1959 Elmira Pioneers Statistics

New York-Pennsylvania League (NYPL) - Class: D
Team Record: 67-57
Finished 3rd in the NYPL
Manager: Andy Seminick (67-57)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Elmira, New York
Ballpark: Dunn Field
Attendance: 39,867, Avg. 643
1959 Elmira Pioneers Roster

Playoffs - Elmira Pioneers 2 games, Geneva Redlegs 0
Finals - Wellsville Braves 3 games, Elmira Pioneers 2

The Elmira Pioneers of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1959 season with a record of 67 wins and 57 losses, finishing third in the NYPL.

The Pioneers paced the league with just 672 runs allowed. Elmira scored 763 runs. Robert Carmo led the team with 10 home runs and drove in 82 runs. Richard Haines topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .319. Robert Baillargeon paced the squad with 15 wins, while Jack McCracken registered a 2.94 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Lee Elia and George Williams both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Andy Seminick 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
Robert Baillargeon158.6523.27252417182198.018099721476172617
Thomas Klukososki144.7784.5027161371142.01318871174862002
Jack McCracken114.7332.942120661147.0133714815298326
Thomas Lawrence85.6154.18337213097.089604576371306
Ernest DeBruler77.5006.431715750112.01249280116485504
Fern Carson42.6674.299452142.046282031227001
Lou DeBole301.00050.0
Willie Wyatt101.00040.0
Ronald Ruth12.3336.1613440038.037312643423415
David Steplitus14.2000.00925.022
Lennis Dykstra14.2004.08156123053.050292413031104
William Hofmeister14.2005.08317183085.079614828167214
Gerald Kummer19.1004.9115860044.043442413633102
Kenneth Rybak01.00080.0
Donald Large01.00030.0
Rudolph Lattimore02.00040.0
Totals6857.5444.192391111094750983.0912603458615180669255410

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
James Guinn110506435951311732444025844.301.383.368.751160355
Robert Carmo1175294527712622710821145655.279.361.425.786192768
Richard Haines9942036469116159576614721.319.392.451.843164126
Lee Elia984913741031111818661939942.297.443.414.858155567
Anthony Scarpa974413756598121139815846.261.362.307.669115323
Clyde Hampton65256241286992538311043.286.312.402.71597032
James Stewart642262023265111633122142.322.384.475.85996021
James Williamson65276217475850226725017.267.407.318.72569333
Warren Tessier44194145435797445914115.393.521.6341.15592224
Larry Baughman69251218385497424132840.248.335.408.74389203
Irving Clark37133105254476322442623.419.526.6861.21272002
Joseph Balling56234184314360231714050.234.372.299.67155406
George Williams281189915305021110137.303.377.414.79141042
Theodore Sloan311059411255111510108.266.333.372.70635001
Jackie Phillips45183134212550312204347.187.389.291.68039231
Thomas Klukososki2761511314201800610.275.373.373.74519220
Robert Baillargeon27876616142108001322.212.346.273.61818161
James O'Brien13514461020060057.227.300.273.57312011
Ernest DeBruler1750338710050065.212.400.242.6428551
Thomas Lawrence3336284600020047.214.333.214.5486130
William Hofmeister3230229510001073.227.414.273.6876010
Willie Wyatt4883.375.375.375.7503
David Steplitus910103.300.300.300.6003
Alex Merkosky617173.176.176.176.3533
Bobby Haines4662.333.333.333.6672
Lou DeBole511112.182.182.182.3642
Alon Gore514142.143.143.143.2862
Fern Carson914142.143.143.143.2862
Jack McCracken24584542000100720.044.189.044.2332150
Kenneth Rybak8441.250.250.250.5001
Lennis Dykstra1515131100000029.077.200.077.2771000
Cornelius Maloney2330.000.000.000.0000
Gerald Kummer1714100000010018.000.091.000.0910030
Ronald Ruth1313102000010024.000.167.000.1670010
Rudolph Lattimore4330.000.000.000.0000
Donald Large3330.000.000.000.0000
Totals1302487140547631129163465959612125653595.278.380.385.765156104265570


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Joseph Balling1B5434530937.9776.944
Jackie Phillips1B4537926941.9789.000
James O'Brien1B131034413.9648.231
Anthony Scarpa2B972282663459.9365.093
James Williamson2B265071819.9384.654
James Guinn3B5593104269.8833.582
Lee Elia3B35364499.8992.286
James Williamson3B23234174.9012.783
Larry BaughmanC6137527115.9736.59019
James StewartC442963373.9797.47716
Theodore SloanC211379001.0006.9521
Robert CarmoOF11621119142.9431.983
Richard HainesOF951764150.9231.895
Clyde HamptonOF5986470.9281.525
Warren TessierOF4175772.9212.000
Irving ClarkOF3345541.9261.515
George WilliamsOF28531001.0001.929
Thomas LawrenceP3331512.947.545
William HofmeisterP3151332.857.581
Thomas KlukososkiP2783123.9511.444
Robert BaillargeonP2593132.9301.600
Jack McCrackenP2182111.9671.381
Ernest DeBrulerP1771920.9291.529
Gerald KummerP151360.400.267
Lennis DykstraP151820.818.600
Ronald RuthP133510.889.615
David SteplitusP9.000
Fern CarsonP9.000
Kenneth RybakP8.000
Lou DeBoleP5.000
Willie WyattP4.000
Rudolph LattimoreP4.000
Donald LargeP3.000
Lee EliaSS691281692129.9344.304
James GuinnSS49801342027.9154.367
James WilliamsonSS11132018.9713.000
Totals121429771164234278.9473.4113600

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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