1959 Modesto Reds Roster
Team Record: 86-55
Finished 1st in the CL
Manager: Hal Charnofsky (86-55)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Modesto, California
Ballpark: Del Webb Field
Attendance: 44,464, Avg. 631
Playoffs - Modesto Reds 4 games, Bakersfield Bears 2
The Modesto Reds of the California League ended the 1959 season with a record of 86 wins and 55 losses, finishing first in the CL.
The Reds scored 861 runs and yielded 746 runs. Rich Barry walloped 37 home runs for Modesto, while Hal Charnofsky and Ed Gary added 15 or more also. Hal Charnofsky accounted for 115 RBI and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .325 average. Hal Reniff led the squad with 21 wins, and Hugh Hendry recorded a 3.11 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1959 Modesto Reds who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Rich Barry, Pedro González, Phil Linz, Pete Mikkelsen, Art Pennington and Hal Reniff.
Hal Charnofsky served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Rich Barry | R | R | September 12, 1940 | 6'4" | 205 | Berkeley, CA US |
Hal Charnofsky | R | R | July 11, 1931 | 5'8" | 155 | |
Michael Entz | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
Paul Erickson | R | R | November 14, 1938 | 6'3" | 185 | Denver, CO US |
Ronald Fahnestock | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
Robert Fishell | R | R | 6'1" | 210 | ||
William Fries | L | L | 5'11" | 175 | ||
Ed Gary | L | R | September 13, 1939 | 6'3" | 195 | Jackson, MS US |
Pedro González | R | R | December 12, 1937 | 6'0" | 176 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
Richard Gray | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
Hugh Hendry | R | R | 5'9" | 190 | ||
James Horsford | R | R | September 30, 1938 | 6'1" | 175 | Santurce, PR |
Robert Kaczynski | L | L | 5'10" | 180 | ||
Norm Kampschror | L | R | March 29, 1937 | 6'3" | 210 | Glendive, MT US |
James Kane | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
Kermit Kowalk | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
Jim Kuinius | R | 6'1" | 195 | |||
Phil Linz | R | R | June 4, 1939 | 6'1" | 180 | Baltimore, MD US |
Harry Mayo | L | L | 5'8" | 160 | ||
Pete Mikkelsen | R | R | October 25, 1939 | 6'2" | 210 | Staten Island, NY US |
Kenneth Miller | L | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
Terry Murry | R | R | September 16, 1937 | 6'0" | 185 | |
James Orton | R | R | 6'0" | 177 | ||
Art Pennington | S | R | May 18, 1923 | 5'11" | 180 | Memphis, TN US |
Hal Reniff | R | R | July 2, 1938 | 6'0" | 215 | Warren, OH US |
Mike Tatro | L | R | May 8, 1939 | 6'6" | 220 | |
David Van Horn | L | L | 5'11" | 185 | ||
Max Weekly | R | L | June 24, 1934 | 6'3" | 200 | |
Dale Zeigler | L | L | 6'1" | 185 |
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.