1958 Tri-City Braves Roster
Team Record: 62-73
Finished 5th in the NWL
Manager: Ray Hathaway (62-73)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Kennewick, Washington; Pasco, Washington; Richland, Washington
Ballpark: Sanders-Jacobs Field
Attendance: 45,283, Avg. 671
The Tri-City Braves of the Northwest League ended the 1958 season with a record of 62 wins and 73 losses, finishing fifth in the NWL.
The Braves scored 671 runs and yielded 736 runs, most in the circuit. Harry Williams led Tri-City with 18 home runs, while Ray Looney and Sonny Piver walloped 15 or more also. Sonny Piver drove in 75 runs. Reginald Hamilton topped all regular hitters by hitting .304. James Vogelgesang paced the squad with 11 wins, and Joe Drotar recorded a 3.21 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Ray Hathaway played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Tri-City Braves to do so.
Ray Hathaway served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Octavio Acosta | R | R | December 20, 1938 | 6'4" | 180 | |
| Jim Cammel | R | R | February 24, 1937 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Morris Cigar | R | R | December 3, 1936 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Eugene Cooke | L | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Donald Dobrino | R | R | February 3, 1935 | 6'3" | 205 | Mount Olive, IL US |
| Joe Drotar | R | R | October 8, 1936 | 6'1" | 180 | Homestead, PA US |
| Duane Emaar | R | February 6, 1933 | 6'0" | 185 | Kalamazoo, MI US | |
| Earl Fackler | L | October 18, 1932 | 6'3" | 190 | Harrisburg, PA US | |
| Reyes Figueroa | R | R | January 25, 1936 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Reginald Hamilton | R | R | August 4, 1936 | 5'6" | 150 | Washington, DC US |
| Ray Hathaway | R | R | October 13, 1916 | 6'0" | 165 | Greenville, OH US |
| Leon Hurst | R | R | July 3, 1937 | 6'1" | 195 | Peoria, IL US |
| John Kelly | S | L | January 10, 1937 | 6'4" | 195 | Detroit, MI US |
| Robert Koski | L | 6'0" | 187 | |||
| Barney Kunert | L | L | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Leonard Lindborg | R | R | August 2, 1935 | 6'2" | 190 | Compton, CA US |
| Ray Looney | L | L | January 5, 1937 | 6'0" | 185 | McKeesport, PA US |
| Jerry McClure | R | R | 6'7" | 210 | ||
| Dick Minice | L | L | 6'2" | 185 | Seattle, WA US | |
| Arturo Miro | R | R | 6'2" | 152 | ||
| Albert Muench | R | R | 6'0" | 172 | ||
| Dick Newberg | R | R | June 28, 1937 | 6'3" | 207 | New Haven, CT US |
| Sonny Piver | R | October 18, 1933 | 5'11" | 190 | Point Arena, CA US | |
| Jack Riley | R | R | August 3, 1933 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Joseph Rosania | R | January 8, 1935 | 5'10" | 176 | ||
| Rex Rupert | R | R | September 11, 1933 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Richard Shinnick | R | R | 6'4" | 200 | ||
| Hillory Stanton | R | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Roy Stotler | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Rudy Trbovich | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Robert Vega | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| James Vogelgesang | R | R | May 15, 1935 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Bob Wade | R | R | March 29, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | Tipton, OK US |
| Donald Whitcomb | R | R | 6'0" | 200 | ||
| Franklin Williams | L | R | February 7, 1936 | 6'1" | 165 | Mobile, AL US |
| Harry Williams | R | R | December 1, 1932 | 6'1" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA 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.
