1959 Batavia Indians Roster
Team Record: 54-71
Finished 7th in the NYPL
Manager: Paul O'Dea (54-71)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Batavia, New York
Ballpark: Dwyer Stadium
Attendance: 24,185, Avg. 387
The Batavia Indians of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1959 season with a record of 54 wins and 71 losses, finishing seventh in the NYPL.
The Indians plated 616 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 758 runs. Eugene Bates paced Batavia with 15 home runs and drove in 76 runs. Bob Immediato led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .308. Tom Gansauer topped the team with 9 wins and a team-best 3.03 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Al Luplow played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Batavia Indians to do so.
Paul O'Dea served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Abdella | L | L | September 24, 1939 | 5'11" | 178 | Worcester, MA US |
| Terrence Baller | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Eugene Bates | L | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Stanley Bromberg | R | R | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Robert Butts | R | R | February 17, 1939 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| George Denyer | R | R | December 2, 1939 | 6'3" | 187 | |
| Walter Dobrzykowski | R | R | December 15, 1939 | 6'0" | 150 | |
| Frank Dudley | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Mark Gallego | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Tom Gansauer | S | L | October 18, 1940 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Chuck Henderson | R | L | March 31, 1938 | 6'4" | 190 | Winnebago, MN US |
| Bob Immediato | L | L | May 25, 1936 | 6'1" | 178 | |
| Curtis Johnson | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Namon Johnson | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| William Kirkpatrick | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Clarence Long | L | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Al Luplow | L | R | March 13, 1939 | 5'10" | 175 | Saginaw, MI US |
| Thomas Maine | S | R | May 16, 1940 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Larry Milledge | R | 6'2" | 195 | |||
| Norman Milledge | R | L | 6'1" | 210 | ||
| Froylan Montalvo | ||||||
| Gary Moston | S | R | November 4, 1940 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Richard Nichols | R | R | August 15, 1937 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Johnny Parker | R | R | March 26, 1937 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Jose Rivero | S | R | 6'0" | 150 | ||
| Columbus Sanders | L | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Isaac Simmons | L | L | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Martin Smith | ||||||
| Ed Spangler | S | November 23, 1939 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Richard Wagner | L | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Frank Yurman | R | R | 6'0" | 195 |
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.
