1959 Selma Cloverleafs Roster
Team Record: 73-46
Finished 2nd in the AAL
Manager: Johnny Lipon (73-46)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Selma, Alabama
Ballpark: Bloch Park
Attendance: 26,633, Avg. 448
Playoffs - Selma Cloverleafs 3 games, Pensacola Dons 0
Finals - Selma Cloverleafs 4 games, Dothan Cardinals 1
The Selma Cloverleafs of the Alabama-Florida League ended the 1959 season with a record of 73 wins and 46 losses, finishing second in the AAL.
The Cloverleafs topped the league with just 493 runs allowed. Selma scored 615 runs. Keith Williams paced the squad with 12 home runs and accounted for 80 RBI, while leading all regular batters by connecting at a .341 clip. Jerry Fosnow led the team with 15 wins, and Thomas Dooling registered a 2.34 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1959 Selma Cloverleafs who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Jerry Fosnow, Johnny Lipon, Larry Brown, Max Alvis and Doc Edwards.
Johnny Lipon served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Alvis | R | R | February 2, 1938 | 5'11" | 185 | Jasper, TX US |
| Jack Banning | L | R | April 1, 1935 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Vernon Benner | R | 6'0" | 160 | |||
| Larry Brown | R | R | March 1, 1940 | 5'10" | 160 | Shinnston, WV US |
| Billy Carter | R | R | December 31, 1937 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Walter Dobrzykowski | R | R | December 15, 1939 | 6'0" | 150 | |
| Thomas Dooling | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Doc Edwards | R | R | December 10, 1936 | 6'2" | 215 | Red Jacket, WV US |
| Richard Farley | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Jerry Fosnow | R | L | September 21, 1940 | 6'4" | 195 | Deshler, OH US |
| Paul Gleason | R | R | May 4, 1939 | 6'1" | 175 | Jersey City, NJ US |
| Robert Gordon | R | R | October 21, 1940 | 6'4" | 210 | |
| Edward Harrison | ||||||
| Fred Krase | L | L | October 16, 1939 | 6'0" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
| Frank Lanier | L | R | October 12, 1934 | 6'0" | 168 | |
| Johnny Lipon | R | R | November 10, 1922 | 6'0" | 175 | Martins Ferry, OH US |
| Carl Morrow | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Claude Pinder | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| June Raines | R | R | September 9, 1938 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| James Scott | R | January 23, 1937 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Joseph Teague | L | R | December 29, 1938 | 5'11" | 155 | |
| Jose Villar | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Daniel Vlahovic | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Keith Williams | R | R | August 1, 1938 | 6'4" | 193 |
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.
