1958 Yakima Bears Roster
Team Record: 76-60
Finished 2nd in the NWL
Manager: Hub Kittle (76-60)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Yakima, Washington
Ballpark: Parker Field
Attendance: 64,974, Avg. 956
Playoffs - Yakima Bears 4 games, Lewiston Broncs 1
The Yakima Bears of the Northwest League ended the 1958 season with a record of 76 wins and 60 losses, finishing second in the NWL.
The Bears scored 691 runs and allowed 640 runs. Ted Tappe led Yakima with 24 home runs Lefty Lewis drove in 88 runs. Ted Tappe topped all regular batters with a .286 average. Robert Cleboski paced the team with 17 wins, while Richard Donnelly registered a 3.25 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1958 Yakima Bears who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Jesse Douglas, Reinaldo Drake, Ted Tappe and John Oldham.
Hub Kittle served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Aiken | R | R | September 4, 1934 | 6'2" | 193 | |
| Herb Anderson | R | L | July 15, 1936 | 6'0" | 178 | Everett, WA US |
| William Augustoni | L | L | February 16, 1935 | 5'9" | 175 | |
| Aaron Barton | R | R | 6'1" | 160 | ||
| Charlie Beene | R | R | September 4, 1933 | 6'2" | 175 | Bixby, OK US |
| Ben Brown | L | R | February 29, 1936 | 5'9" | 180 | |
| Robert Cleboski | R | R | November 4, 1938 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Harlond Clift | R | R | January 18, 1938 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Angelo Colombo | R | R | September 24, 1939 | 5'8" | 185 | |
| Lonnie Davis | ||||||
| George Doering | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Richard Donnelly | R | R | September 21, 1932 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Jesse Douglas | L | R | March 27, 1916 | 5'8" | 170 | Longview, TX US |
| Reinaldo Drake | March 15, 1923 | |||||
| Charlie Drummond | R | R | July 3, 1930 | 6'0" | 190 | Parksly, VA US |
| Ronald Fahnestock | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Michael Franks | R | R | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| Don Ganus | L | R | March 20, 1937 | 5'9" | 165 | Andalusia, AL US |
| William Gilmore | R | 6'1" | 195 | |||
| Pete Gongola | R | R | December 17, 1936 | 6'0" | 195 | McMechen, WV US |
| Chuck Hickman | R | R | May 21, 1935 | 6'4" | 190 | |
| Bob Hoehn | R | 6'2" | 188 | |||
| Frank Johnson | L | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Rufus Johnson | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Edward Kambour | R | L | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Hub Kittle | R | R | February 19, 1917 | 6'1" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Gene Klingler | R | December 10, 1929 | 6'0" | 180 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Maurice Lerner | R | R | December 20, 1935 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Lefty Lewis | L | L | July 20, 1924 | 6'3" | 180 | Beaumont, TX US |
| Ron Mancasola | R | June 21, 1936 | 5'7" | 160 | ||
| Wally O'Neil | L | L | July 4, 1933 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| John Oldham | R | L | November 6, 1932 | 6'3" | 198 | Salinas, CA US |
| Leo Orestad | S | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Manuel Ortega | R | 5'10" | 155 | |||
| Henry Overin | L | L | 5'9" | 175 | ||
| Lloyd Payne | ||||||
| James Pokel | L | L | March 30, 1928 | 5'11" | 210 | Plymouth, WI US |
| Carlos Ramirez | S | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Robert Roberts | R | R | September 30, 1928 | 5'9" | 175 | Spokane, WA US |
| Joseph Rosania | R | January 8, 1935 | 5'10" | 176 | ||
| Richard Rust | R | 5'11" | 155 | |||
| Robert Schurr | L | L | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Ray Scott | R | R | October 23, 1936 | 5'10" | 150 | |
| Donald Severson | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Ted Tappe | L | R | February 2, 1931 | 6'3" | 185 | Seattle, WA US |
| Pepper Thomas | R | R | September 8, 1934 | 5'8" | 160 | Newton, MS US |
| Gary Whiting | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Maurice Winter | L | L | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Thomas Yankus | S | L | 6'3" | 210 |
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.
