1959 Modesto Reds Roster

California League (CL) - Class: C
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
1959 Modesto Reds Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Rich BarryRRSeptember 12, 19406'4"205Berkeley, CA US
Hal CharnofskyRRJuly 11, 19315'8"155
Michael EntzR5'10"165
Paul EricksonRRNovember 14, 19386'3"185Denver, CO US
Ronald FahnestockRR6'0"185
Robert FishellRR6'1"210
William FriesLL5'11"175
Ed GaryLRSeptember 13, 19396'3"195Jackson, MS US
Pedro GonzálezRRDecember 12, 19376'0"176San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Richard GrayRR6'1"185
Hugh HendryRR5'9"190
James HorsfordRRSeptember 30, 19386'1"175Santurce, PR
Robert KaczynskiLL5'10"180
Norm KampschrorLRMarch 29, 19376'3"210Glendive, MT US
James KaneRR6'1"190
Kermit KowalkRR6'0"180
Jim KuiniusR6'1"195
Phil LinzRRJune 4, 19396'1"180Baltimore, MD US
Harry MayoLL5'8"160
Pete MikkelsenRROctober 25, 19396'2"210Staten Island, NY US
Kenneth MillerLL6'0"170
Terry MurryRRSeptember 16, 19376'0"185
James OrtonRR6'0"177
Art PenningtonSRMay 18, 19235'11"180Memphis, TN US
Hal ReniffRRJuly 2, 19386'0"215Warren, OH US
Mike TatroLRMay 8, 19396'6"220
David Van HornLL5'11"185
Max WeeklyRLJune 24, 19346'3"200
Dale ZeiglerLL6'1"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.




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