1959 Waterloo Hawks

1959 > Class D > 1959 Midwest League
Overall: 76-48
Scored 695 runs, Allowed 523 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 78-46

Affiliation: Boston Red Sox-AL
Manager: Elmer Yoter
Represented: Waterloo, IA
Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium (Waterloo, IA)
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	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	SH	SF
1	Harley Anderson	20	40		121		25	5	0	5					.207		.372		45
2	Gene Beard	21	9		22		4								.182
3	Robert Blackford	19	9		26		4								.154
4	Galen Cisco	23	48		105		33	4	0	0					.314		.352		37
5	Edward Coleman	19	2		5		1								.200
6	Wayne Coughtry	22	7		8		1								.125
7	Charles Daily	21	27		61		11	2	0	0					.180		.213		13
8	Joseph DeCandido	22	25		92		31	6	1	0					.337		.424		39
9	Junior Dowdy	20	7		4		0								.000
10	Robert Fidler	23	123		434		126	24	5	13					.290		.459		199
11	James Fox*	21	3		7		2								.286
12	Raymond Geiser*	21	31		52		7	2	0	1					.135		.231		12
13	William Halter*	21	12		45		8	0	0	0					.178		.178		8
14	William Hardy	23	38		133		32	5	1	1					.241		.316		42
15	Manvel Housewright*	19	42		109		20	4	1	3					.183		.321		35
16	Richard Johnson	22	124		464		138	16	1	1					.297		.343		159
17	Butler Jones	25	10		19		0	0	0	0					.000		.000		0
18	Thomas Kraus	23	45		34		4	0	0	0					.118		.118		4
19	William Lister*	19	46		108		24	8	1	2					.222		.370		40
20	Gerald Lorek*	21	111		334		75	11	0	10					.225		.347		116
21	Robert Mattson*	21	3		4		2								.500
22	John McCartney	22	100		375		100	14	4	7					.267		.381		143
23	Hub McCoy	19	12		20		4	1	0	0					.200		.250		5
24	Robert Mendoza	21	5		11		2								.182
25	Robert Mirer	24	12		2		0	0	0	0					.000		.000		0
26	Mike Page*	18	12		36		5	0	0	1					.139		.222		8
27	James Penny	21	8		29		8								.276
28	Kelly Pigue	20	1		2		1								.500
29	Arnold Rowland	19	22		22		5	0	0	0					.227		.227		5
30	Ted Schreiber	20	39		154		41	6	4	5					.266		.455		70
31	Larry Smoot	18	87		290		61	13	0	9					.210		.348		101
32	Ronald Thompson	18	16		52		14	0	0	3					.269		.442		23
33	Martin Toft	23	97		362		120	23	1	14					.331		.517		187
34	Robert Wheeler	22	6		6		1								.167
35	Daniel Wooden*	22	36		55		8	1	0	0					.145		.164		9
36	Donald Yurgec*	20	117		401		107	14	3	5					.267		.354		142
	36 Players	21.2	124	4840	4004	695	1026	163	22	83	602	39	726	688	.256	.368	.370	.738	1482	82	28

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	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1	Galen Cisco	23	15	7	.682	2.23	23	23				182.0	142	63	45	6	62						1.121	7.0	0.3	3.1
2	Wayne Coughtry	22	4	1	.800	4.50	7	6				30.0	35	18	15	3	18						1.767	10.5	0.9	5.4
3	Charles Daily	21	14	7	.667	2.89	26	22				168.0	149	63	54	14	66						1.280	8.0	0.8	3.5
4	Junior Dowdy	20	0	0			7
5	Raymond Geiser*	21	10	5	.667	3.16	29	18				148.0	128	74	52	6	100						1.541	7.8	0.4	6.1
6	Butler Jones*	25	2	4	.333	6.89	10	6				47.0	70	44	36	4	28						2.085	13.4	0.8	5.4
7	Thomas Kraus	23	6	8	.429	4.01	45	7				119.0	119	69	53	9	61						1.513	9.0	0.7	4.6
8	Hub McCoy	19	3	3	.500	2.84	11	6				57.0	38	27	18	3	35						1.281	6.0	0.5	5.5
9	Robert Mirer	24	2	0	1.000		12
10	David Mullins	22	0	1	.000		2
11	Arnold Rowland	19	5	5	.500	4.45	22	13				85.0	84	52	42	3	45						1.518	8.9	0.3	4.8
12	William VanderLaan	26	0	0			2
13	Robert Wheeler	22	0	0			6
14	Daniel Wooden	22	15	6	.714	3.33	35	19				165.0	151	75	61	18	51						1.224	8.2	1.0	2.8
	14 Players	21.8	76	48	.613	3.48	124	124	65	59	13	1053.2	967	523	407	72	517	887	53	1	65	4600	1.408	8.3	0.6	4.4	7.6	1.72

