1959 Chattanooga Lookouts Statistics

Southern Association (SA) - Class: AA
Team Record: 67-86
Finished 7th in the SA
Manager: Red Marion (67-86)
Affiliation: Washington Senators
Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Ballpark: Joe Engel Stadium
Attendance: 60,128, Avg. 786
1959 Chattanooga Lookouts Roster

The Chattanooga Lookouts of the Southern Association ended the 1959 season with a record of 67 wins and 86 losses, finishing seventh in the SA.

The Lookouts tallied 619 runs and surrendered 663 runs. Dan Dobbek paced Chattanooga with 23 home runs, while Roy Hawes walloped 15 or more as well. Dan Dobbek drove in 73 runs. Roy Hawes topped all regular batters with a .299 average. Ward Wilson led the squad with 10 wins, and Jim Heise earned a 2.93 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Members of the 1959 Chattanooga Lookouts who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Ralph Lumenti, Johnny Schaive, Joe Albanese, John Romonosky, Jimmie Hall, Vern Morgan, Jesse Levan, Al Sima, Tommy Brown, Jim Kaat, Roy Hawes, Tom McAvoy, Rudy Hernández, Don Minnick, Jack Kralick, Guy Morton, Dan Dobbek, Sammy Meeks, Jim Heise, Ernie Oravetz and Ed Stevens.

Red Marion served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Ward Wilson105.6673.5945920138.0131635558410681115
Jim Heise98.5292.93312130169.016466559395105114
Jim Kaat88.5004.10241971134.012671618734132806
Rudy Hernández812.4003.42342580192.016587731096141071707
Jack Kralick711.3893.532623101176.0188816912577112101
Angel Oliva67.4622.755611095.08933293411154023
Boyd Linker52.7142.311385170.0602518336436204
Tom McAvoy516.2383.82372670179.0161887631205130204
Ralph Lumenti32.60060.0
John Romonosky35.3753.43984063.0592624326231007
Billy Joe Bowman23.4005.941550047.0713931623425100
Bob Saban11.500120.0
Roy Hawes0010.0
Charles Garmon60.0
Guy Morton20.0
Al Sima0020.0
Joe Albanese02.00090.0
Don Minnick04.00090.0
Totals6786.4383.50337145047301263.012145794916259566800434410

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Ernie Oravetz1526665718417027403148628.298.390.359.7492051712
Vern Morgan14757951876143288126235349.276.344.431.77522324212
Dan Dobbek14760353683142304237375270.265.332.465.7962494656
Roy Hawes14152445562136244165325976.299.379.475.8542162445
Johnny Schaive1185004784313317444501023.278.298.356.6531704627
Jimmie Hall13352946962115254115765589.245.325.386.7111811313
Jesse Levan75322279389413274313624.337.414.473.8871322327
Ray Holton10235332116796033802524.246.306.293.599944036
Ray Dabek102295262246115033012324.233.296.324.620852442
Waldo Gonzalez47186162929800921923.179.273.228.502372304
Rudy Hernández5591861228312140314.326.344.453.798390110
Bobby Willis3714112811256011201211.195.264.266.530340101
Jack Kralick3673634900040421.143.203.143.34691410
Tom McAvoy3765650900020037.138.138.138.27790000
Richard Harris1148444820040412.182.250.227.477100000
Jim Kaat2657487810020418.167.241.188.42891310
Jim Heise3468614600030518.098.167.098.26560200
John Romonosky112424351001005.208.208.250.45860000
Ward Wilson4542353510030511.143.250.171.42160200
Donald Damiano910104.400.400.400.8004
Angel Oliva572220131101015.150.190.300.49060100
Billy Joe Bowman151615020001008.133.133.133.26720100
Boyd Linker133028020001029.071.133.071.20520000
Don Minnick9551.200.200.200.4001
Ralph Lumenti810101.100.100.100.2001
Bob Saban1221000000001.000.000.000.00000100
Joe Albanese9220.000.000.000.0000
Totals15885263469654612182083282489260458600.259.327.370.6971736026562755


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Jesse Levan1B7156962878.9878.887
Roy Hawes1B4332220237.9947.953
Johnny Schaive2B1182873491482.9785.390
Vern Morgan2B203440213.9743.700
Richard Harris2B113130214.9685.545
Jimmie Hall2B10242226.9584.600
Vern Morgan3B79801321014.9552.684
Ray HoltonC895281663.9896.1122
Ray DabekC784023588.9825.6038
Ernie OravetzOF1483501644.9892.473
Dan DobbekOF1442831483.9742.062
Roy HawesOF91132371.9511.484
Vern MorganOF49712001.0001.490
Jimmie HallOF39653011.0001.744
Angel OlivaP56724001.000.554
Ward WilsonP45923011.000.711
Tom McAvoyP3752141.867.703
Rudy HernándezP34142242.9001.059
Jim HeiseP311217021.000.935
Jack KralickP26123532.9401.808
Jim KaatP2462732.9171.375
Billy Joe BowmanP153230.625.333
Boyd LinkerP135610.917.846
Bob SabanP1221001.000.250
John RomonoskyP9.000
Don MinnickP9.000
Joe AlbaneseP9.000
Ralph LumentiP6.000
Charles GarmonP6.000
Al SimaP2.000
Guy MortonP2.000
Roy HawesP1.000
Jimmie HallSS781371892448.9314.179
Waldo GonzalezSS471131251228.9525.064
Bobby WillisSS3261831325.9174.500
Totals148435641319140375.9723.2901000

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.





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