1958 Magic Valley Cowboys Roster
Team Record: 58-74
Finished 6th in the PL
Manager: Dick Wilson (58-74)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Twin Falls, Idaho
Ballpark: Jaycee Park
Attendance: 33,666, Avg. 510
The Magic Valley Cowboys of the Pioneer League ended the 1958 season with a record of 58 wins and 74 losses, finishing sixth in the PL.
The Cowboys tallied 809 runs and gave up 869 runs. Kenneth Fisher paced Magic Valley with 19 home runs, while Michael Yaremchuk and Dick Wilson walloped 15 or more, too. Michael Yaremchuk recorded 94 runs batted in. Joseph McElroy topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .318 average. Chuck Herzberger led the team with 14 wins and a team-best 4.07 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers.
Jack Curtis played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Magic Valley Cowboys to do so.
Dick Wilson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Biebel | R | R | June 13, 1932 | 5'10" | 190 | |
| Randall Booth | R | R | January 17, 1937 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Aaron Briggs | R | R | May 10, 1937 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Jack Curtis | L | L | January 11, 1937 | 5'10" | 175 | Rhodhiss, NC US |
| Donald Davis | L | L | October 2, 1937 | 5'11" | 175 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Bill Denney | R | R | December 28, 1931 | 6'2" | 186 | Paris, IL US |
| Ken Fischer | R | February 10, 1936 | 5'9" | 158 | ||
| Jerry Fishel | R | March 16, 1938 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Kenneth Fisher | R | R | September 25, 1936 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| David Hall | R | R | May 12, 1937 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Chuck Herzberger | S | R | October 27, 1939 | 6'0" | 180 | Streator, IL US |
| Lorenzo Jackson | R | 5'11" | 189 | |||
| James Lynn | R | R | October 12, 1938 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Joseph Martin | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Joseph McElroy | L | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Allison Owen | L | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Charlie Pagliarulo | R | R | July 5, 1938 | 5'9" | 160 | Boston, MA US |
| Jim Powers | R | L | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Jimmy Prevatt | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Omer Price | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Don Prince | R | R | 6'0" | |||
| Gary Smith | R | R | July 26, 1936 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Craig Sorensen | R | R | July 31, 1935 | 5'11" | 185 | Salt Lake City, UT US |
| Gary Sorenson | R | 5'7" | 165 | |||
| Walter Thorpe | R | R | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Gary Tomlan | L | L | March 22, 1939 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Dick Wilson | R | R | October 24, 1922 | 6'1" | 185 | Salina, KS US |
| Michael Yaremchuk | R | R | October 25, 1933 | 5'10" | 175 | Detroit, MI US |
| William Zimmerman | L | L | September 13, 1934 | 5'10" | 180 |
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.
