1958 Cedar Rapids Braves Roster
Team Record: 77-53
Finished 1st in the IIIL
Manager: Alex Monchak (77-53)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Ballpark: Veterans Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 81,437, Avg. 1,253
Playoffs - Cedar Rapids Braves 3 games, Davenport DavSox 2
The Cedar Rapids Braves of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1958 season with a record of 77 wins and 53 losses, finishing first in the IIIL.
The Braves led the league with just 590 runs allowed. Cedar Rapids scored 714 runs. Horace Garner paced the team with 27 home runs, while Joe Trenary, Bill Moss, Hawk Taylor and Larry Click each walloped 15 or more, too. Horace Garner and Bill Moss each recorded 79 runs batted in. Dick Selinger topped all regular batters by connecting at a .317 clip. Bill Hamilton paced the squad with 15 wins and a team-best 2.18 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1958 Cedar Rapids Braves who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Hawk Taylor, Bobby Knoop, Denis Menke, Bob Hendley and Bob Botz.
Alex Monchak served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Botz | R | R | April 28, 1935 | 5'11" | 170 | Milwaukee, WI US |
| Cecil Burford | S | L | January 19, 1935 | 6'2" | 202 | Memphis, TN US |
| Jack Caffery | R | L | June 30, 1934 | 6'1" | 175 | Kingston, ON CA |
| Ernie Christoff | R | R | September 9, 1937 | 6'3" | 190 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Ty Clayton | R | R | March 17, 1938 | 5'10" | 173 | , NC US |
| Larry Click | R | R | December 6, 1936 | 6'1" | 178 | Roxton, TX US |
| Wayne Cummings | S | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Mike Dalton | R | R | October 26, 1937 | 6'2" | 165 | |
| Luis DeLeon | R | R | December 25, 1932 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Bobby Dudley | R | R | February 23, 1935 | 6'0" | 193 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Don Ganus | L | R | March 20, 1937 | 5'9" | 165 | Andalusia, AL US |
| Horace Garner | R | R | July 17, 1923 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Sidney Goldfader | R | R | February 15, 1932 | 6'2" | 208 | Worcester, MA US |
| Felix Guzman | L | L | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Bill Hamilton | L | L | January 11, 1937 | 6'0" | 175 | Portland, ME US |
| Bob Hendley | R | L | April 30, 1939 | 6'2" | 190 | Macon, GA US |
| Chuck Hickman | R | R | May 21, 1935 | 6'4" | 190 | |
| John Huda | L | L | 6'0" | 172 | ||
| Jim King | R | L | November 26, 1934 | 6'2" | 180 | Glen Falls, NY US |
| Bobby Knoop | R | R | October 18, 1938 | 6'1" | 170 | Sioux City, IA US |
| Bob Lee | R | L | 6'0" | 187 | ||
| Dave Martens | R | R | November 16, 1935 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Denis Menke | R | R | July 21, 1940 | 6'0" | 185 | Bancroft, IA US |
| Bill Moss | L | L | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| George Player | R | R | August 1, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Richard Ramont | R | R | May 22, 1937 | 6'4" | 185 | Lansing, MI US |
| Alfredo Reynolds | ||||||
| Dick Selinger | L | R | 5'11" | 195 | ||
| John Stratton | R | R | December 13, 1932 | 5'8" | 160 | San Jose, CA US |
| Hawk Taylor | R | R | April 3, 1939 | 6'1" | 187 | Metropolis, IL US |
| Joe Trenary | S | R | August 17, 1935 | 5'11" | 170 | Marshfield, MO US |
| Robert York | R | R | 6'4" | 175 |
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.
