1958 Wytheville Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 44-28
Finished 2nd in the AL
Manager: Whitey Kurowski (44-28)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Wytheville, Virginia
Ballpark: Withers Field
Attendance: 26,198, Avg. 728
The Wytheville Cardinals of the Appalachian League ended the 1958 season with a record of 44 wins and 28 losses, finishing second in the AL.
The Cardinals plated 487 runs and conceded 367 runs. Harry Watts paced Wytheville with 11 home runs Don Branson drove in 40 runs. James Broughton topped all regular batters with a .251 average. Bob Funge and Leon Nickisch led the team with 5 wins each, while Bob Kruthoffer registered a 3.62 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound. Whitey Kurowski served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demetrio Alvarez | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Don Branson | S | R | April 5, 1939 | 6'1" | 178 | |
| James Broughton | L | R | March 3, 1939 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Philip Butler | R | 6'3" | 200 | |||
| William Campbell | ||||||
| Jack Capelle | R | 5'11" | 170 | Baytown, TX US | ||
| Gene Clanton | ||||||
| William Connell | L | L | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Fred Davis | R | L | August 8, 1936 | 6'0" | 165 | Peoria, IL US |
| Ronald Drennan | R | R | 6'5" | 210 | ||
| Rudolph Ellis | ||||||
| Bob Funge | R | R | January 31, 1940 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Joaquin Guevara | ||||||
| Pat Guy | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Frank Haniak | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Doug Henning | R | June 3, 1937 | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Terry Hill | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Alfred Hopper | R | 5'10" | 190 | |||
| James Jennings | L | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Walter Johnson | L | L | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| Wayne Ketcham | R | 6'4" | 220 | |||
| Bob Kruthoffer | S | R | November 16, 1939 | 6'1" | 175 | Ashland, KY US |
| Duane Kuehl | R | R | 6'1" | 187 | ||
| Clarence Marble | R | R | May 4, 1936 | 6'3" | 196 | |
| Willie Minor | R | 6'1" | 195 | |||
| Wayne Minshew | R | R | June 9, 1936 | 5'9" | 160 | |
| Jack Mooneyham | S | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Leon Nickisch | R | R | August 12, 1939 | 6'1" | 175 | Manitowoc, WI US |
| Mike Pankey | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Tony Paulino | R | R | October 25, 1938 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Wayne Pearson | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Earl Porter | April 23, 1940 | |||||
| Jorge Rapado | L | L | 5'9" | 150 | ||
| David Reittinger | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Bill Schnellbaecher | R | July 27, 1936 | 6'0" | 187 | ||
| Eugene Seidleck | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| George Siford | R | R | 5'11" | 173 | ||
| Robert Stolzer | R | R | 6'4" | 225 | ||
| Arnaldo Suarez | R | R | 5'8" | 140 | ||
| Billy Tolar | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Benny Wade | R | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Donald Ward | L | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Harry Watts | R | R | February 26, 1937 | 6'0" | 172 | |
| John Weiss | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| John Willmann | L | L | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Jerry Wooten | R | 5'9" | 173 |
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.
