1959 Reading Indians Roster

Eastern League (EL) - Class: A
Team Record: 71-69
Finished 5th in the EL
Manager: Al Hollingsworth (71-69)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Reading, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: First Energy Stadium
Attendance: 81,311, Avg. 1,162
1959 Reading Indians Statistics

The Reading Indians of the Eastern League ended the 1959 season with a record of 71 wins and 69 losses, finishing fifth in the EL.

The Indians scored 655 runs and surrendered 654 runs. Ken Kraynak and Walt Bond paced Reading with 16 home runs apiece., and Miguel de la Hoz walloped 15 or more also. Walt Bond recorded 82 runs batted in. Dave Mann topped all regular batters by hitting .318. Julio Guerra led the team with 14 wins and a team-best 3.27 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.

Bob Allen, Walt Bond, Miguel de la Hoz, Steve Hamilton, Ron Taylor, Dave Tyriver and Mike White were all players from the 1959 Reading Indians who played in the Majors during their careers.

Al Hollingsworth served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bob AllenLLOctober 23, 19376'2"175Tatum, TX US
Dale BennetchLRMarch 17, 19366'4"200
Walt BondLROctober 19, 19376'7"228Denmark, TN US
Jim CoppockRRJanuary 26, 19325'9"170Dayton, OH US
Miguel de la HozRROctober 2, 19385'11"175La Habana, La Habana CU
Walter DobrzykowskiRRDecember 15, 19396'0"150
William FazekasRRNovember 1, 19396'1"205
Freddie FrickieLL6'1"190
Julius GrantLLJune 27, 19375'11"175
Julio GuerraSR6'3"195
Steve HamiltonLLNovember 30, 19346'6"190Columbia, KY US
Louis HoldenerRRJanuary 12, 19386'2"205
Paul JonesRJuly 17, 19305'10"170
Larry KendigRR6'3"187
Raymond KonkoleskiRR5'11"185
Ken KraynakLRAugust 8, 19356'2"210Plymouth, PA US
Vic LapinerRRSeptember 26, 19346'0"203
Gerald LisRR6'2"170
Dave MannSRFebruary 16, 19335'11"175Dalton, GA US
Harry MessickLLMarch 23, 19366'0"185
Joe MorlanRROctober 9, 19365'10"180Columbus, OH US
Robert PedigreeRR6'1"180
Doug SwartzRNovember 26, 19345'9"175
Ron TaylorRRDecember 13, 19376'1"195Toronto, ON CA
Stanley TurnerL6'0"185
Dave TyriverRROctober 31, 19376'0"175Oshkosh, WI US
Mike WhiteRRDecember 18, 19385'8"160Detroit, MI US
Bill WilliamsonLLJanuary 20, 19346'0"190

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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