1958 Fort Walton Beach Jets Roster
Team Record: 53-72
Finished 7th in the AAL
Manager: Neb Wilson (0-0), Dick Fletcher (0-0), Vince Magi (0-0)
Affiliation: Washington Senators
Location: Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 12,447, Avg. 199
The Fort Walton Beach Jets of the Alabama-Florida League ended the 1958 season with a record of 53 wins and 72 losses, finishing seventh in the AAL.
The Jets tallied 579 runs and surrendered 593 runs. Vince Magi paced Fort Walton Beach with 10 home runs Bill Hogarty and Vince Magi each recorded 53 runs batted in. Edward Stogoski topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .269 average. Lee Stange led the squad with 13 wins, while Art Brophy recorded a 2.91 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Lee Stange played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Fort Walton Beach Jets to do so.
Neb Wilson, Dick Fletcher and Vince Magi served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Barbee | R | R | June 8, 1939 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Marshall Barnette | L | R | December 7, 1938 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Martin Beltran | R | R | July 29, 1937 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Art Brophy | L | L | 5'11" | 168 | ||
| Jerry Coley | R | R | August 20, 1937 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Gene Farr | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Jackie Ferrell | L | L | March 11, 1936 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Dick Fletcher | R | R | December 18, 1931 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Joseph Hadly | R | R | 6'1" | 182 | ||
| Robert Hall | R | March 7, 1937 | 6'4" | 214 | ||
| Clint Hardwick | L | November 30, 1933 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| James Hasson | R | R | September 5, 1937 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Frederick Hill | R | July 15, 1934 | 5'7" | 160 | ||
| Bill Hogarty | L | July 6, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Thomas Hollman | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Bill Hubbard | L | 6'1" | 170 | |||
| Ricardo Izquierdo | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| James Kindred | R | 6'2" | 205 | |||
| Vince Magi | R | January 29, 1930 | 6'0" | 187 | ||
| Richard Moavero | L | L | March 29, 1939 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Dave Patterson | L | L | June 24, 1938 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Frank Queen | July 12, 1929 | |||||
| Ramon Ramos | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Louis Renton | S | 5'11" | 192 | |||
| Ramon Romero | R | R | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| Earle Rudes | S | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Robert Scalzi | R | R | May 9, 1935 | 5'10" | 190 | |
| Lee Stange | R | R | October 27, 1936 | 5'10" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
| Edward Stogoski | L | R | December 29, 1936 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Mario Tamayo | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Orlando Valdes | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Ed Vreeland | R | January 16, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Neb Wilson | R | R | October 11, 1922 | 6'1" | 205 | East Spencer, NC US |
| Modesto Zarza | R | 5'10" | 170 |
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.
