1958 Lincoln Chiefs Roster
Team Record: 75-71
Finished 3rd in the WL
Manager: Monty Basgall (75-71)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
Ballpark: Sherman Field
Attendance: 67,060, Avg. 919
The Lincoln Chiefs of the Western League ended the 1958 season with a record of 75 wins and 71 losses, finishing third in the WL.
The Chiefs plated 688 runs and allowed 732 runs. Tony Washington paced Lincoln with 25 home runs and accounted for 87 RBI, while leading all regular batters by hitting .300. Al Jackson topped the team with 18 wins, and Dave Wickersham added 15 or more victories also Al Jackson recorded a 2.07 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Players from the 1958 Lincoln Chiefs who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Monty Basgall, Nick Koback, Dick Lines, Julián Javier, Ed Bauta, Al Jackson, Jim Duffalo, Jim Campbell, Bill Bell, Buddy Pritchard, Elmo Plaskett, Dave Wickersham, Red Swanson, Larry Foss and Hardy Peterson.
Monty Basgall served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Aldredge | R | R | May 1, 1939 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Monty Basgall | R | R | February 8, 1922 | 5'10" | 175 | Pfeifer, KS US |
| Ed Bauta | R | R | January 6, 1935 | 6'3" | 200 | Florida, CU |
| Bill Bell | R | R | October 24, 1933 | 6'3" | 200 | Goldsboro, NC US |
| David Brennan | L | R | November 6, 1932 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Jim Campbell | R | R | June 24, 1937 | 6'0" | 190 | Palo Alto, CA US |
| Morris Cigar | R | R | December 3, 1936 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Marcos Cobos | R | R | August 13, 1931 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| William Dial | L | L | September 15, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | Chillicothe, MO US |
| Donald Dobrino | R | R | February 3, 1935 | 6'3" | 205 | Mount Olive, IL US |
| Jim Duffalo | R | R | November 25, 1935 | 6'1" | 175 | Helvetia, PA US |
| Earl Fackler | L | October 18, 1932 | 6'3" | 190 | Harrisburg, PA US | |
| Dale Ferris | L | 6'3" | 200 | |||
| Larry Foss | R | R | April 18, 1936 | 6'2" | 187 | Castleton, KS US |
| Leon Hurst | R | R | July 3, 1937 | 6'1" | 195 | Peoria, IL US |
| Al Jackson | L | L | December 26, 1935 | 5'10" | 169 | Waco, TX US |
| Julián Javier | R | R | August 9, 1936 | 6'1" | 175 | San Francisco de Macoris, Duarte DO |
| Nick Koback | R | R | July 19, 1935 | 6'0" | 187 | Hartford, CT US |
| Dick Lines | R | L | August 17, 1938 | 6'1" | 175 | Montreal, QC CA |
| Ray Looney | L | L | January 5, 1937 | 6'0" | 185 | McKeesport, PA US |
| Benny Malcolm | R | R | January 23, 1934 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Stanley Malec | R | R | August 24, 1932 | 5'9" | 185 | |
| Olaf Nelson | R | R | February 3, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | Logan, UT US |
| Richard Payne | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Hardy Peterson | R | R | October 17, 1929 | 6'0" | 205 | Perth Amboy, NJ US |
| Sonny Piver | R | October 18, 1933 | 5'11" | 190 | Point Arena, CA US | |
| Elmo Plaskett | R | R | June 27, 1938 | 5'10" | 195 | Frederiksted, St. Croix VI |
| Buddy Pritchard | R | R | January 25, 1936 | 6'1" | 195 | South Gate, CA US |
| Edward Sada | R | R | July 1, 1938 | 6'2" | 180 | San Diego, CA US |
| Jack Sanford | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Eugene Sheets | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Ronald Sheetz | R | R | June 27, 1934 | 5'11" | 178 | |
| Jerome Stack | R | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Red Swanson | R | R | October 15, 1936 | 6'1" | 175 | Baton Rouge, LA US |
| Tony Washington | L | L | January 9, 1937 | 6'2" | 183 | Chicago, IL US |
| Dave Wickersham | R | R | September 27, 1935 | 6'3" | 188 | Erie, PA US |
| Deward Williams | R | R | September 14, 1931 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Harry Williams | R | R | December 1, 1932 | 6'1" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Joe Zavattaro | R | 6'0" | 190 |
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.
