1959 Wenatchee Chiefs Statistics
Team Record: 74-67
Finished 2nd in the NWL
Manager: Dick Wilson (74-67)
Location: Wenatchee, Washington
Ballpark: Recreation Park
Attendance: 43,978, Avg. 624
The Wenatchee Chiefs of the Northwest League ended the 1959 season with a record of 74 wins and 67 losses, finishing second in the NWL.
The Chiefs plated 688 runs and surrendered 643 runs. Layton Ducote paced Wenatchee with 13 home runs and drove in 95 runs. Gerald Mason led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .356. Jack Curtis topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 2.84 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Jack Curtis played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Wenatchee Chiefs to do so.
Dick Wilson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Curtis | 20 | 10 | .667 | 2.84 | 36 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 244.0 | 244 | 90 | 77 | 9 | 80 | 160 | 4 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| Rick Herrera | 12 | 9 | .571 | 3.72 | 42 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 138.0 | 122 | 65 | 57 | 8 | 76 | 104 | 7 | 2 | 10 | ||||
| Steven Watson | 10 | 12 | .455 | 3.79 | 37 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 183.0 | 173 | 99 | 77 | 8 | 100 | 164 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Vic Lapiner | 7 | 1 | .875 | 3.75 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 60.0 | 62 | 35 | 25 | 3 | 30 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Stanrad Thompson | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3.08 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 111.0 | 118 | 55 | 38 | 4 | 50 | 85 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Clarence Clark | 2 | 4 | .333 | 5.40 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 60.0 | 68 | 43 | 36 | 5 | 43 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| George Hickman | 1 | 5 | .167 | 7.15 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 39.0 | 58 | 48 | 31 | 1 | 44 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| James Lynn | 24 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gerald Mason | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oliver Reinertson | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Frank Barnes | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alva Kinney | 8 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dave Jordan | 17 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Layton Ducote | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Harlond Clift | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| William Bouley | 25 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dick Wilson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 57 | 47 | .548 | 3.68 | 278 | 101 | 0 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 835.0 | 845 | 435 | 341 | 38 | 423 | 0 | 578 | 25 | 3 | 31 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allison Owen | 138 | 581 | 492 | 104 | 151 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 58 | 11 | 78 | 78 | .307 | .400 | .423 | .823 | 208 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Layton Ducote | 140 | 588 | 511 | 80 | 147 | 31 | 8 | 13 | 95 | 7 | 62 | 67 | .288 | .368 | .456 | .824 | 233 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Gerald Mason | 100 | 440 | 385 | 80 | 137 | 28 | 6 | 10 | 70 | 2 | 51 | 26 | .356 | .430 | .538 | .967 | 207 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Dick Wilson | 133 | 546 | 453 | 80 | 130 | 30 | 1 | 9 | 81 | 6 | 82 | 56 | .287 | .394 | .417 | .812 | 189 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Daniel Sarver | 140 | 551 | 485 | 53 | 126 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 69 | 8 | 58 | 90 | .260 | .335 | .357 | .692 | 173 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Gerald Cooper | 124 | 462 | 372 | 52 | 114 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 5 | 77 | 22 | .306 | .422 | .390 | .812 | 145 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Charles Quick | 135 | 530 | 458 | 63 | 97 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 10 | 64 | 43 | .212 | .310 | .251 | .562 | 115 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Michael Yaremchuk | 99 | 391 | 334 | 43 | 78 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 58 | 1 | 44 | 63 | .234 | .321 | .347 | .669 | 116 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Luis Boullon | 59 | 186 | 163 | 21 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 21 | 31 | .227 | .315 | .270 | .585 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Rick Herrera | 78 | 150 | 127 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 14 | 26 | .228 | .297 | .362 | .659 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | ||
| Jack Curtis | 73 | 150 | 121 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 23 | 36 | .182 | .322 | .306 | .628 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Steven Watson | 41 | 72 | 59 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 27 | .220 | .333 | .254 | .588 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Stanrad Thompson | 28 | 42 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | .167 | .306 | .167 | .472 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| George Hickman | 17 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .231 | .231 | .308 | .538 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Clarence Clark | 28 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .067 | .176 | .067 | .243 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Vic Lapiner | 21 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .056 | .053 | .056 | .108 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 1354 | 4742 | 4036 | 621 | 1091 | 215 | 34 | 55 | 576 | 53 | 0 | 591 | 597 | .270 | .363 | .381 | .744 | 1539 | 106 | 23 | 44 | 48 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Wilson | 1B | 129 | 996 | 57 | 13 | 97 | .988 | 8.163 | ||||
| Daniel Sarver | 1B | 12 | 97 | 6 | 3 | 4 | .972 | 8.583 | ||||
| Daniel Sarver | 2B | 101 | 255 | 237 | 39 | 60 | .927 | 4.871 | ||||
| Charles Quick | 2B | 44 | 91 | 115 | 9 | 22 | .958 | 4.682 | ||||
| Allison Owen | 3B | 111 | 65 | 232 | 30 | 18 | .908 | 2.676 | ||||
| Charles Quick | 3B | 19 | 10 | 37 | 2 | 1 | .959 | 2.474 | ||||
| Gerald Cooper | C | 102 | 574 | 47 | 7 | 7 | .989 | 6.088 | 2 | |||
| Luis Boullon | C | 57 | 255 | 20 | 6 | 4 | .979 | 4.825 | 7 | |||
| Layton Ducote | OF | 140 | 334 | 21 | 11 | 4 | .970 | 2.536 | ||||
| Gerald Mason | OF | 100 | 153 | 10 | 6 | 2 | .964 | 1.630 | ||||
| Michael Yaremchuk | OF | 95 | 147 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .945 | 1.621 | ||||
| Daniel Sarver | OF | 34 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .927 | 1.118 | ||||
| Allison Owen | OF | 26 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .839 | 1.000 | ||||
| Gerald Cooper | OF | 18 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .967 | 1.611 | ||||
| Rick Herrera | OF | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .900 | .643 | ||||
| Rick Herrera | P | 42 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .452 | ||||
| Steven Watson | P | 37 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .703 | ||||
| Jack Curtis | P | 36 | 9 | 43 | 1 | 0 | .981 | 1.444 | ||||
| Stanrad Thompson | P | 27 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 1 | .903 | 1.037 | ||||
| William Bouley | P | 25 | .000 | |||||||||
| James Lynn | P | 24 | .000 | |||||||||
| Vic Lapiner | P | 20 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .900 | ||||
| Clarence Clark | P | 20 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | .933 | .700 | ||||
| Dave Jordan | P | 17 | .000 | |||||||||
| George Hickman | P | 14 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .778 | .500 | ||||
| Alva Kinney | P | 8 | .000 | |||||||||
| Oliver Reinertson | P | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| Harlond Clift | P | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| Dick Wilson | P | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| Gerald Mason | P | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| Layton Ducote | P | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| Frank Barnes | P | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| Charles Quick | SS | 79 | 125 | 226 | 34 | 36 | .912 | 4.443 | ||||
| Totals | 1359 | 3232 | 1151 | 186 | 260 | .959 | 3.225 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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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