1959 Grand Forks Chiefs Roster

Northern League (NL) - Class: C
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
1959 Grand Forks Chiefs Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Octavio AcostaRRDecember 20, 19386'4"180
James BrownROctober 26, 19346'0"180
Alfred ChavezRR5'11"176
Morris CigarRRDecember 3, 19366'3"210
Eugene CookeL6'0"190
Bob DanielsRRJuly 20, 19356'6"215
Eddie DeedsRRMay 15, 19366'4"210
Jim DicksonLRApril 20, 19386'1"185Portland, OR US
Larry FidalgoRRJune 4, 19396'1"175Boston, MA US
Bob FischerLLApril 8, 19355'10"180
Ramón HernándezSLAugust 31, 19405'11"165Carolina, PR
Rodger IrvineRRSeptember 1, 19406'3"182Toronto, ON CA
Bob LeeRRNovember 26, 19376'3"225Ottumwa, IA US
Charlie LeonardLLMay 6, 19406'0"185Bullsgap, TN US
James LittleLL5'11"165
Orlando McFarlaneRRJune 28, 19356'0"180Oriente, CU
Gene MichaelSRJune 2, 19386'2"183Kent, OH US
Arturo MiroRR6'2"152
Albert MuenchRR6'0"172
Raymond MurawskiR5'8"185
Leslie PetersonLL6'4"185
Bill PinckardRRJanuary 18, 19296'3"210Rockford, IL US
Felix PizarroRRFebruary 3, 19395'10"172
Jose PlazaRR6'0"180
John PregenzerRRAugust 2, 19326'5"220Burlington, WI US
Tommy RinksLRJuly 3, 19366'0"180San Diego, CA US
Rex RupertRRSeptember 11, 19336'2"185
Peter SalaLL6'0"190
Jim StollRRNovember 12, 19376'0"180Stockton, CA US
Rudy TrbovichRR6'0"185
Tony WashingtonLLJanuary 9, 19376'2"183Chicago, IL US
Rodolfo WelchRRJuly 9, 19385'11"185San 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.




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