1959 Atlanta Crackers Roster
Team Record: 56-96
Finished 8th in the SA
Manager: Hubert Bates (0-0), Bob Montag (0-0)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Ballpark: Ponce de Leon Park II
Attendance: 71,139, Avg. 936
The Atlanta Crackers of the Southern Association ended the 1959 season with a record of 56 wins and 96 losses, finishing eighth in the SA.
The Crackers scored 605 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 813 runs, most in the circuit. Emil Panko paced Atlanta with 18 home runs, and Em Lindbeck walloped 15 or more, too. Em Lindbeck drove in 67 runs and topped all regular batters by hitting .284. Ray Rippelmeyer led the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 3.21 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers.
John DeMerit, Al Federoff, Jack McMahan, Ray Shearer, Ed Stevens, Claude Raymond, Bob Ross, Bob Hendley, Guy Morton, Bob Uecker, Em Lindbeck, Bob Talbot, Leo Cristante, Chuck Coles, Corky Valentine, Ray Rippelmeyer and Hawk Taylor were all players from the 1959 Atlanta Crackers who played in the Majors during their careers.
Hubert Bates and Bob Montag served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Banach | R | R | May 12, 1936 | 6'1" | 165 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Jack Baumer | R | R | October 24, 1928 | 5'11" | 190 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Ross Carter | R | R | September 8, 1936 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Larry Click | R | R | December 6, 1936 | 6'1" | 178 | Roxton, TX US |
| Chuck Coles | L | L | June 27, 1931 | 5'9" | 180 | Fredericktown, PA US |
| Leo Cristante | R | R | December 10, 1926 | 6'1" | 195 | Detroit, MI US |
| Joe Delfino | R | August 18, 1935 | 5'9" | 165 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Harold DeMars | L | L | August 22, 1937 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| John DeMerit | R | R | January 8, 1936 | 6'1" | 195 | West Bend, WI US |
| Wendell Doss | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Al Federoff | R | R | July 11, 1924 | 5'10" | 165 | Bairdford, PA US |
| Don Ganus | L | R | March 20, 1937 | 5'9" | 165 | Andalusia, AL US |
| Bill Hamilton | L | L | January 11, 1937 | 6'0" | 175 | Portland, ME US |
| Jack Hannah | L | R | October 25, 1933 | 6'1" | 203 | |
| Bob Hartsfield | L | R | December 15, 1931 | 5'9" | 180 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Bob Hendley | R | L | April 30, 1939 | 6'2" | 190 | Macon, GA US |
| Dale Hendrickson | L | L | July 18, 1936 | 5'11" | 176 | Broadwater, NE US |
| Brent Holder | L | R | July 16, 1932 | 6'2" | 185 | Lunenburg County, VA US |
| Robert Jacobs | R | R | March 12, 1937 | 6'0" | 165 | St. Louis, MO US |
| J. W. Jones | R | R | 6'0" | 200 | ||
| Charles Kolakowski | R | R | December 22, 1932 | 6'1" | 205 | Sayreville, NJ US |
| Maurice Lerner | R | R | December 20, 1935 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Em Lindbeck | L | R | August 27, 1934 | 6'0" | 185 | Kewanee, IL US |
| Ronald Liptak | R | R | August 29, 1937 | 6'1" | 193 | Bridgeport, CT US |
| Michael Marinko | L | L | February 22, 1932 | 6'4" | 195 | Bridgeport, CT US |
| Jack McMahan | R | L | July 25, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | Hot Springs, AR US |
| Bob Montag | L | L | January 21, 1923 | 5'11" | 185 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Guy Morton | R | R | November 4, 1930 | 6'2" | 200 | Tuscaloosa, AL US |
| Bill Moss | L | L | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Gerry Nelson | R | R | April 1, 1934 | 6'3" | 200 | Beaumont, TX US |
| Emil Panko | R | R | August 25, 1934 | 5'11" | 185 | Yonkers, NY US |
| Jim Post | L | L | February 2, 1926 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Claude Raymond | R | R | May 7, 1937 | 5'10" | 175 | St. Jean, QC CA |
| Ray Rippelmeyer | R | R | July 9, 1933 | 6'3" | 200 | Valmeyer, IL US |
| Jack Roberts | S | R | September 17, 1929 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Bob Ross | R | L | November 2, 1928 | 6'0" | 165 | Fullerton, CA US |
| Ray Shearer | R | R | September 19, 1929 | 6'0" | 200 | Jacobus, PA US |
| Max Simmons | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Ed Stevens | L | L | January 12, 1925 | 6'1" | 190 | Galveston, TX US |
| Bob Talbot | R | R | June 6, 1928 | 6'0" | 170 | Visalia, CA US |
| Hawk Taylor | R | R | April 3, 1939 | 6'1" | 187 | Metropolis, IL US |
| Bob Uecker | R | R | January 26, 1934 | 6'1" | 190 | Milwaukee, WI US |
| Corky Valentine | R | R | January 4, 1929 | 6'1" | 203 | Troy, OH US |
| Bob Warner | R | R | January 4, 1933 | 6'0" | 190 |
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.
