1959 Great Falls Electrics Roster

Pioneer League (PL) - Class: C
Team Record: 60-70
Finished 4th in the PL
Manager: Brandy Davis (60-70)
Affiliation: Los Angeles Dodgers
Location: Great Falls, Montana
Ballpark: Centene Field
Attendance: 33,990, Avg. 523
1959 Great Falls Electrics Statistics

Playoffs - Billings Mustangs 2 games, Great Falls Electrics 1

The Great Falls Electrics of the Pioneer League ended the 1959 season with a record of 60 wins and 70 losses, finishing fourth in the PL.

The Electrics scored 820 runs, best in the league. Great Falls conceded 837 runs. Eddie Reed led the team with 18 home runs and drove in 103 runs, while leading batters with significant playing time with a .339 average. Bill Kunkel topped the squad with 14 wins and a team-best 4.19 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Members of the 1959 Great Falls Electrics who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Brandy Davis, Bill Kunkel and Dick Smith.

Brandy Davis served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Joe BaynoLLOctober 10, 19346'0"175
Ronald BooneRRMarch 26, 19386'2"190
Albert CaesarRR6'1"190
Domingo CarrasquelRRDecember 1, 19376'0"180Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Mike CastanonRROctober 28, 19375'11"170
Carmine ChierichellaRRApril 21, 19386'4"220
Bruce CranshawLJuly 29, 19375'11"175
Al CruzRRMay 6, 19355'8"166
Brandy DavisRRSeptember 10, 19276'0"170Newark, DE US
Jack DeckerLR6'1"190
Thomas DonovanSL5'10"180
Arthur FletcherLL5'10"170
Ronald ForsytheRRFebruary 19, 19356'3"190West Brownsville, PA US
Anthony HopeyLL6'1"185
Louis HribarRRDecember 21, 19356'0"185
Lawrence IannicelliSR6'1"175
Bill KunkelRRJuly 7, 19366'1"187Hoboken, NJ US
Bill LachemannLRApril 5, 19345'9"190Los Angeles, CA US
Larry LewisRR6'4"195
Edward MajLLMarch 14, 19405'11"170
George MillerR6'2"180
Thomas PlathR6'0"173
Eddie ReedLROctober 12, 19296'2"170Straven, AL US
Guillermo RiveraRL5'10"168
Wayne ScarbroughLLAugust 21, 19396'0"180
Ronald SchmittRR6'2"175
Len SchnittkerRRJune 21, 19356'1"185
Roy ShimekRRAugust 14, 19406'0"180
Dick SmithRRMay 17, 19396'2"205Lebanon, OR US
John TobiasLRDecember 27, 19335'10"175Detroit, MI US
Rick WarrenLLJune 17, 19395'10"160New York, NY 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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