1959 Sioux City Soos Statistics
Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League (IIIL) - Class: B
Team Record: 58-68
Finished 6th in the IIIL
Manager: Billy Capps (58-68)
Affiliation: Kansas City Athletics
Location: Sioux City, Iowa
Ballpark: Soos Park
Attendance: 38,332, Avg. 608
1959 Sioux City Soos RosterTeam Record: 58-68
Finished 6th in the IIIL
Manager: Billy Capps (58-68)
Affiliation: Kansas City Athletics
Location: Sioux City, Iowa
Ballpark: Soos Park
Attendance: 38,332, Avg. 608
The Sioux City Soos of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1959 season with a record of 58 wins and 68 losses, finishing sixth in the IIIL.
The Soos scored 733 runs and yielded 705 runs. Tom McDonald led Sioux City with 24 home runs, while Tony Cannizzo walloped 15 or more, too. Tom McDonald drove in 90 runs. Gerald Sheehan paced all regular batters by hitting .282. Ray Blemker and Jerry Mercer topped the team with 8 wins each, and Donald Woerner registered a 3.5 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1959 Sioux City Soos who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Ray Blemker, Dave Hill, Dave Thies, Alex George, John Wyatt and Dick Howser.
Billy Capps served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Blemker | 8 | 2 | .800 | 3.45 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 94.0 | 89 | 47 | 36 | 6 | 52 | 1 | 85 | 5 | 0 | 10 | |||
| Jerry Mercer | 8 | 5 | .615 | 4.50 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 116.0 | 113 | 68 | 58 | 16 | 70 | 1 | 93 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Donald Woerner | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.50 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 103.0 | 97 | 45 | 40 | 13 | 50 | 7 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 5 | |||
| Jack Bristol | 7 | 12 | .368 | 5.16 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 129.0 | 159 | 93 | 74 | 11 | 72 | 3 | 80 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Gordy Nevers | 6 | 7 | .462 | 6.60 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 120.0 | 107 | 95 | 88 | 12 | 99 | 4 | 120 | 9 | 0 | 15 | |||
| Dennis Schmitt | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3.98 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 86.0 | 82 | 47 | 38 | 13 | 41 | 1 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| Dave Thies | 4 | 2 | .667 | 4.27 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 59.0 | 64 | 36 | 28 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| John Wyatt | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.41 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74.0 | 66 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 89 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |||
| Arlen Downs | 2 | 4 | .333 | 5.37 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 52.0 | 77 | 43 | 31 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Charles Kowalski | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Wendt | 1 | 1 | .500 | 8 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tim Hayes | 1 | 2 | .333 | 5 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jerome Boxer | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.27 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 44.0 | 59 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Dave Newkirk | 1 | 3 | .250 | 6 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| John O'Donnell | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4.60 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 43.0 | 54 | 34 | 22 | 3 | 27 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dave Hill | 1 | 6 | .143 | 6.46 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 46.0 | 49 | 45 | 33 | 6 | 43 | 2 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Gerald Sheehan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bob Zammit | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tom McDonald | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Golick | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Capps | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Rosenquist | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| George Belden | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 58 | 68 | .460 | 4.58 | 280 | 110 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 966.0 | 1016 | 609 | 492 | 102 | 547 | 30 | 791 | 38 | 4 | 59 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom McDonald | 126 | 583 | 454 | 102 | 113 | 21 | 6 | 24 | 90 | 10 | 114 | 61 | .249 | .403 | .480 | .883 | 218 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | ||
| Dick Howser | 111 | 535 | 392 | 107 | 109 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 31 | 129 | 38 | .278 | .461 | .378 | .839 | 148 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Gordon Taylor | 106 | 440 | 398 | 54 | 100 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 67 | 4 | 36 | 72 | .251 | .314 | .410 | .723 | 163 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Gerald Sheehan | 100 | 426 | 347 | 59 | 98 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 62 | 1 | 69 | 79 | .282 | .401 | .406 | .808 | 141 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Alex George | 101 | 471 | 393 | 77 | 97 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 53 | 4 | 65 | 65 | .247 | .358 | .399 | .757 | 157 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Tony Cannizzo | 94 | 374 | 294 | 43 | 68 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 53 | 0 | 73 | 72 | .231 | .380 | .435 | .815 | 128 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Tony Frulio | 48 | 209 | 186 | 34 | 61 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 1 | 19 | 24 | .328 | .389 | .489 | .879 | 91 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| John Cunningham | 51 | 213 | 169 | 34 | 51 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 8 | 36 | 39 | .302 | .425 | .479 | .904 | 81 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Virgil Bernhardt | 72 | 235 | 190 | 34 | 48 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 3 | 35 | 28 | .253 | .380 | .421 | .801 | 80 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Norman Shill | 82 | 296 | 230 | 30 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 1 | 49 | 45 | .209 | .364 | .330 | .694 | 76 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 9 | ||
