1959 Yankee Farm Club of the Past: 1958 Denver Bears

Denver, Colorado

AAA American Association

Manager: Andy Cohen

Record: 78-51 (fourth place out of eight teams, 10 games behind)

League Leading team stats: 1st in batting average (.286), 1st in runs scored (808), 1st in hits (1,434), 1st in home runs (121), 1st in slugging average (.425), 1st in total bases (2, 133), 1st in RBIs (752), 1st in attendance (228, 262)

Attendance: 228,262 (3,402 per game)

Team Batting Leaders

Batting Average Gordie Windhorn (.328)

HR Johnny Blanchard (19)

RBIs Johnny Blanchard (96)

OBP Gordie Windhorn (.391)

SLG Gordie Windhorn (.375)

OPS Gordie Windhorn (.867)

TB Johnny Blanchard (256)

R Gordie Windhorn (96)

H Gordie Windhorn (167)

2B Gordie Windhorn (33)

3B Gordie Windhorn, Tommy Carroll (6)

SB Curt Roberts, Fritz Brickell (7)

BB Curtis Hardaway (92)

Team Pitching Leaders

W John Gabler (19)

W-L% Zack Monroe (.833)

SO Mark Freeman (175)

IP John Gabler (217.0)

G  Stan Johnson (45)

GS Mark Freeman (32)

CG John Gabler (15)

Shutouts Mark Freeman (5)

WHIP Zack Monroe (1.360)

Most Games Played at Each Position

C   Johnny Blanchard (126)

1B Zeke Bella (75)

2B Curtis Roberts (137)

3B Curtis Hardaway (105)

SS Fritz Brickell (57)

OF Gordie Windhorn (136)

OF George Wilson (111)

OF Dick Sanders (94)

SP Mark Freeman (32)

RP Stan Johnson, Johnny Kucab (44)

1959 Denver Bears Depth Chart

C   Johnny Blanchard (L-R)

1B Zeke Bella (R-R) (OF)

2B Curt Roberts (R-R)

3B Curtis Hardaway (R-R)

SS Fritz Brickell (R-R)

LF Gordie Windhorn (R-R)

CF Jim Pisoni (R-R)

RF George Wilson (L-R)

P   Mark Freeman (R-R)

P   John Gabler (R-R)

P   Ben Flowers (R-R)

P   Zack Monroe (R-R)

P   Wally Burnette (R-R) (optioned by Kansas City Athletics)

P   John Stadnicki (R-R)

C    Vern Rapp (R-R)

3B  Gene Hassell (L-R)

SS  Tommy Carroll (R-R)

OF  Dick Sanders (R-R) (SS-1B)

PH  Jim McManus (L-L) (1B) (retroactive designated hitter) (optioned by Kansas City Athletics)

RP  Stan Johnson (R-R)

RP  Johnny Kucab (R-R)

RP  Ed Donnelly (L-L)

RP  Joe McClain (R-R) (optioned by St. Louis Cardinals)

RP  Jack McMahan (R-L)

RP  Chuck Templeton (R-L) (optioned by Los Angeles Dodgers)