6'3" | 185 | Garden City, AL US |
Angelo Dagres | L | L | August 22, 1934 | 5'11" | 175 | Newburyport, MA US |
Steve Dalkowski | L | L | June 3, 1939 | 5'11" | 175 | New Britain, CT US |
Rowland Davies | L | L | 5'11" | 168 | ||
Whitey DeHart | R | March 22, 1934 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
Jim Dunlap | R | R | June 3, 1936 | 6'0" | 188 | |
Chuck Estrada | R | R | February 15, 1938 | 6'1" | 185 | San Luis Obispo, CA US |
Roosevelt Evans | L | R | October 10, 1932 | 6'1" | 175 | , MS US |
Blas Fernandez | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
Jack Fisher | R | R | March 4, 1939 | 6'2" | 215 | Frostburg, MD US |
George Gaffney | R | R | September 3, 1935 | 6'3" | 185 | |
Ron Hansen | R | R | April 5, 1938 | 6'3" | 190 | Oxford, NE US |
Jim Hicks | R | R | January 7, 1935 | 6'6" | 200 | |
Robert Kennel | L | R | 5'10" | 190 | ||
Guy Lavalliere | R | R | December 31, 1931 | 5'8" | 200 | |
Jim Miller | L | L | September 21, 1928 | 6'1" | 160 | Doylestown, PA US |
Frank Montgomery | L | L | 5'7" | 160 | ||
Raymond Murawski | R | 5'8" | 185 | |||
Alfred Nagel | R | R | May 30, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | Marshall, MI US |
Dave Nicholson | R | R | August 29, 1939 | 6'2" | 215 | St. Louis, MO US |
John Papa | R | R | December 5, 1940 | 5'11" | 190 | Bridgeport, CT US |
Bill Powell | L | R | May 8, 1919 | 6'0" | 195 | Comer, GA US |
Bill Raehse | L | L | 6'3" | 175 | ||
William Rozich | R | R | 6'1" | 200 | ||
Kelly Searcy | L | L | January 25, 1931 | 5'11" | 180 | Nashville, TN US |
Oscar Sierra | R | 5'11" | 190 | |||
Richard Simpson | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
Charlie Smiley | L | L | November 1, 1935 | 6'0" | 190 | Danville, VA US |
George Staller | L | L | April 1, 1916 | 5'11" | 190 | Rutherford Heights, PA US |
Gordie Sundin | R | R | October 10, 1937 | 6'4" | 215 | Minneapolis, MN US |
Kenneth Tippery | R | R | February 5, 1935 | 5'10" | 175 | |
Gary Walker | R | 5'11" | 160 | |||
Jerry Walker | S | R | February 12, 1939 | 6'1" | 195 | Ada, OK US |
Daniel Welsh | L | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
Spider Wilhelm | R | R | May 23, 1929 | 5'9" | 170 | Baltimore, MD US |
Frank Zupo | L | R | August 29, 1939 | 5'11" | 182 | San Francisco, CA US |
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.