1959 Columbus/Gastonia Pirates Roster

South Atlantic League (SAL) - Class: A
Team Record: 70-69
Finished 4th in the SAL
Manager: Ray Hathaway (70-69)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Columbus, Georgia; Gastonia, North Carolina
Ballpark: Sims Legion Park, Golden Park I & II
Attendance: 47,533, Avg. 684
1959 Columbus/Gastonia Pirates Statistics

Playoffs - Columbus/Gastonia Pirates 3 games, Charlotte Hornets 2
Finals - Columbus/Gastonia Pirates 3 games, Charleston ChaSox 0

The Columbus/Gastonia Pirates of the South Atlantic League ended the 1959 season with a record of 70 wins and 69 losses, finishing fourth in the SAL.Columbus (42-35) transferred to Gastonia July 6.

The Pirates tallied 549 runs, worst in the circuit, and yielded 565 runs. Bill Jackson paced Columbus/Gastonia with 13 home runs Reginaldo Grenald recorded 60 runs batted in and topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .286. William Dial led the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 2.85 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Members of the 1959 Columbus/Gastonia Pirates who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jack Lamabe, Jim Dickson, Ray Hathaway, Howie Goss, Bill Bell, John Oldham, Nick Koback, Red Swanson, Dave Wickersham, Bob Thorpe and Elmo Plaskett.

Ray Hathaway served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Octavio AcostaRRDecember 20, 19386'4"180
Bob AndertonRRApril 29, 19336'3"180Cullman, AL US
Bill BellRROctober 24, 19336'3"200Goldsboro, NC US
Dick BrockellRRAugust 4, 19346'4"198Wilmington, DE US
James BrownROctober 26, 19346'0"180
Duncan CampbellRROctober 21, 19375'10"175Bluefields, NI
Don CorellaLLApril 14, 19346'2"185San Luis Obispo, CA US
William DialLLSeptember 15, 19366'0"180Chillicothe, MO US
Jim DicksonLRApril 20, 19386'1"185Portland, OR US
Donald DobrinoRRFebruary 3, 19356'3"205Mount Olive, IL US
Joe DrotarRROctober 8, 19366'1"180Homestead, PA US
Jack FallsLRJune 14, 19315'11"186Gastonia, NC US
Aaron FloresSLApril 6, 19385'11"185Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas MX
Francis GlampR5'11"190
Howie GossRRNovember 1, 19346'4"204Wewoka, OK US
Reginaldo GrenaldRR5'11"170
Reginald HamiltonRRAugust 4, 19365'6"150Washington, DC US
Ray HathawayRROctober 13, 19166'0"165Greenville, OH US
Thomas HullRR6'3"185
Rodger IrvineRRSeptember 1, 19406'3"182Toronto, ON CA
Bill JacksonRRSeptember 3, 19346'3"195Pocatello, ID US
David JimenezRR6'3"188, CU
John KellySLJanuary 10, 19376'4"195Detroit, MI US
Nick KobackRRJuly 19, 19356'0"187Hartford, CT US
Jack LamabeRROctober 3, 19366'1"198Farmingdale, NY US
Ray LooneyLLJanuary 5, 19376'0"185McKeesport, PA US
Benny MalcolmRRJanuary 23, 19346'2"200
Willie MelendezRRSeptember 28, 19355'9"165
Freed MessnerRRSeptember 5, 19356'1"200
Dick NewbergRRJune 28, 19376'3"207New Haven, CT US
John OldhamRLNovember 6, 19326'3"198Salinas, CA US
Harold PerryRR5'11"150
Elmo PlaskettRRJune 27, 19385'10"195Frederiksted, St. Croix VI
Benny RichRR6'1"190
Edward SadaRRJuly 1, 19386'2"180San Diego, CA US
Red SwansonRROctober 15, 19366'1"175Baton Rouge, LA US
Michael ThorntonLLApril 14, 19406'3"210
Bob ThorpeRRJune 12, 19356'1"170San Diego, CA US
Tony WashingtonLLJanuary 9, 19376'2"183Chicago, IL US
George WattsLR6'2"205
Dave WickershamRRSeptember 27, 19356'3"188Erie, PA US
Harry WilliamsRRDecember 1, 19326'1"180Los Angeles, CA US

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.




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