1959 St. Petersburg Saints Roster

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 79-57
Finished 2nd in the FSL
Manager: Tom Hamilton (79-57)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Ballpark: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 119,424, Avg. 1,756
1959 St. Petersburg Saints Statistics

Playoffs - St. Petersburg Saints 4 games, Tampa Tarpons 2

The St. Petersburg Saints of the Florida State League ended the 1959 season with a record of 79 wins and 57 losses, finishing second in the FSL.

The Saints topped the league with 853 runs, sparked by 97 home runs. St. Petersburg yielded 695 runs. Tom Hamilton led the team with 20 home runs, while Bill Cline and Charlie Keller walloped 15 or more as well. Charlie Keller accounted for 105 RBI. Tom Hamilton paced hitters with significant playing time with a .387 average. George Nowakowski paced the squad with 15 wins, and Robert Gouthiere registered a 3.05 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 1959 St. Petersburg Saints who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Horace Clarke, Jack Cullen, Tom Hamilton and Elvio Jiménez.

Tom Hamilton served as manager.


Click on column headings to sort.

Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Douglas BackhausRRJuly 7, 19405'11"190
Joseph BrockhoffR6'1"185
Horace ClarkeSRJune 2, 19395'9"175Frederiksted, St. Croix VI
Bill ClineRRNovember 13, 19336'1"188
Jack CullenRROctober 6, 19395'11"170Newark, NJ US
Bienvenido De La CruzRRAugust 10, 19395'11"171
Jack DePaloLRMarch 26, 19386'2"188
Ronald DeutschLL6'1"170
Eugene DomzalskiRRApril 1, 19386'0"185
Bob FloriRRDecember 28, 19295'10"178
Carl GandzaRRJuly 8, 19406'0"190
Robert GouthiereRR6'1"165
Tom HamiltonLRSeptember 29, 19256'4"213Altoona, KS US
Walter JamesLR5'10"190
Elvio JiménezRRJanuary 6, 19405'9"170San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Charlie KellerLRAugust 4, 19396'2"195Frederick, MD US
Donald KellerRR6'0"190
Raymond KriegerR6'0"185
Joseph LatinLR6'2"187
Jack MajorRLSeptember 11, 19396'3"205Erie, PA US
Henry MoraRRApril 15, 19386'1"187
Hugo MuskusR5'10"175
John NelsonSR6'2"180
Jon NelsonRR6'3"190
George NowakowskiSL5'10"175
Arturo PolancoLL6'0"190
Charles ReidellRLJanuary 25, 19396'0"200Mifflinburg, PA US
Ralph ScorcaRRJuly 31, 19406'3"195
Gene SmithRRMarch 5, 19406'2"195
Jeffery ZegelLR5'11"185

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.




Minor League Baseball


Minor League Baseball Search