1959 Eugene Emeralds Roster

Northwest League (NWL) - Class: B
Team Record: 68-71
Finished 5th in the NWL
Manager: Roy Partee (68-71)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Eugene, Oregon
Ballpark: Bethel Park
Attendance: 67,386, Avg. 970
1959 Eugene Emeralds Statistics

The Eugene Emeralds of the Northwest League ended the 1959 season with a record of 68 wins and 71 losses, finishing fifth in the NWL.

The Emeralds plated 616 runs, worst in the league, and gave up 649 runs. Joe Sparks paced Eugene with 17 home runs Chuck Hiller drove in 77 runs. Richard Pawlow topped all regular hitters by hitting .354. Bobby Bolin led the squad with 20 wins, while Gene Calder added 15 or more wins, too Bobby Bolin recorded a 2.84 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Players from the 1959 Eugene Emeralds who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Carl Boles, Bobby Bolin, Ron Herbel, Chuck Hiller, John Orsino and Roy Partee.

Roy Partee served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Thomas ArrudaRRAugust 16, 19395'10"170
Robert BlairRRJune 30, 19346'3"195, TX US
Carl BolesRROctober 31, 19345'11"185Center Point, AR US
Bobby BolinRRJanuary 29, 19396'4"185Hickory Grove, SC US
Ken BraceyRRJune 11, 19376'0"195Mason City, IL US
Gene CalderLRJuly 17, 19345'11"195Marion County, SC US
Jerry CaldwellRR6'2"200
Dwight CookRROctober 2, 19346'0"170
Joseph GriffithsLR6'2"210
Sid HarveyRRNovember 5, 19356'2"190Oakland, CA US
Ron HerbelRRJanuary 16, 19386'1"195Denver, CO US
Chuck HillerLROctober 1, 19345'11"170Johnsburg, IL US
Jim JohnsonRRJune 27, 19345'11"175Watertown, SD US
Albert JohnstonLL6'1"175
Melvin KrauseRRFebruary 4, 19285'11"180Portland, OR US
Gary KrupskyLLMarch 12, 19395'10"190New York, NY US
Terry MaddoxRRFebruary 16, 19345'11"185
Gene MartinSJune 25, 19356'1"188
Joseph MoranLR5'10"178
Jack MotleyRRJuly 26, 19366'0"195
John OrsinoRRApril 22, 19386'3"215Teaneck, NJ US
Roy ParteeRRSeptember 7, 19175'10"180Los Angeles, CA US
Stanley PatykulaRR6'3"210
Richard PawlowLL6'2"180
Carl PorterLLDecember 30, 19326'2"175Lake City, AR US
Jerald RobinsonRRJuly 3, 19376'1"180
Joe SchatzRR6'1"175
Francis SmithRLFebruary 1, 19386'1"195
Joe SparksLRMarch 15, 19386'0"175McComas, WV US
Gary UnderhillLL5'9"155
Wastine YeomansR5'11"180

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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