1959 Salt Lake City Bees Roster
Team Record: 85-69
Finished 1st in the PCL
Manager: Larry Shepard (85-69)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Ballpark: Derks Field
Attendance: 195,350, Avg. 2,537
The Salt Lake City Bees of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1959 season with a record of 85 wins and 69 losses, finishing first in the PCL.
The Bees scored 734 runs and yielded 626 runs. R C Stevens led Salt Lake City with 19 home runs Chuck Harmon drove in 90 runs. Sammy Miley paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .333 clip. Dick Hall topped the team with 18 wins and a team-best 1.87 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Dave Wickersham, R C Stevens, Dick Barone, George Perez, Laurin Pepper, Jim Umbricht, Dick Hall, Paul Pettit, Don Rowe, Buddy Pritchard, Earl Francis, Chuck Harmon, Howie Goss, Jim Baumer, George O'Donnell, Carlos Bernier and Ed Bauta were all players from the 1959 Salt Lake City Bees who played in the Majors during their careers.
Larry Shepard served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Anderton | R | R | April 29, 1933 | 6'3" | 180 | Cullman, AL US |
| Dick Barone | R | R | October 13, 1932 | 5'9" | 165 | San Jose, CA US |
| Jim Baumer | R | R | January 29, 1931 | 6'2" | 185 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Ed Bauta | R | R | January 6, 1935 | 6'3" | 200 | Florida, CU |
| Carlos Bernier | R | R | January 28, 1927 | 5'9" | 180 | Juana Diaz, PR |
| Jack Bloomfield | L | R | August 7, 1932 | 6'2" | 175 | Monti Alto, TX US |
| Dick Brockell | R | R | August 4, 1934 | 6'4" | 198 | Wilmington, DE US |
| Marcos Cobos | R | R | August 13, 1931 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Earl Francis | R | R | July 14, 1935 | 6'2" | 210 | Slab Fork, WV US |
| Howie Goss | R | R | November 1, 1934 | 6'4" | 204 | Wewoka, OK US |
| Dick Hall | R | R | September 27, 1930 | 6'6" | 200 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Dick Hanlon | R | R | February 9, 1933 | 5'10" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Curtis Hardaway | R | R | August 13, 1928 | 6'0" | 189 | Columbus, GA US |
| Chuck Harmon | R | R | April 23, 1924 | 6'2" | 175 | Washington, IN US |
| Bill Jackson | R | R | September 3, 1934 | 6'3" | 195 | Pocatello, ID US |
| Don Kildoo | R | L | June 6, 1935 | 6'1" | 180 | Washington, DC US |
| Sammy Miley | L | R | March 8, 1931 | 5'11" | 190 | Newton, MS US |
| Eddie Moore | R | R | September 21, 1929 | 6'1" | 195 | Fort Worth, TX US |
| Dick Newberg | R | R | June 28, 1937 | 6'3" | 207 | New Haven, CT US |
| George O'Donnell | R | R | May 27, 1929 | 6'3" | 175 | Winchester, IL US |
| Bill Onuska | R | R | January 15, 1934 | 5'10" | 195 | Trumbull, CT US |
| Hisel Patrick | R | R | August 21, 1925 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Laurin Pepper | R | R | January 18, 1931 | 5'11" | 190 | Vaughan, MS US |
| George Perez | R | R | December 29, 1937 | 6'2" | 200 | San Fernando, CA US |
| Paul Pettit | L | L | November 29, 1931 | 6'2" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Jim Post | L | L | February 2, 1926 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Buddy Pritchard | R | R | January 25, 1936 | 6'1" | 195 | South Gate, CA US |
| Don Rowe | L | L | April 3, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | Brawley, CA US |
| Roger Sawyer | L | L | October 31, 1934 | 6'1" | 180 | Warsaw, NY US |
| R C Stevens | R | L | July 22, 1934 | 6'5" | 219 | Moultrie, GA US |
| Ken Toothman | L | R | April 6, 1935 | 5'10" | 165 | Fort Dodge, IA US |
| Jim Umbricht | R | R | September 17, 1930 | 6'4" | 215 | Chicago, IL US |
| Don Urquhart | L | R | February 20, 1930 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Tony Washington | L | L | January 9, 1937 | 6'2" | 183 | Chicago, IL US |
| Daryl Westerfield | R | R | May 6, 1933 | 6'1" | 205 | Ashland, OH US |
| Dave Wickersham | R | R | September 27, 1935 | 6'3" | 188 | Erie, PA 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.
