1959 Sioux City Soos Roster
Team Record: 58-68
Finished 6th in the IIIL
Manager: Billy Capps (58-68)
Affiliation: Kansas City Athletics
Location: Sioux City, Iowa
Ballpark: Soos Park
Attendance: 38,332, Avg. 608
The Sioux City Soos of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1959 season with a record of 58 wins and 68 losses, finishing sixth in the IIIL.
The Soos scored 733 runs and yielded 705 runs. Tom McDonald led Sioux City with 24 home runs, while Tony Cannizzo walloped 15 or more, too. Tom McDonald drove in 90 runs. Gerald Sheehan paced all regular batters by hitting .282. Ray Blemker and Jerry Mercer topped the team with 8 wins each, and Donald Woerner registered a 3.5 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1959 Sioux City Soos who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Ray Blemker, Dave Hill, John Wyatt, Alex George, Dave Thies and Dick Howser.
Billy Capps served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Aldredge | R | R | May 1, 1939 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| George Belden | L | R | August 22, 1937 | 6'4" | 194 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Virgil Bernhardt | L | R | July 30, 1938 | 6'1" | 193 | Rowan County, NC US |
| Ray Blemker | R | L | August 9, 1937 | 5'11" | 190 | Huntingburg, IN US |
| Jerome Boxer | R | R | April 25, 1937 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Jack Bristol | R | L | April 1, 1936 | 6'1" | 185 | Sharon, CT US |
| Tony Cannizzo | R | R | January 16, 1935 | 5'9" | 200 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Billy Capps | R | R | February 27, 1919 | 5'11" | 170 | Lawton, OK US |
| Jerry Clifford | R | R | February 19, 1935 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| John Cunningham | L | December 26, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Arlen Downs | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Richard Fawley | L | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Tony Frulio | R | R | October 11, 1936 | 5'10" | 175 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Milo Fuller | R | R | August 31, 1938 | 5'10" | 190 | |
| Horace Garner | R | R | July 17, 1923 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Alex George | L | R | September 27, 1938 | 5'11" | 170 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Robert Golick | R | R | December 28, 1938 | 6'0" | 176 | |
| Tim Hayes | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Dave Hill | R | L | November 11, 1937 | 6'2" | 170 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Bolivar Hinojosa | R | R | 5'1" | 185 | ||
| Dick Howser | R | R | May 14, 1936 | 5'8" | 155 | Miami, FL US |
| William Kingston | R | January 30, 1939 | 6'1" | 188 | ||
| Charles Kowalski | L | L | 6'1" | 205 | ||
| Ron McCutcheon | R | R | June 21, 1936 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Tom McDonald | L | R | December 6, 1931 | 5'11" | 180 | Dorchester, MA US |
| Jerry Mercer | R | R | January 30, 1939 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Gordy Nevers | R | R | May 25, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Dave Newkirk | R | R | July 13, 1931 | 6'3" | 195 | Blackwell, OK US |
| John O'Donnell | L | L | 5'11" | 163 | ||
| Jimmy Pyles | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Edward Rosenquist | R | L | July 1, 1936 | 5'11" | 10 | |
| Leroy Scercy | L | R | October 14, 1936 | 6'2" | 205 | Cabarrus County, NC US |
| Dennis Schmitt | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Alan Scott | R | R | June 17, 1936 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Gerald Sheehan | R | March 15, 1932 | 6'4" | 185 | ||
| Norman Shill | L | L | January 26, 1939 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Gordon Taylor | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Dave Thies | R | R | March 21, 1937 | 6'4" | 205 | Minneapolis, MN US |
| Arthur Wendt | R | L | 6'3" | 208 | ||
| Donald Woerner | S | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| John Wyatt | R | R | April 19, 1935 | 5'11" | 200 | Chicago, IL US |
| Bob Zammit | L | L | August 1, 1938 | 6'0" | 195 |
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.
