1959 North Platte Indians Roster
Team Record: 22-40
Finished 6th in the NSL
Manager: Mark Wylie (22-40)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: North Platte, Nebraska
Ballpark: Cody Park
Attendance: 14,275, Avg. 460
The North Platte Indians of the Nebraska State League ended the 1959 season with a record of 22 wins and 40 losses, finishing sixth in the NSL.
The Indians scored 311 runs and conceded 437 runs, most in the circuit. Robert Puccinelli recorded 35 runs batted in and topped all regular hitters with a .307 average, while Walter Marek recorded a 4.67 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Duke Sims and Dave Vineyard both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Mark Wylie served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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James Abdella | L | L | September 24, 1939 | 5'11" | 178 | Worcester, MA US |
Melvin Barnes | L | February 18, 1941 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
Ronald Beamer | R | L | 6'0" | 185 | ||
Walter Dobrzykowski | R | R | December 15, 1939 | 6'0" | 150 | |
Ed Gentle | L | R | May 3, 1940 | 5'11" | 180 | |
Ernest Givens | R | R | 5'9" | 175 | ||
Bobby Gray | R | R | 5'9" | 160 | ||
Curtis Johnson | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
William Kirkpatrick | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
Edward Larkin | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
Curtis Luker | L | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
Walter Marek | S | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
Robert Martin | R | R | November 9, 1941 | 5'11" | 140 | |
Froylan Montalvo | ||||||
Gary Moston | S | R | November 4, 1940 | 6'2" | 180 | |
John Parker | L | R | April 29, 1937 | 6'1" | 185 | |
Earl Pierce | R | 6'0" | 198 | |||
Robert Puccinelli | L | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
Jose Rivero | S | R | 6'0" | 150 | ||
Ron Schamp | R | R | April 19, 1941 | 6'1" | 185 | |
Arthur Siefert | L | L | September 9, 1939 | 6'0" | 185 | |
Duke Sims | L | R | June 5, 1941 | 6'2" | 197 | Salt Lake City, UT US |
James South | L | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
Stephen Taylor | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
Dave Vineyard | R | R | February 25, 1941 | 6'3" | 195 | Clay, WV US |
Robert Walenczyk | L | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
Earl Ward | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
Bobby Wiginton | R | 6'0" | 171 | |||
Robert Worthington | R | R | 5'9" | 195 |
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.