1959 Omaha Cardinals Roster

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 83-78
Finished 1st in the AA's West Division
Manager: Joe Schultz (83-78)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Ballpark: Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium
Attendance: 116,088, Avg. 1,442
1959 Omaha Cardinals Statistics

Playoffs - Minneapolis Millers 4 games, Omaha Cardinals 2

The Omaha Cardinals of the American Association ended the 1959 season with a record of 83 wins and 78 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.

The Cardinals scored 655 runs and allowed 652 runs. Ben Mateosky paced Omaha with 18 home runs and drove in 88 runs. Ellis Burton led all regular hitters by hitting .292. Frank Barnes topped the team with 15 wins, while Jim Donohue recorded a 2.39 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1959 Omaha Cardinals who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bruce Barmes, Frank Barnes, Bob Blaylock, Ellis Burton, Chris Cannizzaro, Tom Cheney, Phil Clark, Bob Darnell, Jim Donohue, Bob Duliba, Bob Gibson, Lee Gregory, Chick King, Mel Nelson, Ray Sadecki, Bob Sadowski, Jimmie Schaffer, Bill Smith, Dean Stone, Nick Testa, Bob Thurman and Jack Urban.

Joe Schultz served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Tony AlomarRRDecember 11, 19335'11"172Santurce, PR
Bruce BarmesLROctober 23, 19295'8"165Vincennes, IN US
Frank BarnesRRAugust 26, 19266'0"170Longwood, MS US
Asdrubal BaroRRNovember 21, 19265'10"172Mayari, Holguin CU
Dave BenedictLLMarch 1, 19306'3"200
Billy BethelRRApril 29, 19306'3"187Corpus Christi, TX US
Bob BlaylockRRJune 28, 19356'1"185Chattanooga, TN US
Bob BoyerRRAugust 6, 19356'0"170
Don BransonSRApril 5, 19396'1"178
Ellis BurtonSRAugust 12, 19365'11"160Los Angeles, CA US
Chris CannizzaroRRMay 3, 19386'0"190Oakland, CA US
Tom CheneyRROctober 14, 19345'11"170Morgan, GA US
Phil ClarkRROctober 3, 19326'3"210Albany, GA US
Bob DarnellRRNovember 6, 19305'10"175Wewoka, OK US
Jim DonohueRROctober 31, 19376'4"190St. Louis, MO US
Bob DulibaRRJanuary 9, 19355'10"180Glen Lyon, PA US
Bob GibsonRRNovember 9, 19356'1"189Omaha, NE US
Al GrandcolasRRDecember 14, 19326'2"175Belleville, IL US
Lee GregoryLLJune 2, 19386'1"180Bakersfield, CA US
James HemricLRSeptember 27, 19355'11"175
Chick KingRRNovember 10, 19306'2"190Paris, TN US
Fred KoenigRRApril 27, 19216'3"200St. Louis, MO US
Ben MateoskyRRMarch 21, 19336'2"202Uniontown, PA US
Walt MatthewsLLOctober 19, 19346'2"200Ashdown, AR US
Mel NelsonRLMay 30, 19366'0"185San Diego, CA US
Joe PattersonSRApril 24, 19355'10"175
Ron PlazaLRAugust 24, 19345'11"175
George RisleyRRFebruary 28, 19326'1"190Fairfield, CT US
Ray SadeckiLLDecember 26, 19405'11"180Kansas City, KS US
Bob SadowskiLRJanuary 15, 19376'0"175St. Louis, MO US
Jimmie SchafferRRApril 5, 19365'9"170Limeport, PA US
Bill SmithLLJune 8, 19346'0"190Washington, DC US
Dean StoneLLSeptember 1, 19306'4"205Moline, IL US
Nick TestaRRJune 29, 19285'8"180New York, NY US
Ted ThiemLROctober 2, 19355'11"175Oakdale, NE US
Bob ThurmanLLMay 14, 19176'1"205Kellyville, OK US
Jack UrbanRRDecember 5, 19285'8"155Omaha, NE 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.




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