1959 Artesia Giants Roster
Team Record: 50-75
Finished 5th in the SL
Manager: Jodie Phipps (50-75)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Artesia, New Mexico
Ballpark: Brainard Park
Attendance: 15,240, Avg. 244
The Artesia Giants of the Sophomore League ended the 1959 season with a record of 50 wins and 75 losses, finishing fifth in the SL.
The Giants plated 658 runs, worst in the circuit, and allowed 852 runs. Mike DeRosa paced Artesia with 18 home runs, and Ronald Phifer walloped 15 or more, too. Mike DeRosa drove in 76 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .286. Anselmo Correa led the team with 15 wins and a team-best 3.53 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Coco Laboy played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Artesia Giants to do so.
Jodie Phipps served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Beerbower | R | R | June 15, 1938 | 6'1" | 155 | |
| Tony Bonavia | R | R | January 21, 1940 | 6'0" | 175 | Swoyerville, PA US |
| Gerry Brooks | R | R | November 20, 1939 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Lowell Bussler | R | R | July 20, 1939 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Neil Calloway | R | L | July 28, 1939 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Anselmo Correa | L | L | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Mike DeRosa | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Calvin Dorsey | R | June 25, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Larry Dougherty | R | R | January 1, 1938 | 6'4" | 187 | |
| Danny Fernandez | R | 5'3" | 135 | |||
| Clifton Greene | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Miguel Gutierrez | L | L | 5'6" | 148 | ||
| David Hand | R | 6'2" | 200 | |||
| Freddie Hernandez | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Gary Herrington | R | R | February 18, 1938 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Richard Hoffman | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Robert Jensen | R | May 10, 1936 | 5'10" | 176 | ||
| Coco Laboy | R | R | July 3, 1940 | 5'10" | 165 | Ponce, PR |
| Alvin Lovelace | R | R | 6'1" | 188 | ||
| Ignacio Martinez | R | R | October 6, 1938 | 6'2" | 170 | La Mesa, AZ US |
| Jimmy Michael | L | R | September 4, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | Wilkes County, NC US |
| Jon Murray | R | L | 5'10" | 150 | ||
| George Myers | R | R | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Ronald Phifer | L | L | September 7, 1939 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Gary Phillips | ||||||
| James Pruitt | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Lionel Rodgers | S | R | 6'0" | 178 | ||
| Carl Shelen | R | R | November 19, 1941 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Calvin Smith | R | 5'8" | 162 | |||
| Ronald Stearns | L | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| John Stella | R | May 14, 1935 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Rudy Tretter | R | R | November 25, 1940 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Jimmy Tucker | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Nestor Velazquez | R | R | March 6, 1940 | 6'1" | 179 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| George Williams | L | R | September 27, 1938 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Alva Yost | R | 5'11" | 168 | |||
| Royce Youree | R | R | 6'3" | 205 |
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.
