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Major League Baseball (MLB) Record: 61-100 .379.... 10th in AL - Manager(s): Joe Gordon, Hank Bauer Stadium: Municipal Stadium Playoffs: Did not Qualify Attendance: 683,817 Major League DebutsBatters: 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) | Oldest Player: Gerry Staley [41] Youngest Player: Lew Krausse [18] Longest Tenure: Ray Herbert [5] Team Home - year by year 1961 Team Statistics Alumni listing |
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| # | Player Name | Pos | Age | B | T | HT | WT | Born | Place | High Level | MLB Years | Salary |
| 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 | Mayaguez, PR | 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 |
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