1959 Charleston ChaSox Roster
Team Record: 71-69
Finished 3rd in the SAL
Manager: Skeeter Scalzi (71-69)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Charleston, South Carolina
Ballpark: Hampton Park
Attendance: 85,689, Avg. 1,224
Playoffs - Charleston ChaSox 3 games, Knoxville Smokies 2
Finals - Columbus/Gastonia Pirates 3 games, Charleston ChaSox 0
The Charleston ChaSox of the South Atlantic League ended the 1959 season with a record of 71 wins and 69 losses, finishing third in the SAL.
The ChaSox scored 623 runs and allowed 630 runs. Don Mincher led Charleston with 22 home runs and drove in 92 runs. Sam Hairston paced all regular batters by connecting at a .330 clip. Glen Rosenbaum topped the squad with 13 wins, while Richard Grant recorded a 2.87 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1959 Charleston ChaSox who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Sam Hairston, Skeeter Scalzi, Jim Pearce, Eddie Phillips, Charlie Lindstrom, Joe Hoerner, Bill Currie, Stover McIlwain, Don Mincher and Jim Derrington.
Skeeter Scalzi served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Bacon | L | R | June 28, 1935 | 5'9" | 160 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Ed Barbarito | S | R | April 24, 1928 | 5'8" | 175 | |
| Ollie Brantley | R | R | September 16, 1931 | 6'3" | 178 | Lexa, AR US |
| Bobby Joe Case | L | R | February 18, 1937 | 5'5" | 145 | |
| Bill Currie | R | R | November 29, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | Leary, GA US |
| Jim Derrington | L | L | November 29, 1939 | 6'3" | 190 | Compton, CA US |
| Dick DiTusa | R | R | August 29, 1935 | 6'1" | 190 | Chicago, IL US |
| Donald Gordon | L | R | December 16, 1936 | 6'0" | 190 | Luray, KS US |
| Richard Grant | R | R | September 19, 1934 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Paul Griffith | L | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Ken Guettler | R | May 29, 1927 | 6'0" | 200 | ||
| Murray Guttman | R | R | 6'3" | 194 | ||
| Sam Hairston | R | R | January 20, 1920 | 5'10" | 187 | Crawford, MS US |
| Joe Hoerner | R | L | November 12, 1936 | 6'1" | 200 | Dubuque, IA US |
| Dick Idzkowski | R | R | June 7, 1933 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| John Isaac | L | L | 6'0" | 157 | ||
| Ernest Johnson | L | R | November 4, 1928 | 6'4" | 170 | Jackson, MS US |
| Len Johnston | L | L | March 15, 1929 | 5'10" | 167 | Pontiac, MI US |
| William Jones | R | R | April 20, 1938 | 6'4" | 180 | Jacksonville, FL US |
| Richard Kimball | R | R | 6'2" | 210 | ||
| Wayne LeNeave | ||||||
| Charlie Lindstrom | R | R | September 7, 1936 | 5'11" | 175 | Chicago, IL US |
| Dick Lombardi | R | September 8, 1932 | 5'11" | 186 | ||
| Stover McIlwain | R | R | September 22, 1939 | 6'4" | 195 | Savannah, GA US |
| Donald Meadows | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Don Mincher | L | R | June 24, 1938 | 6'3" | 205 | Huntsville, AL US |
| Angelo Nardella | R | R | September 24, 1928 | 5'11" | 180 | Bath, PA US |
| Jim Pearce | R | R | June 9, 1925 | 6'6" | 180 | Zebulon, NC US |
| Eddie Phillips | S | R | July 8, 1930 | 6'1" | 180 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Donald Prohovich | L | R | November 30, 1934 | 6'1" | 187 | Ware, MA US |
| Thomas Richards | L | R | February 4, 1935 | 6'0" | 180 | Carlos, MD US |
| Glen Rosenbaum | R | R | June 14, 1936 | 5'11" | 170 | Union Mills, IN US |
| Robert Rous | L | R | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Skeeter Scalzi | R | R | June 16, 1913 | 5'6" | 160 | Lafferty, OH US |
| John Spicuzza | R | 6'0" | 195 | |||
| Chico Terry | R | R | December 17, 1932 | 6'0" | 180 | Cruces, Las Villas CU |
| Bryant Wasdell | L | R | 5'11" | 168 | ||
| Herman Williamson | R | R | 6'0" | 188 | ||
| Vincent Zeimis | R | R | 5'10" | 180 |
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.
