1959 Memphis Chicks Roster
Team Record: 76-77
Finished 4th in the SA
Manager: Luke Appling (76-77)
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Ballpark: Russwood Park
Attendance: 49,682, Avg. 649
The Memphis Chicks of the Southern Association ended the 1959 season with a record of 76 wins and 77 losses, finishing fourth in the SA.
The Chicks plated 657 runs and allowed 712 runs. Lew Morton paced Memphis with 21 home runs and drove in 71 runs. Lee Howell led all regular batters by hitting .289. Len Prout topped the team with 14 wins, while Bill Pleis recorded a 3.28 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Members of the 1959 Memphis Chicks who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Gair Allie, Billy Queen, Bill Graham, Hal Trosky, Jerry Dahlke, Bill Currie, Dolan Nichols, Ray Crone, George Susce, Bob Milliken and Bill Pleis.
Luke Appling served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Aldridge | R | R | March 9, 1934 | 6'1" | 180 | Perrine, FL US |
| Gair Allie | R | R | October 28, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Statesville, NC US |
| Jack Brown | R | R | February 7, 1933 | 6'1" | 190 | Elizabeth, PA US |
| Ray Crone | R | R | August 7, 1931 | 6'2" | 165 | Memphis, TN US |
| Bill Currie | R | R | November 29, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | Leary, GA US |
| Jerry Dahlke | R | R | June 8, 1929 | 6'0" | 180 | Marathon, WI US |
| Duke Dawson | R | L | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| William DiCrosta | L | L | February 6, 1937 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Larry DiPippo | L | L | May 24, 1930 | 5'11" | 175 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Benjamin Downs | L | R | August 13, 1929 | 6'2" | 200 | Highland Park, MI US |
| Richard Duffy | L | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Shephard Frazier | L | R | February 28, 1936 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Bill Graham | R | R | January 21, 1937 | 6'3" | 217 | Flemingsburg, KY US |
| Al Grandcolas | R | R | December 14, 1932 | 6'2" | 175 | Belleville, IL US |
| Donald Griffin | R | R | January 7, 1922 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Hal Grote | R | September 25, 1930 | 6'3" | 205 | Cincinnati, OH US | |
| Joe Hannah | R | R | February 1, 1931 | 5'11" | 200 | Marshfield, MO US |
| Lee Howell | R | R | November 5, 1936 | 6'2" | 185 | Detroit, MI US |
| Douglass Hubacek | R | R | September 12, 1933 | 5'10" | 170 | Mexia, TX US |
| George Kolasa | R | January 10, 1934 | 5'11" | 167 | ||
| Stanley Malec | R | R | August 24, 1932 | 5'9" | 185 | |
| Bob McKee | R | August 31, 1932 | 5'11" | 170 | Davenport, IA US | |
| Bob Milliken | R | R | August 25, 1926 | 6'0" | 195 | Majorsville, WV US |
| Lew Morton | L | September 4, 1920 | 6'0" | 195 | Fort Scott, KS US | |
| Dolan Nichols | R | R | February 28, 1930 | 6'0" | 195 | Tishomingo, MS US |
| Jack Osborn | R | R | June 14, 1934 | 6'2" | 205 | San Diego, CA US |
| Will Parsons | R | R | October 18, 1932 | 6'0" | 200 | |
| Bill Pleis | L | L | August 5, 1937 | 5'10" | 170 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Len Prout | S | L | February 14, 1939 | 6'1" | 198 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Billy Queen | R | R | November 28, 1928 | 6'1" | 185 | Gastonia, NC US |
| Bill Slack | L | R | May 3, 1933 | 5'10" | 175 | Sarnia, ON CA |
| George Susce | R | R | September 13, 1930 | 6'1" | 180 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Elio Toboso | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Ben Tompkins | R | October 4, 1929 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Hal Trosky | R | R | September 29, 1936 | 6'3" | 205 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Bill Wells | R | R | March 22, 1929 | 6'0" | 177 | Des Moines, IA US |
| Arthur Wendt | R | L | 6'3" | 208 |
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.
