1959 Grand Forks Chiefs Roster
Team Record: 57-68
Finished 6th in the NL
Manager: James Adlam (57-68)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota
Ballpark: Municipal Park, Unknown
Attendance: 29,267, Avg. 468
The Grand Forks Chiefs of the Northern League ended the 1959 season with a record of 57 wins and 68 losses, finishing sixth in the NL.
The Chiefs tallied 629 runs and allowed 721 runs. Charlie Leonard paced Grand Forks with 17 home runs and accounted for 73 RBI, while leading hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .331 clip. Rudy Trbovich topped the squad with 10 wins, and Rex Rupert recorded a 3.23 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1959 Grand Forks Chiefs who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Jim Dickson, Ramón Hernández, Bob Lee, Orlando McFarlane, Gene Michael and John Pregenzer.
James Adlam served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Octavio Acosta | R | R | December 20, 1938 | 6'4" | 180 | |
James Brown | R | October 26, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
Alfred Chavez | R | R | 5'11" | 176 | ||
Morris Cigar | R | R | December 3, 1936 | 6'3" | 210 | |
Eugene Cooke | L | 6'0" | 190 | |||
Bob Daniels | R | R | July 20, 1935 | 6'6" | 215 | |
Eddie Deeds | R | R | May 15, 1936 | 6'4" | 210 | |
Jim Dickson | L | R | April 20, 1938 | 6'1" | 185 | Portland, OR US |
Larry Fidalgo | R | R | June 4, 1939 | 6'1" | 175 | Boston, MA US |
Bob Fischer | L | L | April 8, 1935 | 5'10" | 180 | |
Ramón Hernández | S | L | August 31, 1940 | 5'11" | 165 | Carolina, PR |
Rodger Irvine | R | R | September 1, 1940 | 6'3" | 182 | Toronto, ON CA |
Bob Lee | R | R | November 26, 1937 | 6'3" | 225 | Ottumwa, IA US |
Charlie Leonard | L | L | May 6, 1940 | 6'0" | 185 | Bullsgap, TN US |
James Little | L | L | 5'11" | 165 | ||
Orlando McFarlane | R | R | June 28, 1935 | 6'0" | 180 | Oriente, CU |
Gene Michael | S | R | June 2, 1938 | 6'2" | 183 | Kent, OH US |
Arturo Miro | R | R | 6'2" | 152 | ||
Albert Muench | R | R | 6'0" | 172 | ||
Raymond Murawski | R | 5'8" | 185 | |||
Leslie Peterson | L | L | 6'4" | 185 | ||
Bill Pinckard | R | R | January 18, 1929 | 6'3" | 210 | Rockford, IL US |
Felix Pizarro | R | R | February 3, 1939 | 5'10" | 172 | |
Jose Plaza | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
John Pregenzer | R | R | August 2, 1932 | 6'5" | 220 | Burlington, WI US |
Tommy Rinks | L | R | July 3, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | San Diego, CA US |
Rex Rupert | R | R | September 11, 1933 | 6'2" | 185 | |
Peter Sala | L | L | 6'0" | 190 | ||
Jim Stoll | R | R | November 12, 1937 | 6'0" | 180 | Stockton, CA US |
Rudy Trbovich | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
Tony Washington | L | L | January 9, 1937 | 6'2" | 183 | Chicago, IL US |
Rodolfo Welch | R | R | July 9, 1938 | 5'11" | 185 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
Roger Weltzen |
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.