1958 San Jose Pirates/Las Vegas Wranglers Roster
Team Record: 54-81
Finished 7th in the CL
Manager: Jack Paepke (54-81)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: San Jose, California; Las Vegas, Nevada
Ballpark: Elks Stadium, Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 23,845, Avg. 353
The San Jose Pirates/Las Vegas Wranglers of the California League ended the 1958 season with a record of 54 wins and 81 losses, finishing seventh in the CL.San Jose (14-18) moved to Las Vegas May 26.
The Pirates/Wranglers scored 625 runs and allowed 902 runs, most in the circuit. Jim Campbell paced San Jose/Las Vegas with 11 home runs Freed Messner drove in 73 runs. Angel Figueroa topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .305. Frederick Rick led the team with 17 wins and a team-best 3.27 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Larry Foss, Ron Brand, Elmo Plaskett, Jim Campbell, Bob Veale, Bob Lee and Tom Butters were all players from the 1958 San Jose Pirates/Las Vegas Wranglers who played in the Majors during their careers.
Jack Paepke served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Babich | R | R | April 15, 1937 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Ron Brand | R | R | January 13, 1940 | 5'7" | 167 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Tom Butters | R | R | April 8, 1938 | 6'2" | 195 | Delaware, OH US |
| Jim Campbell | R | R | June 24, 1937 | 6'0" | 190 | Palo Alto, CA US |
| Morris Cigar | R | R | December 3, 1936 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Eugene Cooke | L | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Bob Daniels | R | R | July 20, 1935 | 6'6" | 215 | |
| Richard Donnelly | R | R | September 21, 1932 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Mort Ek | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Angel Figueroa | R | 5'8" | 170 | |||
| Larry Foss | R | R | April 18, 1936 | 6'2" | 187 | Castleton, KS US |
| Jim Gleason | R | R | February 8, 1939 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Bob Hoehn | R | 6'2" | 188 | |||
| Chester Jackson | ||||||
| Frank Jackson | R | R | 6'4" | 201 | ||
| Tom King | R | R | July 1, 1933 | 6'2" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Bob Lee | R | R | November 26, 1937 | 6'3" | 225 | Ottumwa, IA US |
| Dick McDonald | R | December 28, 1938 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Freed Messner | R | R | September 5, 1935 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Dick Minice | L | L | 6'2" | 185 | Seattle, WA US | |
| Aneiro Moncion | R | R | 5'7" | 148 | ||
| Ronald Owings | R | April 23, 1935 | 6'0" | 189 | Klamath Falls, OR US | |
| Jack Paepke | R | R | August 28, 1922 | 6'2" | 220 | Provo, UT US |
| Richard Payne | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Harold Perry | R | R | 5'11" | 150 | ||
| Elmo Plaskett | R | R | June 27, 1938 | 5'10" | 195 | Frederiksted, St. Croix VI |
| Andrew Prevedello | R | R | 5'8" | 170 | ||
| Louis Profumo | R | R | April 28, 1938 | 6'2" | 210 | Alameda, CA US |
| Frederick Rick | R | R | October 25, 1938 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Gerald Taylor | R | 5'10" | 168 | |||
| Bob Veale | S | L | October 28, 1935 | 6'6" | 212 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Ronnie Wilkins | S | L | April 11, 1937 | 5'9" | 175 | |
| Villard Wright | S | R | 6'0" | 180 |
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.
