1961 Albuquerque Dukes Roster
Team Record: 64-63
Finished 3rd in the SL
Manager: Grady Wilson (64-63)
Affiliation: Kansas City Athletics
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Ballpark: Tingley Field
Attendance: 50,760, Avg. 799
Playoffs - Hobbs Pirates 3 games, Albuquerque Dukes 0
The Albuquerque Dukes of the Sophomore League ended the 1961 season with a record of 64 wins and 63 losses, finishing third in the SL.
The Dukes scored 804 runs and allowed 831 runs. Mike Maloney led Albuquerque with 19 home runs and drove in 109 runs, while leading hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .321 clip. Aurelio Monteagudo topped the squad with 11 wins, and Ronald Patterson registered a 3.67 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1961 Albuquerque Dukes who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Allan Lewis, Winston Llenas and Aurelio Monteagudo.
Grady Wilson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Adams | R | R | March 20, 1936 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Ken Barnhart | L | R | April 13, 1941 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Delta Brogden | R | R | June 9, 1936 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Gerry Brooks | R | R | November 20, 1939 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Bernard Brummell | R | R | April 23, 1940 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Hernando Camacho | L | R | 5'6" | 140 | ||
| Gary Churchwell | R | R | June 10, 1941 | 5'11" | 155 | |
| Bobby Coggins | L | R | August 14, 1938 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Ronnie Covington | R | R | July 31, 1941 | 5'9" | 175 | |
| Julius Davis | R | R | February 28, 1941 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| John Doty | L | R | January 18, 1942 | 6'3" | 215 | |
| Harman Duncan | R | R | November 5, 1942 | 5'9" | 175 | |
| Brian Dye | L | R | June 23, 1941 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Frank Evans | ||||||
| Amos Gray | R | R | 5'11" | 162 | ||
| Donald Higgins | S | R | 6'0" | 155 | ||
| Paul Hyatt | R | R | 5'10" | 172 | ||
| Allan Lewis | S | R | December 12, 1941 | 6'0" | 170 | Colon, Colon PA |
| Floyd Lippold | L | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Winston Llenas | R | R | September 23, 1943 | 5'10" | 165 | Santiago, Santiago DO |
| Edwin Madsen | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Mike Maloney | R | R | February 5, 1940 | 6'3" | 190 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Octavio Marinello | ||||||
| William McClure | R | R | 6'3" | 180 | ||
| Edgar Millerstrom | R | R | August 12, 1940 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Aurelio Monteagudo | R | R | November 19, 1943 | 5'11" | 180 | Caibarien, CU |
| Octavio Osorio | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Mike Ostrowski | R | R | September 28, 1940 | 6'1" | 205 | Yonkers, NY US |
| Pasquale Papandrea | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Ronald Patterson | L | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Eliseo Penaranda | R | R | 5'9" | 145 | ||
| Rudolph Ranger | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Donald Reed | L | L | 6'0" | 182 | ||
| Vince Richbourg | R | R | March 23, 1939 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Luis Rodriguez | R | R | March 6, 1939 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Robert Rose | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Robert Rotella | S | L | January 4, 1941 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Gil Ruiz | L | L | February 7, 1940 | 6'3" | 220 | |
| Billy Selman | R | R | December 29, 1940 | 5'8" | 183 | |
| Norm Swan | L | R | May 13, 1939 | 6'2" | 205 | Mount Shasta, CA US |
| Daniel Waters | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Jimmy Weston | R | R | 5'10" | 170 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
