1959 Columbus Jets Roster

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 84-70
Finished 2nd in the IL
Manager: Cal Ermer (84-70)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Ballpark: Harold Cooper Stadium
Attendance: 204,157, Avg. 2,651
1959 Columbus Jets Statistics

Playoffs - Havana Sugar Kings 4 games, Columbus Jets 0

The Columbus Jets of the International League ended the 1959 season with a record of 84 wins and 70 losses, finishing second in the IL.

The Jets scored 652 runs and allowed 622 runs. Tom Burgess led Columbus with 28 home runs and drove in 96 runs. Nino Escalera paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .288 average. Joe Gibbon topped the team with 16 wins, while Al Jackson, too added 15 or more wins, too Al Jackson recorded a 2.33 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Players from the 1959 Columbus Jets who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Tony Bartirome, Ron Blackburn, Tom Burgess, Joe Christopher, Nino Escalera, Joe Gibbon, Paul Giel, Fred Green, Don Gross, Bill Hall, Ken Hamlin, Mel Held, Al Jackson, Spook Jacobs, Julián Javier, Dick Lines, Lynn Lovenguth, Cholly Naranjo, George O'Donnell, Elmo Plaskett, Curt Raydon, R C Stevens, Red Swanson, Bob Thorpe and Don Williams.

Cal Ermer served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Danny BaichRRDecember 25, 19245'10"190Detroit, MI US
Tony BartiromeLLMay 9, 19325'10"155Pittsburgh, PA US
Ron BlackburnRRApril 23, 19356'0"160Mount Airy, NC US
Tom BurgessLLSeptember 1, 19276'0"180London, ON CA
Joe ChristopherRRDecember 13, 19355'10"175Frederiksted, St. Croix VI
Marcos CobosRRAugust 13, 19316'0"190
Don CorellaLLApril 14, 19346'2"185San Luis Obispo, CA US
Nino EscaleraLLNovember 29, 19295'10"165Santurce, PR
Joe GibbonRLApril 10, 19356'4"200Hickory, MS US
Paul GielRRSeptember 29, 19325'11"185Winona, MN US
Fred GreenRLSeptember 14, 19336'4"190Titusville, NJ US
Don GrossLLJune 30, 19315'11"186Weidman, MI US
Bill HallLRJuly 30, 19285'11"165Moultrie, GA US
Ken HamlinRRMay 18, 19355'10"170Detroit, MI US
James HardisonLRNovember 20, 19346'2"175Plymouth, NC US
Mel HeldRRApril 12, 19296'1"178Edon, OH US
John JaciukLLMay 24, 19316'3"185Wyandotte, MI US
Al JacksonLLDecember 26, 19355'10"169Waco, TX US
Spook JacobsRRNovember 4, 19255'8"155Cheswold, DE US
Julián JavierRRAugust 9, 19366'1"175San Francisco de Macoris, Duarte DO
David JimenezRR6'3"188, CU
Dick LinesRLAugust 17, 19386'1"175Montreal, QC CA
Lynn LovenguthLRNovember 29, 19225'10"170Camden, NJ US
Jimmie McDanielRRDecember 14, 19326'2"181Marshall, MO US
Cholly NaranjoLRNovember 25, 19335'11"165La Habana, La Habana CU
George O'DonnellRRMay 27, 19296'3"175Winchester, IL US
Bill OnuskaRRJanuary 15, 19345'10"195Trumbull, CT US
Elmo PlaskettRRJune 27, 19385'10"195Frederiksted, St. Croix VI
Curt RaydonRRNovember 18, 19336'4"190Bloomington, IL US
Leo RodriguezRRJuly 1, 19295'11"185Talhualilo, MX
R C StevensRLJuly 22, 19346'5"219Moultrie, GA US
Red SwansonRROctober 15, 19366'1"175Baton Rouge, LA US
Bob ThorpeRRNovember 19, 19266'1"190Caryville, FL US
Don WilliamsRRSeptember 14, 19316'2"180Floyd, VA 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.




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