1959 Greensboro Yankees Roster

Carolina League (CL) - Class: B
Team Record: 54-76
Finished 5th in the CL
Manager: Vern Hoscheit (54-76)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Greensboro, North Carolina
Ballpark: War Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 39,408, Avg. 606
1959 Greensboro Yankees Statistics

The Greensboro Yankees of the Carolina League ended the 1959 season with a record of 54 wins and 76 losses, finishing fifth in the CL.

The Yankees topped the league with 786 runs, ignited by 114 home runs. Greensboro surrendered 843 runs, most in the circuit. Don Lock walloped 30 home runs for the team, while Glen Merklen swatted 15 or more, too. Don Lock recorded 122 runs batted in and topped all regular batters by connecting at a .283 clip. Frank Carpin led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 3.24 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.

Frank Carpin, Don Lock, George Banks, Hal Stowe, Tom Tresh, Phil Mudrock and Hal Reniff were all players from the 1959 Greensboro Yankees who played in the Majors during their careers.

Vern Hoscheit served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bill BankerRRJuly 28, 19346'1"185
George BanksRRSeptember 24, 19385'11"185Pacolet Mills, SC US
Dick BerardinoRRJuly 2, 19376'1"190Cambridge, MA US
Dick BogardLRFebruary 10, 19375'11"175Mount Pleasant, MS US
Don BrummerRRAugust 5, 19375'10"170
James BurtonRRDecember 5, 19386'2"195
Frank CarpinLLSeptember 14, 19385'10"172Brooklyn, NY US
Richard CarterLLNovember 3, 19345'8"165
Steven CrihfieldRR6'2"190
Ed GaryLRSeptember 13, 19396'3"195Jackson, MS US
Arthur HenriksenRR6'1"185
Henry JohnsonLRFebruary 22, 19375'11"185
Duane KinartRR5'11"170
John KoppRR6'0"183
Don LockRRJuly 27, 19366'2"195Wichita, KS US
Michael MathiesenLRMarch 6, 19385'10"175
Dan McCarthyRR5'10"170
Glen MerklenLL6'4"200
Joe MillerRRSeptember 29, 19345'11"190
Phil MudrockRRJanuary 12, 19376'1"190Louisville, CO US
Donald NicholsRRDecember 22, 19345'10"172
Barry NidifferRRJuly 16, 19356'1"187Elizabethton, TN US
James OrtonRR6'0"177
Ronald PaulRR6'1"185
Vincent PignatelloRR6'1"188
Robert PurvisRRSeptember 2, 19366'2"182
Hal ReniffRRJuly 2, 19386'0"215Warren, OH US
Robert RiesenerRR6'2"200
Bernie SchreiberRJune 30, 19345'11"170
Demont SeagraveRRMay 23, 19376'0"200
Dick StewartRRJune 23, 19355'11"195
Hal StoweLLAugust 29, 19376'0"170Gastonia, NC US
Bruce SwangoLRMarch 12, 19375'11"200Welch, OK US
Marcus ThublinRRFebruary 16, 19366'0"180
Tom TreshSRSeptember 20, 19386'1"180Detroit, MI US
Doug WeissRR6'0"185
Mike WeldonRRJanuary 22, 19376'1"170
John ZanzeL6'3"180
Dale ZeiglerLL6'1"185

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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