1958 Aberdeen Pheasants Roster
Team Record: 39-86
Finished 8th in the NL
Manager: Barney Lutz (0-0), Billy DeMars (0-0)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Aberdeen, South Dakota
Ballpark: Municipal Baseball Park
Attendance: 36,599, Avg. 586
The Aberdeen Pheasants of the Northern League ended the 1958 season with a record of 39 wins and 86 losses, finishing eighth in the NL.
The Pheasants plated 456 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 708 runs, most in the circuit. Robert Beattie accounted for 49 RBI. Jerry Gilbert led all regular batters by connecting at a .257 clip. Bo Belinsky topped the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 2.24 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1958 Aberdeen Pheasants who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Bo Belinsky, Steve Barber, Herm Starrette and Billy DeMars.
Barney Lutz and Billy DeMars served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Barber | L | L | February 22, 1938 | 6'0" | 195 | Takoma Park, MD US |
| Edmund Bartylla | L | L | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Robert Beattie | R | R | February 23, 1937 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Bo Belinsky | L | L | December 7, 1936 | 6'2" | 191 | New York, NY US |
| Danny Bishop | S | R | July 13, 1938 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Ernest Breedlove | L | R | August 29, 1937 | 6'0" | 168 | |
| Al Carden | R | R | September 15, 1937 | 6'0" | 155 | |
| Wayne Coleman | R | R | February 7, 1936 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Steve Dalkowski | L | L | June 3, 1939 | 5'11" | 175 | New Britain, CT US |
| Paul DelGobbo | L | L | October 14, 1935 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Billy DeMars | R | R | August 26, 1925 | 5'10" | 160 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Ted Denney | L | L | April 1, 1937 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Chuck Dobberstein | R | R | February 10, 1936 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Jim Dunlap | R | R | June 3, 1936 | 6'0" | 188 | |
| Jerry Gilbert | L | L | September 6, 1939 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Thomas Gonzalez | R | 5'6" | 160 | |||
| Harry Guckert | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Joseph Gussin | L | R | 6'3" | 182 | ||
| Robert Healey | R | R | July 26, 1936 | 6'2" | 184 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Philip Heisler | R | R | December 27, 1937 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Richard Hernandez | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Charlie Johnson | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Joseph Lee | L | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Eugene Madaio | L | L | 6'1" | 188 | ||
| Allie Malavase | ||||||
| James McClusky | R | July 24, 1938 | 6'1" | 188 | ||
| William McCullough | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Joe Pulliam | R | R | April 25, 1939 | 5'10" | 167 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Donald Reed | L | L | October 1, 1938 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| William Rozich | R | R | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Thomas Ryan | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| James Sagedal | L | L | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Herm Starrette | R | R | November 20, 1936 | 6'0" | 175 | Statesville, NC US |
| Jim Strickland | R | July 27, 1937 | 6'2" | 168 | Finley, TN US | |
| Charles Symeon | R | R | August 9, 1936 | 6'0" | 175 | Stamford, CT US |
| Daniel Welsh | L | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Bob White | R | April 3, 1936 | 6'0" | 182 |
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.
