1959 Fort Walton Beach Jets Roster

Alabama-Florida League (AAL) - Class: D
Team Record: 50-70
Finished 5th in the AAL
Manager: Vince Magi (50-70)
Affiliation: Washington Senators
Location: Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 13,456, Avg. 224
1959 Fort Walton Beach Jets Statistics

The Fort Walton Beach Jets of the Alabama-Florida League ended the 1959 season with a record of 50 wins and 70 losses, finishing fifth in the AAL.

The Jets scored 514 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 645 runs. Nicholas Telesca accounted for 65 RBI. Mario Tamayo led all regular hitters with a .308 average. Joe Kaiser topped the team with 16 wins and a team-best 2.48 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound. Vince Magi served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jerry AbnetRRAugust 31, 19376'2"185
Philip BareisRLApril 25, 19376'0"175
Edward BourkRL6'3"200
Gene FarrRR6'2"180
Rodney GillilandS6'2"178
Bruce GradyRRJuly 28, 19386'0"180
James HassonRRSeptember 5, 19376'2"180
Thomas HollmanR5'10"180
Humberto Huerta
Frank HurttRR6'1"170
Ricardo IzquierdoR5'10"180
Charles JohnsonRR6'2"185
Joe KaiserRRDecember 21, 19386'1"190Fredericksburg, TX US
Charles KirkRRSeptember 19, 19396'1"200
Stanley KohanRR6'1"200
Vince MagiRJanuary 29, 19306'0"187
Martin McGuireRR6'4"220
Jose MillanLL6'2"185
Richard MoaveroLLMarch 29, 19395'10"170
Jack MooreRRAugust 6, 19396'1"190Brentwood, MD US
Emilio NaranjoRR5'10"175
Ramon RamosRR5'10"165
Dale RiceRR6'1"180
Julio Rodriguez
Melvin SeidenLL6'2"175
Alton ShellL5'8"167
Robert SurdyRR6'2"180
Mario TamayoRR5'10"180
Nicholas TelescaRR6'0"180
Herman VickersRR5'11"180
John WhitedRRNovember 1, 19385'11"170
Modesto ZarzaR5'10"170

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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