1959 Baltimore Orioles Roster

The 1959 Baltimore Orioles team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1959 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1959 Baltimore Orioles Opening Day starters list, a 1959 Baltimore Orioles salary list, a 1959 Baltimore Orioles uniform number breakdown and a 1959 Baltimore Orioles primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1959 Baltimore Orioles



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
16 George Bamberger 6-00 175 Right Right 1923-08-01
28 Hal Brown 6-02 182 Right Right 1924-12-11
35 Rip Coleman 6-02 185 Left Left 1931-07-31
48 Jack Fisher 6-02 215 Right Right 1939-03-04
29 Jack Harshman 6-02 185 Left Left 1927-07-12
29 Billy Hoeft 6-03 205 Left Left 1932-05-17
46 Ernie Johnson 6-04 195 Right Right 1924-06-16
18 Billy Loes 6-01 170 Right Right 1929-12-13
41 Billy O'Dell 5-11 170 Left Both 1932-02-10
32 Milt Pappas 6-03 190 Right Right 1939-05-11
24 Arnie Portocarrero 6-03 196 Right Right 1931-07-05
27 Wes Stock 6-02 188 Right Right 1934-04-10
38 Jerry Walker 6-01 195 Right Both 1939-02-12
15 Hoyt Wilhelm 6-00 195 Right Right 1922-07-26
35 George Zuverink 6-04 200 Right Right 1924-08-20
22 Joe Ginsberg 5-11 180 Right Left 1926-10-11
11 Gus Triandos 6-03 215 Right Right 1930-07-30
8 Jerry Adair 6-00 175 Right Right 1936-12-17
1 Bob Boyd 5-10 170 Left Left 1919-10-01
23 Leo Burke 5-10 190 Right Right 1934-05-06
17 Chico Carrasquel 6-00 170 Right Right 1928-01-23
37 Walt Dropo 6-05 220 Right Right 1923-01-30
33 Jim Finigan 5-11 175 Right Right 1928-08-19
9 Billy Gardner 6-00 180 Right Right 1927-07-19
10 Bob Hale 5-10 195 Left Left 1933-11-07
3 Ron Hansen 6-03 200 Right Right 1938-04-05
6 Billy Klaus 5-10 165 Right Left 1928-12-09
25 Whitey Lockman 6-01 175 Right Left 1926-07-25
7 Willy Miranda 5-09½ 150 Right Both 1926-05-24
5 Brooks Robinson 6-01 190 Right Right 1937-05-18
8 Bobby Avila 5-10 175 Right Right 1924-04-02
21 Lenny Green 5-11 170 Left Left 1933-01-06
4 Bob Nieman 5-11 195 Right Right 1927-01-26
21 Albie Pearson 5-05 141 Left Left 1934-09-12
2 Al Pilarcik 5-10 180 Left Left 1930-07-03
40 Barry Shetrone 6-02 190 Right Left 1938-07-06
44 Willie Tasby 5-11 175 Right Right 1933-01-08
27 Joe Taylor 6-01 185 Right Right 1926-03-02
27 Fred Valentine 6-01 190 Right Both 1935-01-19
14 Gene Woodling 5-09½ 195 Right Left 1922-08-16
33 Bob Saverine 5-09 165 Right Both 1941-06-02
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The 1959 Baltimore Orioles played 154 games during the regular season, won 74 games, lost 80 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium (Park Factors: 98/98) where 891,926 fans witnessed their 1959 Orioles finish the season with a .481 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1959 Baltimore Orioles Opening Day starters list, a 1959 Baltimore Orioles salary list, a 1959 Baltimore Orioles uniform number breakdown and a 1959 Baltimore Orioles primary starters list:

1959 Baltimore Orioles
Opening Day Starters


Bob Boyd
Billy Gardner
Ron Hansen
Al Pilarcik
Arnie Portocarrero
Brooks Robinson
Willie Tasby
Gus Triandos
Gene Woodling

1959 Baltimore Orioles
Most Games by Position

C Gus Triandos (125)
1B Bob Boyd (109)
2B Billy Gardner (139)
3B Brooks Robinson (87)
SS Chico Carrasquel (89)
LF Bob Nieman (97)
CF Willie Tasby (132)
RF Al Pilarcik (102)
  
SP Hal Brown
SP Billy O'Dell
SP Milt Pappas
SP Jerry Walker
SP Hoyt Wilhelm
  
RP Jack Fisher
RP Ernie Johnson
CL Billy Loes


1959 Baltimore Orioles
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1959 Baltimore Orioles
Uniform Numbers

#1 Bob Boyd
#2 Al Pilarcik
#3 Ron Hansen
#4 Bob Nieman
#5 Brooks Robinson
#6 Billy Klaus
#7 Willy Miranda
#8 Jerry Adair
#8 Bobby Avila
#9 Billy Gardner
#10 Bob Hale
#11 Gus Triandos
#14 Gene Woodling
#15 Hoyt Wilhelm
#16 George Bamberger
#17 Chico Carrasquel
#18 Billy Loes
#21 Lenny Green
#21 Albie Pearson
#22 Joe Ginsberg
#23 Leo Burke
#24 Arnie Portocarrero
#25 Whitey Lockman
#27 Wes Stock
#27 Joe Taylor
#27 Fred Valentine
#28 Hal Brown
#29 Jack Harshman
#29 Billy Hoeft
#32 Milt Pappas
#33 Jim Finigan
#33 Bob Saverine
#35 Rip Coleman
#35 George Zuverink
#37 Walt Dropo
#38 Jerry Walker
#40 Barry Shetrone
#41 Billy O'Dell
#44 Willie Tasby
#46 Ernie Johnson
#48 Jack Fisher

Did you know that a 1959 Baltimore Orioles Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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