1960 Appalachian League Leaders

1960 Appalachian League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1960 Appalachian League Standings

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Avg.	H	AB
Conrado Lezcano	Kingsport Pirates	.335	66	197
Jim Hock	Wytheville Senators	.329	73	222
Francis Pittaro	Wytheville Senators	.328	60	183
Sam Bowens	Bluefield Orioles	.324	73	225
Ken Faulkner	Morristown Cubs	.322	82	255
Robert Adams	Bluefield Orioles	.307	74	241
Walter Bales	Morristown Cubs	.307	54	176
Bob Kennedy	Morristown Cubs	.303	64	211
Billy Sorrell	Johnson City Phillies	.298	67	225
Pat Owens	Kingsport Pirates	.289	74	256
Ronald Tarvin	Johnson City Phillies	.289	55	190
Charles Isles	Wytheville Senators	.285	45	158
Jim Price	Kingsport Pirates	.285	59	207
Donald Hughes	Morristown Cubs	.282	48	170
Richard Yencha	Bluefield Orioles	.280	63	225
Roy Johnson	Johnson City Phillies	.276	59	214
Ron Campbell	Morristown Cubs	.275	56	204
Paul Michaels	Wytheville Senators	.275	46	167
William Kennedy	Kingsport Pirates	.271	49	181
Phillip Barth	Bluefield Orioles	.269	66	245

Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Ken Faulkner	Morristown Cubs	82	21	5	3
Robert Adams	Bluefield Orioles	74	11	3	3
Pat Owens	Kingsport Pirates	74	16	3	9
Sam Bowens	Bluefield Orioles	73	21	2	6
Jim Hock	Wytheville Senators	73	5	3	1
Lester Paris	Salem Rebels	69	15	5	9
Billy Sorrell	Johnson City Phillies	67	7	4	8
Phillip Barth	Bluefield Orioles	66	11	0	14
Conrado Lezcano	Kingsport Pirates	66	13	0	6
Joy Gritts	Wytheville Senators	65	8	1	24

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	HR
Joy Gritts	Wytheville Senators	24
Phillip Barth	Bluefield Orioles	14
George Burnett	Morristown Cubs	12
Jim Ray Hart	Salem Rebels	11
Donald Hughes	Morristown Cubs	11
Norm Housley	Kingsport Pirates	10
Pat Owens	Kingsport Pirates	9
Lester Paris	Salem Rebels	9
Ernest Cooper	Johnson City Phillies	8
Paul Michaels	Wytheville Senators	8
Billy Sorrell	Johnson City Phillies	8
Gilles St. Onge	Johnson City Phillies	8
Walter Bales	Morristown Cubs	6
Sam Bowens	Bluefield Orioles	6
Ron Gasper	Wytheville Senators	6
Roy Johnson	Johnson City Phillies	6
Conrado Lezcano	Kingsport Pirates	6
John Weghorn	Johnson City Phillies	6
Paul Godwin	Salem Rebels	5
Dean Jones	Salem Rebels	5

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	2B
Sam Bowens	Bluefield Orioles	21
Ken Faulkner	Morristown Cubs	21
Pat Owens	Kingsport Pirates	16
Lester Paris	Salem Rebels	15
Walter Bales	Morristown Cubs	14
Roy Johnson	Johnson City Phillies	14
Conrado Lezcano	Kingsport Pirates	13
Robert Adams	Bluefield Orioles	11
Phillip Barth	Bluefield Orioles	11
Robert Dark	Kingsport Pirates	11
Jim Ray Hart	Salem Rebels	11
Norm Housley	Kingsport Pirates	11
George Burnett	Morristown Cubs	10
Jim Cox	Bluefield Orioles	10
Randy Hundley	Salem Rebels	10
William Kennedy	Kingsport Pirates	10
Francis Pittaro	Wytheville Senators	10
Ron Campbell	Morristown Cubs	9
Antonio de la Tejera	Salem Rebels	9
Paul Godwin	Salem Rebels	9

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	3B
Bob Kennedy	Morristown Cubs	7
Francis Pittaro	Wytheville Senators	6
Ken Faulkner	Morristown Cubs	5
Lester Paris	Salem Rebels	5
John Weghorn	Johnson City Phillies	5
Gerald Cassidy	Wytheville Senators	4
Norm Housley	Kingsport Pirates	4
Billy Sorrell	Johnson City Phillies	4
Robert Adams	Bluefield Orioles	3
Ron Campbell	Morristown Cubs	3
Robert Dark	Kingsport Pirates	3
Antonio de la Tejera	Salem Rebels	3
Jim Hock	Wytheville Senators	3
Randy Hundley	Salem Rebels	3
Charles Isles	Wytheville Senators	3
Pat Owens	Kingsport Pirates	3
Jim Price	Kingsport Pirates	3
John Streeter	Morristown Cubs	3
Sam Bowens	Bluefield Orioles	2
George Dempster	Wytheville Senators	2

