
1959 Plainview Athletics Roster
Team Record: 60-65
Finished 4th in the SL
Manager: Bobby Hofman (60-65)
Affiliation: Kansas City Athletics
Location: Plainview, Texas
Ballpark: Jaycee Park
Attendance: 12,329, Avg. 197
The Plainview Athletics of the Sophomore League ended the 1959 season with a record of 60 wins and 65 losses, finishing fourth in the SL.
The Athletics tallied 729 runs and conceded 737 runs. Robert Carothers paced Plainview with 23 home runs and accounted for 119 RBI. Jimmy Pyles led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .308 clip. John Hanes topped the squad with 12 wins, while Denny O'Melia recorded a 3.23 ERA, leading regular hurlers. Bobby Hofman served as manager.
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Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Forrest Bailey | L | L | November 15, 1938 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Ronald Banovic | L | L | February 15, 1936 | 5'10" | 168 | |
Raymond Barboza | R | R | July 14, 1938 | 6'1" | 200 | |
Glenn Boos | R | R | July 5, 1939 | 5'11" | 155 | |
Sandy Burnett | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
Robert Carothers | R | R | 5'11" | 178 | ||
Ken Cherney | R | 6'1" | 177 | |||
Jimmy Coggins | L | R | June 2, 1937 | 6'3" | 195 | |
William Corrigan | L | L | September 18, 1937 | 6'1" | 192 | |
Anthony DeGennaro | R | R | October 11, 1938 | 6'0" | 190 | |
Jim Doyle | R | R | February 3, 1939 | 6'3" | 195 | |
Daniel Drake | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
John Fawcett | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
Glenn Fleming | R | R | 5'10" | 167 | ||
Paul Gammel | L | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
Robert Golick | R | R | December 28, 1938 | 6'0" | 176 | |
Richard Green | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
John Hanes | L | L | December 27, 1939 | 5'7" | 150 | |
Robert Knable | R | R | 6'1" | 179 | ||
James Lusk | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
Bob McConkie | R | 5'10" | 177 | |||
Charlie McCrory | L | R | March 29, 1935 | 6'1" | 170 | |
Ron McCutcheon | R | R | June 21, 1936 | 6'0" | 190 | |
William Mrozek | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
Denny O'Melia | L | L | 6'0" | 170 | Santa Barbara, CA US | |
Clement Pfaehler | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
Jimmy Pyles | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
Michael Roberts | L | L | 6'3" | 170 | ||
Billy Selman | R | R | December 29, 1940 | 5'8" | 183 | |
Norman Solis | R | 5'9" | 175 | |||
Bob Vostry | L | L | September 6, 1937 | 6'0" | 183 | Berwyn, IL US |
Phil Waddell | L | L | March 16, 1938 | 6'1" | 200 | |
Jimmy Weston | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
Freeman Williams | R | R | 6'4" | 173 | ||
Bob Wittkowski | R | July 5, 1937 | 6'0" | 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.