| Alan Scott | 45 | 174 | 162 | 22 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 52 | .216 | .264 | .296 | .561 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Bolivar Hinojosa | 23 | 103 | 98 | 14 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .276 | .311 | .398 | .709 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Leroy Scercy | 27 | 116 | 97 | 15 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 28 | .237 | .353 | .402 | .756 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Jack Bristol | 41 | 91 | 82 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 22 | .244 | .276 | .415 | .690 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| James Aldredge | 17 | 66 | 57 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 17 | .246 | .348 | .439 | .787 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordy Nevers | 32 | 40 | 33 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .364 | .417 | .394 | .811 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Blemker | 20 | 49 | 43 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .256 | .312 | .535 | .847 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Donald Woerner | 38 | 44 | 37 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .189 | .286 | .189 | .475 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arlen Downs | 17 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .238 | .304 | .238 | .542 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Pyles | 6 | 24 | 24 | 5 | .208 | .208 | .208 | .417 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| John Wyatt | 26 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .154 | .241 | .192 | .434 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron McCutcheon | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | .375 | .375 | .375 | .750 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Dave Thies | 14 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .125 | .222 | .208 | .431 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dennis Schmitt | 17 | 35 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .107 | .194 | .179 | .372 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Milo Fuller | 9 | 28 | 28 | 3 | .107 | .107 | .107 | .214 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Jerry Mercer | 26 | 48 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .071 | .114 | .095 | .209 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charles Kowalski | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .571 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Arthur Wendt | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| John O'Donnell | 12 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .167 | .286 | .333 | .619 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Robert Golick | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Jerry Clifford | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Dave Newkirk | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Jerome Boxer | 7 | 13 | 13 | 1 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Tim Hayes | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Richard Fawley | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| George Belden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Dave Hill | 20 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Billy Capps | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Edward Rosenquist | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| William Kingston | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Bob Zammit | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 1351 | 4791 | 3956 | 672 | 981 | 176 | 28 | 115 | 593 | 63 | 0 | 700 | 759 | .248 | .364 | .394 | .758 | 1558 | 0 | 43 | 56 | 36 | 29 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Shill | 1B | 74 | 539 | 31 | 15 | 59 | .974 | 7.703 | ||||
| Gerald Sheehan | 1B | 36 | 236 | 20 | 2 | 16 | .992 | 7.111 | ||||
| Leroy Scercy | 1B | 27 | 225 | 9 | 5 | 24 | .979 | 8.667 | ||||
| Dick Howser | 2B | 85 | 186 | 210 | 18 | 43 | .957 | 4.659 | ||||
| Gordon Taylor | 2B | 28 | 83 | 66 | 11 | 19 | .931 | 5.321 | ||||
| Tony Frulio | 2B | 17 | 39 | 40 | 4 | 11 | .952 | 4.647 | ||||
| Gordon Taylor | 3B | 72 | 64 | 118 | 11 | 7 | .943 | 2.528 | ||||
| Bolivar Hinojosa | 3B | 22 | 18 | 40 | 6 | 6 | .906 | 2.636 | ||||
| Gerald Sheehan | 3B | 21 | 16 | 32 | 5 | 6 | .906 | 2.286 | ||||
| Tony Frulio | 3B | 15 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 4 | .938 | 2.000 | ||||
| Tony Cannizzo | C | 89 | 604 | 53 | 9 | 6 | .986 | 7.382 | 22 | |||
| Virgil Bernhardt | C | 39 | 233 | 23 | 9 | 3 | .966 | 6.564 | 18 | |||
| Tom McDonald | OF | 126 | 257 | 13 | 7 | 5 | .975 | 2.143 | ||||
| Gerald Sheehan | OF | 52 | 64 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .959 | 1.346 | ||||
| John Cunningham | OF | 48 | 106 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .946 | 2.208 | ||||
| Alan Scott | OF | 43 | 46 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .814 | 1.116 | ||||
| Virgil Bernhardt | OF | 25 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .951 | 1.560 | ||||
| Tony Frulio | OF | 18 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.167 | ||||
| James Aldredge | OF | 14 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .920 | 1.643 | ||||
| Donald Woerner | P | 32 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .938 | ||||
| Gordy Nevers | P | 27 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 1 | .947 | 1.333 | ||||
| John Wyatt | P | 26 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | .920 | .885 | ||||
| Jerry Mercer | P | 26 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 2 | .952 | .769 | ||||
| Jack Bristol | P | 26 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 2 | .941 | 1.231 | ||||
| Dave Hill | P | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .889 | .400 | ||||
| Dennis Schmitt | P | 17 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 2 | .923 | 1.412 | ||||
| Arlen Downs | P | 17 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | .952 | 1.176 | ||||
| Ray Blemker | P | 14 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | .950 | 1.357 | ||||
| Dave Thies | P | 13 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.077 | ||||
| John O'Donnell | P | 12 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 1.167 | ||||
| Robert Golick | P | 9 | .000 | |||||||||
| Arthur Wendt | P | 8 | .000 | |||||||||
| Jerome Boxer | P | 7 | .000 | |||||||||
| Dave Newkirk | P | 6 | .000 | |||||||||
| Tim Hayes | P | 5 | .000 | |||||||||
| Bob Zammit | P | 4 | .000 | |||||||||
| Charles Kowalski | P | 4 | .000 | |||||||||
| Edward Rosenquist | P | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| Billy Capps | P | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| George Belden | P | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| Alex George | SS | 101 | 180 | 257 | 37 | 47 | .922 | 4.327 | ||||
| Dick Howser | SS | 25 | 54 | 79 | 15 | 15 | .899 | 5.320 | ||||
| Totals | 1254 | 3092 | 1210 | 194 | 282 | .957 | 3.431 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
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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