1958 Waterloo Hawks Roster
Midwest League (MWL) - Class: D
Team Record: 66-55
Finished 3rd in the MWL
Manager: Kenneth Deal (66-55)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Waterloo, Iowa
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 62,500, Avg. 1,033
1958 Waterloo Hawks StatisticsTeam Record: 66-55
Finished 3rd in the MWL
Manager: Kenneth Deal (66-55)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Waterloo, Iowa
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 62,500, Avg. 1,033
Playoffs - Waterloo Hawks 3 games, Michigan City White Caps 2
The Waterloo Hawks of the Midwest League ended the 1958 season with a record of 66 wins and 55 losses, finishing third in the MWL.
The Hawks scored 612 runs and gave up 559 runs.
Players from the 1958 Waterloo Hawks who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Bill Spanswick, Don Schwall, Hal Kolstad and Russ Gibson.
Kenneth Deal served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Amershek | R | R | November 21, 1938 | 6'2" | 187 | |
| Ronald Andersen | R | R | October 5, 1938 | 6'4" | 200 | |
| Harley Anderson | R | R | October 19, 1939 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Johnny Blattner | R | December 30, 1936 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Wayne Coughtry | R | R | July 27, 1937 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Michael Cunningham | R | R | 6'2" | 210 | ||
| Kenneth Deal | R | R | August 30, 1927 | 6'2" | 174 | Gastonia, NC US |
| Bill Dennis | R | 6'1" | 210 | |||
| James Dokos | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Freddie Duvall | R | R | December 11, 1935 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Joe Fox | L | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Donald Ganes | L | L | February 20, 1938 | 193 | ||
| Raymond Geiser | L | L | October 18, 1938 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Russ Gibson | R | R | May 6, 1939 | 6'1" | 195 | Fall River, MA US |
| John Gould | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Russell Halloran | L | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Robert Hansen | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| William Hardy | R | R | January 19, 1936 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Warren Hodgdon | L | L | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Larry Irwin | R | R | February 28, 1938 | 6'0" | 168 | Chickasha, OR US |
| William Jensen | S | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Richard Johnson | R | R | July 27, 1936 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Ezell King | L | R | 6'5" | 200 | ||
| Hal Kolstad | R | R | June 1, 1935 | 5'9" | 190 | Rice Lake, WI US |
| Tommy Kraus | R | R | March 7, 1936 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| John McCartney | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Gary Modrell | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Walt Napier | L | L | October 15, 1935 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Gerald Nelson | R | 5'11" | 200 | |||
| Carl Pennington | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Lawrence Plenty | R | R | 6'0" | 207 | ||
| Don Presley | R | L | September 28, 1935 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Paul Redzonic | L | L | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Dean Robbins | R | R | 6'4" | 190 | ||
| Tom Roberts | R | R | 5'11" | 193 | ||
| Don Schwall | R | R | March 2, 1936 | 6'6" | 200 | Wilkes-Barre, PA US |
| Lynn Simpson | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Owen Skousen | R | R | August 10, 1932 | 6'0" | 200 | Colonia Juarez, Chihuahua MX |
| Kenneth Smith | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Jerry Snider | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Bill Spanswick | L | L | July 8, 1938 | 6'3" | 195 | Springfield, MA US |
| Frank Szymanski | R | 6'1" | 193 | |||
| William Vander Laan | R | R | 6'3" | 182 | ||
| Edward White | L | R | March 7, 1938 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Daniel Wooden | L | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Don Yurgec | L | R | March 12, 1939 | 5'10" | 170 |
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.
