1957 Panama City Fliers Roster
Team Record: 59-61
Finished 3rd in the AAL
Manager: James Deery (59-61)
Location: Panama City, Florida
Ballpark: Lions Park
Attendance: 21,876, Avg. 365
Playoffs - Panama City Fliers 4 games, Montgomery Rebels 3
Finals - Graceville Oilers 3 games, Panama City Fliers 3 - Teams were declared co-champions when bad weather cancelled the last game.
The Panama City Fliers of the Alabama-Florida League ended the 1957 season with a record of 59 wins and 61 losses, finishing third in the AAL.
The Fliers plated 578 runs and allowed 581 runs. Louis Caputo paced Panama City with 13 home runs and drove in 83 runs, while leading hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .275 clip. Charles Townsend topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 2.7 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Cecil Butler played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Panama City Fliers to do so.
James Deery served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwain Addison | R | R | 6'0" | 182 | ||
| Cecil Butler | R | R | October 23, 1937 | 6'4" | 195 | Dallas, GA US |
| Robert Cacciarelli | R | R | 6'3" | 172 | ||
| James Callaway | L | R | October 29, 1935 | 5'10" | 170 | Ringgold, GA US |
| Louis Caputo | R | R | June 17, 1935 | 5'9" | 175 | |
| Herbert Clay | R | L | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Harold Creel | R | December 30, 1937 | 5'9" | 180 | Dothan, AL US | |
| James Deery | R | November 3, 1921 | 5'11" | 160 | St. Louis, MO US | |
| Joseph DeSandis | ||||||
| Gary Dodd | L | 5'11" | 155 | |||
| Bill Duffield | R | R | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Tom Dunbar | ||||||
| Bruce Farmer | ||||||
| Gene Farr | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Ken Fentem | R | September 29, 1931 | 6'5" | 220 | Chicago, IL US | |
| Wayland Goza | R | 5'9" | 185 | |||
| James Hasson | R | R | September 5, 1937 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| James Hay | R | R | November 6, 1936 | 6'2" | 185 | Eagleville, TN US |
| Tom Herzog | March 20, 1937 | 193 | ||||
| Vernon Jarvinen | ||||||
| David Knoll | R | R | 6'2" | 192 | ||
| Roderick Large | ||||||
| Salvatore Licata | ||||||
| Larry Lowe | L | 6'0" | 178 | |||
| Grady Moore | L | 6'2" | 165 | |||
| Malcolm Murphee | ||||||
| Paul Nix | R | R | September 4, 1932 | 6'2" | 190 | Greenville, AL US |
| Dave Patterson | L | L | June 24, 1938 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Robert Phillips | L | May 17, 1937 | 6'2" | 210 | ||
| Ruben Prater | L | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Harold Preston | R | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Jim Rechlitz | L | L | July 27, 1937 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Rafael Rodriguez | R | 5'5" | 132 | |||
| Olin Saylors | R | 5'9" | 157 | |||
| Johnnie Scroggs | R | R | November 5, 1928 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| John Stapp | R | R | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Wendell Tarleton | R | March 6, 1935 | 5'10" | 182 | ||
| Charles Townsend | R | R | 6'4" | 228 | ||
| James Wright |
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.
