1963 Albuquerque Dukes Roster
Team Record: 67-73
Finished 5th in the TL
Manager: Clay Bryant (67-73)
Affiliation: Los Angeles Dodgers
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Ballpark: Tingley Field
Attendance: 75,973, Avg. 1,085
The Albuquerque Dukes of the Texas League ended the 1963 season with a record of 67 wins and 73 losses, finishing fifth in the TL.
The Dukes scored 680 runs and allowed 720 runs. Derrell Griffith led Albuquerque with 20 home runs and accounted for 98 RBI. Don LeJohn paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .303 clip. Camilo Estevis topped the team with 16 wins and a team-best 3.74 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1963 Albuquerque Dukes who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bobby Cox, Derrell Griffith, Gene Brabender, Don Taussig, Bill Singer, Clarence Jones, Héctor Valle, Jeff Torborg, Thad Tillotson, Wes Parker and Don LeJohn.
Clay Bryant served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Arnette | R | R | December 19, 1938 | 6'2" | 182 | |
| Robert Arrighi | R | R | May 3, 1940 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Braxton Bailey | R | R | November 15, 1937 | 5'11" | 168 | |
| Bill Berrier | R | R | April 21, 1938 | 5'10" | 185 | Harrisburg, PA US |
| Gene Brabender | R | R | August 16, 1941 | 6'5" | 225 | Madison, WI US |
| Philip Brown | R | R | April 27, 1941 | 6'2" | 175 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Jermain Burlison | S | R | December 21, 1943 | 5'10" | 182 | |
| Bobby Cox | R | R | May 21, 1941 | 5'11" | 180 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Rick Cronk | R | R | January 30, 1938 | 5'9" | 155 | |
| Barry Erdos | R | R | February 6, 1944 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Camilo Estevis | R | R | August 8, 1938 | 6'2" | 205 | , MX |
| Derrell Griffith | L | R | December 12, 1943 | 6'0" | 168 | Anadarko, OK US |
| William Haas | L | L | February 4, 1943 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Ron Hubbard | L | L | October 11, 1938 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Paul Jernigan | R | R | May 5, 1941 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Richard Johnson | R | R | July 27, 1936 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Clarence Jones | L | L | November 7, 1940 | 6'2" | 185 | Zanesville, OH US |
| Don LeJohn | R | R | May 13, 1934 | 5'10" | 175 | Daisytown, PA US |
| Jack Lutz | R | R | August 15, 1931 | 6'4" | 175 | San Diego, CA US |
| Melvin McGavock | R | R | March 31, 1937 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Allen Norris | R | R | July 13, 1937 | 6'3" | 185 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Wes Parker | S | L | November 13, 1939 | 6'1" | 180 | Evanston, IL US |
| Darrell Peters | R | L | October 3, 1940 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Ralph Plumlee | R | R | January 9, 1939 | 5'11" | 175 | Charlotte, NC US |
| Larry Ramsey | L | L | November 17, 1941 | 5'9" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Ernest Rodriguez | L | L | February 26, 1937 | 5'8" | 170 | |
| Wayne Scarbrough | L | L | August 21, 1939 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Bill Singer | R | R | April 24, 1944 | 6'4" | 184 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Lawrence Staab | R | L | September 4, 1943 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Don Taussig | R | R | February 19, 1932 | 6'0" | 180 | New York, NY US |
| Thad Tillotson | R | R | December 20, 1940 | 6'2" | 195 | Merced, CA US |
| Jeff Torborg | R | R | November 26, 1941 | 6'0" | 195 | Plainfield, NJ US |
| Héctor Valle | R | R | October 27, 1940 | 5'9" | 180 | Vega Baja, PR |
| Jimmy Ward | R | R | April 2, 1939 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Rick Warren | L | L | June 17, 1939 | 5'10" | 160 | New York, NY US |
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.
