1959 Bluefield Orioles Roster
Team Record: 37-32
Finished 4th in the AL
Manager: Bob Hooper (37-32)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Bluefield, West Virginia
Ballpark: Bowen Field
Attendance: 19,628, Avg. 569
The Bluefield Orioles of the Appalachian League ended the 1959 season with a record of 37 wins and 32 losses, finishing fourth in the AL.
The Orioles scored 425 runs and allowed 412 runs. Boog Powell paced Bluefield with 14 home runs and drove in 59 runs. Bob Saverine led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .353 clip. Dean Chance topped the squad with 10 wins, while Arne Thorsland and Dean Chance recorded a 2.94 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1959 Bluefield Orioles who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Boog Powell, Dean Chance and Bob Saverine.
Bob Hooper served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Black | R | R | July 4, 1940 | 6'1" | 185 | Fidelis, FL US |
| Hank Carnaroli | R | February 15, 1941 | 6'1" | 205 | New London, CT US | |
| Dean Chance | R | R | June 1, 1941 | 6'3" | 200 | Wooster, OH US |
| Patrick Clarke | R | 6'3" | 205 | |||
| Nielsen Cochran | R | R | January 14, 1941 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Peter Gaffney | S | 5'10" | 157 | |||
| John Griffin | R | R | November 23, 1939 | 6'2" | 195 | Tyler, TX US |
| Willie Hayes | L | R | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| Del Hill | R | R | September 22, 1939 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Alfred Jarlett | R | R | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Duke Jones | R | R | 6'6" | 190 | ||
| James Livesey | R | R | June 7, 1939 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Peter McCauley | R | R | 6'3" | 209 | ||
| John Michael | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Michael Mierzejewski | R | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Warren Miller | ||||||
| Timothy Murphy | R | R | July 25, 1938 | 5'9" | 155 | |
| Jimmy Norwood | R | R | 6'2" | 220 | ||
| Ronald O'Shields | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Patterson | ||||||
| Boog Powell | L | R | August 17, 1941 | 6'4" | 230 | Lakeland, FL US |
| Nick Rallo | R | R | 5'10" | 169 | ||
| Harry Riggs | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Bob Saverine | S | R | June 2, 1941 | 5'10" | 160 | Norwalk, CT US |
| Edgar Schepers | R | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| John Schoenberger | L | R | July 24, 1937 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| George Stepanovich | R | L | June 28, 1937 | 6'4" | 223 | East Chicago, IN US |
| Ken Temple | R | R | September 28, 1941 | 6'5" | 205 | |
| Arne Thorsland | R | R | 6'4" | 220 | ||
| James Vadas | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Henry Wickham | R | R | 6'1" | 205 | ||
| Gary Wilhelm | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Richard Winkelman | S | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Harold Woods | R | L | 6'1" | 165 |
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.
