1958 Fargo-Moorhead Twins Roster
Team Record: 72-51
Finished 2nd in the NL
Manager: Ken Silvestri (72-51)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Moorhead, Minnesota; Fargo, North Dakota
Ballpark: Barnett Field
Attendance: 52,942, Avg. 861
Playoffs - Fargo-Moorhead Twins 1 game, Minot Mallards 0
Finals - Fargo-Moorhead Twins 2 games, St. Cloud Rox 1
The Fargo-Moorhead Twins of the Northern League ended the 1958 season with a record of 72 wins and 51 losses, finishing second in the NL.
The Fargo- Twins scored 703 runs and surrendered 583 runs. Glen Merklen led Moorhead with 20 home runs and drove in 104 runs. Don Brummer paced all regular batters with a .315 average. Dick Stewart topped the team with 15 wins, while Duane Kinart recorded a 2.79 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Don Lock and Jay Ward both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Ken Silvestri served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Brummer | R | R | August 5, 1937 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| James Burton | R | R | December 5, 1938 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| John Christiansen | L | R | July 7, 1938 | 5'10" | 190 | |
| Steven Crihfield | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Richard Dumas | R | L | January 23, 1939 | 6'0" | 175 | Detroit, MI US |
| Donald Groves | R | R | 6'1" | 184 | ||
| Curtis Johnson | R | R | 6'2" | 179 | ||
| Norm Kampschror | L | R | March 29, 1937 | 6'3" | 210 | Glendive, MT US |
| Duane Kinart | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| John Kopp | R | R | 6'0" | 183 | ||
| Don Lock | R | R | July 27, 1936 | 6'2" | 195 | Wichita, KS US |
| Wendell Maupin | R | R | 5'10" | 183 | ||
| Robert Mayer | L | L | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Glen Merklen | L | L | 6'4" | 200 | ||
| Carlos Mobley | R | September 7, 1937 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Joseph Mueller | R | L | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| George Nowakowski | S | L | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Ronald Paul | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Vincent Pignatello | R | R | 6'1" | 188 | ||
| Jon Rovelto | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Richard Rubio | L | R | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Thomas Scheuerman | L | L | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Vaughn Shell | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Dick Stewart | R | R | June 23, 1935 | 5'11" | 195 | |
| Rudolph Stoehr | S | R | 6'5" | 180 | ||
| Bruce Swango | L | R | March 12, 1937 | 5'11" | 200 | Welch, OK US |
| Edward Taylor | R | 6'2" | 180 | |||
| Marcus Thublin | R | R | February 16, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Thomas Walker | S | R | March 18, 1937 | 6'3" | 209 | |
| Jay Ward | R | R | September 9, 1938 | 6'1" | 185 | Brookfield, MO US |
| Mike Weldon | R | R | January 22, 1937 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Roy West | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Charles Ziegenbein | L | L | 6'2" | 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.
