1959 Olean Athletics Roster
Team Record: 57-69
Finished 6th in the NYPL
Manager: William Robertson (57-69)
Affiliation: Kansas City Athletics
Location: Olean, New York
Ballpark: Bradner Stadium
Attendance: 21,414, Avg. 340
The Olean Athletics of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1959 season with a record of 57 wins and 69 losses, finishing sixth in the NYPL.
The Athletics plated 698 runs and allowed 782 runs. Bobby Delgado paced Olean with 21 home runs, while William Robertson walloped 15 or more also. Bolivar Hinojosa accounted for 81 RBI and topped all regular batters by hitting .320. Raymond Brunton and Thomas Dembia led the squad with 12 wins each, and Bob Zammit recorded a 3.85 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Ken Harrelson and José Santiago both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
William Robertson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Forrest Bailey | L | L | November 15, 1938 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Jerome Boxer | R | R | April 25, 1937 | 6'2" | 195 | |
Raymond Brunton | R | R | February 26, 1940 | 6'2" | 215 | |
William Capps | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
Jimmy Coggins | L | R | June 2, 1937 | 6'3" | 195 | |
Bobby Delgado | L | R | January 13, 1939 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Thomas Dembia | R | R | June 30, 1940 | 5'11" | 165 | |
Frank DeVincentis | S | 5'11" | 15 | |||
Bill Dube | R | R | May 6, 1937 | 5'10" | 175 | |
Bill Dukes | L | R | September 6, 1937 | 5'10" | 165 | Orangeburg, SC US |
Tony Filicchia | R | R | September 24, 1939 | 5'8" | 190 | Boston, MA US |
Jack Hale | L | L | 6'1" | 185 | ||
Ken Harrelson | R | R | September 4, 1941 | 6'2" | 190 | Woodruff, SC US |
Bolivar Hinojosa | R | R | 5'1" | 185 | ||
Marc Hoy | R | R | 6'3" | 215 | ||
Robert Jacobson | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
Thomas Kelleher | L | L | 5'11" | 185 | ||
Steve Kelly | R | L | August 25, 1941 | 6'1" | 175 | |
Gerald Maiden | L | L | September 14, 1937 | 5'8" | 170 | |
Ervin Moore | L | L | 6'1" | 180 | ||
Philip Petromallo | S | L | 6'2" | 187 | ||
Phil Risinger | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
William Robertson | L | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
Precious Ross | R | October 26, 1935 | 5'10" | 190 | ||
Ronald Ruta | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
José Santiago | R | R | August 15, 1940 | 6'2" | 185 | Juana Diaz, PR |
Pat Sisk | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
Donald Spohn | R | R | March 27, 1936 | 6'3" | 195 | Culver, KS US |
Jerry Sublett | L | L | 5'11" | 165 | ||
Jerry Talbott | R | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
Samuel Tisci | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
Thomas Videtich | R | R | May 4, 1940 | 6'0" | 180 | Tama, IA US |
Emil Viola | R | R | June 4, 1937 | 6'1" | 190 | |
Bob Zammit | L | L | August 1, 1938 | 6'0" | 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.