1959 Albany Senators Roster
Team Record: 54-85
Finished 8th in the EL
Manager: Al Evans (54-85)
Affiliation: Kansas City Athletics
Location: Albany, New York
Attendance: 45,446, Avg. 654
The Albany Senators of the Eastern League ended the 1959 season with a record of 54 wins and 85 losses, finishing eighth in the EL.
The Senators tallied 609 runs, worst in the circuit, and conceded 758 runs. Bill Kern paced Albany with 19 home runs and recorded 87 runs batted in, while leading all regular batters by hitting .316. Leverette Spencer topped the team with 16 wins and a team-best 3.62 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1959 Albany Senators who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Norm Bass, Alex George, Dave Hill, Bill Kern, Evans Killeen, Bill Kirk, Gordon MacKenzie, Ted Sadowski, Dave Thies and John Wyatt.
Al Evans served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Akers | R | R | June 10, 1935 | 6'0" | 180 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Bert Barth | R | R | July 8, 1938 | 6'3" | 208 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Norm Bass | R | R | January 21, 1939 | 6'3" | 205 | Laurel, MS US |
| John Bober | L | L | July 13, 1936 | 6'3" | 202 | Chicago, IL US |
| Jerome Boxer | R | R | April 25, 1937 | 6'2" | 195 | New York, NY US |
| Donald Brown | R | R | May 14, 1934 | 5'11" | 175 | Omaha, NE US |
| Richard Day | L | L | October 9, 1937 | 6'0" | 185 | Escanaba, MI US |
| Ron Debus | L | R | July 2, 1937 | 5'11" | 185 | Kansas City, KS US |
| James Delaney | R | October 27, 1938 | 5'11" | 155 | ||
| Tony Frulio | R | R | October 11, 1936 | 5'10" | 175 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Alex George | L | R | September 27, 1938 | 5'11" | 170 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Clarence Hall | R | 5'10" | 173 | |||
| Thomas Henry | R | 5'11" | 205 | |||
| Dave Hill | R | L | November 11, 1937 | 6'2" | 170 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Claude Horn | L | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Stanley Horvatin | R | R | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Thomas Kelleher | L | L | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Bill Kern | R | R | February 28, 1933 | 6'2" | 184 | Coplay, PA US |
| Evans Killeen | R | R | February 27, 1936 | 6'0" | 190 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Bill Kirk | L | L | July 19, 1934 | 6'0" | 165 | Coatesville, PA US |
| Vic Lapiner | R | R | September 26, 1934 | 6'0" | 203 | |
| William Lorenzo | ||||||
| Gordon MacKenzie | R | R | July 9, 1937 | 5'11" | 175 | St. Petersburg, FL US |
| Thomas McNulty | L | R | April 2, 1936 | 6'0" | 160 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Jerry Mercer | R | R | January 30, 1939 | 6'2" | 195 | Salem, IL US |
| Jim Miller | L | L | September 21, 1928 | 6'1" | 160 | Doylestown, PA US |
| Gordy Nevers | R | R | May 25, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Robert Pascal | L | L | May 2, 1930 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Buddy Reedy | L | R | December 10, 1929 | 5'11" | 170 | Savannah, GA US |
| Bob Rikard | R | R | January 24, 1933 | 6'1" | 195 | Olive Branch, MS US |
| Richard Rogers | L | R | February 19, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Ted Sadowski | R | R | April 1, 1936 | 6'1" | 190 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Robert Schwarzkoff | R | R | January 20, 1935 | 6'0" | 185 | Mount Clemens, MI US |
| Norman Shill | L | L | January 26, 1939 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Leverette Spencer | R | R | February 5, 1930 | 5'10" | 210 | Rocky Hill, CT US |
| William Spiers | R | R | December 12, 1936 | 6'0" | 170 | Moncks Corner, SC US |
| Frank Staucet | R | R | July 27, 1922 | 5'8" | 160 | Whiting, IN US |
| Dave Thies | R | R | March 21, 1937 | 6'4" | 205 | Minneapolis, MN US |
| Gilberto Valentin | R | R | May 1, 1931 | 5'9" | 170 | Mayaguez, PR |
| Frank Williams | R | May 2, 1938 | 5'11" | 160 | Jacksonville, FL US | |
| Melvin Wright | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| John Wyatt | R | R | April 19, 1935 | 5'11" | 200 | Chicago, IL US |
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.
