1959 Reading Indians Roster
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
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.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Bob Allen | L | L | October 23, 1937 | 6'2" | 175 | Tatum, TX US |
Dale Bennetch | L | R | March 17, 1936 | 6'4" | 200 | |
Walt Bond | L | R | October 19, 1937 | 6'7" | 228 | Denmark, TN US |
Jim Coppock | R | R | January 26, 1932 | 5'9" | 170 | Dayton, OH US |
Miguel de la Hoz | R | R | October 2, 1938 | 5'11" | 175 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
Walter Dobrzykowski | R | R | December 15, 1939 | 6'0" | 150 | |
William Fazekas | R | R | November 1, 1939 | 6'1" | 205 | |
Freddie Frickie | L | L | 6'1" | 190 | ||
Julius Grant | L | L | June 27, 1937 | 5'11" | 175 | |
Julio Guerra | S | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
Steve Hamilton | L | L | November 30, 1934 | 6'6" | 190 | Columbia, KY US |
Louis Holdener | R | R | January 12, 1938 | 6'2" | 205 | |
Paul Jones | R | July 17, 1930 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
Larry Kendig | R | R | 6'3" | 187 | ||
Raymond Konkoleski | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
Ken Kraynak | L | R | August 8, 1935 | 6'2" | 210 | Plymouth, PA US |
Vic Lapiner | R | R | September 26, 1934 | 6'0" | 203 | |
Gerald Lis | R | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
Dave Mann | S | R | February 16, 1933 | 5'11" | 175 | Dalton, GA US |
Harry Messick | L | L | March 23, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | |
Joe Morlan | R | R | October 9, 1936 | 5'10" | 180 | Columbus, OH US |
Robert Pedigree | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
Doug Swartz | R | November 26, 1934 | 5'9" | 175 | ||
Ron Taylor | R | R | December 13, 1937 | 6'1" | 195 | Toronto, ON CA |
Stanley Turner | L | 6'0" | 185 | |||
Dave Tyriver | R | R | October 31, 1937 | 6'0" | 175 | Oshkosh, WI US |
Mike White | R | R | December 18, 1938 | 5'8" | 160 | Detroit, MI US |
Bill Williamson | L | L | January 20, 1934 | 6'0" | 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.