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
Thomas Kraus	45							0.00
Daniel Wooden	35							0.00
Raymond Geiser	29							0.00
Charles Daily	26							0.00
Arnold Rowland	22							0.00
Robert Mirer	12							0.00
Hub McCoy	11							0.00
Butler Jones	10							0.00
Wayne Coughtry	7							0.00
Junior Dowdy	7							0.00
Robert Wheeler	6							0.00
David Mullins	2							0.00
William VanderLaan	2							0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Birthplace
Harley Anderson	20	R	R	5' 11.0"	178	1939
Gene Beard	21	R	R	6' 3.0"	200	1938
Robert Blackford	19	R	R	6' 0.0"	190	1940
Galen Cisco	23	R	R	6' 0.0"	200	Mar 7, 1936	St. Marys, OH, US
Edward Coleman	19	R	R	6' 2.0"	175	1940
Wayne Coughtry	22	R	R	6' 2.0"	175	1937
Charles Daily	21	R	R	5' 11.0"	185	1938
Joseph DeCandido	22	R	R	5' 10.0"	170	1937
Junior Dowdy	20	R	R	6' 3.0"	175	1939
Robert Fidler	23	R	R	6' 2.0"	175	1936
James Fox	21	L	L	6' 2.0"	175	1938
Raymond Geiser	21	L	L	6' 0.0"	185	1938
William Halter	21	L	L	6' 0.0"	180	1938
William Hardy	23	R		6' 1.0"	175	1936
Manvel Housewright	19	L	R	6' 2.0"	185	1940
Richard Johnson	22	R	R	6' 0.0"	165	Jul 27, 1936
Butler Jones	25	R	L	6' 4.0"	195	Jan 1, 1934	Sardis, NY, US
Thomas Kraus	23	R	R	6' 1.0"	180	1936
William Lister	19	L	R	5' 10.0"	175	1940
Gerald Lorek	21	L	L	6' 3.0"	195	1938
Robert Mattson	21	L		6' 0.0"	170	1938
John McCartney	22	R	R	6' 0.0"	180	1937
Hub McCoy	19	R	R	6' 4.0"	189	Jun 25, 1940
Robert Mendoza	21	R		6' 2.0"	190	1938
Robert Mirer	24	R	R	5' 10.0"	175	1935
David Mullins	22	R	R	6' 4.0"	185	Aug 20, 1936	Carswell, WV, US
Mike Page	18	L	R	6' 2.0"	210	Jul 12, 1940	Woodruff, SC, US
James Penny	21	R	R	5' 11.0"	175	1938
Kelly Pigue	20	R		6' 3.0"	185	1939
Arnold Rowland	19	R	R	6' 2.0"	200	1940
Ted Schreiber	20	R	R	5' 11.0"	175	Jul 11, 1938	Brooklyn, NY, US
Larry Smoot	18	R	R	6' 2.0"	175	Aug 15, 1940	Alameda, CA, US
Ronald Thompson	18	R	R	5' 11.0"	185	1941
Martin Toft	23	R	R	5' 1.0"	190	Jun 21, 1936
William VanderLaan	26	R	R	6' 3.0"	182	1933
Robert Wheeler	22	R	R	6' 5.0"	185	1937
Daniel Wooden	22	L	R	6' 0.0"	190	1937
Donald Yurgec	20	L		5' 10.0"	170	1939

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