1959 St. Petersburg Saints Roster
Team Record: 79-57
Finished 2nd in the FSL
Manager: Tom Hamilton (79-57)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Ballpark: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 119,424, Avg. 1,756
Playoffs - St. Petersburg Saints 4 games, Tampa Tarpons 2
The St. Petersburg Saints of the Florida State League ended the 1959 season with a record of 79 wins and 57 losses, finishing second in the FSL.
The Saints topped the league with 853 runs, sparked by 97 home runs. St. Petersburg yielded 695 runs. Tom Hamilton led the team with 20 home runs, while Charlie Keller and Bill Cline walloped 15 or more as well. Charlie Keller accounted for 105 RBI. Tom Hamilton paced hitters with significant playing time with a .387 average. George Nowakowski paced the squad with 15 wins, and Robert Gouthiere registered a 3.05 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1959 St. Petersburg Saints who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Horace Clarke, Jack Cullen, Tom Hamilton and Elvio Jiménez.
Tom Hamilton served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Backhaus | R | R | July 7, 1940 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Joseph Brockhoff | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Horace Clarke | S | R | June 2, 1939 | 5'9" | 175 | Frederiksted, St. Croix VI |
| Bill Cline | R | R | November 13, 1933 | 6'1" | 188 | |
| Jack Cullen | R | R | October 6, 1939 | 5'11" | 170 | Newark, NJ US |
| Bienvenido De La Cruz | R | R | August 10, 1939 | 5'11" | 171 | |
| Jack DePalo | L | R | March 26, 1938 | 6'2" | 188 | |
| Ronald Deutsch | L | L | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Eugene Domzalski | R | R | April 1, 1938 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Bob Flori | R | R | December 28, 1929 | 5'10" | 178 | |
| Carl Gandza | R | R | July 8, 1940 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Robert Gouthiere | R | R | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| Tom Hamilton | L | R | September 29, 1925 | 6'4" | 213 | Altoona, KS US |
| Walter James | L | R | 5'10" | 190 | ||
| Elvio Jiménez | R | R | January 6, 1940 | 5'9" | 170 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Charlie Keller | L | R | August 4, 1939 | 6'2" | 195 | Frederick, MD US |
| Donald Keller | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Raymond Krieger | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Joseph Latin | L | R | 6'2" | 187 | ||
| Jack Major | R | L | September 11, 1939 | 6'3" | 205 | Erie, PA US |
| Henry Mora | R | R | April 15, 1938 | 6'1" | 187 | |
| Hugo Muskus | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| John Nelson | S | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Jon Nelson | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| George Nowakowski | S | L | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Arturo Polanco | L | L | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Charles Reidell | R | L | January 25, 1939 | 6'0" | 200 | Mifflinburg, PA US |
| Ralph Scorca | R | R | July 31, 1940 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Gene Smith | R | R | March 5, 1940 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Jeffery Zegel | L | R | 5'11" | 185 |
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.
