1958 Wellsville Braves Roster
Team Record: 70-56
Finished 1st in the NYPL
Manager: Harry Minor (70-56)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Wellsville, New York
Ballpark: Tullar Field
Attendance: 24,970, Avg. 396
Playoffs - Wellsville Braves 2 games, Auburn Yankees 1
Finals - Geneva Redlegs 3 games, Wellsville Braves 0
The Wellsville Braves of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1958 season with a record of 70 wins and 56 losses, finishing first in the NYPL.
The Braves scored 726 runs, most in the league. Wellsville yielded 576 runs. Corky Withrow walloped 32 home runs for the team, while Harry Minor swatted 15 or more, too. Corky Withrow drove in 142 runs. Marcial Allen led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .299 clip. Pedro Perez topped the team with 14 wins, and Edward Banach recorded a 1.92 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1958 Wellsville Braves who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Amado Samuel, Merritt Ranew and Corky Withrow.
Harry Minor served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcial Allen | R | R | September 6, 1938 | 5'7" | 160 | Rio Piedras, PR |
| Rafael Andujar | 6'2" | 160 | ||||
| Anthony Arrigo | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Edward Banach | R | R | May 12, 1936 | 6'1" | 165 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Charles Bergdoll | S | L | September 28, 1935 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Francisco Chevere | ||||||
| Luis DeLeon | R | R | December 25, 1932 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Wilfredo Echavarria | R | R | October 6, 1937 | 6'1" | 187 | |
| Robert Fleer | R | 6'1" | 155 | |||
| Ceferino Foy | R | R | August 26, 1938 | 6'4" | 175 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| John Huda | L | L | 6'0" | 172 | ||
| Fred Hust | R | 5'8" | 155 | |||
| Ramon Jimenez | R | R | ||||
| John Kenney | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Jim King | R | L | November 26, 1934 | 6'2" | 180 | Glen Falls, NY US |
| Kenneth Lenhoff | R | 5'9" | 185 | |||
| Wally Lozano | L | 5'9" | 165 | Albany, NY US | ||
| Dave Martens | R | R | November 16, 1935 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| John Matta | S | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Harry Minor | R | R | March 7, 1928 | 6'2" | 210 | |
| John Murphy | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Walt Norley | R | R | March 21, 1939 | 6'3" | 200 | Havertown, PA US |
| Pedro Perez | R | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| William Powers | R | R | June 3, 1937 | 5'10" | 10 | |
| Merritt Ranew | L | R | May 10, 1938 | 5'11" | 170 | Albany, GA US |
| Adrian Rodgers | R | R | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Amado Samuel | R | R | December 6, 1938 | 6'1" | 170 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Richard Shrigley | R | February 26, 1931 | 6'1" | 220 | ||
| James Springborn | R | R | 6'0" | 187 | ||
| Vaughn Stedman | R | L | August 27, 1932 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Corky Withrow | R | R | November 28, 1937 | 6'3" | 197 | High Coal, WV US |
| Don Zabielski | L | L | February 2, 1938 | 6'1" | 170 | Wilmington, DE 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.
