1959 Wellsville Braves Roster
Team Record: 80-46
Finished 1st in the NYPL
Manager: Harry Minor (80-46)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Wellsville, New York
Ballpark: Tullar Field
Attendance: 25,659, Avg. 407
Playoffs - Wellsville Braves 2 games, Corning Cor-Sox 0
Finals - Wellsville Braves 3 games, Elmira Pioneers 2
The Wellsville Braves of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1959 season with a record of 80 wins and 46 losses, finishing first in the NYPL.
The Braves scored 862 runs, best in the league. Wellsville conceded 677 runs. Marcial Allen led the squad with 19 home runs, and Lorne Johnson walloped 15 or more, too. Marcial Allen drove in 92 runs and topped all regular batters by connecting at a .356 clip. Bennie Griggs paced the squad with 21 wins, while Jim King as well added 15 or more victories as well Ceferino Foy recorded a 3.46 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1959 Wellsville Braves who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Vern Handrahan, Amado Samuel and Phil Niekro.
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 |
| Herbert Biedermann | R | September 24, 1934 | 6'0" | 175 | Tom Green County, TX US | |
| Bob Byerly | R | R | April 6, 1940 | 6'2" | 185 | Mason City, IA US |
| Chico Diaz | R | R | May 12, 1941 | 5'10" | 160 | Isabela de Sagua, CU |
| Wilfredo Echavarria | R | R | October 6, 1937 | 6'1" | 187 | |
| Tony Filicchia | R | R | September 24, 1939 | 5'8" | 190 | Boston, MA US |
| Ceferino Foy | R | R | August 26, 1938 | 6'4" | 175 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Pedro Garcia | R | 6'0" | 183 | |||
| Rafael Gomez | R | R | September 6, 1939 | 5'8" | 163 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Bennie Griggs | R | R | 5'11" | 200 | ||
| Vern Handrahan | L | R | November 27, 1936 | 6'2" | 185 | Charlottetown, PE CA |
| Frank Johnson | L | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Lorne Johnson | L | L | March 6, 1938 | 5'10" | 180 | Lynn, MA US |
| Jim King | R | L | November 26, 1934 | 6'2" | 180 | Glen Falls, NY US |
| George Lukart | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Bob MacPherson | R | R | September 23, 1938 | 6'0" | 210 | Lancaster, PA US |
| George McCafferty | R | R | November 12, 1935 | 6'1" | 195 | Andover, MA US |
| Eugene McGaughey | R | 5'10" | 185 | |||
| Harry Minor | R | R | March 7, 1928 | 6'2" | 210 | |
| Phil Niekro | R | R | April 1, 1939 | 6'1" | 180 | Blaine, OH US |
| Ken Roesler | L | R | January 23, 1938 | 5'10" | 185 | Merrill, WI US |
| Ronald Ross | R | R | October 19, 1939 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Frank Saia | L | L | December 4, 1935 | 5'10" | 175 | Cambridge, MA US |
| Amado Samuel | R | R | December 6, 1938 | 6'1" | 170 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Bruce Shelton | October 5, 1940 | Evansville, IN US | ||||
| Timothy Strickland | L | R | September 10, 1938 | 6'2" | 170 | Goldsboro, NC US |
| Bobby Wade | L | R | November 30, 1938 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Kenneth Wagner | R | R | 5'11" | 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.
