1959 Fox Cities Foxes Roster
Team Record: 59-67
Finished 4th in the IIIL
Manager: Jack McKeon (59-67)
Affiliation: Washington Senators
Location: Appleton, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Goodland Field
Attendance: 51,004, Avg. 810
The Fox Cities Foxes of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1959 season with a record of 59 wins and 67 losses, finishing fourth in the IIIL.
The Foxes tallied 619 runs, worst in the circuit, and yielded 665 runs. Chuck Weatherspoon paced Fox Cities with 20 home runs and recorded 80 runs batted in. Hernan Valdes led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .330. Fred Bruckbauer topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 2.89 earned run average, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Jake Wood, Héctor Maestri, Zoilo Versalles, Carlos Pascual, Lee Stange, Fred Bruckbauer, Jack Feller and Nate Oliver were all players from the 1959 Fox Cities Foxes who played in the Majors during their careers.
Jack McKeon served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Aehl | L | L | September 7, 1935 | 5'9" | 180 | |
| Roger Bean | R | R | March 30, 1937 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Fred Bruckbauer | R | R | May 27, 1938 | 6'1" | 185 | New Ulm, MN US |
| Silvio Castellanos | S | L | February 17, 1936 | 5'11" | 160 | , CU |
| Phillip Condu | L | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Ronald Dibelius | S | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Dwight Feimster | R | R | June 8, 1934 | 6'3" | 180 | Iredell County, NC US |
| Jack Feller | R | R | December 10, 1936 | 5'10" | 185 | Adrian, MI US |
| Frank Franchi | R | R | December 6, 1936 | 5'8" | 165 | |
| Earl Furlow | R | R | June 5, 1937 | 6'6" | 225 | |
| Richard Griffith | L | L | November 30, 1938 | 5'9" | 185 | |
| Bert Guenthner | R | R | June 26, 1937 | 6'3" | 205 | |
| Richard Harris | R | March 30, 1933 | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| James Hasson | R | R | September 5, 1937 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Mike Hiney | R | August 12, 1935 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Jake Hinfey | R | R | August 16, 1935 | 6'2" | 196 | |
| Bill Hubbard | L | 6'1" | 170 | |||
| Jim Johnston | L | L | November 23, 1934 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| William Jones | R | R | April 20, 1938 | 6'4" | 180 | Jacksonville, FL US |
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| Héctor Maestri | R | R | April 19, 1935 | 5'10" | 170 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Bob Mason | R | R | October 8, 1933 | 6'1" | 198 | Sault Ste. Marie, MI US |
| Martin McGuire | R | R | 6'4" | 220 | ||
| Jack McKeon | R | R | November 23, 1930 | 5'8" | 195 | South Amboy, NJ US |
| Gary Mitchell | L | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Rene Nodarse | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Nate Oliver | R | R | December 13, 1940 | 5'10" | 160 | St. Petersburg, FL US |
| Carlos Pascual | R | R | March 13, 1931 | 5'6" | 165 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Gerald Patrick | R | August 17, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| James Shrode | R | R | May 5, 1936 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Bennie Sinquefield | R | R | March 11, 1933 | 6'1" | 175 | Elba, AL US |
| John Spolum | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| James Spyhalski | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Lee Stange | R | R | October 27, 1936 | 5'10" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
| Gail Thomas | R | R | August 1, 1934 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Hernan Valdes | R | R | July 31, 1937 | 5'11" | 182 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Zoilo Versalles | R | R | December 18, 1939 | 5'10" | 146 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Chuck Weatherspoon | R | R | June 1, 1931 | 6'2" | 200 | Pineland, TX US |
| Don Williams | R | July 6, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Jake Wood | R | R | June 22, 1937 | 6'1" | 163 | Elizabeth, NJ 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.
