1959 Missoula Timberjacks Roster
Team Record: 56-73
Finished 6th in the PL
Manager: Ralph Rowe (56-73)
Affiliation: Washington Senators
Location: Missoula, Montana
Ballpark: Campbell Field
Attendance: 25,935, Avg. 402
The Missoula Timberjacks of the Pioneer League ended the 1959 season with a record of 56 wins and 73 losses, finishing sixth in the PL.
The Timberjacks scored 733 runs and allowed 790 runs. Minnie Mendoza and Henry Marockie led Missoula with 12 home runs apiece. Minnie Mendoza accounted for 94 RBI and topped batters with significant playing time with a .357 average. Donald Percivalle, William Walasko and Martin Beltran paced the team with 8 wins each, while William Walasko registered a 4.14 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
Chico Salmon and Minnie Mendoza both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Ralph Rowe served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Abernethy | R | R | May 21, 1934 | 6'1" | 190 | Newton, NC US |
| Joe Bayno | L | L | October 10, 1934 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Martin Beltran | R | R | July 29, 1937 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Silvio Castellanos | S | L | February 17, 1936 | 5'11" | 160 | , CU |
| Angelo Cundari | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Donald Damiano | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Ronald Dibelius | S | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Ronald Dodge | L | R | June 17, 1936 | 6'1" | 170 | Olympia, WA US |
| Jackie Ferrell | L | L | March 11, 1936 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Dick Fletcher | R | R | December 18, 1931 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Frank Franchi | R | R | December 6, 1936 | 5'8" | 165 | |
| Harold Harrison | R | 6'0" | 160 | |||
| Mike Hiney | R | August 12, 1935 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Adolf Hintze | L | 5'9" | 175 | |||
| Victor Horacio | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Ricardo Izquierdo | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Aaron Jones | R | L | 6'2" | 220 | ||
| William Jones | R | R | April 20, 1938 | 6'4" | 180 | Jacksonville, FL US |
| Wayne LeNeave | ||||||
| Henry Marockie | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Bob Mason | R | R | October 8, 1933 | 6'1" | 198 | Sault Ste. Marie, MI US |
| Jerry McClure | R | R | 6'7" | 210 | ||
| Minnie Mendoza | R | R | December 3, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | Ceiba del Agua, CU |
| Mickey Noble | R | January 27, 1937 | 6'1" | 205 | Mimeko, ON CA | |
| Donald Percivalle | L | L | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Ralph Rowe | L | R | July 14, 1924 | 5'6" | 160 | Newberry, SC US |
| William Runge | R | R | 6'6" | 220 | ||
| Chico Salmon | R | R | December 3, 1940 | 5'10" | 160 | Colon, Colon PA |
| James Shrode | R | R | May 5, 1936 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Joseph Snyder | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| John Spolum | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Edward Stogoski | L | R | December 29, 1936 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Bill Topp | R | R | June 6, 1936 | 6'4" | 225 | Kalamazoo, MI US |
| Robert Van Dyke | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| William Walasko | R | R | 6'0" | 175 |
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.
