1957 Michigan City White Caps

1957 > Class D > 1957 Midwest League
Overall: 68-57
Scored 646 runs, Allowed 583 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 68-57

Affiliation: New York Giants-NL
Manager: Richard Klaus
Represented: Michigan City, IN
Ballpark: Ames Field (Michigan City, IN)
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	SH	SF
1	Matty Alou*	18	124		481		119	15	1	6					.247		.320		154
2	Bobby Bolin	18	28		73		17	4	0	1					.233		.329		24
3	Ken Bracey	20	37		18		2	0	0	0					.111		.111		2
4	Ronald Condron	22	69		230		57	10	3	7					.248		.409		94
5	Joseph Craffey	18	39		93		16	3	2	0					.172		.247		23
6	Bob Farley*	19	125		431		117	14	7	13					.271		.427		184
7	Berry Gang#	22	5		13		2								.154
8	Joseph Granowski*	19	5		9		2								.222
9	Robert Jensen	21	59		191		53	8	4	2					.277		.393		75
10	Ronald Johnson	19	5		3		0								.000
11	Albert Johnston*	21	17		33		3	0	0	0					.091		.091		3
12	Richard Klaus	34	3		3		1								.333
13	William Lefever	22	124		463		128	22	3	6					.276		.376		174
14	Dean Maas	22	12		31		2	0	0	0					.065		.065		2
15	Manny Mota	19	126		471		148	23	2	7					.314		.416		196
16	Donald Norton	23	22		49		4	0	0	0					.082		.082		4
17	John Orsino	19	119		408		91	19	1	20					.223		.422		172
18	Ronald Perry	20	51		63		10	2	0	1					.159		.238		15
19	Christopher Riddell	20	29		50		7	0	0	0					.140		.140		7
20	Joe Sparks*	19	126		423		100	7	1	7					.236		.307		130
21	John Stanton	--	22		65		13	1	1	1					.200		.292		19
22	Donald Svenson	19	14		14		1	0	0	0					.071		.071		1
23	Hernan Valdes	19	127		446		130	25	8	5					.291		.417		186
24	Jim Wheeler	21	27		46		6	2	0	2					.130		.304		14
	24 Players	19.6	127	4736	4099	646	1029	154	34	78	542	96	552	828	.251	.338	.362	.700	1485	54	31

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	SO	HBP	BK	WP	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1	Bobby Bolin	18	15	9	.625	3.53	28	26				199.0	165	111	78	5	172					1.693	7.5	0.2	7.8
2	Ken Bracey	20	7	4	.636	3.30	37	0				79.0	70	32	29	6	37					1.354	8.0	0.7	4.2
3	Bob Farley*	19	0	0			2
4	Ronald Johnson	19	0	1	.000		5
5	Albert Johnston*	21	7	6	.538	2.49	16	14				105.0	82	45	29	5	59					1.343	7.0	0.4	5.1
6	Dean Maas	22	4	6	.400	3.76	12	12				79.0	87	43	33	7	28					1.456	9.9	0.8	3.2
7	Donald Norton	23	10	7	.588	3.22	22	20				151.0	138	82	54	8	58					1.298	8.2	0.5	3.5
8	Ronald Perry	20	3	5	.375	5.24	31	7				103.0	105	67	60	9	70					1.699	9.2	0.8	6.1
9	Christopher Riddell*	20	11	6	.647	3.71	29	21				153.0	158	80	63	12	69					1.484	9.3	0.7	4.1
10	Robert Stricko*	19	0	0			9
11	Donald Svenson	19	2	4	.333	3.68	13	6				44.0	28	22	18	2	43					1.614	5.7	0.4	8.8
12	Jim Wheeler	21	9	9	.500	5.14	27	20				126.0	108	86	72	8	131					1.897	7.7	0.6	9.4
	12 Players	20.3	68	57	.544	3.77	127	127	72	55	7	1065.0	965	583	446	67	681	707	48	2	67	1.546	8.2	0.6	5.8	6.0	1.04

Team Fielding--By Pos

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P

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Ken Bracey	37							0.00
Ronald Perry	31							0.00
Christopher Riddell	29							0.00
Bobby Bolin	28							0.00
Jim Wheeler	27							0.00
Donald Norton	22							0.00
Albert Johnston	16							0.00
Donald Svenson	13							0.00
Dean Maas	12							0.00
Robert Stricko	9							0.00
Ronald Johnson	5							0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Birthplace
Matty Alou	18	L	L	5' 9.0"	160	Dec 22, 1938	Bajos de Haina, San Cristobal, DO
Bobby Bolin	18	R	R	6' 4.0"	185	Jan 29, 1939	Hickory Grove, SC, US
Ken Bracey	20	R	R	6' 0.0"	195	Jun 11, 1937	Mason City, IL, US
Ronald Condron	22	R	R	6' 4.0"	210	1935
Joseph Craffey	18	R		5' 11.0"	180	Dec 8, 1938	Boomer, WV, US
Bob Farley	19	L	L	6' 2.0"	200	Nov 15, 1937	Watsontown, PA, US
Berry Gang	22	S		5' 10.0"	165	1935
Joseph Granowski	19	L	L	6' 0.0"	182	1938
Robert Jensen	21	R		5' 10.0"	176	May 10, 1936
Ronald Johnson	19	R	R	6' 0.0"	170	1938
Albert Johnston	21	L	L	6' 1.0"	175	1936
Richard Klaus	34	R	R	5' 10.0"	170	Sep 12, 1922	Jamaica, NY, US
William Lefever	22	R		5' 10.0"	160	1935
Dean Maas	22	R	R	6' 3.0"	215	1935
Manny Mota	19	R	R	5' 10.0"	160	Feb 18, 1938	Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, DO
Donald Norton	23	R	R	5' 10.0"	180	1934
John Orsino	19	R	R	6' 3.0"	215	Apr 22, 1938	Teaneck, NJ, US
Ronald Perry	20	R	R	5' 10.0"	170	1937
Christopher Riddell	20	R	L	5' 10.0"	170	1937
Joe Sparks	19	L	R	6' 0.0"	175	Mar 15, 1938	McComas, WV, US
John Stanton	--	R	R			Unknown
Robert Stricko	19	L	L	6' 2.0"	175	1938
Donald Svenson	19	R	R	6' 0.0"	175	1938
Hernan Valdes	19	R	R	5' 11.0"	182	Jul 31, 1937	La Habana, La Habana, CU
Jim Wheeler	21	R	R	6' 1.0"	205	1936

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