1959 Green Bay Bluejays Statistics

Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League (IIIL) - Class: B
Team Record: 74-51
Finished 2nd in the IIIL
Manager: Stan Wasiak (74-51)
Affiliation: Los Angeles Dodgers
Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Bluejay Field
Attendance: 41,107, Avg. 658
1959 Green Bay Bluejays Roster

Playoffs - Green Bay Bluejays 3 games, Des Moines Demons 1

The Green Bay Bluejays of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1959 season with a record of 74 wins and 51 losses, finishing second in the IIIL.

The Bluejays yielded 625 runs, fewest in the league. Green Bay tallied 669 runs. Tim Harkness paced the team with 19 home runs and drove in 79 runs. Fran Boniar led all regular hitters by connecting at a .319 clip. Willard Hunter and James Steinhour topped the squad with 11 wins each, while Pete Richert recorded a 3.29 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 1959 Green Bay Bluejays who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Doug Camilli, Willie Davis, Tim Harkness, Willard Hunter, Nate Oliver and Pete Richert.

Stan Wasiak 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
Willard Hunter115.6884.34282281164.01629379108031434012
James Steinhour116.6473.723322120174.01618272127551595010
Leo Giannecchini103.7694.024700094.09248425621270816
Pete Richert108.5563.292322102156.012669575993173108
Donald Huffman95.6436.514000094.010575681461464607
Burbon Wheeler86.5714.27211870116.094605581060157618
Donald Kenway89.4714.21302270173.01541008112106912111011
David Ramnes36.3334.5015141086.0745843759371313
Kenneth Makela21.66760.0
Ronald Forsythe21.66770.0
Ken Page0040.0
Anthony Hopey01.00010.0
Totals7451.5924.23255120045301057.09685854977364839958443650

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
George Scott12659353593155199958104362.290.348.409.7572196722
Robert Parker1265504817913525357275555.281.358.376.7341815544
Fran Boniar1034183735911916666274038.319.381.442.8241650143
Tim Harkness10346337477118195197988137.316.441.545.98620450314
Don Williams1224704245311015515553783.259.323.325.6491385044
Ronald Rossi11042636953109157245204758.295.380.390.7701444513
Doug Camilli103411361648817486634059.244.328.380.7071376222
Gus Sancimino73320283428111355703151.286.355.399.7551131232
Albert Fantuzzi58247220286314232242113.286.348.409.757901322
Elmer Kohorst5920016636549012532626.325.410.398.808660531
Anthony Lembo1973541317011741611.315.486.407.894222101
John Osborne266754121510022119.278.409.296.705161100
Bill Bevels19665681310190812.232.338.304.642171103
Donald Kenway38907481200360816.162.241.284.525210710
Willard Hunter33685971100030518.186.250.186.436110400
Pete Richert24634971010011725.204.304.224.528110700
Donald Huffman4239363710060010.194.189.222.41180210
Burbon Wheeler2851473710040026.149.146.170.31680310
Leo Giannecchini4732311610000014.194.194.226.41970100
James Hamilton412125.417.417.417.8335
Ronald Forsythe815154.267.267.267.5334
Stan Wasiak122520340001052.200.360.200.56040000
Willie Davis730304000.133.133.133.2674
David Ramnes1532291210000120.069.100.103.20330200
James Steinhour33715562000201025.036.185.036.22120600
Ken Page4221.500.500.5001.0001
Anthony Hopey1110.000.000.000.0000
Kenneth Makela6440.000.000.000.0000
Totals13494839421465611521674564582740492670.273.352.380.7321601037653141


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Tim Harkness1B10179158879.9918.406
Anthony Lembo1B151364112.9939.333
Fran Boniar1B1183525.9788.000
Robert Parker2B1263162901978.9704.810
George Scott3B121962401516.9572.777
John Osborne3B105840.7651.300
Doug CamilliC715365083.9878.25427
Elmer KohorstC433562948.9908.95310
Bill BevelsC17142552.9678.6473
Ronald RossiOF1091781093.9541.725
Fran BoniarOF861161060.9551.465
Gus SanciminoOF72107481.9331.542
Albert FantuzziOF55987021.0001.909
Doug CamilliOF2838210.9761.429
John OsborneOF1011010.9171.100
Leo GiannecchiniP4772522.941.681
Donald HuffmanP4032412.964.675
James SteinhourP3381511.958.697
Donald KenwayP3094053.9071.633
Willard HunterP2861942.862.893
Pete RichertP2333725.9521.739
Burbon WheelerP2116001.000.333
David RamnesP1551522.9091.333
Ronald ForsytheP7.000
Kenneth MakelaP6.000
Ken PageP4.000
Anthony HopeyP1.000
Don WilliamsSS1211762944268.9183.884
George ScottSS14153415.9803.500
Totals126532421231151299.9673.5364000

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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