1958 Topeka Hawks Roster
Team Record: 65-82
Finished 7th in the WL
Manager: George McQuinn (65-82)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Topeka, Kansas
Attendance: 43,686, Avg. 594
The Topeka Hawks of the Western League ended the 1958 season with a record of 65 wins and 82 losses, finishing seventh in the WL.
The Hawks scored 780 runs and yielded 866 runs. William Reynolds led Topeka with 23 home runs, while Rudy Tanner, Howard Rouse, Al Weygandt and Ron Henry each walloped 15 or more, too. Ron Henry recorded 88 runs batted in and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .301 average. Harold DeMars paced the squad with 11 wins, and Jack Hannah recorded a 3.74 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Players from the 1958 Topeka Hawks who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Daryl Robertson, Clem Koshorek, Bob Botz, George Bullard and Ron Henry.
George McQuinn served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Augustoni | L | L | February 16, 1935 | 5'9" | 175 | |
| Bob Botz | R | R | April 28, 1935 | 5'11" | 170 | Milwaukee, WI US |
| George Bullard | R | R | October 24, 1928 | 5'9" | 165 | Lynn, MA US |
| Roy Cato | R | R | June 15, 1933 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| Roger Clapp | R | R | November 16, 1932 | 6'0" | 185 | Milo, ME US |
| Harold DeMars | L | L | August 22, 1937 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Wendell Doss | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Bobby Dudley | R | R | February 23, 1935 | 6'0" | 193 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Benjamin Dye | L | R | 6'0" | 180 | Hartwood, VA US | |
| Ray Engel | L | August 28, 1933 | 5'11" | 188 | ||
| Dale Ferris | L | 6'3" | 200 | |||
| Charles Garmon | R | R | 6'4" | 205 | ||
| Thomas Graham | R | R | 6'8" | 210 | ||
| Jack Hannah | L | R | October 25, 1933 | 6'1" | 203 | |
| Ron Henry | R | R | August 7, 1936 | 6'1" | 180 | Chester, PA US |
| Richard Jack | R | R | 6'9" | 215 | ||
| Rufus Johnson | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Edward Kambour | R | L | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Lawrence Koppe | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Clem Koshorek | R | R | June 20, 1925 | 5'4" | 165 | Royal Oak, MI US |
| Jim Kuykendall | R | L | February 1, 1934 | 5'11" | 195 | |
| Maurice Lerner | R | R | December 20, 1935 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Jack Lutz | R | R | August 15, 1931 | 6'4" | 175 | San Diego, CA US |
| Pete Peterson | L | L | December 4, 1932 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| James Pokel | L | L | March 30, 1928 | 5'11" | 210 | Plymouth, WI US |
| Carlos Ramirez | S | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| William Reynolds | L | L | 5'9" | 180 | ||
| Daryl Robertson | R | R | January 5, 1936 | 6'0" | 184 | Cripple Creek, CO US |
| Bill Roland | R | R | April 30, 1930 | 6'1" | 195 | Clinton, SC US |
| Howard Rouse | R | 6'2" | 200 | |||
| David Scranton | R | R | November 4, 1935 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| John Smirnoff | R | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Bob Stoico | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Rudy Tanner | R | February 11, 1927 | 5'9" | 168 | ||
| Jack Venable | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Robert Wedin | R | L | February 21, 1937 | 6'4" | 195 | Derby, CT US |
| Al Weygandt | L | R | July 17, 1930 | 6'3" | 191 | Detroit, MI US |
| Dudley Whitley | L | R | September 24, 1934 | 5'10" | 185 | Edgecombe County, NC 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.
