1959 Michigan City White Caps Roster

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: D
Team Record: 51-74
Finished 8th in the MWL
Manager: Buddy Kerr (51-74)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Michigan City, Indiana
Ballpark: Ames Field
Attendance: 28,775, Avg. 460
1959 Michigan City White Caps Statistics

The Michigan City White Caps of the Midwest League ended the 1959 season with a record of 51 wins and 74 losses, finishing eighth in the MWL.

The White Caps tallied 609 runs, worst in the circuit, and surrendered 754 runs. José Tartabull paced Michigan City with 17 home runs Rick Joseph drove in 76 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .320. James Gibson led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 3.57 ERA, leading regular hurlers.

Players from the 1959 Michigan City White Caps who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Rick Joseph, Buddy Kerr, Wayne Schurr and José Tartabull.

Buddy Kerr served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Rene AltamiranoRR6'1"170
Charles AntoniRR6'2"210
Dale BeerbowerRRJune 15, 19386'1"155
Daniel BesonenRRMay 10, 19395'11"170Litchfield, MN US
Frederick BlychentonRRJanuary 20, 19415'6"155Colon, Colon PA
Art ColeRJune 7, 19395'11"175
John CrilloRR6'3"180
James GibsonRRMay 18, 19376'2"168
Quinton GraySOctober 18, 19345'10"165
Roger JenneRSeptember 8, 19385'10"165
Rick JosephRRAugust 24, 19396'1"192San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Larry KellerRR6'0"170
Buddy KerrRRNovember 6, 19226'2"175Astoria, NY US
Alvin LovelaceRR6'1"188
James ManalilliRR5'11"160
Rene MarteRR6'1"180
John MayLL6'3"170
Bob MorettSRAugust 21, 19395'10"180
Walter MortimerL6'2"194
Frank PalladinoLL5'9"170
Mario PelaezRROctober 28, 19385'7"160Cordoba, Veracruz MX
Osvaldo PellotRR5'9"169
Domingo PichardoRR6'1"182
Vic PiperLR5'11"170
Dale RudolphLL6'3"208
Julio SantanaRMay 1, 19375'8"165
Wayne SchurrRRAugust 6, 19376'4"185Garrett, IN US
Ronald ShayRR5'11"165
Peter ShuppyLLFebruary 4, 19385'11"170
Denny SommersLRJuly 12, 19406'2"205New London, WI US
Carl SwensonRRNovember 7, 19386'2"188
José TartabullLLNovember 27, 19385'11"165Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos CU
Elizardo Toro6'0"165
Gary TreonR6'0"175
Leonard Van PattenRR5'11"180
Nestor VelazquezRRMarch 6, 19406'1"179La Habana, La Habana CU

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.




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