1959 Greensboro Yankees Roster
Team Record: 54-76
Finished 5th in the CL
Manager: Vern Hoscheit (54-76)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Greensboro, North Carolina
Ballpark: War Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 39,408, Avg. 606
The Greensboro Yankees of the Carolina League ended the 1959 season with a record of 54 wins and 76 losses, finishing fifth in the CL.
The Yankees topped the league with 786 runs, ignited by 114 home runs. Greensboro surrendered 843 runs, most in the circuit. Don Lock walloped 30 home runs for the team, while Glen Merklen swatted 15 or more, too. Don Lock recorded 122 runs batted in and topped all regular batters by connecting at a .283 clip. Frank Carpin led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 3.24 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Don Lock, Frank Carpin, George Banks, Hal Reniff, Tom Tresh, Hal Stowe and Phil Mudrock were all players from the 1959 Greensboro Yankees who played in the Majors during their careers.
Vern Hoscheit served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Banker | R | R | July 28, 1934 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| George Banks | R | R | September 24, 1938 | 5'11" | 185 | Pacolet Mills, SC US |
| Dick Berardino | R | R | July 2, 1937 | 6'1" | 190 | Cambridge, MA US |
| Dick Bogard | L | R | February 10, 1937 | 5'11" | 175 | Mount Pleasant, MS US |
| Don Brummer | R | R | August 5, 1937 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| James Burton | R | R | December 5, 1938 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Frank Carpin | L | L | September 14, 1938 | 5'10" | 172 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Richard Carter | L | L | November 3, 1934 | 5'8" | 165 | |
| Steven Crihfield | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Ed Gary | L | R | September 13, 1939 | 6'3" | 195 | Jackson, MS US |
| Arthur Henriksen | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Henry Johnson | L | R | February 22, 1937 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Duane Kinart | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| John Kopp | R | R | 6'0" | 183 | ||
| Don Lock | R | R | July 27, 1936 | 6'2" | 195 | Wichita, KS US |
| Michael Mathiesen | L | R | March 6, 1938 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Dan McCarthy | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Glen Merklen | L | L | 6'4" | 200 | ||
| Joe Miller | R | R | September 29, 1934 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Phil Mudrock | R | R | January 12, 1937 | 6'1" | 190 | Louisville, CO US |
| Donald Nichols | R | R | December 22, 1934 | 5'10" | 172 | |
| Barry Nidiffer | R | R | July 16, 1935 | 6'1" | 187 | Elizabethton, TN US |
| James Orton | R | R | 6'0" | 177 | ||
| Ronald Paul | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Vincent Pignatello | R | R | 6'1" | 188 | ||
| Robert Purvis | R | R | September 2, 1936 | 6'2" | 182 | |
| Hal Reniff | R | R | July 2, 1938 | 6'0" | 215 | Warren, OH US |
| Robert Riesener | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Bernie Schreiber | R | June 30, 1934 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Demont Seagrave | R | R | May 23, 1937 | 6'0" | 200 | |
| Dick Stewart | R | R | June 23, 1935 | 5'11" | 195 | |
| Hal Stowe | L | L | August 29, 1937 | 6'0" | 170 | Gastonia, NC US |
| Bruce Swango | L | R | March 12, 1937 | 5'11" | 200 | Welch, OK US |
| Marcus Thublin | R | R | February 16, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Tom Tresh | S | R | September 20, 1938 | 6'1" | 180 | Detroit, MI US |
| Doug Weiss | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Mike Weldon | R | R | January 22, 1937 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| John Zanze | L | 6'3" | 180 | |||
| Dale Zeigler | L | L | 6'1" | 185 |
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.
