1959 Green Bay Bluejays Roster

Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League (IIIL) - Class: B
Team Record: 74-51
Finished 2nd in the IIIL
Manager: Stan Wasiak (74-51)
Affiliation: Los Angeles Dodgers
Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Bluejay Field
Attendance: 41,107, Avg. 658
1959 Green Bay Bluejays Statistics

Playoffs - Green Bay Bluejays 3 games, Des Moines Demons 1

The Green Bay Bluejays of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1959 season with a record of 74 wins and 51 losses, finishing second in the IIIL.

The Bluejays yielded 625 runs, fewest in the league. Green Bay tallied 669 runs. Tim Harkness paced the team with 19 home runs and drove in 79 runs. Fran Boniar led all regular hitters by connecting at a .319 clip. Willard Hunter and James Steinhour topped the squad with 11 wins each, while Pete Richert recorded a 3.29 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 1959 Green Bay Bluejays who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Doug Camilli, Willie Davis, Tim Harkness, Willard Hunter, Nate Oliver and Pete Richert.

Stan Wasiak served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bill BevelsLRSeptember 13, 19406'2"180
Fran BoniarRROctober 23, 19326'1"195
Doug CamilliRRSeptember 22, 19365'11"195Philadelphia, PA US
Willie DavisLLApril 15, 19406'2"180Mineral Springs, AR US
Albert FantuzziLRJanuary 7, 19366'0"175
Ronald ForsytheRRFebruary 19, 19356'3"190West Brownsville, PA US
Leo GiannecchiniRRJune 4, 19326'1"185
James HamiltonRRJune 1, 19356'2"195
Tim HarknessLLDecember 23, 19376'2"182Lachine, QC CA
Anthony HopeyLL6'1"185
Donald HuffmanRR5'8"169
Willard HunterRLMarch 8, 19346'2"180Newark, NJ US
Donald KenwayRRJune 29, 19345'11"180Los Angeles, CA US
Elmer KohorstRRJune 1, 19336'2"200
Anthony LemboL6'0"180
Kenneth MakelaRRNovember 5, 19365'10"170
Nate OliverRRDecember 13, 19405'10"160St. Petersburg, FL US
John OsborneRR5'10"160
Ken PageLLMarch 29, 19385'11"170
Robert ParkerRR5'10"175
David RamnesRR6'3"170
Pete RichertLLOctober 29, 19395'11"165Floral Park, NY US
Ronald RossiRR6'0"190
Gus SanciminoRR6'2"200
George ScottRRAugust 23, 19366'3"165
James SteinhourRLJune 16, 19376'1"175Springfield, VT US
Stan WasiakRRApril 8, 19205'9"170Chicago, IL US
Burbon WheelerRRAugust 1, 19385'11"175
Don WilliamsRRDecember 24, 19375'9"185Paragould, AR 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.




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