1958 Valdosta Tigers Roster
Team Record: 75-52
Finished 2nd in the GGL
Manager: Stubby Overmire (75-52)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Valdosta, Georgia
Ballpark: Pendleton Park
Attendance: 38,582, Avg. 608
Playoffs - Valdosta Tigers 3 games, Albany Cardinals 1
The Valdosta Tigers of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1958 season with a record of 75 wins and 52 losses, finishing second in the GGL.
The Tigers topped the circuit with just 669 runs allowed. Valdosta scored 714 runs. Lionel Lindgren led the team with 11 home runs Don Wert recorded 81 runs batted in. Chuck Bancroft paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .287. Joel McDaniel paced the squad with 15 wins, while Eugene Burroughs registered a 1.66 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1958 Valdosta Tigers who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Dick McAuliffe, Don Wert and Jackie Moore.
Stubby Overmire served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Bancroft | L | R | July 3, 1935 | 5'6" | 165 | |
| Raymond Billingsley | L | R | January 16, 1937 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| James Boger | R | R | April 17, 1938 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Eugene Burroughs | R | L | March 3, 1939 | 6'1" | 178 | |
| Vincent Cummings | R | R | July 8, 1937 | 6'1" | 160 | |
| John Donatucci | R | February 28, 1936 | 6'2" | |||
| John Drake | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Bob Exline | R | August 14, 1937 | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Paul Gatza | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Ren Jenkins | R | R | May 27, 1939 | 6'1" | 168 | |
| Pete Kahle | R | June 12, 1935 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Stephen Kebler | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Charles Kimbrough | L | L | November 22, 1938 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Lawrence Laurie | L | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Bill Lawrence | R | R | August 31, 1939 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Carlton LeBlanc | R | R | November 11, 1937 | 6'0" | 212 | Sorrento, LA US |
| Lionel Lindgren | R | 6'2" | 170 | |||
| Clarence Long | L | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Dick McAuliffe | L | R | November 29, 1939 | 5'11" | 176 | Hartford, CT US |
| Joel McDaniel | S | R | April 10, 1939 | 5'11" | 165 | Rutherfordton, NC US |
| Jackie Moore | R | R | February 19, 1939 | 6'0" | 180 | Jay, FL US |
| Ralph Myatt | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Thomas Newton | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Orville Ponte | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Rolland Ryan | S | L | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Gary Smilee | March 1, 1939 | 193 | ||||
| Thomas Webb | R | 6'3" | 180 | |||
| William Weller | L | L | January 26, 1940 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Don Wert | R | R | July 29, 1938 | 5'10" | 162 | Strasburg, PA 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.
