1959 Odessa Dodgers Roster
Team Record: 54-69
Finished 7th in the SL
Manager: Roy Hartsfield (54-69)
Affiliation: Los Angeles Dodgers
Location: Odessa, Texas
Ballpark: American Legion Field
Attendance: 30,459, Avg. 495
The Odessa Dodgers of the Sophomore League ended the 1959 season with a record of 54 wins and 69 losses, finishing seventh in the SL.
The Dodgers scored 733 runs and surrendered 823 runs. Dick Smith led Odessa with 18 home runs and drove in 105 runs, while leading all regular batters by hitting .332. Terry Barber topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 3.86 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Dick Smith played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Odessa Dodgers to do so.
Roy Hartsfield served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Barber | S | L | March 11, 1941 | 5'9" | 150 | |
| Lawrence Byrd | R | 5'10" | 182 | |||
| Gene Conaway | R | R | December 8, 1941 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Thomas Conroy | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Wayne Craig | R | R | February 25, 1936 | 6'5" | 235 | |
| David Doud | L | R | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Lee Ferrerra | S | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Charles Fiegel | R | R | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| Ed Gruidel | R | R | February 1, 1941 | 6'2" | 185 | Omaha, NE US |
| Alberto Joachin | R | R | July 27, 1938 | 6'0" | 170 | Otatitlan, Veracruz MX |
| Ronald Karlberg | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| John Kimbrel | L | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Larry Lewis | R | R | 6'4" | 195 | ||
| Joel Majors | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Jerry Marohl | R | L | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Anthony Ottaiano | R | R | 6'0" | 183 | ||
| Victor Pagel | R | R | 5'10" | 188 | ||
| Bob Parisi | R | February 12, 1939 | 5'9" | 190 | ||
| Ventura Pena | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Quinten Price | R | R | 6'2" | 187 | ||
| Bruce Proper | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Wayne Scarbrough | L | L | August 21, 1939 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Wayne Schaper | R | R | 6'6" | 195 | ||
| Roy Shimek | R | R | August 14, 1940 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Robert Shosty | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Dick Smith | R | R | May 17, 1939 | 6'2" | 205 | Lebanon, OR US |
| Lou Snipp | R | R | December 7, 1938 | 5'10" | 155 | |
| Robert Steele | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| John Van Ornum | R | R | October 20, 1939 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Wayne VanDeMar | R | R | 6'4" | 195 | ||
| Carlos Vazquez | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Tom Young | L | R | August 25, 1940 | 6'3" | 190 | Zanesville, OH US |
| Ronald Zeller | L | L | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Jerome Zellner | L | L | August 5, 1938 | 6'3" | 187 |
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.
