1959 Wytheville Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 29-37
Finished 5th in the AL
Manager: Don Pries (29-37)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Wytheville, Virginia
Ballpark: Withers Field
Attendance: 20,553, Avg. 623
The Wytheville Cardinals of the Appalachian League ended the 1959 season with a record of 29 wins and 37 losses, finishing fifth in the AL.
The Cardinals plated 437 runs and surrendered 473 runs. DeMorris Smith accounted for 51 RBI and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .320 average. Sewell Street and Bob Dellovade led the team with 5 wins each, while Sewell Street recorded a 3.38 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Johnny Lewis and Jeoff Long both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Don Pries served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurman Baker | L | L | August 31, 1939 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Terry Bechtold | S | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Ron Cayll | R | R | September 14, 1941 | 6'1" | 170 | Winter Park, FL US |
| Charles Cosby | R | August 9, 1937 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Clifford Crenshaw | ||||||
| George Davis | R | July 9, 1938 | 5'7" | 170 | ||
| Bob Dellovade | R | R | October 24, 1936 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Stanley Dzik | R | R | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Theodore Farley | R | R | February 19, 1940 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Patrick Foley | L | R | April 20, 1941 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Stephen Gaza | R | L | December 13, 1940 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Don Gerhardt | R | R | August 4, 1940 | 6'2" | 172 | |
| Jerry Glaze | R | R | 5'11" | 168 | ||
| Jon Goin | R | R | June 17, 1938 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Ernest Hess | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Laurence Jenkins | L | L | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Leroy Johnson | R | 5'8" | 167 | |||
| James Keith | R | R | January 4, 1939 | 6'2" | 195 | Hastings, NE US |
| Ronald Kellogg | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| John Kepic | L | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| John Kerns | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Johnny Lewis | L | R | August 10, 1939 | 6'1" | 189 | Greenville, AL US |
| Jeoff Long | R | R | October 9, 1941 | 6'1" | 200 | Covington, KY US |
| John Mason | R | R | November 13, 1939 | 6'1" | 175 | Greenville, TX US |
| Paul McKenzie | R | R | February 9, 1939 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Jerry Palbicki | S | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Thomas Petrick | R | R | May 19, 1941 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| James Sampsell | R | 6'1" | 165 | |||
| Jim Saul | L | R | November 24, 1939 | 6'3" | 200 | Bristol, VA US |
| James Sawyer | L | R | 6'4" | 180 | ||
| DeMorris Smith | R | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| William Smith | L | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| David Spadoni | R | R | March 21, 1940 | 6'4" | 180 | |
| George Stetter | R | R | 6'2" | 192 | ||
| Sewell Street | S | R | August 27, 1941 | 6'1" | 165 | |
| Lou Vickery | L | L | August 24, 1941 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Peter Vitullo | R | R | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Powell Waite | L | R | December 23, 1938 | 6'1" | 180 | Hawthorne, AL US |
| Fred White | R | R | November 4, 1940 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Jerry Wild | R | R | July 31, 1941 | 6'0" | 175 | Franklin, NC US |
| Bill Wilson | R | August 15, 1940 | 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.
