1959 Dubuque Packers Roster
Team Record: 56-68
Finished 7th in the MWL
Manager: Wally Millies (0-0), John Armstrong (0-0), Syd Thrift (0-0), Al Kubski (0-0)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Dubuque, Iowa
Ballpark: John Patrakis Memorial Park
Attendance: 97,220, Avg. 1,568
The Dubuque Packers of the Midwest League ended the 1959 season with a record of 56 wins and 68 losses, finishing seventh in the MWL.
The Packers scored 694 runs and yielded 775 runs, most in the circuit. John Massey led Dubuque with 19 home runs, while Fred Filipelli and Gene Alley walloped 15 or more as well. Fred Filipelli accounted for 82 RBI and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .298. Larry West paced the team with 16 wins and a team-best 3.46 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1959 Dubuque Packers who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included José Vidal, Gene Alley, Bob Lee and Orlando McFarlane.
Wally Millies, John Armstrong, Syd Thrift and Al Kubski served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Alley | R | R | July 10, 1940 | 5'10" | 160 | Richmond, VA US |
| Thomas Arciniega | R | R | August 5, 1937 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Franklin Beattie | R | L | 6'4" | 185 | ||
| Richard Binford | R | R | May 28, 1937 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Larry Fidalgo | R | R | June 4, 1939 | 6'1" | 175 | Boston, MA US |
| Reyes Figueroa | R | R | January 25, 1936 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Fred Filipelli | R | November 25, 1936 | 6'3" | 180 | ||
| Charles Fredericks | R | R | 6'4" | 198 | ||
| Manuel Garcia | R | R | 5'11" | 142 | ||
| Jim Gleason | R | R | February 8, 1939 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Charles Gray | L | L | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Karl Haag | S | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Frank Jackson | R | R | 6'4" | 201 | ||
| Lowell Johnson | L | June 1, 1934 | 5'11" | 170 | Negaunee, MI US | |
| Billy Joyner | R | R | February 3, 1939 | 5'7" | 155 | Milan, TN US |
| Bob Lee | R | R | November 26, 1937 | 6'3" | 225 | Ottumwa, IA US |
| Miguel Lemoine | R | R | 5'10" | 205 | ||
| LeRoy Luketich | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Jose Marcellino | ||||||
| John Massey | R | R | July 30, 1938 | 6'0" | 200 | Port Neches, TX US |
| Orlando McFarlane | R | R | June 28, 1935 | 6'0" | 180 | Oriente, CU |
| Rex McMillan | L | December 11, 1937 | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Joseph Naunchik | L | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Gary Pitcher | R | R | May 8, 1939 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Jose Plaza | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Harry Pollock | L | L | March 19, 1940 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Clenton Reynolds | L | R | 5'10" | 163 | ||
| Jerry Roth | R | R | 6'1" | 160 | ||
| James Russell | R | April 13, 1935 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Ramon Saba | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Stanford Tice | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| José Vidal | R | R | April 3, 1940 | 6'0" | 190 | Batey Lechuga, El Seibo DO |
| Jaime Villalonga | R | 6'1" | 170 | |||
| Larry West | L | R | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| William Whalen | L | R | 6'0" | 175 |
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.
