1958 Visalia Redlegs Roster
Team Record: 69-69
Finished 4th in the CL
Manager: Bruce Edwards (0-0), Bobby Mattick (0-0), Larry Taylor (0-0)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Redlegs
Location: Visalia, California
Ballpark: Recreation Park
Attendance: 39,669, Avg. 575
Playoffs - Visalia Redlegs 2 games, Bakersfield Bears 1
Finals - Fresno Giants 3 games, Visalia Redlegs 1
The Visalia Redlegs of the California League ended the 1958 season with a record of 69 wins and 69 losses, finishing fourth in the CL.
The Redlegs plated 836 runs and surrendered 774 runs. Dick Beall paced Visalia with 22 home runs Phillip Condu drove in 104 runs. Thomas Johnson topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .316. Pete Hernandez and Andrés Ayón led the team with 18 wins each, while Pete Hernandez registered a 2.95 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1958 Visalia Redlegs who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Dave Skaugstad, Jack Baldschun, Ken Hunt, Vic Davalillo and Bruce Edwards.
Bruce Edwards, Bobby Mattick and Larry Taylor served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrés Ayón | R | R | October 22, 1936 | 5'10" | 160 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Jack Baldschun | R | R | October 16, 1936 | 6'1" | 175 | Greenville, OH US |
| Dick Beall | L | L | November 18, 1940 | 6'0" | 195 | Santa Maria, CA US |
| Luis Boullon | R | R | September 1, 1936 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Robert Braden | ||||||
| Frank Cofone | R | R | February 21, 1938 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Phillip Condu | L | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| John Croke | R | December 29, 1935 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Vic Davalillo | L | L | July 30, 1939 | 5'7" | 150 | Churuguara, Falcon VE |
| Gary DeMartini | R | R | July 2, 1937 | 5'11" | 176 | |
| Timothy Dinkelacker | R | R | August 31, 1935 | 6'5" | 220 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Joe Dorsey | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Thomas Dotterer | L | R | December 19, 1936 | 6'1" | 185 | Syracuse, NY US |
| Robert Dunn | R | L | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Bruce Edwards | R | R | July 15, 1923 | 5'8" | 180 | Quincy, IL US |
| William Greenlaw | S | L | 5'11" | 202 | ||
| Pete Hernandez | R | R | July 18, 1929 | 6'0" | 175 | Hayward, CA US |
| Raymond Holmes | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Ken Hunt | R | R | December 14, 1938 | 6'4" | 200 | Ogden, UT US |
| Alfred Jakubowski | R | October 19, 1936 | 5'10" | 180 | Camden, NJ US | |
| Thomas Johnson | R | November 15, 1938 | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| William Kakuske | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Paul Kelly | L | L | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| James Lankford | L | 5'11" | 190 | |||
| Richard Littlejohn | R | R | 5'11" | 168 | ||
| Gilberto Lopez | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | , MX | |
| Francisco Obregon | R | R | December 17, 1936 | 5'9" | 170 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Jose Ocanto | L | L | 5'8" | 180 | ||
| Lee Owen | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Ben Reniker | R | R | March 16, 1936 | 5'11" | 190 | Nowata, OK US |
| Dave Skaugstad | L | L | January 10, 1940 | 6'1" | 179 | Algona, IA US |
| Larry Taylor | R | R | August 7, 1930 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Brad Thurman | R | R | July 20, 1938 | 5'11" | 175 | Temple, OK US |
| Jesse Washington | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Robert Wetzel | R | R | November 23, 1935 | 6'0" | 170 | Santa Ana, CA US |
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.
