1957 Atlanta Crackers

1957 > Class AA > 1957 Southern Association
Overall: 87-67
Scored 776 runs, Allowed 714 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 83-71

Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves-NL
Manager: Bud Bates
Represented: Atlanta, GA
Ballpark: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1956 / 1958

Team Batting

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

Rk		Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Paul Cave*	23	44		20		1	0	0	0					.050		.050		1
2	Mike Dalton	20	1		1		0								.000
3	Frank DiPrima	30	116		420		118	15	5	8					.281		.398		167
4	Richard Grabowski	23	23		27		4	0	0	0					.148		.148		4
5	Ken Guettler	30	68		178		34	8	0	2					.191		.270		48
6	Bob Hartman	19	36		41		4	0	0	0					.098		.098		4
7	Bob Hartsfield*	25	37		114		35	4	3	0					.307		.395		45
8	Ben Johnson	26	36		55		10	0	0	1					.182		.236		13
9	Everette Joyner*	29	115		439		125	24	5	8					.285		.417		183
10	Chick King	26	89		336		95	15	4	9					.283		.432		145
11	Theodore Laguna	24	63		154		32	5	0	0					.208		.240		37
12	Ken MacKenzie	23	43		54		13	0	0	0					.241		.241		13
13	Georges Maranda	25	5		2		1								.500
14	Sammy Meeks	34	82		308		87	18	1	9					.282		.435		134
15	Robert Montag*	34	115		333		82	16	4	20					.246		.498		166
16	Joe Morgan*	26	149		551		174	31	8	12					.316		.466		257
17	Earl Mossor*	31	13		14		3	0	0	0					.214		.214		3
18	Gerald Nelson	23	14		14		2	2	0	0					.143		.286		4
19	Chet Nichols#	26	4		6		1								.167
20	Don Nottebart	21	50		87		17	1	0	0					.195		.207		18
21	John O'Donnell*	30	85		126		36	10	1	0					.286		.381		48
22	Dick Phillips*	25	152		535		136	19	1	18					.254		.394		211
23	William Reynolds*	25	59		200		53	8	1	7					.265		.420		84
24	Clarence Riddle	25	121		357		81	17	3	11					.227		.384		137
25	Mel Roach	24	37		147		43	3	2	1					.293		.361		53
26	Dick Stuart	24	23		90		19	2	0	8					.211		.500		45
27	Paul Stuffel	30	8		7		1								.143									Stats for 2 teams
28	Sammy Taylor*	24	131		470		121	17	2	12					.257		.379		178
29	William Thompson*	25	10		31		9	1	0	0					.290		.323		10
30	Corky Valentine	28	31		49		5	1	0	1					.102		.184		9
31	Frederick Vogel	26	9		3		0								.000
	31 Players	27.0	156	6015	5162	776	1340	216	41	127	730	50	754	797	.260	.352	.391	.743	2019	108	58	41	33

Only players for whom we have stats are shown. See roster for more complete team list.

Team Pitching

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

Rk		Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1	Paul Cave	23	3	6	.333	3.26	43	3				91.0	81	42	33	5	37						1.297	8.0	0.5	3.7
2	Mike Dalton	20	0	0			1
3	Richard Grabowski	23	4	4	.500	5.60	22	13				90.0	97	61	56	17	50						1.633	9.7	1.7	5.0
4	Bob Hartman*	19	4	7	.364	4.91	36	11				121.0	128	78	66	11	55						1.512	9.5	0.8	4.1
5	Ben Johnson	26	11	7	.611	4.30	32	22				155.0	172	83	74	25	64						1.523	10.0	1.5	3.7
6	Ken MacKenzie*	23	14	6	.700	3.26	43	27				204.0	174	82	74	19	64						1.167	7.7	0.8	2.8
7	Georges Maranda	25	0	1	.000	12.00	5					9.0	12	13	12		11						2.556	12.0		11.0
8	Earl Mossor	31	2	1	.667	4.59	12	7				49.0	47	27	25	5	21						1.388	8.6	0.9	3.9
9	Gerald Nelson	23	3	3	.500	4.94	14	8				51.0	53	28	28	4	27						1.569	9.4	0.7	4.8
10	Chet Nichols*	26	0	1	.000	9.00	4					16.0	23	17	16		10						2.062	12.9		5.6
11	Don Nottebart	21	18	10	.643	3.39	46	25				215.0	200	95	81	4	114						1.460	8.4	0.2	4.8
12	John O'Donnell*	30	16	10	.615	4.53	59	13				167.0	187	87	84	16	76						1.575	10.1	0.9	4.1
13	William Reynolds*	25	0	0			2
14	Clarence Riddle*	25	0	0			2
15	Paul Stuffel	30	2	1	.667		8																						Stats for 2 teams
16	Corky Valentine	28	10	9	.526	3.25	32	18				144.0	139	61	52	8	58						1.368	8.7	0.5	3.6
17	Frederick Vogel	26	2	1	.667		9
	17 Players	24.6	87	67	.565	4.22	156	156	102	54	15	1357.0	1375	714	637	126	614	30	784	35	1	37	1.466	9.1	0.8	4.1	5.2	1.28

