 He went 5–4 with a 6.00 ERA for the Soos and took over as player-manager on May 15.As player-manager of the 1957 Douglas Copper Kings, Bob hit .313 and went 20–11 with a 3.63 ERA.He was second in the Arizona–Mexico League in ERA behind Don Bruns, tied Candido Andrade for the win lead and led with 28 complete games (in 31 starts).