1959 Montgomery Rebels Roster
Team Record: 77-42
Finished 1st in the AAL
Manager: Frank Carswell (77-42)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Montgomery, Alabama
Ballpark: Paterson Field
Attendance: 36,199, Avg. 608
Playoffs - Dothan Cardinals 3 games, Montgomery Rebels 2
The Montgomery Rebels of the Alabama-Florida League ended the 1959 season with a record of 77 wins and 42 losses, finishing first in the AAL.
The Rebels plated 748 runs, tops in the circuit. Montgomery gave up 509 runs. Jim Bethea and Peter Walski paced the squad with 21 home runs apiece., while Legrant Scott walloped 15 or more, too. Jim Bethea drove in 99 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .320 clip. Ron Falkenhagen, Dick Egan and Jose Mejias led the team with 14 wins each, and Dick Egan earned a 2.7 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Lorencito Fernández and Dick Egan both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Frank Carswell served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Adams | R | R | February 6, 1937 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Terry Bartholome | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Jim Bethea | L | R | August 15, 1936 | 5'9" | 170 | Houston, TX US |
| Charles Chew | R | R | March 25, 1940 | 5'9" | 180 | |
| David Costa | R | October 13, 1936 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Pat Duke | R | R | May 14, 1936 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Dick Egan | L | L | March 24, 1937 | 6'4" | 193 | Berkeley, CA US |
| Ron Falkenhagen | R | R | May 10, 1939 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Lorencito Fernández | R | R | June 23, 1939 | 5'10" | 160 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Paul Gatza | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Charles Gray | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| James Hornibrook | L | L | October 2, 1938 | 5'11" | 170 | Little Rock, AR US |
| Charles Kimbrough | L | L | November 22, 1938 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Larry Koehl | R | R | October 30, 1935 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Joseph Long | R | R | 5'8" | 175 | ||
| Donald Matthews | L | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Roger McCombs | R | R | 6'2" | 210 | ||
| Jose Mejias | L | L | January 13, 1940 | 5'11" | 170 | Mayaguez, PR |
| James Parham | R | 6'2" | 179 | |||
| Robert Patrick | L | L | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Legrant Scott | R | R | August 27, 1938 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| Harry Stigelman | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Robert Tuttle | R | R | May 6, 1939 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Peter Walski | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| William Weller | L | L | January 26, 1940 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Robert White | L | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Gene Wofford | R | R | April 20, 1935 | 6'2" | 200 | Greenbrier, AR US |
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.
