1958 Panama City Fliers Roster
Team Record: 39-84
Finished 8th in the AAL
Manager: Bill Brightwell (0-0), Sensation Clark (0-0), Joe Tipton (0-0), Charley Grant (0-0)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Panama City, Florida
Ballpark: Lions Park
Attendance: 15,721, Avg. 256
The Panama City Fliers of the Alabama-Florida League ended the 1958 season with a record of 39 wins and 84 losses, finishing eighth in the AAL.
The Fliers scored 511 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 746 runs, most in the circuit. Al Cruz recorded 66 runs batted in and topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .309 clip. Esteban Nunez led the team with 8 wins and a team-best 4.47 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Joe Tipton and Freddie Velázquez both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Bill Brightwell, Sensation Clark, Joe Tipton and Charley Grant served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkin Adair | ||||||
| Floyd Adams | ||||||
| Billy Adkins | ||||||
| Frank Applegate | R | R | June 1, 1938 | 5'11" | 175 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Dale Beerbower | R | R | June 15, 1938 | 6'1" | 155 | |
| Eugene Belcher | R | February 23, 1938 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Joe Brannon | ||||||
| Bill Brightwell | R | R | June 23, 1926 | 6'3" | 230 | |
| John Byram | ||||||
| Charles Clark | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Jerry Coley | R | R | August 20, 1937 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Willard Courington | L | R | June 24, 1938 | 6'3" | 170 | |
| John Cregan | R | R | November 6, 1939 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Al Cruz | R | R | May 6, 1935 | 5'8" | 166 | |
| Hector Cruz | R | R | May 24, 1937 | 6'0" | 186 | |
| Larry Dougherty | R | R | January 1, 1938 | 6'4" | 187 | |
| James Drake | R | R | 6'3" | 170 | ||
| Jerry Eaves | R | R | October 20, 1936 | 6'4" | 170 | Wewoka, OK US |
| Gene Farr | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| John Galloway | ||||||
| Charley Grant | R | R | March 22, 1921 | 6'1" | 188 | Graceville, FL US |
| Peter Grudzien | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Fred House | ||||||
| Edward Kraft | R | May 1, 1936 | 6'0" | |||
| Tim Lane | R | L | February 17, 1936 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Larry Lowe | L | 6'0" | 178 | |||
| Joseph Mathis | R | R | 6'5" | 205 | ||
| John McCarthy | L | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Robert Merlob | L | L | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Edward Miller | L | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Jon Murray | R | L | 5'10" | 150 | ||
| Herbert Nicholas | February 29, 1936 | Cranston, RI US | ||||
| Dick Nieberding | L | L | 6'4" | 218 | ||
| Esteban Nunez | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Frank Palladino | L | L | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Dave Patterson | L | L | June 24, 1938 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Robert Perkins | R | R | July 23, 1938 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Ramon Romero | R | R | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| James Schultheis | July 1, 1935 | 193 | ||||
| Michael Smisko | L | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Joe Tipton | R | R | February 18, 1922 | 5'11" | 185 | McCaysville, GA US |
| Freddie Velázquez | R | R | December 6, 1937 | 6'1" | 185 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Billy White | L | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| James Wollrab | S | 6'1" | 185 |
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.