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

P

	G
John O'Donnell	59
Don Nottebart	46
Paul Cave	43
Ken MacKenzie	43
Bob Hartman	36
Ben Johnson	32
Corky Valentine	32
Richard Grabowski	22
Gerald Nelson	14
Earl Mossor	12
Frederick Vogel	9
Paul Stuffel	8	Stats for 2 teams
Georges Maranda	5
Chet Nichols	4
Mike Dalton	1

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Birthplace
Paul Cave	23	L	R	6' 1.0"	179	Nov 2, 1933	New Canton, VA, US
Mike Dalton	20	R	R	6' 2.0"	165	1937
Frank DiPrima	30	R	R	5' 9.0"	170	Dec 13, 1926	Philadelphia, PA, US
Richard Grabowski	23	R	R	6' 0.0"	178	Jul 17, 1933
Ken Guettler	30	R		6' 0.0"	200	May 29, 1927
Bob Hartman	19	R	L	5' 11.0"	185	Aug 28, 1937	Kenosha, WI, US
Bob Hartsfield	25	L	R	5' 9.0"	180	Dec 15, 1931	Atlanta, GA, US
Ben Johnson	26	R	R	6' 2.0"	190	May 15, 1931	Greenwood, SC, US
Everette Joyner	29	L	R	6' 2.0"	188	Sep 9, 1927
Chick King	26	R	R	6' 2.0"	190	Nov 10, 1930	Paris, TN, US
Theodore Laguna	24	R	R	6' 0.0"	176	Sep 6, 1932	Newark, NJ, US
Ken MacKenzie	23	R	L	6' 0.0"	185	Mar 10, 1934	Gore Bay, ON, CA
Georges Maranda	25	R	R	6' 2.0"	195	Jan 15, 1932	Levis, QC, CA
Sammy Meeks	34	R	R	5' 9.0"	160	Apr 23, 1923	Anderson, SC, US
Robert Montag	34	L	L	5' 11.0"	185	Jan 21, 1923	Cincinnati, OH, US
Joe Morgan	26	L	R	5' 10.0"	170	Nov 19, 1930	Walpole, MA, US
Earl Mossor	31	L	R	6' 1.0"	175	Jul 21, 1925	Forbus, TN, US
Gerald Nelson	23	R	R	6' 3.0"	200	Apr 1, 1934	Beaumont, TX, US
Chet Nichols	26	S	L	6' 1.0"	165	Feb 22, 1931	Pawtucket, RI, US
Don Nottebart	21	R	R	6' 1.0"	190	Jan 23, 1936	West Newton, MA, US
John O'Donnell	30	L	L	5' 11.0"	163	1927
Dick Phillips	25	L	R	6' 0.0"	180	Nov 24, 1931	Racine, WI, US
William Reynolds	25	L	L	5' 9.0"	180	1932
Clarence Riddle	25	R	L	6' 1.0"	188	1932
Mel Roach	24	R	R	6' 1.0"	190	Jan 25, 1933	Richmond, VA, US
Dick Stuart	24	R	R	6' 4.0"	212	Nov 7, 1932	San Francisco, CA, US
Paul Stuffel	30	R	R	6' 2.0"	185	Mar 22, 1927	Canton, OH, US
Sammy Taylor	24	L	R	6' 2.0"	185	Feb 27, 1933	Woodruff, SC, US
William Thompson	25	L	L	6' 5.0"	190	Jan 7, 1932	Hooker, PA, US
Corky Valentine	28	R	R	6' 1.0"	203	Jan 4, 1929	Troy, OH, US
Frederick Vogel	26	R	R	6' 4.0"	15	Sep 4, 1930	Hartford, CT, US

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