1958 Rochester/Winona A's Roster
Team Record: 57-73
Finished 5th in the IIIL
Manager: Burl Storie (0-0), Leverette Spencer (0-0), Lew Krausse (0-0)
Affiliation: Kansas City Athletics
Location: Rochester, Minnesota; Winona, Minnesota
Ballpark: Mayo Field, Gabyrch Field
Attendance: 39,589, Avg. 609
The Rochester/Winona A's of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1958 season with a record of 57 wins and 73 losses, finishing fifth in the IIIL.Rochester (20-37) moved to Winona June 29.
The A's led the league with 761 runs, sparked by 147 home runs. Rochester/Winona surrendered 764 runs, most in the circuit. Richard Rogers paced the team with 27 home runs, while Tony Frulio and Leroy Scercy walloped 15 or more as well. Dave Gorrie drove in 86 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .291 average. Stanley Horvatin paced the squad with 12 wins, and Robert Hoffman registered a 3.4 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1958 Rochester/Winona A's who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Dan Pfister, Dick Howser, Dave Hill, Gordon MacKenzie, Hal Raether and Leo Posada.
Burl Storie, Leverette Spencer and Lew Krausse served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Akers | R | R | June 10, 1935 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Jimmy Bawcom | R | R | October 28, 1929 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Jerry Black | R | L | November 25, 1936 | 6'2" | 215 | |
| Jerome Boxer | R | R | April 25, 1937 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Alonso Brathwaite | R | R | February 18, 1930 | 5'11" | 174 | , PA |
| Robert Carothers | R | R | 5'11" | 178 | ||
| John Cunningham | L | December 26, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Anthony DeGennaro | R | R | October 11, 1938 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Tony Frulio | R | R | October 11, 1936 | 5'10" | 175 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Dave Gorrie | L | L | October 15, 1930 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Buck Grover | R | R | February 16, 1937 | 6'5" | 225 | |
| Dave Hill | R | L | November 11, 1937 | 6'2" | 170 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Robert Hoffman | R | L | September 13, 1936 | 6'2" | 160 | |
| Stanley Horvatin | R | R | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Dick Howser | R | R | May 14, 1936 | 5'8" | 155 | Miami, FL US |
| Richard Hutzler | R | 5'9" | 190 | |||
| Charles Kowalski | L | L | 6'1" | 205 | ||
| Gordon MacKenzie | R | R | July 9, 1937 | 5'11" | 175 | St. Petersburg, FL US |
| Ron McCutcheon | R | R | June 21, 1936 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Tom McDonald | L | R | December 6, 1931 | 5'11" | 180 | Dorchester, MA US |
| Donald McFarland | R | R | June 4, 1936 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Gordy Nevers | R | R | May 25, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Bob Nonnenmocher | S | L | February 17, 1937 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| John O'Donnell | L | L | 5'11" | 163 | ||
| Denny O'Melia | L | L | 6'0" | 170 | Santa Barbara, CA US | |
| Dan Pfister | R | R | December 20, 1936 | 6'0" | 187 | Plainfield, NJ US |
| Eddie Picker | L | L | November 21, 1935 | 5'10" | 155 | New York, NY US |
| Leo Posada | R | R | April 1, 1934 | 5'11" | 175 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Hal Raether | R | R | October 10, 1932 | 6'1" | 185 | Lake Mills, WI US |
| Paul Rawl | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Richard Rogers | L | R | February 19, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Leroy Scercy | L | R | October 14, 1936 | 6'2" | 205 | Cabarrus County, NC US |
| Bob Schmitt | R | L | December 19, 1931 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| William Schoof | R | R | 6'5" | 220 | ||
| James Simmons | R | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Leverette Spencer | R | R | February 5, 1930 | 5'10" | 210 | Rocky Hill, CT US |
| Jake Tarr | L | February 17, 1932 | 5'10" | 175 | Trenton, NJ US | |
| Robert Travers | R | January 6, 1933 | 5'9" | 163 | ||
| Leon Webrand | R | R | 6'3" | 210 | ||
| Melvin Wright | R | R | 6'0" | 180 |
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.
