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1959 Decatur Commodores

1959 > Class D > 1959 Midwest League
Overall: 63-61
Scored 675 runs, Allowed 665 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 63-61

Affiliation: Detroit Tigers-AL
Manager: Stubby Overmire
Represented: Decatur, IL
Ballpark: Fans Field (Decatur, IL)
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1958 / 1960

Team Batting

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer
Rk Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 James Anderson* 19 56 203 45 10 4 4 .222 .369 75
2 Roger Armstrong 18 6 1 0 .000
3 Al Baker 22 116 454 107 24 2 14 .236 .390 177
4 Jerry Burttram 22 51 160 35 8 0 2 .219 .306 49
5 Milton Campo 22 68 255 68 17 2 10 .267 .467 119
6 Robert Colligan* 19 10 17 2 0 0 0 .118 .118 2
7 John Drake 23 36 82 12 2 0 1 .146 .207 17
8 James Fekete 19 31 52 11 1 0 0 .212 .231 12
9 George Ferrell* 21 2 1 0 .000
10 Marcus Geenen 21 39 112 28 4 1 0 .250 .304 34
11 Carl Hartman 21 60 198 52 9 0 7 .263 .414 82
12 Earl Haskins 23 28 73 11 1 0 1 .151 .205 15
13 James Hornibrook* 20 4 3 1 .333
14 Francis Jaciuk 19 110 421 127 12 7 10 .302 .435 183
15 Reynolds Jenkins 20 6 4 1 .250
16 Bob Jingling 26 73 256 77 10 1 4 .301 .395 101
17 Edwin Johnson 23 4 2 1 .500
18 Anthony Joseph 21 28 20 4 1 0 0 .200 .250 5
19 Richard Klunder# 21 15 27 9 1 0 0 .333 .370 10
20 Andy Kosco 17 61 232 55 13 3 9 .237 .435 101
21 Willie Lee 21 120 407 98 12 8 12 .241 .398 162
22 Lionel Lindgren 20 90 330 72 14 2 12 .218 .382 126
23 Charles Malpass 23 8 15 4 .267
24 Joel McDaniel# 20 65 115 30 6 3 1 .261 .391 45
25 William Mehalko 23 104 310 80 23 0 2 .258 .352 109
26 Joseph Noll 21 3 4 0 .000
27 Larry Nosse 20 31 33 3 0 0 0 .091 .091 3
28 Stubby Overmire 40 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
29 William Pate# 19 22 89 22 2 0 1 .247 .303 27
30 Pete Pekich* 20 12 9 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
31 Dick Walter 22 6 9 3 .333
32 Jimmy Wilson 22 52 215 59 6 6 3 .274 .400 86
32 Players 21.1 124 4826 4117 675 1017 179 39 94 561 50 612 943 .247 .342 .378 .720 1556 65 32
Only players for whom we have stats are shown. See roster for more complete team list.

Team Pitching

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer
Rk Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 Roger Armstrong* 18 1 1 .500 6
2 Robert Colligan* 19 2 3 .400 6.87 10 7 38.0 47 36 29 3 29 2.000 11.1 0.7 6.9
3 John Drake 23 13 12 .520 4.01 36 27 213.0 185 116 95 14 117 1.418 7.8 0.6 4.9
4 James Fekete* 19 7 14 .333 4.47 30 17 143.0 141 90 71 8 68 1.462 8.9 0.5 4.3
5 Earl Haskins? 23 0 0 2
6 James Hornibrook* 20 0 1 .000 4
7 Reynolds Jenkins 20 1 1 .500 6
8 Edwin Johnson 23 0 0 4
9 Anthony Joseph 21 4 1 .800 5.25 28 5 72.0 72 55 42 3 78 2.083 9.0 0.4 9.8
10 Richard Klunder* 21 4 6 .400 3.80 12 9 64.0 58 39 27 0 38 1.500 8.2 0.0 5.3
11 Charles Malpass 23 1 3 .250 3.77 8 5 43.0 50 27 18 1 26 1.767 10.5 0.2 5.4
12 Joel McDaniel 20 22 9 .710 2.33 35 28 240.0 192 90 62 21 82 1.142 7.2 0.8 3.1
13 Joseph Noll 21 1 0 1.000 3
14 Larry Nosse* 20 4 7 .364 4.46 31 15 117.0 121 98 58 11 92 1.821 9.3 0.8 7.1
15 Pete Pekich* 20 0 1 .000 6.63 12 2 38.0 44 35 28 5 27 1.868 10.4 1.2 6.4
16 Dick Walter 22 2 2 .500 2.70 6 3 30.0 31 13 9 2 6 1.233 9.3 0.6 1.8
16 Players 20.7 63 61 .508 4.16 124 124 66 58 13 1059.0 1024 665 489 77 625 889 39 6 72 4819 1.557 8.7 0.7 5.3 7.6 1.42

