1959 Holdrege White Sox Roster

Nebraska State League (NSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 39-23
Finished 2nd in the NSL
Manager: Frank Parenti (39-23)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Holdrege, Nebraska
Ballpark: White Sox Park
Attendance: 10,235, Avg. 330
1959 Holdrege White Sox Statistics

The Holdrege White Sox of the Nebraska State League ended the 1959 season with a record of 39 wins and 23 losses, finishing second in the NSL.

The White Sox scored 373 runs and allowed 301 runs. Jim Hicks led Holdrege with 10 home runs and recorded 56 runs batted in, while leading all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .318 clip. Jerry Sharp topped the team with 8 wins and a team-best 3.04 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 1959 Holdrege White Sox who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jim Hicks, Fred Talbot and Al Weis.

Frank Parenti served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Thomas AdamsRRDecember 18, 19376'0"185
Donald AndersenRRJanuary 20, 19375'9"150
John CouchRRJune 12, 19405'10"170
Patrick CummingsRRApril 26, 19396'2"200
Joe Dotlich
Gene DuffyLLApril 1, 19375'7"155
Kenneth EelesRRAugust 27, 19396'1"170Chicago, IL US
Juan GomezRRMarch 20, 19416'1"170
Fred GreenLLSeptember 15, 19385'8"173
Jim HicksRRMay 18, 19396'3"205East Chicago, IN US
James HostRR6'3"190
Jack JohnsonRR6'2"196
Albert KennedyLL6'1"175
Frederick LoesekamRRJuly 26, 19396'2"190St. Louis, MO US
Bob McCauleyLAugust 31, 19406'2"200
M. C. MooreRR5'9"162
Lee OlmsteadRRFebruary 18, 19386'0"175
George OlsonLR6'2"205
Robert PascalLLMay 2, 19306'0"190
Larry PieroniL5'11"185
Robert RichmondRR6'0"195
Dexter RoletteR6'3"174
Macey RosenthalRApril 20, 19375'10"170Brookline, MA US
John SchwartzR5'11"170
Scott SegerLLApril 8, 19416'2"190Cincinnati, OH US
Jerry SharpLLMay 6, 19375'11"165
Douglas ShivelyR6'2"200
Fred TalbotRRJune 28, 19416'2"195Washington, DC US
John ThomannRR6'3"187
Dave TimokLR5'11"187
Alejandro VargasR5'8"150
Al WeisSRApril 2, 19386'0"160Franklin Square, NY US
Richard WhiteL5'11"198
Ronald WoodsRR6'0"185
John ZahnRR5'11"155

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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