1958 Seattle Rainiers Roster

Pacific Coast League (PCL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 68-86
Finished 8th in the PCL
Manager: Connie Ryan (68-86)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Redlegs
Location: Seattle, Washington
Ballpark: Sick Stadium
Attendance: 142,499, Avg. 1,851
1958 Seattle Rainiers Statistics

The Seattle Rainiers of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1958 season with a record of 68 wins and 86 losses, finishing eighth in the PCL.

The Rainiers scored 625 runs and gave up 689 runs. Vada Pinson paced Seattle with 11 home runs and drove in 77 runs, while leading all regular hitters by hitting .343. Ted Wieand and Chuck Churn topped the team with 9 wins each, and Chuck Churn recorded a 3.65 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Bobby Balcena, Jim McManus, Vada Pinson, Jim Dyck, Don Nicholas, Eddie Basinski, John Oldham, Loren Babe, Juan Delis, Hal Bevan, Jesse Gonder, Dick Aylward, Carmen Mauro, Bill Kennedy, Charlie Rabe, Chuck Churn, Ted Wieand, Jim Davis, Al Federoff, Eddie Kazak, Gale Wade, Marty Kutyna, Marion Fricano, Max Surkont, Duane Pillette, Dutch Dotterer, Claude Osteen, Art Fowler and Bob Garber were all players from the 1958 Seattle Rainiers who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Connie Ryan served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Dick AylwardRRJune 4, 19256'0"190Baltimore, MD US
Loren BabeLRJanuary 11, 19285'10"180Pisgah, IA US
Bobby BalcenaRLAugust 1, 19255'7"160San Pedro, CA US
Eddie BasinskiRRNovember 4, 19226'1"172Buffalo, NY US
Cal BauerRRSeptember 10, 19345'9"175Mankato, MN US
Hal BevanRRNovember 15, 19306'2"198New Orleans, LA US
Jack BloomfieldLRAugust 7, 19326'2"175Monti Alto, TX US
Chuck ChurnRRFebruary 1, 19306'3"205Bridgetown, VA US
Jerry DavisLLJuly 21, 19326'1"175Kansas City, KS US
Jim DavisSLSeptember 15, 19246'0"180Red Bluff, CA US
Juan DelisRRFebruary 27, 19285'11"170Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba CU
Dick DiTusaRRAugust 29, 19356'1"190Chicago, IL US
Dutch DottererRRNovember 11, 19316'0"209Syracuse, NY US
Charlie DrummondRRJuly 3, 19306'0"190Parksly, VA US
Jim DyckRRFebruary 3, 19226'2"200Omaha, NE US
Al FederoffRRJuly 11, 19245'10"165Bairdford, PA US
Art FowlerRRJuly 3, 19225'11"180Converse, SC US
Marion FricanoRRJuly 15, 19236'0"170Brant, NY US
Bob GarberRRSeptember 10, 19286'1"190Hunker, PA US
Tom GibsonSROctober 4, 19366'4"210Yakima, WA US
Jesse GonderLRJanuary 20, 19365'10"180Monticello, AR US
Eddie KazakRRJuly 18, 19206'0"175Steubenville, OH US
Bill KennedyLLMarch 14, 19216'2"195Carnesville, GA US
Bob KropRRAugust 5, 19386'0"200Plains, PA US
Marty KutynaRRNovember 14, 19326'0"190Philadelphia, PA US
Darrell MartinRROctober 5, 19356'3"180Prague, OK US
Carmen MauroLRNovember 10, 19266'0"167St. Paul, MN US
Jim McManusLLJuly 20, 19366'4"215Brookline, MA US
Eddie MooreRRSeptember 21, 19296'1"195Fort Worth, TX US
Don NicholasLROctober 30, 19305'7"150Phoenix, AZ US
John OldhamRLNovember 6, 19326'3"198Salinas, CA US
Ray OrteigRRDecember 20, 19196'0"185Orchards, WA US
Claude OsteenLLAugust 9, 19395'11"160Caney Springs, TN US
Duane PilletteRRJuly 24, 19226'3"195Detroit, MI US
Vada PinsonLLAugust 11, 19385'11"170Memphis, TN US
Charlie RabeLLMay 6, 19326'1"180Boyce, TX US
Phil ShartzerRROctober 15, 19355'10"165Louisville, KY US
Thomas St. JohnLR6'0"175
Max SurkontRRJune 16, 19226'1"195Central Falls, RI US
Joe TannerRRNovember 16, 19316'1"175Laurel, MS US
Gale WadeLRJanuary 20, 19296'1"185Hollister, MO US
Ted WieandRRApril 4, 19336'2"195Walnutport, 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.




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