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	RBI
Joy Gritts	Wytheville Senators	60
Pat Owens	Kingsport Pirates	56
Phillip Barth	Bluefield Orioles	51
Ken Faulkner	Morristown Cubs	49
Norm Housley	Kingsport Pirates	42
Sam Bowens	Bluefield Orioles	41
Paul Godwin	Salem Rebels	41
Ron Gasper	Wytheville Senators	37
Bob Kennedy	Morristown Cubs	37
Jim Price	Kingsport Pirates	36
Donald Hughes	Morristown Cubs	35
Richard Yencha	Bluefield Orioles	35
Francis Pittaro	Wytheville Senators	34
Billy Sorrell	Johnson City Phillies	34
Conrado Lezcano	Kingsport Pirates	33
George Burnett	Morristown Cubs	32
Roy Johnson	Johnson City Phillies	32
Walter Bales	Morristown Cubs	31
Antonio de la Tejera	Salem Rebels	30
John Streeter	Morristown Cubs	30

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	W	L
Timothy Pelczynski	Bluefield Orioles	8	6
Jim Stouder	Johnson City Phillies	7	4
Timothy Wells	Wytheville Senators	7	3
Pete Cimino	Wytheville Senators	6	2
Johnny Ellen	Bluefield Orioles	6	5
Larry James	Johnson City Phillies	6	4
Claude Meinhard	Kingsport Pirates	6	2
Tom Phoebus	Bluefield Orioles	6	5
William Pollack	Wytheville Senators	6	3
Larry Williams	Wytheville Senators	6	3
Lester Clinkscales	Morristown Cubs	5	2
Brian Eldredge	Morristown Cubs	5	3
Bill May	Salem Rebels	5	1
James McGarigle	Morristown Cubs	5	4
Steve Blass	Kingsport Pirates	4	1
Samuel Gray	Wytheville Senators	4	1
Bill Knoch	Kingsport Pirates	4	5
Vernon Merrick	Wytheville Senators	4	4
Clyde Slough	Bluefield Orioles	4	6
Gary Waslewski	Kingsport Pirates	4	2

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	ERA	W	L
Vernon Merrick	Wytheville Senators	2.59	4	4
Johnny Ellen	Bluefield Orioles	2.97	6	5
Bill May	Salem Rebels	3.00	5	1
Dick Estelle	Salem Rebels	3.31	3	4
Brian Eldredge	Morristown Cubs	3.32	5	3
Pete Cimino	Wytheville Senators	3.43	6	2
Timothy Pelczynski	Bluefield Orioles	3.51	8	6
Jim Stouder	Johnson City Phillies	3.51	7	4
Lawrence Zuidmuider	Kingsport Pirates	3.54	4	4
Clyde Slough	Bluefield Orioles	3.60	4	6
Ernest Williams	Morristown Cubs	3.60	4	5
Michael Branham	Salem Rebels	3.72	3	4
William Pollack	Wytheville Senators	3.75	6	3
Jim Rantz	Wytheville Senators	3.79	3	4
Ron Pinkerton	Salem Rebels	3.96	3	9
Claude Meinhard	Kingsport Pirates	3.99	6	2
Tom Phoebus	Bluefield Orioles	4.05	6	5
Larry James	Johnson City Phillies	4.32	6	4
Larry Williams	Wytheville Senators	4.45	6	3
Timothy Wells	Wytheville Senators	4.57	7	3

Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	SHO
Steve Blass	Kingsport Pirates	1
Pete Cimino	Wytheville Senators	1
Dick Estelle	Salem Rebels	1
Larry James	Johnson City Phillies	1
Claude Meinhard	Kingsport Pirates	1
Vernon Merrick	Wytheville Senators	1
Tom Phoebus	Bluefield Orioles	1
Norman Skikas	Bluefield Orioles	1
Jim Stouder	Johnson City Phillies	1
Timothy Wells	Wytheville Senators	1
Larry Williams	Wytheville Senators	1

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	SO
Johnny Ellen	Bluefield Orioles	137
Tom Phoebus	Bluefield Orioles	91
Timothy Pelczynski	Bluefield Orioles	89
Jim Stouder	Johnson City Phillies	89
Larry Williams	Wytheville Senators	88
Vernon Merrick	Wytheville Senators	87
Clyde Slough	Bluefield Orioles	86
James McGarigle	Morristown Cubs	80
Brian Eldredge	Morristown Cubs	79
Timothy Wells	Wytheville Senators	79
William Pollack	Wytheville Senators	78
Lawrence Zuidmuider	Kingsport Pirates	78
Dick Bolli	Morristown Cubs	75
Al Lowe	Salem Rebels	75
Dick Estelle	Salem Rebels	71
Ron Pinkerton	Salem Rebels	70
Claude Meinhard	Kingsport Pirates	69
Kenneth Evraire	Johnson City Phillies	68
Steve Blass	Kingsport Pirates	64
Lester Clinkscales	Morristown Cubs	58

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