1959 Louisville Colonels Roster

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 97-65
Finished 1st in the AA's East Division
Manager: Ben Geraghty (97-65)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Ballpark: Cardinal Stadium
Attendance: 222,854, Avg. 2,751
1959 Louisville Colonels Statistics

Playoffs - Fort Worth Cats 4 games, Louisville Colonels 0

The Louisville Colonels of the American Association ended the 1959 season with a record of 97 wins and 65 losses, finishing first in the league's East Division.

The Colonels plated 717 runs and gave up 619 runs. Lee Maye paced Louisville with 17 home runs Charley Lau and Lee Maye each accounted for 79 RBI. Al Spangler led all regular batters by connecting at a .297 clip. Don Nottebart and Georges Maranda topped the team with 18 wins each, while Georges Maranda registered a 2.48 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 1959 Louisville Colonels who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Claude Raymond, Bob Hartman, Nat Peeples, Dick Littlefield, Dave Roberts, Al Federoff, Ray Shearer, Casey Wise, Joe Lonnett, Ed Charles, Earl Hersh, Jim Command, Ken MacKenzie, Ron Piché, Juan Pizarro, Lee Maye, Ted Kazanski, Red Murff, Mike Roarke, Charley Lau, Don Nottebart, Ray Rippelmeyer, Don Kaiser, Joe Morgan, Don Lassetter, Bob Talbot, Georges Maranda, Al Spangler, Chuck Cottier and Em Lindbeck.

Ben Geraghty served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Ed CharlesRRApril 29, 19335'10"170Daytona Beach, FL US
Jim CommandLROctober 15, 19286'2"200Grand Rapids, MI US
Chuck CottierRRJanuary 18, 19365'10"175Delta, CO US
Al FederoffRRJuly 11, 19245'10"165Bairdford, PA US
Bob HartmanRLAugust 28, 19375'11"185Kenosha, WI US
Dale HendricksonLLJuly 18, 19365'11"176Broadwater, NE US
Earl HershLLMay 21, 19326'0"205Ebbvale, MD US
Don KaiserRRFebruary 3, 19356'5"195Byng, OK US
Ted KazanskiRRJanuary 25, 19346'1"175Hamtramck, MI US
Don LassetterRRMarch 27, 19336'3"200Newnan, GA US
Charley LauLRApril 12, 19336'0"190Romulus, MI US
Em LindbeckLRAugust 27, 19346'0"185Kewanee, IL US
Dick LittlefieldLLMarch 18, 19266'0"180Detroit, MI US
Joe LonnettRRFebruary 7, 19275'10"180Beaver Falls, PA US
Ken MacKenzieRLMarch 10, 19346'0"185Gore Bay, ON CA
Georges MarandaRRJanuary 15, 19326'2"195Levis, QC CA
Lee MayeLRDecember 11, 19346'2"190Tuscaloosa, AL US
Joe MorganLRNovember 19, 19305'10"170Walpole, MA US
Red MurffRRApril 1, 19216'3"195Burlington, TX US
Don NottebartRRJanuary 23, 19366'1"190West Newton, MA US
Alfred PaschalRROctober 30, 19346'0"165
Nat PeeplesRRJune 29, 19266'1"185Memphis, TN US
Ron PichéRRMay 22, 19355'11"165Verdun, QC CA
Juan PizarroLLFebruary 7, 19375'11"170Santurce, PR
Claude RaymondRRMay 7, 19375'10"175St. Jean, QC CA
Vic RehmSLFebruary 16, 19366'4"200Carlyle, IL US
Ray RippelmeyerRRJuly 9, 19336'3"200Valmeyer, IL US
Mike RoarkeRRNovember 8, 19306'2"195West Warwick, RI US
Dave RobertsLLJune 30, 19336'0"172Panama, Panama PA
Ray ShearerRRSeptember 19, 19296'0"200Jacobus, PA US
Al SpanglerLLJuly 8, 19336'0"175Philadelphia, PA US
Bob TalbotRRJune 6, 19286'0"170Visalia, CA US
Casey WiseSRSeptember 8, 19326'0"170Lafayette, IN 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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