1959 Cedar Rapids Braves Roster
Team Record: 53-73
Finished 8th in the IIIL
Manager: Alex Monchak (53-73)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Ballpark: Veterans Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 70,039, Avg. 1,112
The Cedar Rapids Braves of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1959 season with a record of 53 wins and 73 losses, finishing eighth in the IIIL.
The Braves scored 621 runs and surrendered 713 runs. Sidney Goldfader led Cedar Rapids with 22 home runs, while Raymond Reed, Corky Withrow and Mack Jones each walloped 15 or more, too. Sidney Goldfader accounted for 92 RBI. Merritt Ranew paced all regular batters by connecting at a .324 clip. Hank Hemmerly topped the team with 14 wins and a team-best 3.39 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Corky Withrow, Tony Cloninger, Hank Fischer, Larry Maxie, Denis Menke, Dick Kelley, Merritt Ranew and Mack Jones were all players from the 1959 Cedar Rapids Braves who played in the Majors during their careers.
Alex Monchak served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Clayton | R | R | March 17, 1938 | 5'10" | 173 | , NC US |
| Robert Cleboski | R | R | November 4, 1938 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Tony Cloninger | R | R | August 13, 1940 | 6'0" | 210 | Lincoln County, NC US |
| Bobby Dudley | R | R | February 23, 1935 | 6'0" | 193 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Hank Fischer | R | R | January 11, 1940 | 6'0" | 190 | Yonkers, NY US |
| David Fracaro | R | R | April 16, 1939 | 6'4" | 175 | Waukesha, WI US |
| Horace Garner | R | R | July 17, 1923 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Sidney Goldfader | R | R | February 15, 1932 | 6'2" | 208 | Worcester, MA US |
| Hank Hemmerly | R | L | February 14, 1935 | 5'10" | 175 | Forest, OH US |
| Calloway Henry | R | April 9, 1933 | 6'1" | 175 | Chester, PA US | |
| John Huda | L | L | 6'0" | 172 | ||
| Larry Huebner | R | R | March 31, 1939 | 6'0" | 190 | Appleton, WI US |
| Mack Jones | L | R | November 6, 1938 | 6'1" | 180 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Dick Kelley | R | L | January 8, 1940 | 5'11" | 174 | Brighton, MA US |
| Edward Kopacz | R | R | 6'4" | 200 | ||
| Donald MacLeod | L | R | February 4, 1937 | 5'11" | 175 | Needham, MA US |
| Michael Marinko | L | L | February 22, 1932 | 6'4" | 195 | Bridgeport, CT US |
| Larry Maxie | R | R | October 10, 1940 | 6'4" | 220 | Upland, CA US |
| Denis Menke | R | R | July 21, 1940 | 6'0" | 185 | Bancroft, IA US |
| Donald Miller | R | R | October 21, 1935 | 6'0" | 175 | Mitchell, IL US |
| Wynton Overstreet | R | L | 6'1" | 188 | ||
| Joaquin Perez | R | R | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| Richard Ramont | R | R | May 22, 1937 | 6'4" | 185 | Lansing, MI US |
| Merritt Ranew | L | R | May 10, 1938 | 5'11" | 170 | Albany, GA US |
| Raymond Reed | R | R | February 1, 1929 | 5'10" | 167 | Chattaroy, WV US |
| William Rochford | L | R | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Gary Rushing | R | R | May 11, 1938 | 6'4" | 220 | Nevada City, CA US |
| Dick Selinger | L | R | 5'11" | 195 | ||
| Paul Snyder | L | R | June 11, 1936 | 6'2" | 200 | Dallastown, PA US |
| Bob Stoico | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| John Stratton | R | R | December 13, 1932 | 5'8" | 160 | San Jose, CA US |
| Joe Trenary | S | R | August 17, 1935 | 5'11" | 170 | Marshfield, MO US |
| Robert Wedin | R | L | February 21, 1937 | 6'4" | 195 | Derby, CT US |
| Corky Withrow | R | R | November 28, 1937 | 6'3" | 197 | High Coal, WV US |
| Orie Wolf | L | L | January 15, 1937 | 5'10" | 175 | Ephrata, PA 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.
