1959 Hastings Giants Roster
Team Record: 23-39
Finished 5th in the NSL
Manager: Leo Schrall (23-39)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Hastings, Nebraska
Ballpark: Duncan Field
Attendance: 10,235, Avg. 330
The Hastings Giants of the Nebraska State League ended the 1959 season with a record of 23 wins and 39 losses, finishing fifth in the NSL.
The Giants scored 301 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 405 runs. Woody Huyke led Hastings with 12 home runs and drove in 50 runs, while leading all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .311. Rudy Tretter topped the team with 5 wins, and Clell Quarles recorded a 4.35 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Players from the 1959 Hastings Giants who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Jesús Alou, Fred Wenz, Bob Barton and Bill Hands.
Leo Schrall served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Achilles | ||||||
| Edgar Airey | R | R | 5'11" | 148 | ||
| Jesús Alou | R | R | March 24, 1942 | 6'2" | 190 | Bajos de Haina, San Cristobal DO |
| Bob Barton | R | R | July 30, 1941 | 6'0" | 175 | Norwood, OH US |
| Willie Beaman | R | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Jackie Blehm | R | R | August 1, 1941 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Jerry Bonnabeaux | L | R | February 9, 1938 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Gerry Brooks | R | R | November 20, 1939 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Lowell Bussler | R | R | July 20, 1939 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Rafael Casillas | L | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Donald Cobb | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Art Cole | R | June 7, 1939 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Robert Davis | R | 6'1" | 170 | |||
| Marvin Farrar | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Barry Freitag | R | R | February 28, 1941 | 6'1" | 178 | La Crosse, WI US |
| Quinton Gray | S | October 18, 1934 | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Bill Hands | R | R | May 6, 1940 | 6'2" | 185 | Hackensack, NJ US |
| William Honnor | L | L | 6'2" | 165 | ||
| Woody Huyke | R | R | September 28, 1937 | 5'11" | 185 | San Juan, PR |
| Buster LaGarde | January 18, 1941 | |||||
| Samuel Mason | R | R | 6'1" | 192 | ||
| Louis Massetti | ||||||
| John May | L | L | 6'3" | 170 | ||
| Richard McKenna | L | L | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Bob Morett | S | R | August 21, 1939 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Raymond Moulder | R | L | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Mark Opatt | R | R | August 7, 1941 | 6'0" | 175 | Eighty Four, PA US |
| Kenneth Porter | L | L | 6'5" | 205 | ||
| Clell Quarles | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Herb Raybourn | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Francisco Robles | ||||||
| Virgilio Rosa | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Carl Shelen | R | R | November 19, 1941 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| James Stallings | L | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Elizardo Toro | 6'0" | 165 | ||||
| Rudy Tretter | R | R | November 25, 1940 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Fred Wenz | R | R | August 26, 1941 | 6'3" | 214 | Bound Brook, NJ 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.
