1957 Pensacola Dons Roster
Team Record: 56-64
Finished 5th in the AAL
Manager: Lou Fitzgerald (0-0), Donald Ford (0-0), Lou Fitzgerald (0-0)
Location: Pensacola, Florida
Ballpark: Vice Admiral Mason Park
Attendance: 43,882, Avg. 731
The Pensacola Dons of the Alabama-Florida League ended the 1957 season with a record of 56 wins and 64 losses, finishing fifth in the AAL.
The Dons scored 615 runs and allowed 671 runs. Robert Zuccarini paced Pensacola with 27 home runs and accounted for 87 RBI, while leading hitters with significant playing time by hitting .352. Bo Belinsky and Dick Fletcher topped the squad with 13 wins each, and Bo Belinsky recorded a 3 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1957 Pensacola Dons who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bill McGhee, Marshall Renfroe and Bo Belinsky.
Lou Fitzgerald, Donald Ford and Lou Fitzgerald served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Andrews | R | R | August 24, 1939 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Bo Belinsky | L | L | December 7, 1936 | 6'2" | 191 | New York, NY US |
| Billy Boner | R | R | December 18, 1937 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Ronald Boone | R | R | March 26, 1938 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Jerome Buckner | R | R | August 19, 1934 | 6'0" | 200 | |
| Russell Buhite | L | L | July 19, 1938 | 5'10" | 172 | |
| Dean Busboom | R | R | June 7, 1936 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Ray Carroll | R | R | April 12, 1937 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Harold Creel | R | December 30, 1937 | 5'9" | 180 | Dothan, AL US | |
| Emmett Deitz | R | February 2, 1931 | 6'2" | 210 | ||
| Jose Diaz | R | 5'9" | 175 | |||
| Terrence Durham | ||||||
| Jerry Fausett | R | R | December 22, 1935 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Lou Fitzgerald | L | R | August 25, 1919 | 6'0" | 160 | Cleveland, TN US |
| Dick Fletcher | R | R | December 18, 1931 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Robert Folse | ||||||
| Donald Ford | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Robert Fry | R | 6'3" | 200 | |||
| Samuel Hammack | R | L | July 28, 1937 | 6'0" | 200 | |
| James Hasson | R | R | September 5, 1937 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Jack Hert | October 4, 1938 | 193 | Anderson, IN US | |||
| Jimmie Hodges | December 4, 1935 | 193 | Caswell County, NC US | |||
| Roxie Humberson | R | R | February 25, 1925 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Larry Jewell | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Bobby Kennedy | July 29, 1935 | |||||
| Dee Lambert | R | June 29, 1935 | 6'0" | 178 | ||
| Anthony Lembo | L | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| J. C. Markham | R | 5'8" | 185 | |||
| Bill McGhee | L | L | September 5, 1908 | 5'10" | 185 | Shawmut, AL US |
| Al Mendoza | R | 5'8" | 180 | |||
| Thomas Mullaney | L | L | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Loyd Parsons | L | 5'11" | 160 | |||
| Gary Paulson | ||||||
| Marvin Poppens | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Marshall Renfroe | L | L | May 25, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | Century, FL US |
| Rollie Rice | L | August 3, 1933 | 5'7" | 160 | ||
| Demont Seagrave | R | R | May 23, 1937 | 6'0" | 200 | |
| Howard Shulman | R | February 5, 1933 | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Bobby Stephenson | S | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| Jim Strickland | R | July 27, 1937 | 6'2" | 168 | Finley, TN US | |
| Donald Valesky | ||||||
| Bob Vanasse | R | L | June 12, 1934 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Robert Zuccarini | R | December 15, 1933 | 6'1" | 195 |
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.
