1959 Clinton Pirates Roster
Team Record: 71-52
Finished 2nd in the MWL
Manager: Johnny Hutchings (71-52)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Clinton, Iowa
Ballpark: Alliant Energy Field
Attendance: 82,773, Avg. 1,346
The Clinton Pirates of the Midwest League ended the 1959 season with a record of 71 wins and 52 losses, finishing second in the MWL.
The Pirates scored 685 runs and allowed 582 runs. Bobby Smith paced Clinton with 19 home runs and drove in 110 runs, while leading all regular batters by hitting .307. Alfred Madigan topped the team with 16 wins, and Bob House earned a 2.54 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Johnny Hutchings played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Clinton Pirates to do so.
Johnny Hutchings served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Adams | R | R | December 18, 1937 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Jerry Auger | September 21, 1939 | |||||
| Donald Biasotti | R | R | April 18, 1937 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| John Carter | R | R | November 8, 1936 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Dennis Cavanaugh | R | L | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Larry Deer | L | L | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Julio Duran | R | R | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| J. B. Eaker | L | R | April 21, 1940 | 6'0" | 162 | Cleveland County, NC US |
| Kenneth Eeles | R | R | August 27, 1939 | 6'1" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
| Thomas Fischer | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Ramon Gonzalez | R | R | 5'6" | 140 | ||
| Charles Gray | L | L | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Robert Gruber | L | L | May 19, 1940 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Chuck Henderson | R | L | March 31, 1938 | 6'4" | 190 | Winnebago, MN US |
| Joe Hennessy | R | R | May 24, 1938 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Paul Higgs | R | R | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Bob House | R | L | July 10, 1937 | 5'9" | 160 | |
| Johnny Hutchings | S | R | April 14, 1916 | 6'2" | 250 | Chicago, IL US |
| Gary Johnson | L | L | December 18, 1938 | 6'1" | 180 | Youngstown, OH US |
| Wayne Lanter | R | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Alfred Madigan | R | L | September 30, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Rafael Melendez | ||||||
| Gerald Moeller | R | R | December 17, 1939 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Martin Nyquist | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Dayton Orsburn | R | R | March 7, 1940 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| John Papierski | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Esmildo Pascual | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Frank Reda | L | L | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Lou Rennau | L | R | June 7, 1939 | 6'1" | 188 | Hannibal, MO US |
| Macey Rosenthal | R | April 20, 1937 | 5'10" | 170 | Brookline, MA US | |
| Marcelino Sanchez | R | R | January 8, 1939 | 5'11" | 170 | Maracaibo, Zulia VE |
| Norman Shanahan | R | R | February 24, 1941 | 6'0" | 188 | Toronto, ON CA |
| Bobby Smith | R | R | March 17, 1937 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Robert Smith | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Gail Stokes | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Larry Torkelson | R | R | March 1, 1939 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Ronald Woods | R | R | 6'0" | 185 |
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.
