1959 Salem Rebels Roster
Team Record: 38-29
Finished 2nd in the AL
Manager: Lamar Dorton (38-29)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Salem, Virginia
Ballpark: Salem Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 36,128, Avg. 1,078
The Salem Rebels of the Appalachian League ended the 1959 season with a record of 38 wins and 29 losses, finishing second in the AL.
The Rebels scored 472 runs and allowed 452 runs. Art Blunt led Salem with 14 home runs Jerry Carey drove in 63 runs and topped batters with significant playing time with a .303 average. Kenneth Whitmore paced the team with 9 wins, while Gary Aldrich recorded a 3.03 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Darrell Brandon played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Salem Rebels to do so.
Lamar Dorton served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Aldrich | L | L | January 2, 1938 | 6'4" | 198 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Charles Barrett | R | R | December 19, 1940 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Art Blunt | L | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Darrell Brandon | R | R | July 8, 1940 | 6'2" | 200 | Nacogdoches, TX US |
| Edward Cannon | R | January 14, 1938 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Jerry Carey | R | R | September 4, 1940 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Paul Carmine | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Larry Cary | L | R | April 4, 1941 | 6'3" | 186 | |
| Jimmie Corbus | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Manuel Garcia | R | R | 5'11" | 142 | ||
| Eugenio Guichardo | R | R | 6'0" | 140 | ||
| Karl Haag | S | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Thomas Haake | R | R | October 24, 1937 | 6'2" | 200 | Germantown, IL US |
| Rafael Imbert | R | R | 6'0" | 172 | ||
| Billy Joyner | R | R | February 3, 1939 | 5'7" | 155 | Milan, TN US |
| Ronald Kent | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Art Lamb | R | R | June 30, 1941 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Miguel Lemoine | R | R | 5'10" | 205 | ||
| Maher | ||||||
| Fred Marberry | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Richard Marks | L | L | January 30, 1938 | 6'1" | 192 | |
| Robert McAlaine | R | May 17, 1937 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Johnny Paradiso | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Jose Pizarro | R | R | December 20, 1940 | 5'10" | 190 | |
| Vic Ramirez | R | R | August 26, 1940 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| Billy Salter | R | R | 6'2" | 184 | ||
| Don Shadron | R | R | December 3, 1938 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Peter Thompson | L | L | 6'2" | 165 | ||
| Gilbert Watts | R | R | 5'11" | 174 | ||
| Kenneth Whitmore | R | R | 6'1" | 192 | ||
| Jerome Zawada | R | R | 5'10" | 165 |
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.
