1958 Auburn Yankees Roster
Team Record: 67-58
Finished 4th in the NYPL
Manager: Tom Gott (67-58)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Auburn, New York
Ballpark: Falcon Park I
Attendance: 46,216, Avg. 739
Playoffs - Wellsville Braves 2 games, Auburn Yankees 1
The Auburn Yankees of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1958 season with a record of 67 wins and 58 losses, finishing fourth in the NYPL.
The Yankees scored 672 runs and gave up 679 runs, most in the circuit. Bud Zipfel led Auburn with 21 home runs and drove in 89 runs. Fabio Fiallo paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .290. Paul Erickson topped the squad with 12 wins, while Vaughn Shell recorded a 2.65 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1958 Auburn Yankees who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Bud Zipfel, Phil Linz, Pete Mikkelsen and Joe Pepitone.
Tom Gott served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Ballard | R | R | March 4, 1939 | 6'1" | 188 | |
| Bill Ballou | R | R | January 26, 1940 | 6'1" | 180 | Oceanside, NY US |
| Mitchell Bell | ||||||
| Milton Campo | R | R | October 20, 1937 | 6'2" | 215 | |
| Roger Chaney | L | L | February 22, 1940 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| Myron Dulkowski | L | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Richard Dumas | R | L | January 23, 1939 | 6'0" | 175 | Detroit, MI US |
| Paul Erickson | R | R | November 14, 1938 | 6'3" | 185 | Denver, CO US |
| John Faecher | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Fabio Fiallo | R | R | March 20, 1937 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Tom Gott | L | September 26, 1929 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Donald Groves | R | R | 6'1" | 184 | ||
| Roger Hackett | L | R | 6'1" | 156 | ||
| James Kane | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Terry Laschen | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Phil Linz | R | R | June 4, 1939 | 6'1" | 180 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Ira McKnight | R | August 5, 1935 | 5'11" | 182 | ||
| Pete Mikkelsen | R | R | October 25, 1939 | 6'2" | 210 | Staten Island, NY US |
| Richard Mitchell | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Henry Mora | R | R | April 15, 1938 | 6'1" | 187 | |
| James Morris | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Charles Patterson | L | L | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Joe Pepitone | L | L | October 9, 1940 | 6'2" | 185 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Juan Pradere | ||||||
| Charles Reidell | R | L | January 25, 1939 | 6'0" | 200 | Mifflinburg, PA US |
| Jon Rovelto | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Richard Rubio | L | R | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| John Sanders | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Russell Serzen | R | R | 6'1" | 188 | ||
| Vaughn Shell | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Kenneth Slater | R | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Rudolph Stoehr | S | R | 6'5" | 180 | ||
| Anthony Sullivan | L | 5'10" | 188 | |||
| Gerald Sutton | ||||||
| Bud Zipfel | L | R | November 18, 1938 | 6'3" | 200 | Belleville, 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.
