1959 Yakima Bears Roster
Team Record: 70-69
Finished 4th in the NWL
Manager: Hub Kittle (70-69)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Yakima, Washington
Ballpark: Parker Field
Attendance: 43,895, Avg. 632
Playoffs - Yakima Bears 4 games, Salem Senators 1
The Yakima Bears of the Northwest League ended the 1959 season with a record of 70 wins and 69 losses, finishing fourth in the NWL.
The Bears scored 810 runs, best in the league. Yakima gave up 749 runs. Lefty Lewis led the team with 20 home runs, while Pete Gongola walloped 15 or more, too. Wally O'Neil drove in 100 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .330 average. Roger Clapp paced the squad with 21 wins, and George Player added 15 or more wins, too Roger Clapp recorded a 2.48 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Daryl Robertson and Frank Zupo both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Hub Kittle served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Adams | R | R | February 6, 1937 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Frank Amaya | R | R | July 21, 1935 | 5'11" | 150 | Douglas, AZ US |
| William Augustoni | L | L | February 16, 1935 | 5'9" | 175 | |
| Ed Banach | R | R | May 12, 1936 | 6'1" | 165 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Jim Barudoni | R | L | May 12, 1937 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| William Bouley | R | R | September 8, 1934 | 6'0" | 175 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Cecil Burford | S | L | January 19, 1935 | 6'2" | 202 | Memphis, TN US |
| Lawrence Byrd | R | 5'10" | 182 | |||
| William Carrabba | 6'0" | 185 | ||||
| Manuel Carrasquel | R | R | November 11, 1937 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Bob Caton | R | R | August 8, 1932 | 5'11" | 200 | |
| Roger Clapp | R | R | November 16, 1932 | 6'0" | 185 | Milo, ME US |
| Angelo Colombo | R | R | September 24, 1939 | 5'8" | 185 | |
| Mike Dalton | R | R | October 26, 1937 | 6'2" | 165 | |
| Chuck Dillard | L | L | 5'9" | 190 | ||
| Ronald Dodge | L | R | June 17, 1936 | 6'1" | 170 | Olympia, WA US |
| Israel Ferrer | R | R | 5'11" | 169 | ||
| Robert Fleer | R | 6'1" | 155 | |||
| Don Ganus | L | R | March 20, 1937 | 5'9" | 165 | Andalusia, AL US |
| Pete Gongola | R | R | December 17, 1936 | 6'0" | 195 | McMechen, WV US |
| Jim Hansen | R | R | August 17, 1937 | 6'1" | 195 | Portland, OR US |
| James Harrington | ||||||
| Calloway Henry | R | April 9, 1933 | 6'1" | 175 | Chester, PA US | |
| Dave Jordan | L | L | April 7, 1937 | 6'2" | 184 | La Jolla, CA US |
| Jim King | R | L | November 26, 1934 | 6'2" | 180 | Glen Falls, NY US |
| Joseph Lains | S | L | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Maurice Lerner | R | R | December 20, 1935 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Lefty Lewis | L | L | July 20, 1924 | 6'3" | 180 | Beaumont, TX US |
| Ronald Liptak | R | R | August 29, 1937 | 6'1" | 193 | Bridgeport, CT US |
| Hugh Mendez | L | L | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Kenneth Meyer | L | R | March 31, 1933 | 6'1" | 180 | Silver Creek, NE US |
| Roger Morgan | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | Fall River, MA US | |
| Wilmer Moton | R | R | September 5, 1933 | 6'2" | 200 | Greenville, TX US |
| Gustavo Muniz | R | R | 5'11" | 197 | , MX | |
| Wally O'Neil | L | L | July 4, 1933 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Jim Peete | L | L | March 25, 1931 | 5'8" | 200 | Franklin, VA US |
| George Player | R | R | August 1, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Paul Poole | R | R | March 3, 1935 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Richard Rautmann | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Robert Roberts | R | R | September 30, 1928 | 5'9" | 175 | Spokane, WA US |
| Daryl Robertson | R | R | January 5, 1936 | 6'0" | 184 | Cripple Creek, CO US |
| Walt Russell | R | September 11, 1936 | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Chet Schmidt | R | R | September 16, 1935 | 5'8" | Bakersfield, CA US | |
| Jimmy Shinn | R | R | July 4, 1938 | 5'11" | 175 | Covina, CA US |
| Charles Smith | L | R | April 16, 1937 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Charles Strain | L | R | January 16, 1935 | 5'10" | 155 | Fox, OK US |
| Tom Tarantino | R | 5'10" | 185 | |||
| Dick Walter | R | R | June 13, 1937 | 6'0" | 190 | Sommerville, MA US |
| A. J. White | R | R | December 11, 1933 | 6'5" | 219 | |
| Gary Whiting | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Jerry Williams | R | R | October 14, 1933 | 6'2" | 190 | Johnson County, NC US |
| Frank Zupo | L | R | August 29, 1939 | 5'11" | 182 | San Francisco, 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.
