1958 Burlington Bees Roster
Team Record: 62-67
Finished 4th in the IIIL
Manager: Walt Dixon (62-67)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Burlington, Iowa
Ballpark: Community Field (Stadium)
Attendance: 51,632, Avg. 800
The Burlington Bees of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1958 season with a record of 62 wins and 67 losses, finishing fourth in the IIIL.
The Bees plated 597 runs, worst in the circuit, and allowed 661 runs. Lee Handley paced Burlington with 17 home runs and drove in 74 runs. Don Voigt topped all regular batters by hitting .305. Andy Anderson, Ron Goerger, Ed Donnelly and Robert Moore led the squad with 10 wins each, while Ed Donnelly recorded a 3.11 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Jim Brewer, Jack Curtis, Ed Donnelly, Lou Johnson, Gordon Massa, Ron Perranoski, Billy Williams and Jim Woods were all players from the 1958 Burlington Bees who played in the Majors during their careers.
Walt Dixon served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Anderson | R | L | February 6, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | Ong, NE US |
| Donald Biebel | R | R | June 13, 1932 | 5'10" | 190 | Oshkosh, WI US |
| Jim Brewer | L | L | November 14, 1937 | 6'1" | 186 | Merced, CA US |
| Aaron Briggs | R | R | May 10, 1937 | 5'10" | 175 | East Greenwich, RI US |
| Fred Caviness | R | R | October 2, 1936 | 6'1" | 190 | Randolph County, NC US |
| Jack Curtis | L | L | January 11, 1937 | 5'10" | 175 | Rhodhiss, NC US |
| Walt Dixon | R | November 25, 1920 | 6'2" | 235 | Chatham County, NC US | |
| Ed Donnelly | R | R | December 10, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | Allen, MI US |
| Gene Dziadura | R | October 22, 1936 | 5'11" | 165 | Windsor, ON CA | |
| Jack Evans | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Ron Goerger | L | L | January 23, 1937 | 6'2" | 200 | Tacoma, WA US |
| Russ Gragg | L | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Lee Handley | R | R | January 3, 1935 | 6'0" | 195 | Chicago, IL US |
| David Hanrahan | R | July 17, 1936 | 5'7" | 165 | ||
| Ralph Holding | R | R | October 30, 1936 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Carl Johnson | R | R | October 18, 1933 | 6'3" | 190 | Honolulu, HI US |
| Lou Johnson | R | R | September 22, 1934 | 5'11" | 170 | Lexington, KY US |
| Dennis Loudenback | R | R | July 10, 1936 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| James Lynn | R | R | October 12, 1938 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Gordon Massa | L | R | September 2, 1935 | 6'3" | 210 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Bill Milone | R | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Robert Moore | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Ron Perranoski | L | L | April 1, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | Paterson, NJ US |
| Jimmy Prevatt | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Charles Quick | R | R | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Joseph Ridge | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Kenneth Rollins | R | R | 5'9" | 190 | ||
| Gary Smith | R | R | July 26, 1936 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Don Voigt | L | L | January 31, 1931 | 5'9" | 165 | Montgomery, IL US |
| Billy Williams | L | R | June 15, 1938 | 6'1" | 175 | Whistler, AL US |
| Jim Woods | R | R | September 17, 1939 | 6'0" | 175 | Chicago, IL US |
| William Zimmerman | L | L | September 13, 1934 | 5'10" | 180 |
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.
