1959 St. Cloud Rox Roster
Team Record: 43-80
Finished 8th in the NL
Manager: Richard Klaus (43-80)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: St. Cloud, Minnesota
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 22,595, Avg. 367
The St. Cloud Rox of the Northern League ended the 1959 season with a record of 43 wins and 80 losses, finishing eighth in the NL.
The Rox scored 574 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 745 runs, most in the circuit. Charles Teuscher led St. Cloud with 26 home runs, and Emil Fiore walloped 15 or more, too. Emil Fiore drove in 83 runs. James McClain paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .311 average. Jerry Thomas topped the squad with 10 wins, while Danilo Rivas recorded a 3.58 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Tim Talton played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the St. Cloud Rox to do so.
Richard Klaus served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Antoni | R | R | 6'2" | 210 | ||
| Ben Baker | R | L | January 8, 1937 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| John Cregan | R | R | November 6, 1939 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Robert DeMonaco | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Emil Fiore | R | R | March 17, 1937 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Barry Freitag | R | R | February 28, 1941 | 6'1" | 178 | La Crosse, WI US |
| Quinton Gray | S | October 18, 1934 | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Clifton Greene | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Dick Hlister | R | R | October 31, 1936 | 6'0" | 175 | Lewiston, ME US |
| Roger Jenne | R | September 8, 1938 | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Clark Johnson | R | R | February 26, 1938 | 5'10" | 190 | |
| Charles Koss | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Jerry Kushner | L | L | April 22, 1941 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Joseph Lains | S | L | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Tim Lane | R | L | February 17, 1936 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Felix Maldonado | R | R | May 24, 1938 | 5'10" | 165 | Ponce, PR |
| Justo Martinez | L | L | 5'8" | 135 | ||
| James McClain | R | R | December 30, 1938 | 5'11" | 180 | Durham, NC US |
| Charles Pearce | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Danilo Rivas | R | L | March 27, 1935 | 5'11" | 165 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Julio Santana | R | May 1, 1937 | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| Joe Schatz | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Tim Talton | L | R | January 14, 1939 | 6'3" | 200 | Pikeville, NC US |
| Charles Teuscher | L | R | April 3, 1938 | 6'1" | 205 | |
| Jerry Thomas | R | R | September 14, 1938 | 6'3" | 215 | |
| Richard Vogel | L | L | January 12, 1939 | 6'2" | 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.
