1959 Alamance Indians Statistics

Carolina League (CL) - Class: B
Team Record: 49-81
Finished 6th in the CL
Manager: Merrill May (49-81)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Burlington, North Carolina
Ballpark: Graham Athletic Park
Attendance: 67,874, Avg. 1,044
1959 Alamance Indians Roster

The Alamance Indians of the Carolina League ended the 1959 season with a record of 49 wins and 81 losses, finishing sixth in the CL.

The Indians plated 566 runs, worst in the league, and gave up 659 runs. Jerome Webb paced Alamance with 13 home runs and drove in 70 runs. Bill Williamson topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .293. Pete Olsen led the squad with 10 wins, while Jim Weaver recorded a 3.05 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1959 Alamance Indians who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Dave Tyriver, Jim Weaver, Mike White and Billy Williams.

Merrill May served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Pete Olsen1011.4764.42431141159.016310078147771304018
Jim Weaver95.6433.05241754127.01185143576199317
Dave Tyriver85.6153.3419136197.07652368531902210
Garry Holmes86.5713.24281952136.0936949510531415015
Jerry Walters512.2945.59362070148.0170101921361197115
Tom Gansauer48.3333.7118102185.0715235737348413
Gerald Lis29.1824.8519123078.0825642741058703
Olen Hancock12.33340.0
Frank Slusser14.2005.52741031.0402219212016201
William Fazekas18.1114.37251520103.0906350105607404
Reggie Heavener01.00030.0
Virgil Brinson01.00070.0
Robert Healey01.00040.0
Bruce Andrews02.00020.0
Roy Chambers03.0004.071531042.0272219223130211
Hurley Hicks03.0004.20810030.0282214410114001
Totals4981.3774.14262125036901036.09586104777755118730346680

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Mike White11749942475119155339206249.281.370.361.7311532560
Gene Elliott11950444960119207116234469.265.331.414.7451861822
Jerome Webb13152948149110174137033687.229.282.362.6441742556
Bill Williamson1034183586210517695555470.293.386.450.8351611321
Larry Bulla1285394346010211303258746.235.367.274.64211951121
Thomas Newton10334829731758132963940.253.343.316.660944443
Roy Chambers8425523528658722121438.277.324.396.720933211
Bobby Ledford7231826242639512634835.240.358.324.682851520
Reggie Heavener64238203244713222823330.232.340.345.685701011
Kent Hathaway8526923126455133353131.195.301.264.565614302
Billy Williams4519417327415512591727.237.320.341.661594000
Wayne Newberry6421318135366472952964.199.311.392.704711110
John Skorupski3313511613244041531735.207.313.345.658401100
Pete Olsen44635141130020923.216.333.275.608140300
Clarence Bartunek19625561130070621.200.274.255.529140010
William Fazekas26393331011010414.303.378.394.772130200
Jerry Walters3650431700040526.163.250.163.41370200
Tom Gansauer183529261003154.207.324.241.56570100
Jim Weaver2446396611130210.154.214.308.522121400
Garry Holmes2953454600020710.133.250.133.38360100
Gerald Lis202725150001007.200.192.200.39250110
Dave Tyriver194134142004039.118.184.176.36160310
Frank Slusser814143.214.214.214.4293
June Raines617173000.176.176.176.3533
Virgil Brinson7552.400.400.400.8002
Olen Hancock4771.143.143.143.2861
Hurley Hicks811111.091.091.091.1821
Robert Healey4330000.000.000.000.0000
Bruce Andrews2330000.000.000.000.0000
Totals14224935425856010271495260491720552745.241.331.343.6731460031652917


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Jerome Webb1B116940512084.9808.543
Bill Williamson1B161459312.9819.625
Gene Elliott2B1172352602367.9564.231
John Skorupski2B13332247.9324.231
Mike White3B1141252043519.9042.886
Roy Chambers3B12111762.8242.333
Thomas NewtonC9859863167.9766.74511
Roy ChambersC321491750.9715.18811
Jerome WebbC1470941.9525.6431
Bill WilliamsonOF82116532.9761.476
Bobby LedfordOF7216813121.9382.514
Kent HathawayOF6694560.9431.500
Reggie HeavenerOF6081761.9361.467
Billy WilliamsOF4587440.9582.022
Wayne NewberryOF4383840.9582.116
Roy ChambersOF2630220.9411.231
John SkorupskiOF16304001.0002.125
Clarence BartunekOF1522220.9231.600
Pete OlsenP4382140.879.674
Jerry WaltersP3671231.864.528
Garry HolmesP2812822.9351.036
William FazekasP2531410.944.680
Jim WeaverP2412321.9231.000
Dave TyriverP1962421.9381.579
Gerald LisP1942232.8971.368
Tom GansauerP1831122.875.778
Roy ChambersP150720.778.467
Hurley HicksP8.000
Frank SlusserP7.000
Virgil BrinsonP7.000
Robert HealeyP4.000
Olen HancockP4.000
Bruce AndrewsP2.000
Larry BullaSS1281983353954.9324.164
Totals134432481199215266.9543.3092300

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.





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