1958 Lewiston Broncs Roster
Team Record: 80-56
Finished 1st in the NWL
Manager: Hillis Layne (80-56)
Location: Lewiston, Idaho
Ballpark: Bengal Field
Attendance: 64,976, Avg. 956
Playoffs - Yakima Bears 4 games, Lewiston Broncs 1
The Lewiston Broncs of the Northwest League ended the 1958 season with a record of 80 wins and 56 losses, finishing first in the NWL.
The Broncs paced the league with 745 runs. Lewiston yielded 625 runs. Bruce McIntosh powered the squad with 19 home runs, while Ted Rhodes and Arnie Hallgren walloped 15 or more as well. Arnie Hallgren accounted for 107 RBI and topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .349. Thornton Kipper recorded 23 wins on the mound for the squad, and Ernest Sadler and Kenneth Moursund added 15 or more wins also Thornton Kipper registered a 2.71 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Hillis Layne and Thornton Kipper both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Hillis Layne served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlen Alderman | R | R | June 30, 1937 | 6'1" | 175 | La Grande, OR US |
| Bill Balcom | L | December 20, 1935 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Terry Burke | R | March 2, 1937 | 5'9" | 155 | Lincoln, NE US | |
| Ron Carlon | R | R | February 16, 1933 | 6'2" | 210 | |
| Charlie Davidson | R | R | November 24, 1932 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Don Frailey | L | R | April 28, 1934 | 5'10" | 165 | Vandalia, IL US |
| Jerry Gleason | R | R | October 29, 1933 | 6'6" | 180 | |
| Arnie Hallgren | R | R | April 12, 1933 | 6'1" | 190 | Windfield, AB CA |
| Roger Herrscher | R | December 15, 1932 | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Ray Hyde | L | L | November 26, 1932 | 6'2" | 180 | Portland, OR US |
| Thornton Kipper | R | R | September 27, 1928 | 6'3" | 190 | Bagley, WI US |
| Hillis Layne | L | R | February 23, 1918 | 6'0" | 170 | Whitwell, TN US |
| Gerald Linnell | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Donald Martini | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Bruce McIntosh | L | L | May 1, 1931 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| John McNamara | R | R | June 4, 1932 | 5'10" | 175 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Peter Mikacich | R | January 12, 1935 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Ronald Morrison | R | 5'10" | 176 | |||
| Kenneth Moursund | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| August Niklas | R | September 10, 1937 | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Harold Norris | S | R | September 9, 1933 | 6'1" | 195 | Snicartie, IL US |
| James Phillips | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Ted Rhodes | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Roger Roy | R | R | June 5, 1938 | 6'6" | 190 | Belleville, IL US |
| Gary Rushing | R | R | May 11, 1938 | 6'4" | 220 | Nevada City, CA US |
| Ernest Sadler | R | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Anthony Santino | L | L | 6'0" | 160 |
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.
