
1959 Baltimore Orioles Roster
Team Record: 74-80
Finished 6th in the AL
Attendance: 891,926, Avg. 13,941
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Manager: Paul Richards (74-80)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1959 Baltimore Orioles Results
The Baltimore Orioles of the American League ended the 1959 season with a record of 74 wins and 80 losses, finishing sixth in the AL.
The Orioles scored 551 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 621 runs. Gus Triandos led Baltimore with 25 home runs, and Bob Nieman walloped 20 or more, too. Gene Woodling drove in 77 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .300. Milt Pappas and Hoyt Wilhelm paced the team with 15 wins each, while Hoyt Wilhelm recorded a 2.19 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Paul Richards coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Jerry Adair | 2B | R | R | December 17, 1936 | 6'0" | 175 | Sand Springs, OK USA |
Bobby Avila | 2B | R | R | April 2, 1924 | 5'10" | 175 | Veracruz, Veracruz Mexico |
George Bamberger | P | R | R | August 1, 1923 | 6'0" | 175 | Staten Island, NY USA |
Bob Boyd | 1B | L | L | October 1, 1919 | 5'10" | 170 | Potts Camp, MS USA |
Hal Brown | P | R | R | December 11, 1924 | 6'2" | 180 | Greensboro, NC USA |
Leo Burke | 2B | R | R | May 6, 1934 | 5'11" | 185 | Hagerstown, MD USA |
Chico Carrasquel | SS | R | R | January 23, 1926 | 6'0" | 170 | Caracas, Distrito Federal Venezuela |
Rip Coleman | P | L | L | July 31, 1931 | 6'2" | 185 | Troy, NY USA |
Walt Dropo | 1B | R | R | January 30, 1923 | 6'5" | 220 | Moosup, CT USA |
Jim Finigan | 3B | R | R | August 19, 1928 | 5'11" | 175 | Quincy, IL USA |
Jack Fisher | P | R | R | March 4, 1939 | 6'2" | 215 | Frostburg, MD USA |
Billy Gardner | 2B | R | R | July 19, 1927 | 6'0" | 170 | Waterford, CT USA |
Joe Ginsberg | C | L | R | October 11, 1926 | 5'11" | 180 | New York, NY USA |
Lenny Green | LF | L | L | January 6, 1933 | 5'11" | 170 | Detroit, MI USA |
Bob Hale | 1B | L | L | November 7, 1933 | 5'10" | 195 | Sarasota, FL USA |
Ron Hansen | SS | R | R | April 5, 1938 | 6'3" | 190 | Oxford, NE USA |
Jack Harshman | P | L | L | July 12, 1927 | 6'2" | 178 | San Diego, CA USA |
Billy Hoeft | P | L | L | May 17, 1932 | 6'3" | 180 | Oshkosh, WI USA |
Ernie Johnson | P | R | R | June 16, 1924 | 6'3" | 190 | Brattleboro, VT USA |
Billy Klaus | SS | L | R | December 9, 1928 | 5'9" | 160 | Spring Grove, IL USA |
Whitey Lockman | 1B | L | R | July 25, 1926 | 6'1" | 175 | Lowell, NC USA |
Billy Loes | P | R | R | December 13, 1929 | 6'1" | 165 | Long Island City, NY USA |
Willy Miranda | SS | B | R | May 24, 1926 | 5'9" | 150 | Velasco, Cuba |
Bob Nieman | LF | R | R | January 26, 1927 | 5'11" | 195 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
Billy O'Dell | P | B | L | February 10, 1933 | 5'11" | 170 | Whitmire, SC USA |
Milt Pappas | P | R | R | May 11, 1939 | 6'3" | 190 | Detroit, MI USA |
Albie Pearson | OF | L | L | September 12, 1934 | 5'5" | 140 | Alhambra, CA USA |
Al Pilarcik | RF | L | L | July 3, 1930 | 5'10" | 180 | Whiting, IN USA |
Arnie Portocarrero | P | R | R | July 5, 1931 | 6'3" | 196 | New York, NY USA |
Brooks Robinson | 3B | R | R | May 18, 1937 | 6'1" | 180 | Little Rock, AR USA |
Bob Saverine | P | B | R | June 2, 1941 | 5'10" | 160 | Norwalk, CT USA |
Barry Shetrone | CF | L | R | July 6, 1938 | 6'2" | 190 | Baltimore, MD USA |
Wes Stock | P | R | R | April 10, 1934 | 6'2" | 188 | Longview, WA USA |
Willie Tasby | CF | R | R | January 8, 1933 | 5'11" | 170 | Shreveport, LA USA |
Joe Taylor | RF | R | R | March 2, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | Chapman, AL USA |
Gus Triandos | C | R | R | July 30, 1930 | 6'3" | 205 | San Francisco, CA USA |
Fred Valentine | RF | B | R | January 19, 1935 | 6'1" | 190 | Clarksdale, MS USA |
Jerry Walker | P | B | R | February 12, 1939 | 6'1" | 195 | Ada, OK USA |
Hoyt Wilhelm | P | R | R | July 26, 1922 | 6'0" | 190 | Huntersville, NC USA |
Gene Woodling | RF | L | R | August 16, 1922 | 5'9" | 195 | Akron, OH USA |
George Zuverink | P | R | R | August 20, 1924 | 6'4" | 195 | Holland, MI USA |