1959 Orlando Dodgers Roster
Team Record: 69-70
Finished 5th in the FSL
Manager: Martin Devlin (69-70)
Affiliation: Los Angeles Dodgers
Location: Orlando, Florida
Ballpark: Tinker Field
Attendance: 27,633, Avg. 398
The Orlando Dodgers of the Florida State League ended the 1959 season with a record of 69 wins and 70 losses, finishing fifth in the FSL.
The Dodgers scored 632 runs and surrendered 673 runs. Al Ferrara and Choo-Choo Coleman each drove in 80 runs. Martin Devlin led all regular hitters by hitting .302. William Boehlert topped the squad with 13 wins, while Gasper Gualberti registered a 3.11 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1959 Orlando Dodgers who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bill Kelso, Choo-Choo Coleman and Al Ferrara.
Martin Devlin served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Arrighi | R | R | May 3, 1940 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| William Boehlert | L | L | June 21, 1940 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| James Churchwell | R | R | June 27, 1941 | 6'2" | 200 | Macon, GA US |
| Choo-Choo Coleman | L | R | August 25, 1935 | 5'9" | 165 | Orlando, FL US |
| Ronald Cronan | L | R | August 28, 1938 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Joseph Curtin | R | R | February 4, 1940 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Frank Dean | L | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Martin Devlin | R | R | February 7, 1933 | 5'8" | 165 | |
| Donald Ellis | R | R | 5'9" | 183 | ||
| Al Ferrara | R | R | December 22, 1939 | 6'1" | 200 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Jean Gauthier | L | R | July 15, 1941 | 5'7" | 162 | |
| Mark Gregory | R | R | 6'0" | 187 | ||
| Gasper Gualberti | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Marcel Guilbault | L | R | May 8, 1941 | 5'10" | 185 | Drummondville, QC CA |
| Anthony Hopey | L | L | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| William Joseph | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| William Katona | R | R | 6'2" | 178 | ||
| Bill Kelso | R | R | February 19, 1940 | 6'4" | 215 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Kenneth Makela | R | R | November 5, 1936 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Denny Midgette | R | R | September 19, 1938 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Dave Parham | L | December 9, 1939 | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Bob Parisi | R | February 12, 1939 | 5'9" | 190 | ||
| William Powers | L | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Bruce Proper | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Guillermo Rivera | R | L | 5'10" | 168 | ||
| Gerald Ross | R | R | June 25, 1941 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| James Satalich | L | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Napoleon Savinon | R | R | 5'10" | 150 | ||
| Gary Skipworth | R | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Joe Unterberg | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Ronald Wantorek | R | R | October 25, 1938 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Wendell Wear | L | L | January 28, 1940 | 6'3" | 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.
