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Record: 61-100 .379.... 10th in American League
Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 683,817

Manager - Hank Bauer, Joe Gordon

Team Leaders

HR: Siebern [18]
RBI: Siebern [98]
2B: Siebern [36]
SB: Howser [37]
W: Bass [11]
SV: Archer [5]
SO: Archer [110]

Oldest Player: Gerry Staley [40]
Youngest Player: Lew Krausse [18]
Longest Tenure: Ray Herbert [5]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Billy Bryan (Sep 12) Frank Cipriani (Sep 8) Jay Hankins (Apr 15) Dick Howser (Apr 11) Gordon Mackenzie (Aug 13) Bobby Prescott (Jun 17) Charlie Shoemaker (Sep 9)
Pitchers: Jim Archer (Apr 30) Norm Bass (Apr 23) Bill Kirk (Sep 23) Lew Krausse (Jun 16) Bill Kunkel (Apr 15) Dan Pfister (Sep 9) John Wyatt (Sep 8)

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
	Jim Archer	P	29	R	L	6-0	190	5/25/1932	Max Meadows, PA	MLB	1961-1962
	Norm Bass	P	22	R	R	6-3	205	1/21/1939	Laurel, MS	MLB	1961-1963
	Hank Bauer	OF	38	R	R	6-0	192	7/31/1922	East St. Louis, IL	MLB	1948-1961
	Reno Bertoia	3B-2B	26	R	R		185	1/8/1935	St. Vido Utine, IT	MLB	1953-1962
	Bob Boyd	1B	35	L	L	5-10	170	10/1/1925	Potts Camp, MS	MLB	1951-1961
	Billy Bryan	C	22	L	R	6-4	200	12/4/1938	Morgan, GA	MLB	1961-1968
	Andy Carey	3B	29	R	R	6-1	195	10/18/1931	Oakland, CA	MLB	1952-1962
	Wayne Causey	SS-2B	24	L	R		175	12/26/1936	Ruston, LA	MLB	1955-1968
	Frank Cipriani	OF	20	R	R	6-0	180	4/14/1941	Buffalo, NY	MLB	1961-1961
	Clint Courtney	C	34	L	R	5-8	180	3/16/1927	Hall Summit, LA	MLB	1951-1961
	Wes Covington	OF	29	L	R	6-1	205	3/27/1932	Laurinburg, NC	MLB	1956-1966
	Bud Daley	P	28	L	L	6-1	185	10/7/1932	Orange, CA	MLB	1955-1964
	Bobby Del Greco	OF	28	R	R	5-11	190	4/7/1933	Pittsburgh, PA	MLB	1952-1965
	Art Ditmar	P	32	R	R	6-2	196	4/3/1929	Winthrop, MA	MLB	1954-1962
	Chuck Essegian	OF	29	R	R	5-11	202	8/9/1931	Boston, MA	MLB	1958-1963
	Bill Fischer	P	30	R	R	6-0	190	10/11/1930	Wausau, WI	MLB	1956-1964
	Paul Giel	P	29	R	R	5-11	185	2/29/1932	Winona, MN	MLB	1954-1961
	Jay Hankins	OF	25	L	R	5-7	170	11/7/1935	St. Louis, MO	MLB	1961-1963
	Ray Herbert	P	31	R	R	5-11	185	12/15/1929	Detroit, MI	MLB	1950-1966
	Dick Howser	SS	25	R	R	5-8	155	5/14/1936	Miami, FL	MLB	1961-1968
	Deron Johnson	1B-3B	22	R	R	6-2	209	7/17/1938	San Diego, CA	MLB	1960-1976
	Ken Johnson	P	28	R	R	6-4	210	6/16/1933	West Palm Beach, FL	MLB	1958-1970
	Stan Johnson	OF	24	L	L	5-10	180	2/12/1937	Dallas, TX	MLB	1960-1961
	Ed Keegan	P	21	R	R	6-3	165	7/8/1939	Camden, NJ	MLB	1959-1962
	Bill Kirk	P	25	L	L	6-0	165	7/19/1935	Coatesville, PA	MLB	1961-1961
	Lou Klimchock	3B-2B	21	L	R	5-11	180	10/15/1939	Hostetler, PA	MLB	1958-1970
	Lew Krausse	P	18	R	R	6-0	167	4/25/1943	Media, PA	MLB	1961-1974
	Bill Kunkel	P	24	R	R	6-1	187	7/6/1936	Hoboken, NJ	MLB	1961-1963
	Don Larsen	P	31	R	R	6-4	227	8/7/1929	Michigan City, IN	MLB	1953-1967
	Jerry Lumpe	2B	28	L	R	6-2	185	6/2/1933	Lincoln, MO	MLB	1956-1967
	Gordon Mackenzie	C	23	R	R	5-11	175	7/9/1937	St. Petersburg, FL	MLB	1961-1961
	Mickey McDermott	P	32	L	L	6-2	170	8/29/1928	Poughkeepsie, NY	MLB	1948-1961
	Joe Nuxhall	P	32	L	L	6-3	219	7/30/1928	Hamilton, OH	MLB	1944-1966
	Dan Pfister	P	24	R	R	6-0	187	12/20/1936	Plainfield, NJ	MLB	1961-1964
	Joe Pignatano	C	31	R	R	5-10	180	8/4/1929	Brooklyn, NY	MLB	1957-1962
	Al Pilarcik	OF	30	L	L	5-10	180	7/3/1930	Whiting, IN	MLB	1956-1961
	Leo Posada	OF	25	R	R	5-11	175	4/15/1936	Havana, CU	MLB	1960-1962
	Bobby Prescott	OF	30	R	R	5-11	180	3/27/1931	Colon, PN	MLB	1961-1961
	Ed Rakow	P	25	B	R	5-11	178	5/30/1936	Pittsburgh, PA	MLB	1960-1967
	Jim Rivera	OF	38	L	L	6-0	196	7/22/1922	New York, NY	MLB	1952-1961
	Bob Shaw	P	28	R	R	6-2	195	6/29/1933	Bronx, NY	MLB	1957-1967
	Charlie Shoemaker	2B	21	L	R	5-10	155	8/10/1939	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1961-1964
	Norm Siebern	1B-OF	27	L	R	6-3	205	7/26/1933	St. Louis, MO	MLB	1956-1968
	Gerry Staley	P	40	R	R	6-0	195	8/21/1920	Brush Prairie, WA	MLB	1947-1961
	Gene Stephens	OF	28	L	R		175	1/20/1933	Gravette, AR	MLB	1952-1964
	Haywood Sullivan	C	30	R	R	6-4	215	12/15/1930	Donalsonville, GA	MLB	1955-1963
	Marv Throneberry	1B	27	L	L	6-0	197	9/2/1933	Collierville, TN	MLB	1955-1963
	Bill Tuttle	OF	31	R	R	6-0	190	7/4/1929	Elwood, IL	MLB	1952-1963
	Ozzie Virgil	3B	28	R	R	6-1	195	5/17/1933	Monte Cristi, DR	MLB	1956-1969
	Jerry Walker	P	22	B	R	6-1	195	2/12/1939	Ada, OK	MLB	1957-1964
	Dave Wickersham	P	25	R	R	6-3	190	9/27/1935	Erie, PA	MLB	1960-1969
	John Wyatt	P	26	R	R		200	4/19/1935	Chicago, IL	MLB	1961-1969