1959 Baltimore Orioles

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W-L Record: 74-80 -- 6th in American League - Manager: Paul Richards Location: Baltimore,MD Baseball Stadium: Memorial Stadium Top Draft Pick: Attendance: 891,926 Youngest Player: Bob Saverine (18) Oldest Player: Gene Woodling (36) Longest Tenure: Billy O'Dell, Bob Hale, George Zuverink, Gus Triandos, Willy Miranda, Hal Brown, Brooks Robinson (5)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1959 Baltimore Orioles

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
8	Jerry Adair	2B-SS	22	R	R	6-0	175	12/17/1936	Sand Springs,Oklahoma	MLB	1958-1970
8	Bobby Avila	2B	35	R	R	5-10	175	4/2/1924	Veracruz,Mexico	MLB	1949-1959
16	George Bamberger	P	33	R	R	6-0	175	8/1/1925	Staten Island,New York	MLB	1951-1959
1	Bob Boyd	1B	33	L	L	5-10	170	10/1/1925	Potts Camp,Mississippi	MLB	1951-1961
28	Hal Brown	P	34	R	R	6-2	182	12/11/1924	Greensboro,North Carolina	MLB	1951-1964
23	Leo Burke	OF-2B	25	R	R	5-10	190	5/6/1934	Hagerstown,Maryland	MLB	1958-1965
17	Chico Carrasquel	SS	31	R	R	6-0	170	1/23/1928	Caracas,Venezuela	MLB	1950-1959
35	Rip Coleman	P	27	L	L	6-2	185	7/31/1931	Troy,New York	MLB	1955-1960
37	Walt Dropo	1B	36	R	R	6-5	220	1/30/1923	Moosup,Connecticut	MLB	1949-1961
33	Jim Finigan	3B-2B	30	R	R	5-11	175	8/19/1928	Quincy,Illinois	MLB	1954-1959
48	Jack Fisher	P	20	R	R	6-2	215	3/4/1939	Frostburg,Maryland	MLB	1959-1969
9	Billy Gardner	2B	31	R	R	6-0	180	7/19/1927	Waterford,Connecticut	MLB	1954-1963
22	Joe Ginsberg	C	32	L	R	5-11	180	10/11/1926	New York,New York	MLB	1948-1962
21	Lenny Green	OF	26	L	L	5-11	170	1/6/1933	Detroit,Michigan	MLB	1957-1968
10	Bob Hale	1B	25	L	L	5-10	195	11/7/1933	Sarasota,Florida	MLB	1955-1961
3	Ron Hansen	SS	21	R	R	6-3	200	4/5/1938	Oxford,Nebraska	MLB	1958-1972
29	Jack Harshman	P	31	L	L	6-2	185	7/12/1927	San Diego,California	MLB	1948-1960
29	Billy Hoeft	P	27	L	L	6-3	205	5/17/1932	Oshkosh,Wisconsin	MLB	1952-1966
46	Ernie Johnson	P	35	R	R	6-4	195	6/16/1924	Brattleboro,Vermont	MLB	1950-1959
6	Billy Klaus	SS-3B	30	L	R	5-10	165	12/9/1928	Fox Lake,Illinois	MLB	1952-1963
25	Whitey Lockman	1B-OF	32	L	R	6-1	175	7/25/1926	Lowell,North Carolina	MLB	1945-1960
18	Billy Loes	P	29	R	R	6-1	170	12/13/1929	Long Island City,New York	MLB	1950-1961
7	Willy Miranda	SS	33	B	R	5-9	150	5/24/1926	Velasco,Cuba	MLB	1951-1959
4	Bob Nieman	OF	32	R	R	5-11	195	1/26/1927	Cincinnati,Ohio	MLB	1951-1962
41	Billy O'Dell	P	27	B	L	5-11	170	2/10/1932	Whitmire,South Carolina	MLB	1954-1967
32	Milt Pappas	P	20	R	R	6-3	190	5/11/1939	Detroit,Michigan	MLB	1957-1973
21	Albie Pearson	OF	24	L	L	5-5	141	9/12/1934	Alhambra,California	MLB	1958-1966
2	Al Pilarcik	OF	28	L	L	5-10	180	7/3/1930	Whiting,Indiana	MLB	1956-1961
24	Arnie Portocarrero	P	27	R	R	6-3	196	7/5/1931	New York,New York	MLB	1954-1960
5	Brooks Robinson	3B	22	R	R	6-1	190	5/18/1937	Little Rock,Arkansas	MLB	1955-1977
33	Bob Saverine	2B-OF	18	B	R	5-9	165	6/2/1941	Norwalk,Connecticut	MLB	1959-1967
40	Barry Shetrone	OF	20	L	R	6-2	190	7/6/1938	Baltimore,Maryland	MLB	1959-1963
27	Wes Stock	P	25	R	R	6-2	188	4/10/1934	Longview,Washington	MLB	1959-1967
44	Willie Tasby	OF	26	R	R	5-11	175	1/8/1933	Shreveport,Louisiana	MLB	1958-1963
27	Joe Taylor	OF	33	R	R	6-1	185	3/2/1926	Chapman,Alabama	MLB	1954-1959
11	Gus Triandos	C	28	R	R	6-3	215	7/30/1930	San Francisco,California	MLB	1953-1965
27	Fred Valentine	OF	24	B	R	6-1	190	1/19/1935	Clarksdale,Mississippi	MLB	1959-1968
38	Jerry Walker	P	20	B	R	6-1	195	2/12/1939	Ada,Oklahoma	MLB	1957-1964
15	Hoyt Wilhelm	P	35	R	R	6-0	195	7/26/1923	Huntersville,North Carolina	MLB	1952-1972
14	Gene Woodling	OF	36	L	R	5-9	195	8/16/1922	Akron,Ohio	MLB	1943-1962
35	George Zuverink	P	34	R	R	6-4	200	8/20/1924	Holland,Michigan	MLB	1951-1959

Team Personnel

Jimmy Adair (Assistant Coach)
Harry Breechen (Pitching Coach)
Herb Carneal (Broadcaster)
Lum Harris (Third Base Coach)
Ernie Harwell (Broadcaster)
Lee MacPhail (General Manager)
Paul Richards (Manager)
Eddie Robinson (Assistant Coach)
Al Vincent (First Base Coach)

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