1959 Austin Senators Statistics

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 80-66
Finished 2nd in the TL
Manager: Ernie White (80-66)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Austin, Texas
Ballpark: Disch-Falk Field
Attendance: 101,847, Avg. 1,395
1959 Austin Senators Roster

Playoffs - Austin Senators 2 games, Tulsa Oilers 1
Finals - Austin Senators 3 games, San Antonio Missions 0

The Austin Senators of the Texas League ended the 1959 season with a record of 80 wins and 66 losses, finishing second in the TL.

The Senators surrendered 613 runs, least in the league. Austin plated 687 runs. William Thompson paced the squad with 22 home runs, while Chuck Buheller and Billy Shields walloped 15 or more, too. Chuck Buheller accounted for 92 RBI and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .333. Charlie Gorin led the team with 16 wins, and Jack Caffery recorded a 2.14 ERA, leading regular hurlers.

Howie Bedell, Charlie Gorin, Bob Hendley, Ron Henry, Rick Herrscher, Bobby Knoop, Don Leppert, Chi-Chi Olivo and Nat Peeples were all players from the 1959 Austin Senators who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Ernie White 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
Charlie Gorin167.6962.963427124219.01888672189241430011
Antonio Diaz1210.5453.713327125194.0205958096810107515
Bob Hendley119.5502.952419103146.31275548965483403
Ernie Christoff109.5264.02342481168.015291755924761005
Jack Caffery85.6152.14281351118.0883428345471300
Bill Holmes89.4713.73501651169.016688701173576502
Ross Carter58.3852.91241551105.0875634748544821
Edward Kambour31.7504.35951031.0381915410122001
Paul Cave21.66760.0
Jack Hannah21.6679.001400032.047273275116202
Robert Cleboski22.5005.922000038.0422725711014000
Chi-Chi Olivo12.33390.0
Harold DeMars0020.0
Billy Shields0010.0
Richard Jack01.00010.0
Bob Stoico01.000170.0
Totals8066.5483.533061460581601220.311405784798050938652373300

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
Howie Bedell1466776409819426133631672030.303.329.398.728255764
Chuck Buheller139566513751712711592203054.333.373.478.851245869
Bobby Knoop14659154944145237372103793.264.310.348.658191041
William Thompson139568487821361872289436961.279.366.480.846234156
Rick Herrscher140572484711321421268306646.273.362.384.7461865116
Pepper Thomas140628533931312173501217782.246.343.328.6711753132
Billy Shields1174894297612323416671134356.287.358.471.829202764
James Callaway1043563123487181136104014.279.360.353.712110031
Ron Henry47167147214052319001430.272.335.395.73058132
J. W. Jones38665941710030043.288.344.305.64918120
Antonio Diaz3982691215020800525.217.267.275.54219071
Charlie Gorin3587755144011000818.187.265.280.54521040
Jack Caffery29403621030030038.278.333.361.69413010
Gerald Mason18514561001181053.222.314.333.64715100
Bob Hendley25595058200100218.160.192.200.39210070
Ross Carter2436323700010046.219.306.219.5247000
Ernie Christoff36655837201401414.121.177.207.38412030
Bob Warner1435293600000068.207.343.207.5506000
Don Leppert513134.308.308.308.6154
Bill Holmes50534624000200327.087.143.087.2304040
Juan Guzman924243.125.125.125.2503
Jack Hannah141091210000013.222.300.333.6333000
Robert Cleboski20640100010003.250.250.250.5001020
Chi-Chi Olivo9551.200.200.200.4001
Edward Kambour9881.125.125.125.2501
Bob Stoico18110000000001.000.000.000.0000000
Paul Cave6330000.000.000.000.0000
Pat Sherrill1110000.000.000.000.0000
Don Ganus2220000.000.000.000.0000
Totals151952614663640126918847815975115441603.272.337.385.722179403487360


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
William Thompson1B13511838121134.9849.363
Billy Shields1B1614819322.9821.438
Bobby Knoop2B14639539030128.9635.377
Pepper Thomas3B1251243262745.9433.600
James CallawayC8741445106.9795.2768
Ron HenryC381802254.9765.3164
J. W. JonesC2370711.9873.3483
Bob WarnerC1041110.9774.2001
Howie BedellCF14640119143.9682.877
Chuck BuhellerLF101150954.9701.574
Bill HolmesP50123751.907.980
Charlie GorinP3473926.9581.353
Ernie ChristoffP34104733.9501.676
Antonio DiazP33164041.9331.697
Jack CafferyP2832112.960.857
Bob HendleyP24103331.9351.792
Ross CarterP2492142.8821.250
Robert CleboskiP2038001.000.550
Bob StoicoP171311.800.235
Jack HannahP1426021.000.571
Chi-Chi OlivoP9.000
Edward KambourP9.000
Paul CaveP6.000
Harold DeMarsP2.000
Billy ShieldsP1.000
Richard JackP1.000
Billy ShieldsRF88138651.9661.636
Chuck BuhellerRF31382001.0001.290
Gerald MasonRF1222210.9602.000
Rick HerrscherSS1312273773494.9474.611
Pepper ThomasSS15225238.9614.933
Totals141036261613183469.9663.7161600

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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