1959 McCook Braves Roster
Team Record: 43-19
Finished 1st in the NSL
Manager: Bill Steinecke (43-19)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: McCook, Nebraska
Ballpark: Cibola Stadium
Attendance: 19,788, Avg. 638
The McCook Braves of the Nebraska State League ended the 1959 season with a record of 43 wins and 19 losses, finishing first in the NSL.
The Braves paced the circuit with 458 runs, fueled by 33 home runs. McCook yielded 265 runs, fewest in the league. Ron Hunt recorded 52 runs batted in. William Stevens topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .317 average. Paul Chenger led the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 2.13 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Players from the 1959 McCook Braves who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Elrod Hendricks, Phil Niekro, Bruce Brubaker, Ron Hunt and Luis Alcaraz.
Bill Steinecke served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Alcaraz | R | R | June 20, 1941 | 5'9" | 165 | Humacao, PR |
| Francis Aldonis | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| John Anderson | R | R | September 4, 1937 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Red Bresnehan | R | R | January 27, 1941 | 5'11" | 170 | Oconomowoc, WI US |
| Bruce Brubaker | R | R | December 29, 1941 | 6'1" | 198 | Harrisburg, PA US |
| Charles Carlan | R | R | July 21, 1937 | 5'11" | 170 | DeFuniak Springs, FL US |
| Paul Chenger | R | R | August 20, 1938 | 5'10" | 180 | Coatesville, PA US |
| Kenneth Cullum | L | L | August 27, 1937 | 5'11" | 175 | New Britain, CT US |
| Carl Derr | R | R | June 11, 1939 | 6'0" | 175 | Bloomsburg, PA US |
| Julius French | S | R | July 28, 1939 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Pedro Garcia | R | 6'0" | 183 | |||
| Robert Geissinger | R | L | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Elrod Hendricks | L | R | December 22, 1940 | 6'1" | 175 | Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas VI |
| Ron Hunt | R | R | February 23, 1941 | 6'0" | 186 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Wayne Jinske | R | R | August 19, 1941 | 5'9" | 165 | Stevens Point, WI US |
| David Jones | R | 5'10" | 195 | |||
| Pat Jordan | R | R | April 22, 1941 | 6'2" | 193 | Bridgeport, CT US |
| William Marnie | L | L | November 11, 1938 | 6'4" | 190 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Barry Morgan | L | R | October 17, 1940 | 5'11" | 170 | Greensboro, NC US |
| Phil Niekro | R | R | April 1, 1939 | 6'1" | 180 | Blaine, OH US |
| Ray Orlikowski | L | L | October 23, 1941 | 6'0" | 185 | Stevens Point, WI US |
| Dennis Overby | L | L | May 6, 1941 | 6'1" | 170 | Chetek, WI US |
| Robert Ritacco | S | R | 5'11" | 183 | ||
| Frank Saia | L | L | December 4, 1935 | 5'10" | 175 | Cambridge, MA US |
| Joseph Shields | R | R | February 4, 1938 | 6'2" | 190 | Concord, NH US |
| Earl Stabell | R | R | 6'5" | 220 | ||
| William Stevens | R | R | October 21, 1937 | 5'11" | 180 | Norwalk, CT US |
| Timothy Strickland | L | R | September 10, 1938 | 6'2" | 170 | Goldsboro, NC US |
| Dennis Tajchman | R | R | 6'2" | 220 | ||
| Bobby Wade | L | R | November 30, 1938 | 6'3" | 200 |
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.
