1959 Plainview Athletics Roster

Sophomore League (SL) - Class: D
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
1959 Plainview Athletics Statistics

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
Forrest BaileyLLNovember 15, 19386'0"180
Ronald BanovicLLFebruary 15, 19365'10"168
Raymond BarbozaRRJuly 14, 19386'1"200
Glenn BoosRRJuly 5, 19395'11"155
Sandy BurnettR5'10"160
Robert CarothersRR5'11"178
Ken CherneyR6'1"177
Jimmy CogginsLRJune 2, 19376'3"195
William CorriganLLSeptember 18, 19376'1"192
Anthony DeGennaroRROctober 11, 19386'0"190
Jim DoyleRRFebruary 3, 19396'3"195
Daniel DrakeR6'0"175
John FawcettRR5'10"180
Glenn FlemingRR5'10"167
Paul GammelLR6'0"180
Robert GolickRRDecember 28, 19386'0"176
Richard GreenRR6'3"185
John HanesLLDecember 27, 19395'7"150
Robert KnableRR6'1"179
James LuskRR6'2"190
Bob McConkieR5'10"177
Charlie McCroryLRMarch 29, 19356'1"170
Ron McCutcheonRRJune 21, 19366'0"190
William MrozekRR6'0"180
Denny O'MeliaLL6'0"170Santa Barbara, CA US
Clement PfaehlerRR5'11"165
Jimmy PylesRR6'0"190
Michael RobertsLL6'3"170
Billy SelmanRRDecember 29, 19405'8"183
Norman SolisR5'9"175
Bob VostryLLSeptember 6, 19376'0"183Berwyn, IL US
Phil WaddellLLMarch 16, 19386'1"200
Jimmy WestonRR5'10"170
Freeman WilliamsRR6'4"173
Bob WittkowskiRJuly 5, 19376'0"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.




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