1959 Olean Athletics Roster

New York-Pennsylvania League (NYPL) - Class: D
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
1959 Olean Athletics Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Forrest BaileyLLNovember 15, 19386'0"180
Jerome BoxerRRApril 25, 19376'2"195
Raymond BruntonRRFebruary 26, 19406'2"215
William CappsR6'0"180
Jimmy CogginsLRJune 2, 19376'3"195
Bobby DelgadoLRJanuary 13, 19396'0"180
Thomas DembiaRRJune 30, 19405'11"165
Frank DeVincentisS5'11"15
Bill DubeRRMay 6, 19375'10"175
Bill DukesLRSeptember 6, 19375'10"165Orangeburg, SC US
Tony FilicchiaRRSeptember 24, 19395'8"190Boston, MA US
Jack HaleLL6'1"185
Ken HarrelsonRRSeptember 4, 19416'2"190Woodruff, SC US
Bolivar HinojosaRR5'1"185
Marc HoyRR6'3"215
Robert JacobsonR6'2"185
Thomas KelleherLL5'11"185
Steve KellyRLAugust 25, 19416'1"175
Gerald MaidenLLSeptember 14, 19375'8"170
Ervin MooreLL6'1"180
Philip PetromalloSL6'2"187
Phil RisingerRR6'1"170
William RobertsonLR5'10"160
Precious RossROctober 26, 19355'10"190
Ronald RutaRR6'1"190
José SantiagoRRAugust 15, 19406'2"185Juana Diaz, PR
Pat SiskRR6'0"190
Donald SpohnRRMarch 27, 19366'3"195Culver, KS US
Jerry SublettLL5'11"165
Jerry TalbottRR6'0"195
Samuel TisciR5'11"180
Thomas VidetichRRMay 4, 19406'0"180Tama, IA US
Emil ViolaRRJune 4, 19376'1"190
Bob ZammitLLAugust 1, 19386'0"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.




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