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

P

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
John Drake 36 0.00
Joel McDaniel 35 0.00
Larry Nosse 31 0.00
James Fekete 30 0.00
Anthony Joseph 28 0.00
Richard Klunder 12 0.00
Pete Pekich 12 0.00
Robert Colligan 10 0.00
Charles Malpass 8 0.00
Roger Armstrong 6 0.00
Reynolds Jenkins 6 0.00
Dick Walter 6 0.00
James Hornibrook 4 0.00
Edwin Johnson 4 0.00
Joseph Noll 3 0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace
James Anderson 19 L L 6' 0.0" 190 1940
Roger Armstrong 18 R L 5' 11.0" 160 1941
Al Baker 22 R R 6' 0.0" 165 Dec 8, 1936 Colerain, NC, US
Jerry Burttram 22 R R 6' 0.0" 175 1937
Milton Campo 22 R 6' 3.0" 205 1937
Robert Colligan 19 L L 6' 3.0" 190 Aug 29, 1939
John Drake 23 R R 6' 0.0" 185 1936
James Fekete 19 R L 6' 2.0" 170 1940
George Ferrell 21 L R 6' 3.0" 183 1938
Marcus Geenen 21 R R 6' 1.0" 190 1938
Carl Hartman 21 R 5' 10.0" 195 1938
Earl Haskins 23 R 6' 0.0" 175 1936
James Hornibrook 20 L L 5' 11.0" 170 Oct 2, 1938 Little Rock, AR, US
Francis Jaciuk 19 R R 6' 0.0" 180 May 17, 1940
Reynolds Jenkins 20 R R 6' 1.0" 168 1939
Bob Jingling 26 R R 5' 10.0" 170 1933
Edwin Johnson 23 R R 6' 2.0" 184 1936
Anthony Joseph 21 R R 6' 3.0" 185 1938
Richard Klunder 21 S L 6' 3.0" 190 1938
Andy Kosco 17 R R 6' 3.0" 205 Oct 5, 1941 Youngstown, OH, US
Willie Lee 21 R R 6' 3.0" 186 1938
Lionel Lindgren 20 R 6' 2.0" 170 1939
Charles Malpass 23 R R 6' 0.0" 180 1936
Joel McDaniel 20 S R 5' 11.0" 165 Apr 10, 1939 Rutherfordton, NC, US
William Mehalko 23 R 5' 10.0" 180 1936
Joseph Noll 21 R R 6' 1.0" 185 1938
Larry Nosse 20 R L 6' 0.0" 200 1939
Stubby Overmire 40 R L 5' 7.0" 170 May 16, 1919 Moline, MI, US
William Pate 19 S 5' 9.0" 160 1940
Pete Pekich 20 L L 5' 11.0" 175 Jul 27, 1938 Johnstown, PA, US
Dick Walter 22 R R 6' 0.0" 190 Jun 13, 1937 Sommerville, MA, US
Jimmy Wilson 22 R R 5' 10.0" 167 1937

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